Edhat Staff
Update by the edhat staff
August 9, 2024
The suspect has been identified as 19-year-old Rodolfo Campos-Dirso.
Dirso was was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail for attempted robbery, burglary, felony resisting an officer, felony battery causing serious injury, providing a false name, and possession of methamphetamine, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department.
As of Friday afternoon, Dirso remained in custody with a $1,000,000 bail.
Update by the Santa Barbara Police Department
4:30 p.m., August 7, 2024
On August 7, 2024, around 4:20 p.m., a 9-1-1 call was received by the Santa Barbara Police Department’s Dispatch Center, reporting there was a robbery in progress at a local jewelry store in the 1100 block of State Street.
Multiple officers responded and as officers entered the store, they observed an altercation occurring between a store employee and suspect. The officers took the suspect into custody.
During the initial investigation, officers learned the male suspect entered the store with a firearm and demanded jewelry. One of the store employees attempted to disarm the suspect and a fight ensued between them.
The suspect and store employee were transported to the hospital by ambulance for the injuries they sustained during the altercation. Neither sustained life-threatening injuries.
This is an active investigation. We expect to provide an update on this investigation in the morning (8/8/24).
No shots were fired, and no officers were injured during this incident.
There are no outstanding suspects or any threat to the community.
If anyone has information about this incident, please contact the Santa Barbara Police Department at 805-897-2376 or dispatch at 805-882-8900.
Suspect Arrested for Attempting to Rob State Street Jewelry Store
By the edhat staff
4:30 p.m., August 7, 2024
An edhat reader was in the 1100 block of State Street on Wednesday afternoon when a slew of police cars blocked off the street.
According to the reader, around 4:15 p.m. numerous cops arrived at Bella Rosa Galleries and Gillio Coins & Fine Jewelry located at 1103 State Street.
At least one suspect appeared to be arrested and officers on the scene were asking for witnesses to come forward.
The edhat reader stated the owner of the jewelry store and his son were injured during the attempted robbery. They have been transported to the hospital for minor injuries, however the suspect sustained more serious injuries, according to the reader.
An official update from the Santa Barbara Police Department has not been provided.
This is a developing story.
Kudos to the fast arriving police officers who were able to arrest this guy. Sounds like the owners fought him off and were able to keep him in the store until police arrived. And thanks to the edhat reader for the photos and report!
+1 on that – the cops showed up and handled this fool. Don’t think defunding would’ve helped today.
Hey BASIC….. psssst….. did you not know that the SBPD were actually “defunded” using the broadly understood meaning of the term? Yeah….. money was moved to more mental health and social workers back in 2020.
dEFunD! LOL! Gads you’re something else!
actually Basicinfo is 100% correct on this, Sac. I’ve got close friends that are SBPD. They have had their hands bound for years, not able to arrest without backlash. they aren’t allowed to patrol, they aren’t allowed to pursuit cars, they aren’t allowed to tell kids not to ride their ebikes at high speeds on state street, they aren’t allowed to ticket minors or confiscate ebikes, they aren’t allowed to do much of anything aside of responding to 911 calls and do investigations. I’ve personally talked to many other officers that I am not friends with. “We have been told not to patrol, not to look for ‘bad guys’, we are told to sit and wait for 911 calls. This is fact. SBPD was defunded during the “defund the police” movement and has just now, within the past month, had their own handcufs removed. You don’t recall the large protest outside of SBPD by some intown and many out of town protesters, and our Mayor, Cathy being present at the event? I certainly do as I was there to support out PD. You youself even state this, with “Yeah….. money was moved to more mental health and social workers back in 2020.” that is defunding the police, Sac. When the funds are moved to other resources. The Department has a fund for patrol and motor officers. Which pays training and employment hiring. Ever wonder why we only have 1 active motorcop on duty per day? 1 motorcop for all of SB city, and guess what, that officer’s shift ends at 4pm daily. That is the fruit of the defund the police movement. Yall complain about the way the city has become the wild west and there is no law and order, yet you want to laugh at others when they remind you that this is due to the police being defunded. Think on that a while please…..
KNEIN – uh…. re-read my comment. LOL. I said they were already “defunded.” That’s my point. They were “defunded” and were still able to handle this job.
There it is!
Still doesn’t understand.
It is not a new idea to change the meaning of words.
In Orwell’s fictional totalitarian state, Newspeak was a language favored by the minions of Big Brother and, in Orwell’s words, “designed to diminish the range of thought.” Newspeak was characterized by the elimination or alteration of certain words, the substitution of one word for another, the interchangeability of parts of speech, and the creation of words for political purposes. The word has caught on in general use to refer to confusing or deceptive bureaucratic jargon
Congratulations! You’ve figured out conspeak!
Damn, State is sucking these days. Some of the bystanders in the pics look like they’d rob the store too if they had half a shot at it. Cmon SB, you can do better. Can you?
Huh? Are you insulting the appearances of bystanders? Please share your modeling portfolio with us when you get the chance. Body and looks shaming is so 2002.
Hahah! Let em into your house party, boy!
Maybe it’s time to put the beers down and head to bed. You’re making less sense than usual.
Sense definitely has a negative component for most BI posts.
“Boy?” What are you, an old Southern “Rotary club” member?
So which ones scare you, buttercup? Ohhhh tattoos and long hair? Backpack guy on the bike? Shorts guys? So you just walk around DT in a suit and tails or what?
So trashy.
Back in their day State Street was open to cars and people who went there all wore suits and ties and drove Rolls Royces. 😉
Just wait until BI trots out a “defunding” comment that demonstrates his lack of understanding.
how about you stop hiding your name when you call people out? basic can say what he wants and he’s entitled to that freedom. it goes both ways pal.
No one said BASIC can’t say what he wants. Simmer down Zerohawk.
No sense of irony there, obviously!
Not basic, but superficial info.
love the crap talking by a person hiding their name and hiding behind a screen LOL….arm chair warriors….
You mean like “knein?” Because that’s totally your legal name LOL
I see an axe on the floor and I’m wondering who weilded it? Report says the perp was more seriously injured than the staff, maybe the staff used the axe on the perp? I’d like to see the security camera footage.
I was thinking the same thing! Plus the blood on the handle on it.
Good Job SBSD & Gillio,
Way to beat the meth head crook.
Exactly, meth clown F-d with the wrong place. They were ready.