New San Luis Obispo PD chief talks goals for department, community and last updated 2021-07-06 23:20:21-04 After 24 years of serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area, San Luis Obispo Police Department's new chief, Rick Scott, is happy to call the Central Coast his new home. "All the ingredients are here in this community to really move law enforcement forward," Chief Scott said. His tenure began with an `tragedy, starting three days earlier than planned, after Detective Luca Benedetti was shot and killed while serving a warrant on May 10. "That is the worst nightmare that any police chief, any police department or a community could go through. It's been incredibly challenging but uplifting to see all the amazing support from our community."