UPDATE: A San Luis Obispo man has been arrested and booked for alleged child sexual abuse charges according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department.
This comes after people along a portion of Newport Street in San Luis Obispo were asked by police to shelter in place Sunday morning. The shelter-in-place was later lifted.
On Friday, Oct. 20, the San Luis Obispo Police Department took a report of an 11-year-old girl who had been sexually abused. Police identified the suspect as 22-year-old Tanner Fite from San Luis Obispo.
Through the investigation, officers discovered that Fite had illegally purchased a Glock-style handgun on Oct. 17, and an AK-47-style rifle on Oct. 18.
On Sunday, Oct. 29, at 7:15 a.m., the San Luis Obispo Police Department and the Regional SWAT Team served a warrant at a residence on the 1200 block of West Newport and arrested Fite.
A second search warrant was served in the 3800 block of S. Higuera at a residence frequented by Fite.
Fite was taken into custody for an arrest warrant and was booked at the San Luis Obispo County Jail for four counts of a lewd act with a minor under 14 years of age. Fite’s bail is set at $400,000.
No firearms were located during the search of the residences, this investigation is ongoing.
If community members have information related to the case, they are asked to please contact Sgt. Kemp at 805-783-7765.
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UPDATE: San Luis Obispo Police have lifted a shelter-in-place order for some people in San Luis Obispo.
The order was for people along a portion of Newport Street on Sunday morning.
Few details are being released at this time about the incident.
Police say more information will be released later today.
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Original story below
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People along a portion of Newport Street in San Luis Obispo were asked by police to shelter in place Sunday morning.
San Luis Police said at around 7:15 a.m. the department and Regional SWAT team were serving a search warrant along the 1200 block of West Newport St.
That road is currently blocked along with Newport St. and only law enforcement are being let in.
Police were asking everyone on those streets to shelter in place.
No other information was immediately available.
