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Were police slow to respond to 911 call?

Written on 27 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 40 comments

A mountain biker on a path frequented by families and hikers had to wait about a half hour for law enforcement to show up to a 911 call of a dead, battered body he discovered at the base of Cerro... (Continue reading)

Possible homicide at base of Cerro San Luis Mountain

Written on 24 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Police are investigating the discovery of a San Luis Obispo man found dead at the base of Cerro San Luis Mountain near Lincoln Street and Mountain View as a possible homicide. After receiving a 911 call from a mountain biker on... (Continue reading)

Body found in San Luis Obispo

Written on 24 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A body was found Sunday on the top of Cerro San Luis Mountain, also known as Madonna Mountain in San Luis Obispo. Officers with the San Luis Police Department found the body at about 5 p.m. Police have not yet... (Continue reading)

Silly String altercation leads to injuries

Written on 14 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A Los Osos man, angered over a previous road rage incident, crashed into an uninvolved motorist who was knocked unconscious at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Chorro Street on Thursday at about 9 p.m. Several pranksters playing with Silly... (Continue reading)

SLO Chief behind open carrying legislation

Written on 11 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 95 comments

San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deborah Linden launched the successful effort to criminalize the open carrying of unloaded handguns in public, wrote Dave Maggard, president of the California Police Chiefs Association, in an email. On Monday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced... (Continue reading)

Wife of a SLOPD officer speaks out

Written on 5 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 77 comments

Editor’s Note:  The following essay was written by the wife of a veteran San Luis Obispo police officer. She has asked to remain unnamed to protect her family from retribution. Now that the voters of San Luis Obispo have passed... (Continue reading)

SLOPD detective convinced woman was raped at fraternity party

Written on 10 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 78 comments

San Luis Obispo police detective Chad Pfarr said Cal Poly graduate Joseph Trupiano “absolutely” raped a woman at a fraternity party the night of May 7, despite the recent decision by the district attorney’s office not to file charges. The day... (Continue reading)

Drug concerns lead to temporary closure of Mission Plaza

Written on 3 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The City of San Luis Obispo placed a 24-hour ban on loitering in Mission Plaza from 4 p.m. Thursday to 4 p.m. Friday in attempt to curb criminal activity. Also prohibiting loitering by “the globe” along the... (Continue reading)

Tale of the 911 tape

Written on 30 Aug, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 128 comments

An Atascadero woman screams, “stop, stop, please send someone,” to the 911 operator. In the next room, caller Sarah Summers’ developmentally disabled stepson grapples with another man who has followed him to his father's home after the stepson passed him on... (Continue reading)

Avila Beach bus driver arrested for driving drunk

Written on 22 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo Police arrested a  Regional Transit Authority driver for allegedly transporting a busload of passengers while drunk on Monday at about 2:40 p.m. Passengers on the bus traveling between Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo called 911 to... (Continue reading)