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Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Highlights Online Safety and Sextortion Awareness For Internet Safety Day
In recognition of Internet Safety Day on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is reminding families, teens, and caregivers that online exploitation can happen to anyone—and that help is always available. As children and teens spend…
Santa Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown Pens Opinion Letter on Immigration
On Immigration, Two Viewpoints Can Both Be Valid By Bill Brown, Santa Barbara County Sheriff 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…
Ongoing Nursing Assistant Sexual Abuse Investigation in Goleta Leads to New Information and Survivor Reports
Sheriff’s detectives are continuing their investigation into a Los Angeles man accused of sexually abusing vulnerable adults while working as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) and have developed additional information since the initial press release. Detectives have learned that the…
Deputies Arrest Three Suspects Following Suspicious Activity at Goleta Home Depot
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested three suspects after responding to a report of suspicious circumstances at Home Depot in the 6900-block of Marketplace drive. A concerned customer called Sheriff’s dispatch reporting two men inside a parked blue Jeep Cherokee…
Santa Barbara County Custody Sergeant Arrested for Timecard Fraud Following Criminal Investigation
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested a Custody Sergeant following a criminal investigation that revealed significant timecard fraud. On Thursday, January 29, 2026, detectives arrested 34-year-old Segun Ogunleye at his residence in Ventura on a felony warrant. Ogunleye faces…
Carpinteria Man Arrested Following Armed Standoff at Montecito Golf Course
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Carpinteria man Tuesday afternoon following a brief barricade situation at Birnam Wood Golf Club. On January 27, 2026, deputies were called to the golf course after reports of a man threatening people while…
Man Connected to Santa Maria Daycare Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse, Detectives Seek Additional Survivors
Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a Santa Maria man on multiple felony charges related to the sexual abuse of children and are urging any additional survivors to come forward. Detectives began investigating 79-year-old Ernest James Lattimer in 2019 when survivors came…
Nursing Assistant Arrested for Sexually Abusing Care Home Patients
Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a Los Angeles man accused of sexually abusing vulnerable adults while working as a certified nursing assistant (CNA). The investigation began on November 3, 2025, after a care home on South Patterson Road in Goleta reported…