Santa Barbara, Calif.  –  Santa Barbara County is seeing encouraging progress in the fight against drug overdoses, with new data showing a dramatic decline in overdose deaths over the past… Read more »

Isla Vista, Calif.  –  The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office invites community members to join Deputy Morrell, the new Community Resource Deputy assigned to Isla Vista, and Lieutenant Schmidt for… Read more »

Santa Barbara, Calif.  –  The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is committed to using technology responsibly while maintaining transparency, accountability, and the public trust that is essential to protecting our… Read more »

Santa Barbara, Calif. — Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two suspects Tuesday after intervening in an attempted scam that targeted an elderly Santa Barbara resident and sought tens of thousands… Read more »

Goleta, Calif.  –  The Goleta Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint on Friday, February 20, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location within the City… Read more »

Carpinteria, Calif.  –  Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a Los Angeles man in connection with the burglary of a Carpinteria-area cannabis grow operation where hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of… Read more »

Isla Vista, Calif.  –  The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is providing important information ahead of Deltopia weekend, including enforcement expectations, applicable laws, and significant updates to county ordinances that… Read more »

Last week at the U. S. Capitol, in one of my final duties as president of the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA), I presented Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota with our… Read more »