Two batches of human remains found in Isla Vista
Investigators found two batches of human remains this week in and around the ocean in Isla Vista. Authorities have indicated the remains may belong to the same person. Read More …
Tag: Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Deputies searching Montecito for possibly armed burglary suspect
A large search for possibly armed burglary suspects that began Wednesday night is still ongoing Thursday morning in Montecito.
After three burglars got caught breaking into a Montecito home, sheriff’s deputies working with other law enforcement units managed to capture two of the three suspects. Read More …
Man points replica gun at Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s sergeant
While having a reported mental breakdown on July 4, a Carpinteria man pointed a replica gun at a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s sergeant.
The incident ended peacefully, and authorities arrested Alfonoso Garcia Diaz, 35. Read More …
Orcutt teens accused of shooting car windows with BB gun
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies have caught three teens who are accused of shooting out car windows in Santa Maria and Orcutt with a BB gun.
Sheriff’s officials say a rash of car vandalism incidents occurred in the two northern Santa Barbara County jurisdictions, with a total of more than 24 vehicles being vandalized. Read More …
Scammers target family of Justin Fareed
On the day following Election Day, fraudsters reportedly targeted the family of congressional candidate Justin Fareed in an attempted “Mexican Mafia” kidnapping phone scam. Read More …
Underage teens rob Orcutt group home, flee in stolen van
A pair of teens violently robbed an Orcutt group home early Tuesday morning, then stole a vehicle and led officers on a chase that ultimately led to a multi-vehicle accident south of Buellton, which involved a patrol car. Read More …
DNA links lead to arrest of suspect in Santa Barbara County murders
Almost forty years after the suspect known as the Original Night Stalker is believed to have committed the first of three horrific crimes in Santa Barbara County near Goleta, officers arrested 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo. Read More …
Santa Barbara high school graffiti threatens shooting
Another school shooting threat emerged on the Central Coast, this time as a result of graffiti found Wednesday on a bathroom stall at a Santa Barbara area high school. At about Read More …
Santa Barbara County Jail inmate punches guard in the face
The night before a San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate broke a guard’s nose and orbital bone, an inmate in Santa Barbara County Jail also punched a custody deputy in the face.
At about 7:30 p.m. Monday, Thunderhawk Gutierrez, 28, of Santa Maria, attacked a custody deputy and punched him in the face while the guard was removing an inmate from a housing unit, Read More …
Mandatory evacuations again underway in Santa Barbara County
Less than two months following the deadly mudslides in Montecito, parts of southern Santa Barbara County are again under mandatory evacuation orders.
In advance of a storm expected to hit Santa Barbara County Thursday night, officials ordered mandatory evacuations for locations below the Thomas, Whittier and Sherpa fire burn areas. Read More …