SBPDPIO
Update by the Santa Barbara Police Department
On August 6, 2024, around 11:00 a.m., a Santa Barbara Police officer observed a stolen vehicle in the area of Bath Street and West Carrillo Street. The vehicle was reported stolen by the owner this morning.
A traffic stop was initiated, the vehicle failed to stop, and a short vehicle pursuit occurred. The pursuit was terminated, and the stolen vehicle fled into a parking lot located in the 200 block of West Carrillo Street, where it collided with an occupied parked vehicle.
Officers detained all involved individuals who were in the stolen vehicle. Two of the occupants in the parked vehicle were treated by paramedics on scene for minor injuries.
The initial investigation revealed that all three subjects inside the stolen vehicle were juveniles. The driver was identified as a 16-year-old male, and two passengers were 17 and 15-year-old females.
The driver of the stolen vehicle is being booked for stolen vehicle, evading officers, felony driving under the influence, felony hit and run, resisting officers, and driving without a license.
The two female juvenile passengers will be released to their guardians, and charges will be referred to the Santa Barbara County Juvenile Probation Department.
This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
Police Activity at CVS on Carrillo Street in Santa Barbara
By an edhat reader
There is a large police response to the parking lot of the CVS at Carrillo and Bath Streets in Santa Barbara around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Santa Barbara Police Officers were searching a red SUV. Firefighters were also on the scene.
This was a police pursuit that ended in the CVS parking lot. It started around 11:00am and ended there. Unclear if the driver was apprehended.
Clearly they were heading for the Shakespearean Rusty’s.
Not a great way to start your driving career
Jeff – How about this incident simply being a continuation of their “criminal” career. As with the ignorant driver that lost control of a car and smashed it up recently, I’ll guess this wasn’t his first crime. Maybe the first for a car, but not the first theft.
DOULIE – how about you don’t know.
If they keep it up they will be making license plates for a career.
Kids being kids again. (Sarcasm) Hope they straighten up.