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Santa Maria officers arrest another teen with a gun

January 19, 2026

By KAREN VELIE

Santa Maria police officers arrested another teen with a gun on Saturday, one of at least five teens arrested in the past four months with a firearm in the city, police said. The arrest was part of the police department’s proactive enforcement policy.

Shortly after 10:10 p.m., members of the Santa Maria Police Department’s Gang Suppression Team attempted to speak with two teens who were consuming alcohol and trespassing in the mall parking structure on E. Main Street. One of the juveniles fled on foot and got into a nearby vehicle.

Officers stopped the vehicle and detained the 17-year-old male passenger, who was found in possession of a .40-caliber firearm. The juvenile was arrested for firearm possession and related charges.

 


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Santa Maria is going to be Trump’s next Minneapolis if the people of Santa Maria don’t get their act together.


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Twenty-five or thirty years ago the Mayor of Santa Maria succinctly identified what was troubling the city. He was excoriated and run out of town for being politically incorrect. But he wasn’t wrong.


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How much you wanna bet it’s gets pled down to a strongly worded letter and swept under the rug.


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Wow, another week and another kid caught with a firearm in Santa Maria. I’m completely blown away (pun intended).


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The mall is dead and awaiting repurposing. The parking structure is nothing but a gang playground.


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And then the judge shook his finger vigorously at those little scamps, gave them lollipops, and sent them home with a warning to tell their Mom and Dad what they were up to!


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Of course, in that city.


Nice work LEO!


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Santa Maria is Gangster’s Paradise . This is what you voted for . Enjoy !


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