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SLO city, police union hit impasse

Written on 14 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

San Luis Obispo’s negotiations with its police officer association have stalled prompting the city to declare that their bargaining efforts are at an impasse. [Tribune] As a result, negotiations will transition into a more formal process that  includes either going... (Continue reading)

Judge sets settlement conference between SLO and homeless

Written on 1 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Charles Crandall set a mandatory settlement conference for the end of June regarding claims the city of San Luis Obispo is unjustly ticketing homeless people who sleep in their cars.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo armed bank robbery

Written on 3 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

FBI investigators and San Luis Obispo Police officers are investigating the Thursday robbery of the Golden 1 Credit Union on Foothill Boulevard in San Luis Obispo. At about 3:15, the robber entered the bank carrying a handgun and ordered everyone... (Continue reading)

Panty raider suspected of four sexual assaults

Written on 28 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

San Luis Obispo Police and University Police suspect one man is responsible for a string of four sexual assaults that have occurred on or near the Cal Poly campus during the past two months. [KCOY] In each case, on a... (Continue reading)

Homeless plaintiff’s RV seized by SLO police

Written on 26 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 98 comments

By KAREN VELIE One of the litigants in a lawsuit that claims the San Luis Obispo police department is discriminating against homeless people who sleep in their cars is now sleeping outdoors after police seized his recreational vehicle on Monday.... (Continue reading)

Two local men punched while protecting teen

Written on 2 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a transient after he punched two men who came to the rescue of a 14-year-old girl the transient was harassing. At about 12:30 p.m., Roy Jones approached the teen who was sitting on a bench... (Continue reading)

Prowler roams SLO neighborhood

Written on 2 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Over the past two weeks, San Luis Obispo police have received four reports of a prowler in the area of South Street and King Court. Twice residents discovered the male prowler inside their homes. He fled when confronted. In one... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for attempted assault of a SLO officer

Written on 18 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly attempting to run his car into a police officer Saturday at about 6 p.m. Two officers on bicycles first attempted to stop Brian Lima of King City for driving erratically... (Continue reading)

Homeless speak out against police crackdown

Written on 23 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 68 comments

By SYDNEY RAY About  a dozen homeless residents spoke out at the San Luis Obispo City Council meeting last Tuesday against a recent crackdown by police who have ticketed people sleeping overnight in their vehicles. Homeless residents such as Karen... (Continue reading)

SLO shoe burglaries linked to organized crime group

Written on 2 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Police suspect an early morning burglary at the Skate Warehouse in San Luis Obispo is linked to an organized crime ring out of southern California. On Wednesday morning, the store’s manager saw flashlights and heard noises coming from inside the... (Continue reading)