Missing 94-year-old Lompoc man found dead in riverbed
The body of a 94-year-old Lompoc man who was reported missing last week was found in a riverbed on Wednesday. Read More …
Tag: Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Fire near Lompoc prompts latest Santa Barbara County pot bust
Hours after a fire burned 17 acres east of Lompoc on Wednesday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies raided a property damaged by the blaze, the latest in a string of busts targeting illegal marijuana grows. 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 …
Two Arroyo Grande men found on boat died of carbon monoxide poisoning
The two Arroyo Grande men who were found dead on a boat offshore of southern Santa Barbara County in June died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the coroner said on Friday. Read More …
Missing Santa Barbara County employee rescued from long hike
After a two day search, a missing hiker and Santa Barbara County employee was found alive on Tuesday in a remote area near the planned endpoint of his hike. Read More …
Domestic violence suspect draws SWAT team to another Grover Beach home
For the second time in the span of a week, the regional SWAT team came out to a Grover Beach home, arriving early Sunday morning to help arrest a man who allegedly tied up his female partner, beat her and threatened her with a gun. Read More …
Detectives bust another illegal pot operation in Santa Barbara County
Less than a week following its last pot bust, Santa Barbara County’s Cannabis Compliance Team again seized marijuana from an illegal grow, this time just outside the city of Goleta, according to the sheriff’s office. Read More …
Detectives bust two illegal marijuana operations in Santa Barbara County
In the latest in a string of pot busts by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, detectives raided two marijuana operations each spanning multiple cities for illegal pot grows, illegal processing, and the use of unlawfully employed laborers. 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 …
Wanted man found living in bunker in Santa Maria
An investigation into thefts of items from farms led detectives this week to a makeshift bunker in Santa Maria, where a man with outstanding warrants was living, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …