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(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The County of Santa Barbara is releasing preliminary figures from the unsanctioned Deltopia spring break street party in Isla Vista, which took place from Friday, April 4, ...
Arrests at Santa Barbara's annual unsanctioned Deltopia street party rose for the fourth straight year this weekend, more than doubling the number of arrests from 2024, authorities said. Isla Vista’s ...
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said, for context, that there were 256 citations and 32 arrests in 2024, and 151 citations and 23 arrests in 2023. This year’s Deltopia event kicked ...
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 ...
Although law enforcement officers and medical crews were busy, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said the event overall was relatively safe. “So far, 2025’s Deltopia operation has ...
2024: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office shares chaotic summary of all the incidents they deal with at Deltopia event in Isla Vista, California. Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump ...
As the end of spring break nears, officials brace for the return of Deltopia — Santa Barbara County’s massive unsanctioned street party, where thousands of college students flood Isla Vista ...
In 2014, Deltopia escalated into a riot after a UC Santa Barbara police officer was hit while attempting an arrest. Law enforcement officers were pelted with bottles and rocks, resulting in over ...
Authorities in Santa Barbara County are preparing for this year’s Deltopia, a weekend-long unsanctioned street party notorious for arrests, citations and hospitalizations. The massive beachfront ...
As the unsanctioned festival weekend known as Deltopia approaches, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and Santa Barbara County Fire Department is offering some tips for attendees.