By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 19-year-old man whose use of fireworks allegedly ignited a blaze that burned an acre of vegetation near Goleta on Tuesday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., deputies responded to the area... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who managed to evade capture Tuesday evening after striking a patrol vehicle with his car in Goleta, then fleeing by foot. At about 6 p.m., a suspect... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A Goleta man is charged with attempted murder and stalking after he allegedly stabbed a man in a jealous rage on March 25. Responding to a 9-1-1 call reporting an intruder fleeing from a residence, deputies headed... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A couple from Goleta died last month from carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at a residence in Cambria, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. The carbon monoxide detector located in their room had been... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 61-year-old certified nursing assistant is in jail for allegedly sexually assaulting two patients at a care home in Goleta, On Jan. 20, Santa Barbara County sheriff’s detectives arrested Kayode Agbolade Ogunba of Los Angeles on charges... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Detectives are investigating a high-value burglary at a jewelry store in Goleta and are asking for the public’s help in identifying additional victims. On Aug. 15, burglars broke into Baroness Jewelers in the 5700-block of Calle Real.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies shot and killed an assault suspect on Monday afternoon at a Ralph’s grocery store in Goleta. Shortly after 2:30 p.m.,a caller reported a suspect assaulting a victim with a deadly weapon at... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 32-year-old Goleta man is in jail for allegedly killing his 72-year-old mother on Sunday evening. Shortly before 8 p.m., Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies made a welfare check on Lynn Areno. Deputies discovered that Areno was deceased.... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following an hours-long standoff in Goleta on Monday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man wanted for domestic violence, then seized numerous firearms, as well as thousands of rounds of ammunition. Shortly before 6 a.m., a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Goleta police and California Highway Patrol officers plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city at an undisclosed location on Friday evening from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. The department selects the location based on a... (Continue reading)