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Coffee, Cops, and Child ID Kits
Monday 09/09/2024
Goleta, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is excited to invite the community to meet with them at the Goleta Target store for a special edition of Coffee with a Cop, featuring the Forensic Services Bureau. The event will take place on Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at…
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Goleta Man Re-Arrested for Additional Charges Stemming from Hidden Camera Case
Friday 09/06/2024
Goleta, Calif. – Sheriff’s detectives have re-arrested 54-year-old Steven Schapansky from Goleta on a new charge of child molestation. Deputies began their investigation on Friday, July 12, 2024, when they received a report of secret recording devices that were found in the suspect’s possessions. As a result of the initial investigation detectives arrested Schapansky on…
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Suspect Taken into Custody Following Lengthy Standoff
Saturday 08/31/2024
Goleta, Calif. – A Goleta man has been taken into custody following a lengthy standoff, On Saturday, August 31, 2024, at approximately 8:33 am, deputies responded to Buena Tierra housing in the 6000-block of Hollister Avenue for a report of an assault that had just occurred. When deputies arrived, they contacted an adult male victim…
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Sheriff’s Office Welcomes 6 New Custody Deputies
Tuesday 08/27/2024
Lompoc, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office welcomed 6 new Custody Deputies upon their graduation from the Allan Hancock CORE Custody Deputy Academy. The Custody Deputies were sworn-in by Sheriff Brown on Friday, August 23, 2024, just before the graduation ceremony. Sheriff Brown gave the keynote speech for the CORE Custody Academy Class…
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Mail Theft Suspect Apprehended Using AirTag
Tuesday 08/20/2024
Los Alamos, Calif. – Two mail theft suspects have been arrested after they were tracked using an AirTag locator device. On Monday, August 19, 2024, at approximately 7:17 a.m., deputies responded to a report of mail theft that had just occurred at the Los Alamos Post Office. When they arrived, deputies learned that the victim…