SLOPD identifies homicide victim and suspect
Police have identified the 64-year-old man who was killed near Megan’s Organic Market on Higuera Street last month as San Luis Obispo transient Rick Fowler. Read More …
Tag: Homeless camp
Man found dead at SLO homeless camp
Police officers found a homeless man, who was in his 60s, dead inside a tent at an encampment in San Luis Obispo Thursday morning. Read More …
Homeless camp fire in SLO leads to evacuation of apartment complex
A fire that started at a homeless camp led to the evacuation of a San Luis Obispo apartment complex early Friday morning. Read More …
Chop shop allegedly uncovered at Oceano Dunes Nature Preserve
A new Oceano Dunes controversy has arisen that centers not around off-road vehicles, but bicycles, as well as trash, drugs and the homeless. Read More …
SLO firefighters rescue person on Bishop Peak, homeless swept up in storm
San Luis Obispo firefighters came to the rescue of a person on Bishop Peak Wednesday night, as well as multiple homeless individuals who were stranded by the storm early Thursday morning. Read More …
Fire breaks out at homeless camp near Oceano Dunes
A fire broke out at a homeless camp near the Oceano Dunes Monday morning.
Shortly before 6 a.m., Five Cities firefighters found a blaze in the 300 block of Pier Avenue. Read More …
Man severely burned in propane fire at SLO homeless camp
A man suffered severe burns after a fire broke out at a San Luis Obispo homeless camp early Tuesday morning as a result of an individual trying to transfer propane from one bottle to another, according to the city fire department. Read More …
Man hit in the face with a hatchet at Cambria homeless camp
A 32-year-old Cambria man hit a person in the face with a hatchet at a homeless camp on Friday, then managed to evade capture as a few law enforcement agencies searched Read More …