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Police ask help IDing thieves who stole more than $3,000 from SLO sunglasses store

A pair of individuals allegedly stole over $3,000 in merchandise from the Sunglass Hut in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.
A pair of individuals allegedly stole over $3,000 in merchandise from the Sunglass Hut in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking the public’s help identifying a pair of individuals who allegedly stole from a Sunglass Hut.

According to a Facebook post from the San Luis Obispo Police Department, on Saturday at around 6:50 p.m., a pair of people entered the Sunglass Hut at 833 Higuera St. and stole over $3,000 in merchandise from the store.

As the individuals have not been identified at this time, the police requested the public’s help identifying them.

To submit identifying information to the police, members of the public can call the department at 805-594-8091 or Crime Stoppers at 805-549-7867.

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Joan Lynch
The Tribune
Joan Lynch is a housing reporter at the San Luis Obispo Tribune. Originally from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Joan studied journalism and telecommunications at Ball State University, graduating in 2022.
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