Sunday, August 20

1324 hrs / Incident / Carpinteria Avenue

The victim called to report that her RV was broken into on Aug. 16, at approximately 1530 to 1545 hours. The victim observed two known suspects climbing out of her RV window as she came back from a run. The victim hid in the bushes until they left. Multiple items were taken. The case was sent to the district attorney’s office. 

 

Monday, August 21

0909 hrs / Incident / 4500 block Carpinteria Avenue

Deputies responded to a domestic incident that occurred during school drop off.

 

0716 hrs / Incident / 5700 block Carpinteria Avenue

Reporting party called to report that a person had posted a strange video of her missing sister. A deputy reviewed the video and spoke with the poster. The video depicts the poster pleading for people to look for the reporting party’s sister and help find her because she needs help. The incident was documented. 

 

1106 hrs / Incident / Linden Avenue

The reporting party called to report that a male individual dropped off a note at her workplace. The note was an attempt of him trying to start a romantic relationship with her and provided directions and instructions to his hotel room. The incident was documented. 

 

1124 hrs / Incident / Via Real and Casitas Pass Road

Reporting party called to report that she located a bicycle. The bicycle was taken and booked as found property at the Carpinteria Sheriff’s Station. 

 

1321 hrs / Incident / 4800 block Foothill Road

A male juvenile was found in and out of consciousness after consuming a marijuana edible. The juvenile’s mother arrived on scene and the juvenile was transported to the hospital. 

 

Tuesday, August 22

1128 hrs / Incident / Linden Avenue

Reporting party reported his wallet was stolen from his unlocked vehicle while he was at work. The reporting party noticed he had a $40 declined transaction from McDonalds and multiple declined transactions. Follow up was conducted at McDonalds. 

 

2246 hrs / Incident / 4400 block Carpinteria Avenue

A man was stopped while driving his vehicle. While contacting the driver, deputies noticed open containers and the smell of alcohol. After sobirety field tests, the man was arrested for DUI and submitted to a breath test. The man was booked for the violations.

 

Thursday, August 24

2107 hrs / Incident / 1000 block Casitas Pass Road

Deputies responded to a domestic dispute near a local gas station. The female subject was found by deputies near a restaurant and stated the argument was not physical. She did not display any injuries indicative of being physically battered. While speaking with the female, a man was heard yelling in the parking lot near the entrance to a grocery store. Deputies went to contact the man, but he walked away. Deputies ordered him to stop and turned on the emergency lights on the patrol vehicle. The male subject walked around the vehicle and refused to stop. One of the deputies caught up to the man on foot and physically restrained him in handcuffs to prevent him from walking away. He was found to be intoxicated and was arrested.

 

1952 hrs / Incident / Foothill Road

The reporting party is involved with a spiritual/religious group in Carpinteria. The victim had been attempting to bring one of the reporting party’s prospective disciples to the United States from a country in East Africa. In order to get her passage to the U.S., the victim had been wiring money to a suspect through multiple transactions since April 24. There was no agreed total amount of money that the victim had to wire, and the payments were sent in different increments ranging from $1,980 to $35,000. As of Aug. 18, the victim had wired over $200,000. On Aug. 21, worried because he had completely run out of money, he asked a person, who had a background as a professional banker, for assistance. The victim quickly discovered that he was a victim of fraud. The man filed a report with the bank, who is investigating the matter. Instructed by his bank, he also filed an offense report at the Carpinteria Station. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the person the victim had been wiring money to was not a real person, and the unknown suspect created a false online personality using images of an actual police sergeant from Indiana.

 

Friday, August 25

0144 hrs / Incident / 4400 block Via Real

An intoxicated female was going door to door trying to get into a local motel. The subject was asked to leave by motel staff. She refused and threatened to “freak out” if not let inside the office lobby. The subject was arrested and booked in Santa Barbara County Jail pending sobriety.