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Important Tips for Deltopia Weekend Visitors to Isla Vista
Thursday 03/28/2024
Isla Vista, Calif. – As we approach the unsanctioned festival weekend known as Deltopia, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office would like to share some important tips with visitors. Deltopia is known for attracting large crowds to the Isla Vista area, impacting residents and first responders. Based on hazards from previous years, the Sheriff’s Office…
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Goleta Holding DUI Checkpoint April 6, 2024
Monday 03/25/2024
The Goleta Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint on Saturday April 6, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location within the City of Goleta. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests. The primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote…
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Custody Deputy Honored at Military Order of the World Wars Awards Luncheon
Wednesday 03/20/2024
Santa Barbara, Calif. – On Wednesday, March 30, 2024, Custody Deputy Florice Soto was honored at the Military Order of the World Wars, Colonel George C. Woolsey Chapter 113 awards luncheon with the National Law and Order Outstanding Performance Award. This recognition honors those who excel in local, and national security, homeland security, law enforcement…
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Coffee with a Community Resource Deputy
Monday 03/18/2024
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is excited to invite the community to a special edition of Coffee with a Cop, introducing the new Goleta Community Resource Deputy, Connor Worden. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Old Town Coffee, 5877 Hollister Avenue, Goleta. Coffee…
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Sheriff’s Programs Unit Celebrates Inaugural Graduates of Solar Installation Training Program
Friday 03/15/2024
Santa Maria, Calif. – The Sheriff’s Office Programs Unit is proud to announce the first graduates from the Northern Branch Jail Solar Installation Training Program. Today, four inmates will celebrate the completion of a 60-hour introduction to solar course. This training program began on February 16, 2024, and is offered through GRID Alternatives Central Valley.…