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Released: July 15, 2011 - Friday, 10:50 AM

North County Parole/Probation/Gang Compliance Operation

Contact: Rob BrynPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 7-14-11 6:00 PM - MidnightPlace of Occurrence: N. County San Luis ObispoVictim Information: N/ASuspect Information: 14 persons arrestedOver 40 law enforcement officers fanned out across northern San Luis Obispo County on Thursday evening doing a parole/probation and gang compliance check, targeting wanted persons and violations of conditions of release. A total of 14 persons were arrested during the six hour operation included in the total were 9 adults and 5 juveniles. Five of the 14 were persons associated with criminal street gangs. Lead by the Sheriff's Office, the command post was located at the Paso Robles Police Department. "We employed a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary approach to the operation." said Incident Commander Brian Hascall, of the Sheriff's Office. Hascall identified 8 different law enforcement agencies, including SLO County Probation officers, Paso Robles and Atascadero Police, Gang Task Force, Sheriff's narcotics detectives, FBI Safe Streets Team, ICE and Atascadero State Hospital Police K-9.
Names of arrest to follow, mug shot release authorized.