Sheriff’s Blotter — 93108

Stolen Piano / 400 block Barker Pass Road — Monday, April 06, at 13:51 hours

In March of 2023, the victim hired a piano moving company to pick up a piano (valued at about $5,000) and store it in the company’s storage facility somewhere in Los Angeles. The victim has paid moving and storage fees totaling about $3,500 so far. The victim was ready for the piano to be delivered to his home in Montecito, so he called the company to have it delivered to the address above. The victim was given the date of 1/24/26 as the delivery date. The date has come and gone, and the victim has never had his piano delivered. All attempts to contact the moving company have been in vain and unanswered. 

Elder Abuse / 100 block La Vuelta Road — Tuesday, April 07, at 10:19 hours

Deputies responded to the residence after the District Attorney’s Office mentioned there was possible elder abuse occurring at the residence. Deputy responded to the residence and interviewed the involved parties, after which the deputy determined the subject was victimizing two of the individuals living in the residence. Follow up ongoing and will be handled by patrol.

Prowling Through Trash Cans / Santa Elena Lane — Wednesday, April 08, at 15:42 hours

Deputies were dispatched to the above-mentioned address following report of a male adult subject going through trash cans and yelling to himself. Upon arrival the subject was found asleep and intoxicated in a planter. The subject was medically evaluated, arrested and booked into SBJ. 

DUI / Middle Road — Wednesday, April 08, at 23:17 hours

Subject was observed committing multiple traffic violations, including rolling through a stop sign, passing the white stop line, failing to yield the right-of-way, and not using a turn signal. During the stop, subject admitted to drinking two glasses of wine. They provided a PAS result of 0.086% and a chemical test result of 0.07%. Based on their driving pattern, admission, and test results, subject was arrested for driving under the influence in violation of 23152(a) CVC.