SLOPD grant allows crackdown on alcohol crimes

SLOPD and UPD increase enforcement to address minors’ alcoholic consumption and possession.

WOW 2014: New safety procedures yield mixed results

To increase public safety during WOW Week, SLOPD collaborated with the campus community and numerous San Luis Obispo resources .

Why partying could cost you double starting Sept. 14

An ordinance aimed at discouraging partying during the first weeks of school will double fines for certain violations from Sept. 14-29.

Police conduct searches in attempted robbery case

Police searched three locations related to this past weekend’s attempted robbery on Thursday afternoon, according to a media release from the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD).

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.

Student arrested after fight near campus

There were rumors of shots being fired in pursuit of the suspect, Mickel said, but no guns were involved in the incident.

Sexual assault reported in Mustang Village

Cal Poly sent an emergency notification text and email to students at approximately 12 p.m. on Saturday.

Police: St. Patrick’s Day not as hectic as years past

SLOPD arrested a total of 11 people during this year’s St. Patrick’s Day, a small amount compared to last year’s 38 arrests.

When parties get risky, dean of students steps in

Mustang News beer columnist Nick Larson was having a routine Friday morning. It was getting close to 11 a.m. when he noticed someone was at his front door. He opened it and found two Cal Poly university police officers.