Santa Barbara cops are back in the saddle. After years of struggling with recruitment and retention, the Santa Barbara Police ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Chief Kelly Gordon of the Santa Barbara Police Department was in Washington D.C. this month to take her place as a founding ...

A police officers memorial took place in front of the Santa Barbara Police headquarters. First responders and the community ...

Encounters like that are something Santa Barbara Police Chief Kelly Ann Gordon hopes the Blue Envelope Program will address. "For me, it's very personal. My stepbrother was autistic. So for me ...

Santa Barbara Police Chief Kelly Gordon. Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo Santa Barbara Police Chief Kelly Gordon was in Washington, D.C., this month to take her place as a founding member ...