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Mother arrested for abusing six week old baby
June 30, 2010 8:26 PM
Nineteen-year-old Rocio Ochoa Silver, from Goleta, is facing child abuse charges for serious injuries to her six week old baby. Santa Barbara Sheriff's Deputies responded to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on a report of child abuse Wednesday afternoon. Responding deputies found that the infant boy had been admitted to the... more » -
Man arrested on drug charges after high-speed chase Play Video
June 19, 2010 7:16 PM
A seven-month long investigation culminates with a high-speed chase and an arrest in Santa Barbara. Narcotics detectives and Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies tried to serve a search and arrest warrant Friday to 29-year-old Brandon Gaffke, in the area of Calle Real and Kellogg Avenue. Gaffke sped off.... more » -
Deputies arrest man they say exposed himself to teenage girls
April 30, 2010 7:19 PM
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputies arrest the man they say exposed himself to two teenage girls in Goleta, and it's not the first time he's been arrested for the crime. Alvaro Barajas-Chavez was booked into county jail on indecent exposure charges Friday. He is accused of exposing himself... more » -
Goleta company donates infrared camera to Sheriff's Department
April 14, 2010 2:35 AM
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department has a new tool to help save lives, thanks to a Goleta company. FLIR Systems Inc. recently donated one of its infrared cameras to the Sheriff's Department Aviation Unit. Sensors on the camera will help helicopter pilots search for people who are... more » -
Local Reverse 911 system reaching out in new ways Play Video
March 11, 2010 7:45 PM
It's a valuable tool during an emergency and now the Reverse 911 system in Santa Barbara County has some new upgrades. Since 2005, the sheriff's department has utilized the Reverse 911 system. Back then, it could call virtually every landline in Santa Barbara County. With the new upgrades, residents... more » -
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department upgrades Reverse 911 system
March 11, 2010 1:14 PM
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department has upgraded its Reverse 911 system to make it even easier to alert residents during emergency situations. Since 2005, the Sheriff's Department has utilized the Reverse 911 system which has the capability to call virtually anyone with a landline phone in Santa Barbara County.... more » -
Santa Maria man arrested, accused of scamming elderly woman in fake real estate deal
March 5, 2010 12:28 AM
A Santa Maria man is in jail, accused of cheating an elderly woman out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a fake real estate deal. Detectives say back in march 2007, 59-year-old Earl Ward convinced a 66-year-old woman to invest $300,000 with him to buy a commercial property.... more » -
Tobacco sales to minors on the rise in parts of Santa Barbara County Play Video
February 23, 2010 2:55 PM
It is getting easier for minors to buy cigarettes in some parts of Santa Barbara County, according new data released by the County Public Health Department. Each year, the Sheriff's Department teams up with public health to conduct undercover buys, in which a minor decoy is sent in to... more » -
SB County now has permanent drop-off sites for unwanted prescription drugs
January 25, 2010 3:00 PM
Getting rid of your unwanted prescription drugs just got easier. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department has teamed up with the County Public Works to permanently enact "Operation Medicine Cabinet." Secured boxes have been installed in front of every sheriff station where people can drop off their expired and... more » -
17 arrested in drug trafficking operation, investigators look for missing body
November 12, 2009 4:34 PM
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department says it's finished a six-month long investigation of a missing persons case. That case is tied to a marijuana cultivation operation inside the Los Padres National Forest. Deputies say Jesus Villa, of Fresno, was killed. His body may be buried in the... more »
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