Sean McMinn seanmcminn.md@gmail.com After a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School murdered 20 children and six school employees, people at Cal Poly began asking University Police Department Chief George Hughes if the school was prepared for such a shooting. He…
Stolen vehicle crashes near University Union
The driver of an allegedly stolen Chevy Blazer crashed on campus early Thursday morning, prompting students to attempt to detain him until police arrived on the scene. No one on the scene was injured. At approximately 2:45 a.m., Jose Contreras…
Police investigate PCV parking structure attack
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly University Police Department is working to track down the identity of a man who allegedly attempted to rob a visitor to the Cal Poly campus at knifepoint early Thursday morning. The suspect, who police…
WOW changes, arrests lessen
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Police arrested or issued citations to 22 of the thousands of freshmen, upperclassmen and out-of-towners that Cal Poly’s annual Week of Welcome (WOW) drew to the streets of San Luis Obispo, University Police Department Chief George Hughes said —…
Police investigate Rec Center photographer
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly University Police Department has issued a safety advisory to the campus community after launching an investigation regarding a man who allegedly took photos of women working out at the Cal Poly Recreation Centerlast week.…
UPD investigates report of photographer who targeted women’s workout
UPDATE: 5:32 p.m. After contacting the officer sent to investigate Wednesday at the Cal Poly Recreation Center, Cal Poly Chief of Police George Hughes wrote in an email to Mustang Daily that an unknown male was allegedly using his iPhone…
Hughes named new police chief
George Hughes, who’s spent the last two years as the chief of police at the Colorado School of Mines Police Department, has been named the new chief of the University Police Department, according to a Call Poly news release. He’s…