Sheriff’s Blotter — 93108

Narcotics / Santa Claus Beach — Sunday, August 02, at 17:26 hours

Report of fight/disturbance associated with three subjects in a vehicle. Upon arrival of law enforcement, one subject was contacted in the vehicle and found to be in possession of suspected meth. The two other subjects were contacted on the beach. One subject was found to have an extraditable warrant for his arrest out of Orange County. He was arrested and booked. No crime was found in the original call for service. 

Narcotics / Santa Claus Beach — Sunday, August 02, at 23:30 hours

After several citizens’ complaints about transients on the beach – where they were selling and using drugs, shaving their private parts in view of the kids at surf camp, and dumping their waste in the area – deputies returned to the area and cited two subjects. They had been warned some five hours earlier during the call of the vehicle disturbance. In the interim they opted to smoke a joint, make some dinner, and disseminate some trash about the area. 

Narcotics / Sheffield NB onramp — Monday, August 03, at 22:28 hours

Deputies responded to a call of a shirtless male with pants around his knees who was running around the streetlight and going in and out of the roadway. Deputies contacted the male who provided a false name and date of birth [148.9(a) PC; False Identification] and was clearly Under the Influence of drugs [647(f) PC; Public Intoxication]. During a consented search of his backpack, deputies located a syringe loaded with suspected meth [11377(a) HS, Possession of Controlled Substance; 11364(a) HS, Possession of Paraphernalia]. He was arrested and booked into SBJ for the above charges. 

Intoxication / Lookout Park

Tuesday, August 04, at 00:55 hours

Deputies responded to the location for a Has Been Drinking (HBD) female who called 911 and did not know where she was, other than on the beach. The phone number tracked to an identified subject based on previous calls, and the phone pinged at Lookout Park. Deputies arrived and located the subject, who was intoxicated to the point that she was unable to care for herself [647(f) PC]. Deputies tried to have her go to the sobering center, but subject refused that as an option. Subject was therefore arrested and booked into SBJ for 647(f) PC. 

Narcotics / Santa Claus Beach — Wednesday, August 05, at 02:20 hours

After more citizen’s complaints about transients on the beach at Santa Claus Lane dumping their waste in the area, deputies returned to the area and again cited the two subjects. They had been warned a couple days prior, following a fight involving them and their guest, and had been cited later that night and warned again about not being permitted to camp there. They were found camping again on this date, and offered an explanation as to why they had to sleep there, when the subject let it slip he preferred to living outside to living in a shelter. Subjects did break down their campsite on the beach and moved it closer to the roadway butted up against the cement wall. 

Intoxication / Lookout Park — Wednesday, August 05, at 10:30 hours

Deputies observed subject laying down on the sidewalk near the overpass in front of Lookout Park. Upon contact, subject had multiple open beer cans. Subject informed deputies that she was trying to get to the sobering center. Subject was issued a citation for being in violation of 36-3-SBCO, Open Container. Subject was transported to the sobering center in Goleta. 

Burglary / Paquita Drive — Thursday, August 06, at 06:15 hours

Deputies made contact with subject located at the above address in his girlfriend’s vehicle. Subject was subsequently arrested for his prior 459 (Burglary) at a hotel in June. The car was towed and phones seized for the investigation.