COAST STATION THE COAST STATION PROVIDES
Members of the Coast Station Sheriff’s
property from locked and unlocked
Auxiliary Volunteer Patrol have contrib-
vehicles. Vehicles parked at hiking trail
uted hundreds of hours of preventative
parking areas have been targeted
patrol, conducted vacation home checks,
frequently throughout the past year.
law enforcement services for all
added other valuable services to the
unincorporated coastal areas from Avila
residents and visitors to the Coast
Beach to the Monterey County line.
Stations area of responsibility. These
This area encompasses the communi-
services are provided on a volunteer
ties of San Simeon, Cambria, Harmony,
basis by a group of dedicated community
Cayucos, Los Osos, Baywood Park,
volunteers who give of their time and
Avila Beach, Edna Valley, and the
talents for the benefit of their neighbors.
assisted in finding lost persons and
unincorporated areas of San Luis
COAST STATION TEAM IS HONORED TO SERVE THE COMMUNIT Y. THE COAST STATION WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES
working hard to bring the population
Airport and the Diablo Canyon Power
TO WORK TOGETHER
experiencing homelessness together
Plant are also contained in the jurisdic-
WITH COMMUNIT Y
with community-based service
tion of Coast Station.
providers to identify potential
The patrol station is currently staffed by
pathways to shelter and other needed
one commander, two sergeants, and 20
resources. This has continued to be
deputy sheriffs assigned to patrol
an important priority, especially
which includes four senior deputies.
considering the continuing COVID-19
There is also one K9 deputy, one
pandemic, which has affected every
deputy sheriff assigned as a school
person in the community.
resource deputy, one part-time reserve deputy sheriff assigned as a school resource officer, three deputy sheriffs for airport security roles and two legal clerks. Together this team responded to over 23,300 calls for service, processed about 800 arrests in 2021.
2022, THE SHERIFF’S
Coast Station deputies have been
Obispo. The San Luis Obispo County
over 3,000 reports, and conducted
LOOKING FORWARD TO
PARTNERS TO IDENTIF Y ISSUES THAT CAN BE SOLVED IN POSITIVE AND CREATIVE WAYS. Together the Coast Station can maintain a high quality of life,
In 2021, the deputies of the Coast
enhance the safety and security of
Station have seen an increase in the
their community, and bring positive
number of arrests associated with the
outcomes to challenging
possession, use and sales of illicit
circumstances.
narcotics. There has also been an increasing trend of automobile catalytic converter thefts and thefts of personal
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