Content warning: This article mentions suicide and violence. John Klevins answered a call from his wife, who asked why he was running late to get home. A large ginger mustache and wide smile peaked through when Klevins adjusted his face mask as he chatted with his wife, to whom he promised he wouldn’t take more […]
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San Luis Obispo County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force leads to nine arrests in three days
Nine individuals were arrested over three days in relation to San Luis Obispo County’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force efforts, District Attorney Dan Dow announced in a press release March 1. The Task Force’s enforcement disrupted two criminal trafficking networks. Three individuals –– William Feland, Luis Gonzalez and Robert Walls Jr. –– were arrested for contacting […]
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More than $1 million worth of drugs seized in San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo Police seized more than $1 million worth of drugs about a mile from Cal Poly’s campus Thursday morning while arresting a suspect for narcotics trafficking. San Luis Obispo Police’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) served a search warrant at a residence on Chorro Street at 11 a.m. on Thursday, the City announced in […]
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Paul Flores’ attorney to request change of venue in Kristin Smart trial
Paul and Ruben Flores’ council are planning to propose a motion for a change of venue, requesting the trial of the Flores’ at a court not in San Luis Obispo County. Presiding Judge Craig van Rooyen discussed the planning for the motion at a pre-trial conference on Wednesday. The court will reconvene on March 30 […]
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Cal Poly launches new campus safety app
Campus Public Safety launched the Rave Guardian safety app on Jan. 14 that will allow students to contact the Cal Poly Police Department directly if they are in danger. The app is currently available for all Cal Poly students and employees. The app allows the user to send confidential text messages to the Cal Poly […]
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Flores’ motion to dismiss the ruling to go to trial for murder of Kristin Smart denied
Paul and Ruben Flores’ defense’s motion to dismiss their case, preventing it from going to trial, was denied at a Jan. 21 hearing. Paul and Ruben Flores are being tried for the murder and accessory to the murder, respectively, of former Cal Poly student Kristin Smart. Smart disappeared on May 25, 1996 after walking back […]
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Old SLO BBQ reports two thefts in one night — a “new and frustrating problem”
On Dec 27 at 12:30 a.m., a thief broke the service window of Old SLO BBQ Co. and reached in to steal the tip jar. This was one of two incidents of theft that morning. Located in downtown San Luis Obispo, the business experienced multiple incidents of break-ins and thefts this year. “We’ve been open […]
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Cal Poly alumn Scott Peterson sentenced to life without parole for 2002 murder
Cal Poly Class of 1998 alumn Scott Peterson has been sentenced to life in prison without opportunity for parole for the murder of his wife and unborn child. Peterson was resentenced to life in prison on Dec. 8. following his original death sentence from a 2004 trial, when he was charged with the first degree […]
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Bike theft persists for Cal Poly students, who have little faith in police for help
Journalism freshman Kylee Brown said she woke up on Wednesday, Sept. 29, excited to ride her bike around campus to see where she could park it for her classes. When she walked up to the rack directly outside of Nipumuʔ Residence Hall where she had locked her bike, it was gone. “I just stood there […]
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In the Red Zone: Cal Poly students and staff speak out about sexual misconduct on campus
On Oct. 5, a campus-wide email informed students that a rape had occurred in Cal Poly’s architecture graveyard. This crime occurred in the midst of the “red zone,” a time period of increased activity of sexual assault and violence during the first months of college. Yearly trends indicated that more than 50% of campus sexual […]
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Rape reported in Architecture Graveyard
Editor’s Note: This article was updated at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5 to include comments from University Spokesperson Matt Lazier and Cal Poly’s Safer Department. Trigger warning: sexual violence An on-campus rape that occurred in Architecture Graveyard was reported to Cal Poly on Monday, according to a university email sent to students today. According to […]