SLOPD
SLO Police Release Identity of Suspect in the Fatal Officer Involved Shooting
The following information updates the original media release regarding the San Luis Obispo Police Department’s response resulting in an Officer Involved Shooting and the death of the suspect. On February 28, 2026, between 4:44 pm and 4:53 pm, SLOPD dispatch received five emergency calls for service. The initial caller indicated a man had threatened to shoot them and their dogs. Callers described the person as a black male wearing dark clothing and acting in an erratic…
SLO Police Investigating Hate Crime and Assault at Fraternity House
San Luis Obispo Police Department is investigating a reported hate crime that occurred on Saturday, February 28, 2026, in the evening hours between 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm on the 300 block of Hathway. The victim, a 21-year-old male, was at a fraternity house located in the…
SLO Woman Arrested Following Three Suspected DUI Hit-and-Run Collisions
On Wednesday, February 25th at around 3:40 pm, SLOPD received a call about a sedan that hit a car near California and Monterey and drove way. As officers were going to the location, two additional calls came in that the…
Parolee Arrested in SLO for Robbing a Gas Station at Knife-Point
Early Monday morning, February 16, 2026, an adult male wearing a clown mask entered the Chevron gas station at 3180 Broad Street. The male threatened the clerk with a knife, stole cash from the register then fled down the street. San Luis Obispo Police Department…
San Luis Obispo Police Investigate Suspicious Death of Transient
On Thursday, February 12, 2026, San Luis Obispo Police Department received notification that there was a deceased person in a homeless encampment near San Luis Obispo Creek behind the Chevron at Calle Joaquin and Los Osos Valley Road. At the encampment,…
San Luis Obispo Man Arrested for Possession of Narcotics for Sale
On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, after working through a complex investigation related to narcotics sales, San Luis Obispo Police officers and detectives contacted Eric Farrior at his residence on the 900 block of Monterey Street. Farrior was on probation for prior narcotics…
Five Juveniles Arrested For Assault With a Deadly Weapon, Robbery, Conspiracy of Teenager
On Thursday, February 5, 2026, at around 8:00 pm, San Luis Obispo Police officers were dispatched to a call of a fight in a parking lot in the 1100 block of Morro, in downtown San Luis Obispo. The suspects fled in several vehicles prior to officer’s arrival. During the initial investigation, officers determined that a female…
Two Drivers Cited During DUI Checkpoint in Downtown San Luis Obispo
On Friday, February 6, 2026, the San Luis Obispo Police Department held a DUI Checkpoint on the 500 block of Marsh. The checkpoint took place between the hours of 8:00 pm and 1:00 am. 781 drivers were contacted: two drivers were cited for driving without a license, three drivers were subjected…