Crime

IVFP Reports Suicide Attempts, Theft, Prank Calls

April 23, 2015 by

Last weekend yielded not too many occurrences thanks in part to Coachella, but included probation violations
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Weekend Wrap-up April 10-12

April 15, 2015 by

Isla Vista law enforcement dealt with multiple reports from residents including an attempted suicide, a resistant probationer and a missing persons report last week.
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Weekend Wrap-Up Feb. 27 to March 1

March 4, 2015 by

Law enforcement officers with the Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) and University of California Police Department (UCPD) responded to numerous calls this past week on various incidents concerning a fight...
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Police Blotter Feb. 9-17

February 17, 2015 by

Law enforcement responded to numerous calls in Isla Vista last week regarding prowling, theft, public intoxication and animal mistreatment, among other crimes.
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Sheriff’s Dept., ABC Cite Seven I.V. Businesses for Selling Alcohol to Minors

February 17, 2015 by

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents conducted minor decoy operations in Isla Vista last Friday, citing seven businesses for knowingly selling a...
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Weekend Wrap-up Feb. 6-9

February 11, 2015 by

This past week, law enforcement responded to numerous calls in Isla Vista, including reports of assault, prowling and thefts.
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Kidnapping, Armed Robbery Reported in I.V.

February 9, 2015 by

At approximately 3:30 p.m. today, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of the kidnapping of a 28-year-old woman from her residence on the 6700 block of Abrego Road in Isla Vist...
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I.V. Stays Relatively Quiet Over Thanksgiving Weekend

December 3, 2014 by

This past weekend, there were nine arrests in Isla Vista, including three for public intoxication, two for felony warrants and four for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Police Arrest Salinas Man on Rape Charges

October 3, 2014 by

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man yesterday on charges of raping a 19-year-old female UCSB student. The suspect, 23-year-old Victor Farias from Salinas, California, was arrested...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

May 14, 2014 by

Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a series of drug cases, burglaries and assaults last week and over the weekend.
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Weekend Wrap-Up (5-2 to 5-5 2014)

May 7, 2014 by

Over the weekend, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to the discovery of a dead female body on the beach as well as an occurrence of shoplifting, among other minor incidents.
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I.V. Resident Held On Rape Charges

May 7, 2014 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced yesterday that Sherriff’s deputies arrested Santa Barbara City College student Deon Kitt on April 2 in connection with the sexual assault of two...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

April 30, 2014 by

Over the weekend, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to several criminal incidents in Isla Vista involving UCSB students, Isla Vista residents and individuals from outside the community.
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Spring Break Crime Wrap-Up

April 2, 2014 by

Last week, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a series of incidents including several assaults, one of which involved assault by use of machete, and alcohol-related crimes.
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Three Arrested Over Stabbing, Unlawful Assembly

March 9, 2014 by

Last night, a stabbing occurred on the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive at approximately 10:45 p.m., after which a large crowd surrounded the police officers who were investigating the scene and grew to ...
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