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Tag: Santa Maria Police Department

Santa Maria police and FBI arrest man for soliciting minor

Posted onDecember 30, 2022December 30, 2022

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police detectives, along with FBI agents, arrested a Ventura County man Friday morning for allegedly seeking sex acts with a minor. Nelson H. Galvez, 34, drove Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Santa Maria Police Department

Carjacking leads to police shooting in Santa Maria

Posted onDecember 16, 2022

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man armed with a replica handgun carjacked a vehicle in Santa Maria on Thursday and then led officers on a chase before an officer shot him. At Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsCarjacking, Santa Maria Police Department, Shooting

Santa Maria police release video of deadly altercation

Posted onDecember 3, 2022

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police released wild video footage of an incident in October in which officers shot and killed a man armed with knives who had attempted to Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsDeath Investigation, Santa Maria Police Department, Shooting

Man sues Santa Maria Police Department over violent 2018 arrest

Posted onNovember 30, 2022

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Maria man sued his city’s police department in federal court earlier this month over alleged civil rights violations during a 2018 standoff and arrest. [KSBY] In Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsFederal Court, Lawsuit, Santa Maria Police Department

Three children ejected from car in Santa Maria DUI crash

Posted onNovember 7, 2022November 7, 2022

UPDATE: Two of the children, ages 10 and two, died of their injuries. By JOSH FRIEDMAN Five members of a family suffered major injuries after an alleged DUI driver struck their Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsDUI, Major injuries, Santa Maria Police Department

Suspect arrested for shooting teen girls in Santa Maria

Posted onNovember 3, 2022

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly shooting and wounding a pair of teenage girls in the northern Santa Barbara County city last month. At Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsGangs, Santa Maria Police Department, Shooting

Police shoot and kill armed suspect in Santa Maria

Posted onOctober 31, 2022

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police shot and killed an armed suspect who allegedly tried to break into an occupied apartment early Monday morning. At approximately 10:21 p.m. on Sunday, a Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsSanta Maria Police Department, Shooting

Man shot nearby two schools in Santa Maria

Posted onOctober 25, 2022

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and wounded a man in Santa Maria on Monday in an area near both an elementary school and a middle school. A caller reported the Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsSanta Maria Police Department, Shooting

Man in critical condition after being struck by car in Santa Maria

Posted onOctober 24, 2022

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and critically injured a pedestrian in Santa Maria Sunday evening. The pedestrian, a man whom police have yet to identify, was walking on the sidewalk Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsMajor injuries, Pedestrian collisions, Santa Maria Police Department

Man found shot dead inside car in Santa Maria

Posted onOctober 22, 2022

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman on Thursday night shot a driver, who was found deceased inside a car that crashed into a building in Santa Maria. Shortly after 11 p.m., several Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsMurder, Santa Maria Police Department, Shooting

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