UPDATE (7:08 p.m.) - Officers asked people to avoid the area because they were looking for a man who had run away from them during an investigatory stop, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department.
City authorities say they were unable to find the man.
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UPDATE (12:10 p.m.) - San Luis Obispo police said police have cleared the area.
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ORIGINAL STORY: San Luis Obispo police were asking people to avoid a portion of the city Wednesday.
As of 11:35 a.m., heavy police activity was reported along the 800 block of Walnut and Morro streets.
Police have not said what they were responding to in the area.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
