SLO County Sheriff’s Office looks for ‘good Samaritan’ who turned in lost phone

Update, 4:50 p.m.:

The good Samaritan has been located, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.

Original story:

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying a person who may have information on an active investigation.

According to a news release Wednesday afternoon, a “good Samaritan” turned in a found cell phone at an AT&T store on Branch Street in Arroyo Grande on March 13.

The Sheriff’s Office says that person may have helpful information regarding an active investigation.

Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tony Cipolla declined to disclose what sort of investigation the person may have information on, saying the department does not disclose details of active investigations.

The department released a surveillance camera photograph showing the person when they turned in the phone in March.

If you can identify the person, contact the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office at 805-781-4519.

This story was originally published April 27, 2022 at 4:16 PM.

Kaytlyn Leslie

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Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.