Public News

On June 15th and 16th of 2018, Sheriff’s detectives conducted plainclothes surveillance and compliance checks on 81 sex offenders.

Two women were hit by a suspected drunk driver in Carpinteria on Sunday afternoon.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is holding a “Coffee with a Cop” event in Carpinteria on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Lucky Llama Coffeehouse.

The City of Santa Barbara is currently improving the water quality and wildlife habitat at Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens.

Santa Barbara Sheriff's Special Investigations Bureau Detectives arrested 30-year-old Dylan Sulit-Swalley on Wednesday for allegedly dealing butane honey oil.

A new Safety Coordinator position has been established within the Santa Barbara Unified School District to focus on districtwide safety programs.

Santa Barbara Police are asking for the community's help in locating this man who used a stolen credit card to purchase over $4,000 worth of items at the Apple Store on State Street.

[Update]: The San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office is asking for information of a Paso Robles woman who went missing on May 5.

A community meeting will be held on June 14 to focus on FEMA Flood Advisory Recovery Maps.

The Santa Barbara County Fiscal Year 2018-19 Recommended Balanced Budget of $1.105 billion was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on Monday.

Beginning Friday, June 15, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department will be conducting defensible space inspections.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office officially welcomed five new Sheriff’s Deputies in a graduation ceremony on Friday.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office have arrested three suspects believed to be involved in the vandalism of numerous vehicle where windows were shot out.

The City of Santa Barbara impounded 100 ride-share scooters on Friday as the company launched its program without permission.

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning from 3:00 p.m. Saturday to 10:00 a.m. Monday for the south coast of Santa Barbara County.

The Goleta Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint June 8, 2018, at an undisclosed location.

The Santa Barbara Unified School District announced the Principal of La Cumbre Junior High School, Jo Ann Caines, suddenly passed away on Wednesday.

Recognizing their heroic efforts to help their neighbors following the devastating Montecito debris flow, Sen. Jackson honored the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade as Senate District 19’s Nonprofit of the Year

The Santa Barbara Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Saturday, June 9, 2018.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney announced a juvenile petition has been filed in connection with the January 20, 2010, shooting death of Isidro Madera.

The County Board of Supervisors will make final decisions and adopt a $1.1 billion balanced budget during a public hearing next week.

The Goleta Police Department will step up pedestrian safety enforcement operations Wednesday with focused enforcement on collision causing factors involving motorists and pedestrians.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance from the public to help locate a Felony Domestic Battery and Elder Abuse suspect.

The cities of Santa Barbara and Goleta offer a Cox Communications discount program for seniors and those on disability.

The City of Goleta broke ground on the new Hollister Kellogg Park last week. 

June is nationally recognized as Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month and Santa Barbara County Animal Services is letting the “cat out of the bag,” by offering $20 cat adoptions on all felines 5 months and older.

A juvenile was arrested on Sunday after a Montecito homeowner found him inside their home using their computer. 

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in providing information to help to identify the suspect(s) involved in the burglary of a residential garage.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown and Santa Maria Valley Humane Society created the first inmate dog training and cat socialization program to follow the opening of the Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail project.

The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury received a request to investigate the decision by the Carpinteria Unified School District’s Board of Education to allocate funds from Measure U to a closed school.