Sheriff’s Blotter — 93108

Open Mailboxes / 800 block East Mountain Drive — Sunday, July 26, at 09:36 hours

Deputies responded to a Reporting Party (RP) having seen open mailboxes on E. Mountain Dr., possibly associated with mail theft. The RP found some of her mail on the ground but could not confirm if anything was taken. Attempts were made to identify/confirm prospective victims but those attempts were unsuccessful. Report for documentation purposes. 

Montecito Theft, Traced to Summerland SCE Property / 2680 Via Real — Wednesday, July 29, at 00:59 hours

Day shift put out a Be On Lookout (BOLO) regarding a package thief in Montecito with a suspected license plate and name. Through some diligent proactive policing, Sgt. Delgadillo was able to locate the vehicle on a remote private road that accessed the SCE property. The suspect was there alone with debris (packages, packaging material, shoes, clothes, children’s books, charging cable, olive oil, medical wipes, lavender syrup, toilet paper, etc.) strewn all about his vehicle. The suspect was alone in the back seat of his car, wearing only his underwear. He refused consent to search his car; he was not on probation or parole. Through some patient investigation, workers were able to access his car to retrieve a pair of shorts. It just so happened that they were the same shorts he had been wearing when he was captured on camera stealing the packages. A probable cause search of the vehicle was done and several items that seemed to have been stolen were recovered. We, however, have not been able to find victims in these thefts and the victim from earlier today did not want to press charges. A search of online reports did not reveal enough to make an arrest at this time. The names on the boxes had been ripped off or scratched out so we could not see the original recipients. Follow up to be handled by patrol. 

Theft / 600 block El Bosque Road — Wednesday, July 29, at 13:30 hours

Victim reported pool equipment was stolen from front of property. No video surveillance exists, but due to timeline, subject from a night shifts call (regarding stolen packages) is a person of interest. Investigation continues. 

Head Incident / 1200 East Mountain Drive — Friday, July 31, at 09:45 hours

Deputies responded to a reporting party who belatedly reported an incident – from October 2025 – wherein she was struck in the head with a rock. Two friends had been throwing rocks at each other upstream, and a bad throw struck her in the head. 

Suspect with Shotgun / 400 block Monarch Lane — Friday, July 31, at 09:46 hours

Subject wandered about the Ennisbrook open space looking for a coyote that had come into his girlfriend’s yard. When confronted he told witnesses that he was going to shoot the coyote. He was talked out of this idea and went home. Witnesses concur there was no malicious intent, only poor judgment. All parties [apart from the actual coyote hunter] were identified. Follow-up to be handled by patrol.