The Police Officer’s Association (POA) reported the highest vacancy rate, with 20 positions unfilled out of 182 budgeted positions, representing a rate of nearly 11 percent. POA representative and ...

Mayor Randy Rowse is out of town at a conference. Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo The Santa Barbara Police Department responded to 53,715 calls in 2024, and eight resulted in complaints abo ...

Santa Barbara Police Department officers arrested five people for a burglary crime ring after finding them in Goleta at 9:45 a.m.

Santa Barbara Police officers responded to Cottage Hospital just past 2:00 a.m. Sunday for a stabbing victim who needed emergency ...

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Thousands of college students and other young people rung in the annual Deltopia celebration in Isla Vista over the weekend - living up to The University of California, Santa Barbara's 'party ...

On Friday, April 4th at 9:45 a.m., detectives from the Santa Barbara Police Department were alerted to a potential burglary ring operating in the area, following a tip from an Orange County law ...

Komaki Electric has updated its Ranger electric cruiser motorcycle, claiming it to be India's first fully-loaded model. Available in two variants, the Ranger boasts a range of 200-250 km on a ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. On April 4, 2025, at 9:45 am, detectives from the Santa Barbara Police Department were alerted by an Orange County Law ...

Santa Barbara Police Department is investigating two separate incidents of assault involving a deadly weapon that happened early Sunday morning. Around 2 a.m., police officers responded to Cottage ...