Suspects chase victims with shotgun in Goleta
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested six suspects who allegedly chased a pair of victims with a shotgun at a Motel 6 in Goleta Monday evening. Read More …
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Hit-and-run driver kills two pedestrians in Goleta
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man on Sunday night who allegedly struck and killed two pedestrians while driving intoxicated in Goleta. Following the crash, the suspect fled the scene. Read More …
Surgeon tries to kidnap her son in Goleta, then escape to Montana
An orthopedic surgeon attempted to kidnap her 12-year-old son during a supervised visit Sunday morning in Goleta, then escape to Montana aboard a private jet, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …
Man allegedly punches one woman, sexually assaults another in Goleta
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man suspected of assaulting two women over the last week in Goleta. Read More …
Pet alligator snapping turtle survives hash lab explosion in Goleta
A man from New York with a pet alligator snapping turtle attracted attention in Goleta early Wednesday morning when his alleged hash oil manufacturing operation set off an explosion in a parked car on a residential street. Read More …
Deputies chase man with replica samurai sword in Goleta
A 38-year-old Goleta man threatened a person outside McDonald’s with a replica samurai sword Tuesday evening, prompting a manhunt that temporarily resulted in train traffic being halted and residents being ordered to shelter in place, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …
Suspect tries swimming away from deputies in Goleta, gets rescued
A man fleeing Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies in Goleta jumped in the ocean Saturday afternoon and swam for an extended period of time, possibly contracting hypothermia before getting rescued and arrested. Read More …
Employees stumble upon fellow staffer’s DMT lab at Goleta hotel
Employees at the Goleta Courtyard by Marriott found suspicious chemicals inside the hotel’s boiler room on Tuesday, prompting a daylong investigation that revealed a hotel staffer had been operating a drug Read More …
Grinch alert: thieves steal about 60 laptops from Goleta Best Buy
Shortly before Christmas, the Goleta Best Buy lost some valuable inventory as thieves stole approximately 60 MacBook computers valued at about $75,000 from the store early Sunday morning, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …
Father and son expected to sail from Goleta to Hawaii missing
A 68-year-old father and his 14-year-old son who were thought to be sailing from Goleta to Hawaii have gone missing. Read More …