A flood and high surf warning has been issued for San Luis Obispo County by the National Weather Service. The high surf advisory is effective until 10 a.m. Friday and the coastal flood advisory is effective until Friday at 1 a.m. Residents are advised to stay off of piers, jetties and other water-side infrastructure. Residents […]
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SLOPD modifies Halloween Safety Enhancement Zone 2022
San Luis Obispo City Council will be enforcing increased police patrol and doubled fines for their annual safety enhancement zone on Halloween from Monday at 12:01 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The safety enhancement zone was created to ensure the public’s safety by managing adverse behaviors that increase during impacted dates of the year […]
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SLOPD hosts inaugural “Groceries for Guns” exchange
The San Luis Obispo Police Department hosted their first gun buyback program in the city Saturday, Oct. 1, which gave residents the opportunity to anonymously turn in unwanted guns in exchange for grocery gift cards. The city collected around 200 guns and ran out of their $12,000 worth of groceries within the first two hours. […]
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San Luis Obispo Police arrest suspect for attempted kidnapping, assault downtown
San Luis Obispo Police arrested a man suspected of attempting to kidnap a woman downtown on Tuesday, according to a city news release.William Francis, 34, was arrested and booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail on the charges of obstructing or resisting an officer and being drunk in public. Police said in a news release […]
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San Luis Obispo City Council and Police Department are declaring war on you
Owen Lavine is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. The San Luis Obispo city council are lap dogs for the military industrial complex and police department (SLOPD). In a striking unanimous vote on April 19, the city council decided to reimplement Policy […]
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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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San Luis Obispo DUI patrols fall through, but officers remind students to still drive safely
The San Luis Obispo Police Department released a statement that detailed what a DUI citation entails and emphasized how devastating the penalties for this type of arrest can be, in a recent press release. The original purpose of this press release was to announce a DUI saturation patrol on Sept. 23, meaning additional officers would […]
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Detective Luca Benedetti killed while serving a search warrant for stolen property
At approximately 5 p.m. Monday evening, San Luis Obispo Police Detective Luca Benedetti was shot and killed while serving a search warrant near South Higuera Street for stolen property. Detective Steve Orozco was shot as well, according to a May 11 press conference. “As the officers approached the apartment, they provided knock and notice,” Acting […]
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Police enforce city tent camping ban despite CDC homelessness guidelines
A recent increase of houseless residents living in public squares like Mitchell Park spurred San Luis Obispo city government to ban camping-style tents on park grounds. According to Greg Avakian, Director of Parks and Recreation for the city of San Luis Obispo, resident complaints and concerns for maintenance and safety have resulted in a stronger […]
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City Council to review Black Lives Matter protest that ended in teargas
After examining the San Luis Obispo Police Department’s (SLOPD) decision to use tear gas at a June 1 Black Lives Matter protest, the City Council will review ten areas in which SLOPD can improve its police response.
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Arrest of local activist Tianna Arata gains national attention as she awaits charges
Local Black Lives Matter activist 20-year-old Tianna Arata was arrested on five felony counts and three misdemeanors after participating in a protest on July 21. Arata has not yet been officially charged with any crimes and awaits a decision from the District Attorney.
