At least one Cal Poly Alpha Phi member was in Santa Barbara visiting friends at UCSB on Friday night when two women were shot on the UCSB Alpha Phi house front lawn.
Mustang News, May 22, 2014: Standoff near campus, sheep stolen from pen
Mustang News anchor Olivia DeGennaro covers today’s top stories at Cal Poly.
Standoff shuts down Stenner
San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) and regional SWAT officers arrested Austin Ross, who barricaded himself in a house near campus Wednesday afternoon, ending a standoff that lasted several hours.
Watch SWAT officers arrest suspect on Stenner Street
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s officers arrested Austin Ross after he barricaded himself in a house on Stenner Street near Cal Poly’s campus Wednesday.
Photos: Stenner Street standoff
The San Luis Obispo Police Department and a regional SWAT team took a suspect into custody Wednesday after a standoff on the 100 block of Stenner Street.
Suspect in custody after Stenner Street standoff
Citizens have been asked to avoid the 100 block of Stenner Street, where the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) and a regional SWAT team are handling a barricaded suspect call.
Cuesta students arrested for allegedly stealing sheep at Cal Poly
​The sheep was reported stolen to UPD at approximately 10:30 a.m on Tuesday. Officers ​conducted an investigation and ​were able to locate the sheep in an apartment​ complex​ in San Luis Obispo​.​
Years of sexual assaults near Cal Poly may be linked
The University Police Department (UPD) and San Luis Obispo police department (SLOPD) are working together to investigate two sexual assaults that happened this past month, UPD Chief George Hughes said.
Pepper spray OK on campus, but not always best choice
University Police Department Chief George Hughes confirmed students, faculty and staff members are allowed to carry sprays like mace and pepper spray on campus and in buildings, including University Housing units.
Sexual assault allegations left out of Cal Poly annual crime report
A seven-month investigation by Mustang News found that Cal Poly did not list a handful of reported rapes in its crime statistics in recent years, including a 2011 one that police now acknowledge should have been disclosed.
Cal Poly officials: University ahead of White House recommendations to prevent sexual assault
Safer assistant coordinator Cheri Love explains how Cal Poly meets the recommendations the federal government has suggested for public universities to help prevent sexual assault.