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Police: four arrests, 40 citations tied to St. Patrick’s Day weekend; city estimates roughly $75,000–$100,000 in response costs
Summary
Police Chief Rick Scott told council the city’s St. Patrick’s Day response on March 15 resulted in four arrests and 40 citations; Assistant City Manager Scott Collins gave a preliminary cost estimate of about $75,000 with the possibility of totaling near $100,000 when all staffing and event costs are accounted for.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Police Chief Rick Scott briefed the City Council on March 18 about law-enforcement response to St. Patrick’s Day weekend activities, reporting four arrests and 40 citations related to the March 15 events and praising the region’s mutual-aid partners and Cal Poly for their cooperation.
“Most of our context will be just focused on the fifteenth as our data is still coming into the police department,” Chief Scott said. “This…
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