Crime

April 23, 2015

IVFP Reports Suicide Attempts, Theft, Prank Calls

By Patrick Guardian

Last weekend yielded not too many occurrences thanks in part to Coachella, but included probation violations

April 15, 2015

Weekend Wrap-up April 10-12

By Patrick Guardian

Isla Vista law enforcement dealt with multiple reports from residents including an attempted suicide, a resistant probationer and a missing persons report last week.

March 4, 2015

Weekend Wrap-Up Feb. 27 to March 1

By Patrick Guardian

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, drug seizure and v...

February 17, 2015

Police Blotter Feb. 9-17

By Patrick Guardian

Law enforcement responded to numerous calls in Isla Vista last week regarding prowling, theft, public intoxication and animal mistreatment, among other crimes.

February 17, 2015

Sheriff’s Dept., ABC Cite Seven I.V. Businesses for Selling Alcohol to Minors

By Staff Report

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 alcohol to individual...

February 11, 2015

Weekend Wrap-up Feb. 6-9

By Patrick Guardian

This past week, law enforcement responded to numerous calls in Isla Vista, including reports of assault, prowling and thefts.

February 9, 2015

Kidnapping, Armed Robbery Reported in I.V.

By Peter Mounteer

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 Vista.

December 3, 2014

I.V. Stays Relatively Quiet Over Thanksgiving Weekend

By Staff Report

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.

October 3, 2014

Police Arrest Salinas Man on Rape Charges

By Staff Report

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 following an invest...

May 14, 2014

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Jimmy Chang

Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a series of drug cases, burglaries and assaults last week and over the weekend.

May 7, 2014

Weekend Wrap-Up (5-2 to 5-5 2014)

By Jimmy Chang

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.

May 7, 2014

I.V. Resident Held On Rape Charges

By Staff Report

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 local high school s...

April 30, 2014

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Jimmy Chang

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.

April 2, 2014

Spring Break Crime Wrap-Up

By Jimmy Chang

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.

March 9, 2014

Three Arrested Over Stabbing, Unlawful Assembly

By Staff Report

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 become an “unlawfu...

March 5, 2014

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Jimmy Chang

Over the weekend, Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to various incidents including a drug bust, a battery case on Del Playa Drive and a series of residential burglaries.