The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday evening, June 8, received a request from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to provide ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office will be hosting a blood drive in their parking lot on Tuesday, June 17, from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has reportedly sent 32 personnel from its Sheriff’s Response and Special Enforcement Teams to Los Angeles.

According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, the 68-year-old driver was traveling westbound when she reported looking away from her direction of travel because of bright, oncoming headlights.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury released the results of its investigation into three in-custody deaths at ...

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown addresses the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday about reallocating funds used for cannabis enforcement, before the board voted 5-0 to adopt a new county budget.

An intoxicated driver and his passenger were arrested after their car crashed through the wall of an occupied Goleta home earlier this week, officials confirmed. It happened late Monday night, acco… ...

“The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has received the recent Grand Jury reports and is currently reviewing its findings and recommendations in detail,” Zick said.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CA – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBC Fire), in coordination with CAL FIRE, the Santa Barbara ...

Carpinteria, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested an Oak View woman for over $750,000 in fraud. Detectives began their investigation in February of 2025, when an organic ...

Background: A photo of the scene outside the home of Ty Warner on May 21, 2025 (Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office). Inset: Russell Maxwell Phay (Siskiyou Sheriff’s Office). A combat ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Cannabis Compliance Team is encouraging parents to review their children’s social media for illicit online drug sale indicators after a months-long ...