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Sunday 06/29/2025
Santa Maria, Calif. – The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an incarcerated individual who died at the Northern Branch Jail (NBJ) after being found unresponsive in his cell. The decedent is 54-year-old Juan Lara of Santa Maria. Lara was booked at the NBJ on June 26, 2025, by the Santa Maria Police Department for…
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DUI Driver Crashes into Home, Driver and Passenger Both Arrested
Tuesday 06/10/2025
Goleta, Calif. – A DUI driver and the passenger in the vehicle have both been arrested following a crash into a residence. On Monday, June 9, 2025, at approximately 11:38 p.m., deputies responded to the 6200-block of Cathedral Oaks Road for a report of a vehicle into a residence. When they arrived, deputies learned that…
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Sheriff's Office Sends Mutual Aid to Los Angeles
Tuesday 06/10/2025
Santa Barbara, Calif. – On Sunday evening, June 8, 2025, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office received a request from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to provide mutual aid to the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in response to ongoing civil disturbances. To assist, we have deployed a platoon of…
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Northern Branch Jail Celebrates Academic Achievements of Incarcerated Individuals
Wednesday 06/04/2025
Santa Maria, Calif. – On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the Sheriff’s Office Programs Unit, in partnership with Allan Hancock College, celebrated 55 incarcerated students who successfully completed college courses at the Northern Branch Jail (NBJ). Included in the honorees are 13 students who completed HUSV 111: Addiction, Treatment & Recovery, 15 students who completed FCS…
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Suspect Arrested for Aggravated White-Collar Crime
Tuesday 06/03/2025
Carpinteria, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested an Oak View woman for over $750,000 in fraud. Detectives began their investigation in February of 2025, when an organic food supplement business in the 500-block of Maple Avenue reported suspected embezzlement. Through their investigation, detectives learned that the suspect, 53-year-old Angela Elizabeth Phillips, was…