Santa Barbara home hit by gunfire on Thanksgiving
A gunman fired shots at a Santa Barbara home Thursday evening. No one was injured in the shooting. Read More …
Tag: Santa Barbara Police Department
Santa Barbara officers fired 58 bullets in gun battle that killed gang member
A known gang member who was wanted for attempted murder was struck by four bullets officers fired amid a gun battle that took place last week at an apartment complex near Goleta. Read More …
Suspect dies after shootout with police near Goleta
A 32-year-old man, whom Santa Barbara police were seeking to arrest Tuesday at an apartment near Goleta, engaged in a gun battle with officers, after which a long SWAT standoff ensued and the suspect was eventually found dead. Read More …
Burglar wearing just underwear hid in ceiling of Santa Barbara business
A police K-9 located a burglar hiding inside the ventilation rafters of a Santa Barbara business early Sunday morning, and authorities then used a fire truck to get the suspect, who was wearing nothing but his underwear, off the roof of the building. Read More …
Former pro surfer Brown fell off Santa Barbara cliff, drowned while high on meth
A former pro surfer who was found dead on a Santa Barbara beach last month fell off a cliff while high on methamphetamine and then drowned, according to the Santa Barbara County coroner’s report. Read More …
Dead man found on Santa Barbara beach identified as former pro surfer
The man whose body was found on a Santa Barbara beach on Saturday has been identified as former professional surfer and commercial fisherman Chris Brown, 48. Read More …
Man’s body found on the beach in Santa Barbara
Authorities found a man’s dead body on a Santa Barbara beach Saturday afternoon.
The body was located just above the shoreline Read More …
Santa Barbara burglar allegedly wakes up woman and rapes her
Amid a downtown Santa Barbara crime spree last month, a 24-year-old man allegedly woke up a woman sleeping in an alcove and raped her. Kahlil Byers raped the woman after burglarizing a Foot Locker and a pawn shop, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department. Read More …
Tesla-hating man charges car with hatchet
A hatchet-wielding man who reportedly announced, “I hate Teslas,” confronted the driver of a Tesla car in Santa Barbara on Wednesday.
Witnesses said the man approached a Tesla traveling in the 100 block of Arrellaga Street in downtown Santa Barbara. Read More …
Woman stabbed on Santa Barbara beach on New Year’s Eve
In a booze-fueled fight at a Santa Barbara beach on New Years Eve, a woman suffered several stab wounds. [KSBY] At about 6 p.m. on Sunday, people were celebrating at a Read More …