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Sheriff’s Office Recovers Deceased Diver - Identification Pending
Monday 11/14/2022
Santa Barbara, Calif. – The Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau is investigating the death of a diver who was recovered from the waters near Painted Cave Preserve on Santa Cruz Island. The location of the recovery corresponds to a missing diver investigation from 2020, however the final determination of the decedent’s identity requires a Coroner’s investigation.…
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Santa Barbara Man Arrested for Attempted Kidnapping
Thursday 11/10/2022
Carpinteria, Calif. – Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Santa Barbara man for an attempted kidnapping that occurred earlier in the week. On Tuesday, November 9, 2022, Community Resource Deputy (CRD) Bryan Dickey was notified by Carpinteria Middle School staff of a kidnapping incident that had occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 8, 2022,…
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Overdosing Inmate Resuscitated at Main Jail
Thursday 11/10/2022
Santa Barbara, Calif. – Custody deputies at the Main Jail successfully revived an inmate who was suspected to be overdosing. On Thursday, November 10, 2022, at approximately 7:15 a.m., a Custody Deputy in the Inmate Receiving Center was conducting a safety check of inmates when he was alerted by inmate that his cellmate was having…
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Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 13 New Employees
Thursday 11/10/2022
Santa Barbara, Calif. – On Thursday, November 10, 2022, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office welcomed 13 recently hired employees. In a ceremony at the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, attended by family, friends and colleagues, Sheriff Brown introduced the newest Sheriff’s Office team members; Administrative Office Professional Eve Cardona, Administrative Office Professional Kimberly Corona…
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting in Carpinteria
Tuesday 11/08/2022
Carpinteria, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left a teenage juvenile victim with moderate injuries. On Monday, November 7, 2022, at 6:42 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies responded to an area hospital to investigate a report of a female juvenile with a gunshot wound to an extremity. Through their investigation,…
