2018 Press Releases
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Suspect Arrested After Pulling A Knife    12/3/2018 5:15 PM
At approximately 2:50 p.m on December 2, 2018, the Santa Barbara County Public Safety Dispatch Center received a call from a witness who stated a suspect was being held down after pulling a knife
Storm Risk Map Completed Following Scientific Analysis    12/3/2018 5:00 PM
The County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) announced that the interactive map designating areas at risk from a debris flow below the Thomas, Whittier and Sherpa burn areas in Santa Barbara County has been updated for this winter's storm season and posted at www.ReadySBC.org.
Sheriff's Detectives Arrest Wanted Felon    12/3/2018 4:30 PM
Members of the Sheriff's Special Investigations Bureau and Compliance Response Team located a wanted felon, 27-year-old Anthony Guzman, who was hiding in the 700 block of N. Miller St. area in the City of Santa Maria.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO VACCINATE - National Influenza Vaccination Week Highlights the Importance of Getting a Flu Vaccine    12/3/2018 9:27 AM
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is joining with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to observe National Influenza Vaccination Week, December 2 – December 9, 2018.
Sheriff's Office Uses Grant Funding to Fight Alcohol-Related Crime    12/2/2018 5:00 PM
In 2018, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $100,000 grant from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to battle alcohol-related crime.
Daytime Burglary Suspect Arrested    12/1/2018 3:57 PM
One suspect is in custody following community reports of a subject running through backyards in the Orcutt area.
Sheriffs Deputies Help Avert Potential Suicide by Cop    11/30/2018 2:25 PM
At approximately 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 30, 2018, Sheriff's Deputies assigned to the Santa Maria Station responded to a call of a suicidal subject who had contacted a hotline saying he had a firearm and wanted Law Enforcement to shoot him. Sheriff's Deputies responded to the area and were eventually able to convince the subject to come out of his residence without the firearm.
WORLD AIDS DAY - Know Your Status    11/30/2018 8:30 AM
In observance of World AIDS Day on December 1, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is encouraging community members to get tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
SEASONAL RAIN ADVISORY ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES    11/29/2018 3:47 PM
With the current rainfall in the forecast and anticipated rain in the coming days, the Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services Division reminds residents about health issues associated with storm water runoff.
Most Wanted Suspect Arrested    11/29/2018 2:45 PM
At approximately 2:30 p.m. yesterday, November 28, 2018, Sheriff's deputies responded to area of Giovanni's Pizza on Clark Avenue in Orcutt to check the welfare of a subject passed out in a car with the engine running.