“Hello, 911, what’s your emergency?”
The answer to that question is not as mundane as you might think, even for San Luis Obispo County. Law enforcement respond to dozens of calls from each city each day, ranging from the serious to the silly.
The goal with this blog is to take a lighthearted look at the odder calls that come in to our local police stations. Efforts are made to protect the privacy of all involved. No matter how ridiculous they might seem.
The blog will be updated each weekday with a different city. The schedule is as follows:
Monday: Atascadero
Tuesday: Paso Robles
Wednesday: Pismo Beach
Thursday: San Luis Obispo
Friday: Grover Beach
We are not yet getting information from Arroyo Grande, Morro Bay or the Sheriff’s Department. Those agencies will be added to the blog once we get data.
The photos used in the blog are all stock photos from photos.com, and were not taken from the scene of the crime.
5 comments
Terre
June 25, 2010 at 2:36 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
This is a wonderful blog! I can’t believe all this weird stuff is going on around here.
I am trying to get the RSS feed but it isn’t functioning. Please put me on email notification for SLO (or all) of your postings.
Your headlines add greatly to the comic relief!
Danny
June 28, 2010 at 10:25 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
The RSS feed can be found here: http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/whatsyouremergency/feed/
It looks like it’s working fine to me.
Terre
June 28, 2010 at 11:32 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Thanks, Danny. I was able to get the RSS set up with the link you provided, but the link at top right (right under Home) still does not work for me. I’m on a Mac in either Firefox or Safari.
Danny
June 29, 2010 at 10:02 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Right enough. I have corrected those links now. Thanks for letting us know!
Professor
September 23, 2010 at 8:16 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
” Two Suspects were arrested early Sat. morning (Sept 18) after another vandalism spree in Shell Beach…Vandalism occurred from Alex’s Bar up to The Steaming Bean Coffee Shop . Signs, benches, newspaper racks, and fences were tossed and damaged. A Shell Beach resident woke up to the noise around 2:15 AM and observed the 2 ruffians at work. The resident promptly called the police, who in short order apprehended the 2 suspects. CONGRATULATIONS! Accommodations were provided at SLO County jail for the out-of-town hooligans. [PBPD event #1009180007] “