Incumbent Bill Brown, left, and Lt. Juan Camarena will be facing off in the June 7 election for Santa Barbara County sheriff. (Noozhawk file photos) News reporter Ryan Cruz moderated the forum ...

Jun. 8—Incumbent Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown was holding the lead over challenger Juan Camarena with only votes from mail-in ballots counted in Tuesday's Statewide Direct Primary ...

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown addresses the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, providing statistics and other information about the increase in overdose deaths in the county. Credit ...

Election night results show Bill Brown leading in the race for Santa Barbara County Sheriff. Brown, the incumbent, is being challenged by Juan Camarena. Brown has served as Sheriff-Coroner since 2007.

Santa Barbara County has not been untouched. Today, Bill Brown would be categorized as a moderate ... and keep as many low-level offenders as possible out of his jail. When Brown started as sheriff, ...

Riddle 1: Who is the most powerful local government official in Santa Barbara County? Answer: Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown. He is armed and has at his command 700 full-time employees, many ...

"I think there's a misconception with the use of words like "chokehold" and "stranglehold" about what the carotid restraint really is," said Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown. The sheriff ...

Among violent crimes to see a decline, rapes declined 50% from 2018. Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown credits the continuing decline of crime in the County to collaboration between local ...

Deputy Travis Fultz, Deputy Justin Oropeza, Deputy Nicholas Piecuch, and Deputy Janette Reynoso are sworn in by Sheriff Bill Brown. (Photo Courtesy: Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office ...

Aug 30, 2016 Aug 30, 2016 Updated Sep 6, 2016 Thirteen new employees were hired and one was promoted as an acting sergeant at the Santa Barbara ... County Sheriff Bill Brown swore in the custody ...

In Santa Barbara, one of the most competitive primary races is for County Sheriff. Incumbent Sheriff Bill Brown is facing off against two of his own lieutenants, Brian Olmstead and Eddie Hsueh, who ...

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Jim Anderson lost his seat in Tuesday’s election to Lompoc Police Chief Bill Brown. Anderson’s department had benefited from donations by the Sheriff’s Council ...