Arrests of Wendy Stanhope and Ben Delashmutt for Possession of Stolen Property and Drug Possession
WHAT: Arrests for Possession of Stolen Property/Drug possession
WHERE: 1700 Block of Newport, Grover Beach, Ca.
WHEN: April 17, 2014
SUSPECT: Wendy Regina Stanhope (34yrs)/ Ben Joseph Delashmutt (36yrs)
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Lieutenant John Bledsoe (781-7353)
On April 17, 2014 San Luis Obispo Police Department Detectives assisted San Luis Obispo County Probation Officers in a probation search in the 1700 block of Newport in the City of Grover Beach. This was the residence of Wendy Stanhope and Ben Delashmutt. During the search, numerous items of stolen property were recovered. Many of the items recovered were identified as stolen from a commercial burglary that was reported from a dental office in the 1200 block of Peach in the City of San Luis Obispo on April 14, 2014. Stanhope had once been employed at this dental office but was terminated in 2012 for unknown reasons.
The recovered property included numerous items of high quality dental equipment, and accessories, electronics, pharmaceutical medications, and hypodermic needles and syringes. Both Stanhope and Delashmutt were booked into County Jail for Possession of Stolen Property, Possession of Controlled Substances, and Possession of Hypodermic Needles. Their bail was set at $20,000.00.
Address/Location
San Luis Obispo Police Department
1042 Walnut Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-781-7337