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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 year, it was over, unbelievable success based on all the metrics that we had going into the event. It looked different, it felt different and it certainly was different for our community as well as our student community.”
Scott credited coordination with Cal Poly, student leadership, regional law enforcement and city departments for keeping neighborhoods clear, maintaining open roadways and preserving public safety.
Assistant City Manager Scott Collins said cost data were still being finalized but offered preliminary figures: “Yes, so costs are still coming in, but, we're very very fortunate, at least this year, with many of the costs were in kind contributions from our local law enforcement professionals... our early estimates are about $75,000 — most of that is staff. So about 55,000 is the staff time that we put into the fifteenth. And then, there was about 20,000 in equipment to support the event... we'll probably hover around a hundred thousand.”
Councilmembers asked for clarification about the financial impacts and thanked staff and Cal Poly for proactive communications and planning. Chief Scott said staff would return with a more detailed briefing once the department receives and validates final data.
Speakers quoted in this article were present at the March 18 meeting and included Police Chief Rick Scott and Assistant City Manager Scott Collins.
