Edhat StaffUpdate by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
The Sheriff’s Office identified the person of interest who was responsible for circulating the letters. He was contacted tonight and has been taken for a mental health evaluation.
By edhat staff
The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office is investigating reports of dozens of Buellton residents receiving bizarre handwritten letters in the mail.
The Sheriff’s Office is investigating and has identified a person of interest. Based on the information obtained, they do not believe there is a public safety threat.
Although residents are encouraged to report any suspicious activity by calling 911.
I received one of these letters, but I’m not sure if they want it to be announced. I haven’t reported my letter because I saw this post and it said they don’t believe there is any threat.
Did the threats involve shooting? Was the person responsible mentally stable? Any info? I have friends in the area.
You should report the letter – could still warrant criminal action.
The local media is in the area interviewing residents, perhaps will be on tonight’s local news.
Downvotes for asking if this was a shooting threat? Did I touch a nerve or something?
So is this.
What does the letter say ?
The letters were bizarre and were basically asking if anyone else was under attack by low decibel soundwaves that he believed his neighbors children were attacking him with. The author seemed to also believe there was some kind of conspiracy by law enforcement involved. Apparently the author had been harassing his neighbors for quite a while until he had a restraining order put on him and moved. He’s the same guy that was recorded peeking over his neighbors fence filming their house and yard on his phone. Pretty sure that encounter was posted here a few months ago. There’s currently a debate as to whether he suffers from a mental illness or if his behavior is drug induced, or both.
There is enough evidence to detain the person under California law. Google “making terrorist threats in California” for details.
SHOREBIRD – what about the letters constitute a “terrorist threat?” Did you read one of them?
Threats of harm are considered to be terrorist threats.
They showed enough of them on the news to make the threats clear.
I’m surprised law enforcement did anything. Their usual response to mentals threatening and harassing victims is to tell the victim to wait until a person like this actually rapes or kills them, then ignore the victim. Burbank PD at least. That’s why I left there and moved here. This report encourages me a little but I’m still scares to report a mental who bothered me here. I don’t want to go through the same police ordeal again.
sommerfee what’s a “mental?”
I’m tempted to say, “find out who’s in that area who knows how to write,” but this isn’t funny. I don’t know what sommerfee means by mental, but what I mean is, someone who has mental issues that make him/her behave in aberrant, not just eccentric, ways.
LUvaduck what are you insinuating? People in Buellton don’t know how to write? Please elaborate.
Shorebird – Were they “threats of harm?” I didn’t see the letters, so I’m honestly asking.