Body found in encampment in San Luis Obispo, investigation underway
By KAREN VELIE An investigation is underway after a body was found in a homeless encampment in San Luis Obispo on Thursday afternoon. At 2:25 p.m., a 9-1-1 caller reported a suspicious circumstance at an encampment near a Chevron gas station on Los Osos Valley Road. Officers arrived to find...
Elderly San Luis Obispo man accused of selling meth
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo officers arrested a 65-year-old man on Tuesday for possession of over a pound of methamphetamine for sale. After conducting a complex investigation related to narcotics sales, SLO police officers and detectives contacted Eric Farrior at his residence on the 900 block of Monterey Street....
San Luis Obispo County teens rob, violently assault 15-year-old girl
By KAREN VELIE An argument between two teenage girls escalated into a violent assault last Thursday in downtown San Luis Obispo. The five alleged assailants are all residents of San Luis Obispo County. On Thursday evening, teens from four different SLO County public schools were in the Columbia Bank parking...
Santa Maria officers arrest another teenager with a firearm
By KAREN VELIE As part of the Santa Maria Police Department’s proactive enforcement campaign, officers on Wednesday arrested another teenager for possession of a firearm. Shortly after 4 p.m., the gang suppression team conducted a probation search at the home of a known juvenile gang member. Officers located a loaded,...
SLO County deputies seek help identifying alcohol thief
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County deputies are asking for the public help identifying a man who stole approximately $4,000 worth of alcohol from the Vons grocery store in Nipomo earlier this month. On Feb. 2, a caller reported a thief stole the alcohol over the course of about...
Armed teens rob pedestrians at gunpoint in Santa Maria, arrested
By KAREN VELIE Six teens are in custody after they allegedly robbed several pedestrians at gunpoint in Santa Maria on Monday. Shortly before 5 p.m., a caller reported a group of teens had robbed them while they were walking on the 1000 block of North Broadway. The victim was not...
Check out San Luis Obispo County rainfall totals, reservoir levels
By KAREN VELIE Even though there were several weeks of dry weather before the recent light rains in San Luis Obispo County, rainfall totals are above average in most areas of the county for this time of year, according to SLO County. After multiple years of heavy rains, local reservoir levels...
