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Santa Barbara, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office has completed the death investigation of local community activist Brandy Vaughan. The Coroner’s Office has determined that she died… Read more »
Santa Barbara, Calif. – A member of the Sheriff’s Office professional staff and two inmates have been found to be COVID positive. This brings the total number of Sheriff’s employees… Read more »
Montecito, Calif. – A follow-up investigation to an online report has resulted in the arrest of 31-year-old Juan Carlos Coronado-Mendoza of Santa Barbara for mail theft and numerous other theft-related… Read more »
Santa Barbara, Calif. – The Sheriff’s Office is reporting two additional staff and 13 additional inmates as being COVID-19 positive. One member of our professional staff and one Deputy have… Read more »
Santa Barbara, Calif. – Sheriff’s Detectives have re-booked the juvenile from last week’s warrant service on additional charges including two counts of murder. Last week, during warrant service related to… Read more »
Santa Barbara, Calif. – The Sheriff’s Office is reporting five additional staff and nine additional inmates as being COVID-19 positive. One member of our professional staff, three Deputies and one… Read more »
Santa Barbara, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Human Trafficking Task Force recently participated in the 7th Annual “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild” along with over 90 agencies statewide. The operation… Read more »
Santa Barbara, Calif – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two suspects for their involvement in the double murder committed on Burtis Street on January 7, 2020. Detectives… Read more »
Santa Barbara, Calif. – The second victim from the January 7, 2021 shooting on Burtis Street has died from his injuries. 19-year-old Jasper Pieter van der Meulen had been hospitalized… Read more »
Santa Barbara, Calif. – One additional Sheriff’s Deputy has been found to be COVID-19 positive while the number of COVID-19 positive inmates is declining. With this additional deputy, the total… Read more »