Category: General

Drivers are urged to keep their eyes forward and hands on the wheel April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Goleta Police Department wants to remind drivers to… Read more »

The Goleta Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint in conjunction with the unsanctioned Deltopia Event in Isla Vista on Saturday April 4, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m…. Read more »

Santa Barbara, Calif. – A Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy was injured during a violent encounter with an armed individual while responding to a welfare check early Friday morning in… Read more »

Carpinteria, Calif.  –  A traffic stop conducted by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies in the early morning hours of March 15, 2026, resulted in the arrest of a Lompoc woman… Read more »

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 »

Carpinteria, Calif. – Sheriff’s detectives have arrested an Oxnard man for sex crimes against a juvenile and are issuing a caution about the dangers of social media direct messaging. The… Read more »