Saturday, April 21 12:25 a.m. A sexual assault was reported on the 1400 block of Broad Street. 9:36 p.m. A suicide was reported on the 900 block of Walnut Street. Sunday, April 22 2:00 a.m. An assault was reported on the 1100 block of Broad Street. 8:48 a.m. Vandalism occurred at the Davidson Music Center. […]
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Employers staying away from Facebook in San Luis Obispo
Those Friday night pictures from downtown can be set to “private” on Facebook, but it might not be enough to stop employers from finding them. A growing trend in Facebook-oriented job screenings has been on the mind of human resources professionals during recent weeks. And though the risk of someone having their online privacy invaded […]
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Two climbers rescued from Bishop Peak
Update: The two young adults rescued from Bishop Peak on Sunday were Cal Poly students. Agriculture and environmental plant sciences freshman Sage Barca-Hall and bioresource and agricultural engineering freshman Peter Lansdale were climbing off the main trail when a rock dislodged itself, causing their fall. The pair sustained several injuries but have been released from the […]
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Two hospitalized after Higuera crash
A single-car collision at the intersection of Higuera Street and Madonna Road hospitalized two people Monday night, including a former chef at Vista Grande café. According to the San Luis Obispo Police department, the former Campus Dining employee Christian Green was riding in a car that crashed into a wall at the Pacific Coast Center at […]
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Alumnus arrested on assault allegations
A Cal Poly alumnus was arrested for allegedly attempting to hit a police officer with his vehicle during spring break, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD). Twenty-four-year-old Brian Lima of King City was arrested the evening of St. Patrick’s Day after he allegedly drove his car toward a bicycle officer, SLOPD lieutenant […]
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Grad arrested for alleged assault with deadly weapon
Police arrested a recent Cal Poly graduate for allegedly attempting to run a bicycle officer down with his car on March 17, police said. 24-year-old Brian Lima, who graduated from Cal Poly in December, was taken into custody after allegedly evading two bicycle officers, said Lt. Keith Storton of the San Luis Obispo Police Department […]
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Q&A with the first man of the force
San Luis Obispo welcomed a new police chief and old resident last week when Stephen Gesell replaced Deborah Linden as the San Luis Obispo chief of police. Gesell, who spent 20 years on the force in Scottsdale, Ariz., before serving as interim police chief in Atascadero last year, was sworn in as San Luis Obispo […]
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Officers respond, patrol around campus
Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) officer Jason LeClair knew he was going to be a policeman. Despite the fact that no one in his family was involved with law enforcement, it became his passion from an early age. “I’ve always wanted to be in law enforcement, since I was a little kid,” he said. While […]
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Traffic accidents slow, bicycle collisions climb
San Luis Obispo recorded the lowest number of traffic accidents it has ever seen this past year, but bicycle-related accidents remain high compared to previous years. Five hundred ninety-seven traffic collisions were reported last year, 85 less than in 2009, according to the San Luis Obispo 2010 Annual Traffic Safety Report. The reduction of traffic […]
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UPD annual report shows spike in burglary
Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) released their annual crime statistics and campus security report Sept. 29. The report provides statistics from the past three years for crimes on-campus, in the residence halls, on public property immediately surrounding campus and at special locations off-campus that are popular gathering places for students. These special locations are primarily […]
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Catch a SLO ride
San Luis Obispo residents and visitors now have a safe, reliable and cheap way of getting home after a night of partying: SLO Safe Rides. After officially starting the business at the beginning of this summer, SLO Safe Ride Founders, English senior Michael Linn and San Luis Obispo resident Trevor Freeman passed the trial stages […]