Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net A student was pronounced dead at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center early Sunday morning, after university police responded to a medical aid call in Poly Canyon Village at 11:56 p.m. on Saturday. According to a…
Two sexual assaults reported near campus
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Three college-aged women were allegedly sexually assaulted on Feb. 2 and 3, according to a San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) press release. According to the release, the first incident occurred at approximately 11…
Student arrested on vandalism, drunk in public
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net The San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) arrested agriculture systems management junior Matthew Martin early Saturday after police received a call about an individual breaking the windows of several vehicles near Johnson Avenue and Phillips…
UPD: Cal Poly prepared for Sandy Hook-style shooting
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…
Foothill bad for student foot, bike traffic
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Concerns about safety at the intersection of Foothill and California boulevards have led to recent heightened awareness of the area from the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD). The sheer amount of traffic running through the intersection…
SLOPD: burglary ring targets near campus
Victoria Billings vbillings@mustangdaily.net An organized crime ring has been stealing MacBook computers from Cal Poly students who live near campus, San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) said. Most of the burglaries occurred from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1, and were reported…
SLO 5-0: Halloweekend trickery
The following is a list of the crimes that occurred on campus and in San Luis Obispo over the past weekend, compiled from the University Police Department and San Luis Obispo Police Department’s daily logs: Thursday, Oct. 25 7:38 a.m.…
Cal Poly student dead after skateboarding collision
Physics senior Jacob Van Staaveren died today after colliding with a truck while skateboarding in San Luis Obispo, according to San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) lieutenant Bill Proll. Van Staaveren was skateboarding across the intersection of Mill and Grove…
New regulations to curb raucous behavior downtown
New bars and restaurants in downtown San Luis Obispo will face additional regulations, following the San Luis Obispo City Council approval of new use permits in June. The use permits will require that, among other things, new establishments serving alcohol…
Fourth sexual assault reported near Poly campus
Two more women reported being assaulted by a man who tried to remove their underwear Thursday night at approximately 11:40 p.m. near campus, on Hathway Avenue near Longview Street, according to the San Luis Obispo Police department (SLOPD). An unnamed assailant approached…
SLO 5-0 4/8-4/14
Sunday, April 8 12:06 a.m. Fraud occurred on the 700 block of Higuera Street. 2:42 a.m. An assault occurred on the 400 block of Foothill Boulevard and Cuesta Drive. 4:53 p.m. A hit-and-run occurred on the 300 block of Madonna…