Second Santa Barbara City Vehicle Stolen in One Month
Stolen Santa Barbara City Pothole Truck (Photo: SBPD)
Stolen Santa Barbara City Pothole Truck (Photo: SBPD)
Update by the edhat staff
Just after 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, the Santa Barbara Police Department reported the stolen city-owned vehicle was recovered in Santa Maria.
"We are unaware of any potholes that were filled outside the City's jurisdiction," said Public Information Officer Anthony Wagner.
It's still unclear if there are any leads or suspects identified with the theft.
By edhat staff
Another City of Santa Barbara-owned vehicle is reported stolen, the second vehicle in the past month.
On Wednesday morning, the Santa Barbara Police Department requested the public's assistance in locating an orange truck owned by the City, used for filling potholes.
The truck has a California-exempt license plate of 1043204 with #2020 placed on the vehicle.
Police advise residents to call 911 if the vehicle is occupied or call the non-emergency number 805-882-8900 if the vehicle is unoccupied.
This is the second city-owned vehicle that has been stolen. On February 12, Police stated a white Ford F350 City of Santa Barbara Public Works truck was taken from the 3600 block of State Street in the early morning hours.
The Police have yet to publicly announce if this vehicle has been recovered, if any suspects have been arrested, or if the issue was a misunderstanding. Unofficial reports state this vehicle was recovered but that has yet to be verified.
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Mar 03, 2021 10:29 AMHighly unusual! Unlocked trucks? Inside job? How possible? What is the chain-of-command for keys?
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Mar 03, 2021 11:05 AMMy first thought was, "how do you hide a vehicle like this"? Second thought, "why?". This really weird. And expensive.
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Mar 03, 2021 11:14 AMUPDATE: Recovered in Santa Maria. We are unaware of any potholes that were filled outside the City's jurisdiction.
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Mar 04, 2021 10:13 AMNot really that funny. This is specialty equipment that I would guess costs in excess of 50k. Is the PD investigating HOW and WHY City vehicles continue to be stolen?
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Mar 03, 2021 12:00 PMA rogue pothole filler, that’s a fun idea for a short story.
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Mar 03, 2021 02:51 PMSounds like someone is upping their joyride game.
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Mar 03, 2021 05:47 PMIn both cases, keys were left in the vehicles. Duh? How hard is that to fix?
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Mar 03, 2021 06:22 PMKEYT reported both of the stolen trucks recovered. I heard nothing about that first one. When and where recovered?
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Mar 03, 2021 08:54 PMDang, you probably can’t even unlock this vehicle on Grand Theft Auto.
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Mar 04, 2021 07:22 AMThe rest of us are unaware of any potholes being filled in the City's jurisdiction, all snide remarks by the City's PIO aside.
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Mar 04, 2021 07:23 AMIf it has wheels, put a GPS on it.
Most businesses knows this.
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Mar 04, 2021 10:19 AMKey word is "Businesses". Our state and local governments are run by a bunch of boneheads that know nothing of how to run a business.
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Mar 04, 2021 09:05 AMmaybe....just maybe someone got tired of the potholes in town and in SM and took it upon themselves to fix the roads....but yeah highly unlikely