Wave of bike thefts hits Cal Poly campus

Seventeen road bikes were stolen at Cal Poly between the 23 and the 25 of February, mostly during the day. All of the bikes were estimated at between $400 and $2,000 and all but one were locked with cable locks.

Attempted armed robbery at Mustang Village Apartments

At approximately 12:23 a.m Feb. 5, the San Luis Obispo Police Department received a call of an attempt armed robbery that occurred at 1 Mustang near building 111.

BLOG: Emergency Alert System isn’t used

Although an e-mail was sent out, questions were raised as to why the Cal Poly Emergency Notification System was not used to notify students of the crime sooner.

UPDATE: Police looking for man who allegedly carjacked and attempted to kidnap student

A 23-year-old Cal Poly student was kidnapped on Wednesday night after Ryan Soqui, a 23-year-old parolee, carjacked her car while she was driving on the Cal Poly Campus. Police are currently trying to get Soqui into custody.

BLOG: Reconsider safety as crime rates soar

Crime rates, made available by the University Police Department, show a large increase from 2007 to 2008. How will 2009 add up? Do you feel safe in San Luis Obispo?

Marijuana-related violence on the rise in SLO

Two marijuana-related crimes have struck San Luis Obispo County in the past three weeks.

Locals arrested in connection with alleged drug robbery

Police arrested four suspects Wednesday in connection with a drug-related robbery at gunpoint that occurred at Mustang Village apartments on June 30.

Two found guilty in murder of Poly alum

Jurors found two San Luis Obispo residents guilty Monday of first-degree murder for the 2007 death of a Cal Poly alumnus, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported.

Is publishing suspects’ mug shots wrong?

I admit, my first gut reaction to seeing a student’s face plastered on the front page for things like drug possession makes me think of how bad I would feel if it were my face. These are, after all, photos of people at their worst and a photo makes it easier for the story to follow a student around for life.

Four Cal Poly students charged in Starkey’s death

Four Cal Poly students were arrested in connection to the death of Cal Poly freshmen Carson Starkey, who died last December due to alcohol poisoning while attending a Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity hazing ritual, according to police.

Dorm resident arrested on suspicion of possession and intent to sell

A Cal Poly student was arrested May 13 on drug-related charges on campus. The freshman was arrested on suspicion of possessing, with the intent to sell, the hallucinatory drug dimethyltryptamine, also known as DMT.