Crime

October 21, 2018

45-Year-Old Arrested For Attempted Burglary on Abrego Road

By Isabell Liu

Malagon reportedly told police he wanted to pick up some of the items that he stored there and that he himself didn’t live in the area.

October 20, 2018

Body of College-Age Male Found On I.V. Beach

By Sanya Kamidi

A preliminary investigation concluded that the death occurred recently and there are no clear signs of foul play.

October 17, 2018

Goleta Resident Arrested for Burglary on Del Playa Drive

By Max Abrams

Lara Mendoza was eventually found by law enforcement a few hours later at the corner of Camino Del Sur and Del Playa.

October 11, 2018

Galoustian Will Face Charges on Behalf of Two Victims During January Trial

By Sanya Kamidi

Galoustian, 45, allegedly assaulted two separate victims on different dates.

October 4, 2018

Increase in Reports of On-Campus Rapes, Domestic Violence, Other Crimes in 2017

By Hayley Tice

Most crimes that were reported on campus occurred in student housing facilities.

October 3, 2018

SBCC Student Fights Off Attempted Rape

By Evelyn Spence

There is a “strong likelihood” that the victim would have been sexually assaulted if she had not been able to get away, Hoover said.

October 1, 2018

Daily Nexus Crime Map

By Staff Report

The Nexus news team will be updating this map daily.

September 27, 2018

UCSB Researcher Arrested For Lewd Acts on Child Under 14

By Sanya Kamidi

Zhou did not respond to request for comment.

September 8, 2018

Four Arrested After Paintball Gun Injures Pedestrian

By Sanya Kamidi

The men are currently in custody at the Santa Barbara County Jail on $30,000 bails.

August 29, 2018

Former I.V. Landlord James Gelb Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Charge of Disturbing the Peace

By Evelyn Spence

Gelb was charged with the misdemeanor after he was recorded yelling profanity at Ethan Bertrand, I.V. Community Services District (CSD) president.

August 22, 2018

20-Year-Old Arrested for Cocaine, Xanax Possession on Abrego Road

By Evelyn Spence

Both subjects were determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance, while the male was found in possession of cocaine and Xanax.

August 22, 2018

Suspected Pipe Bomb in Isla Vista Foot Patrol Office Deemed All Clear

By Sanya Kamidi

Residents in houses near the IVFP were first warned about the suspected bomb at approximately 12:05 p.m.

August 15, 2018

UC Regents Found in Contempt Of Court, Expelled Student Allowed to Return to UCSB

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi

The student who filed the complaint, referred to as Jane Roe in court documents, said Doe stalked her on a daily basis after the two engaged in a sexual encounter in November 2015 and briefly dated.

August 9, 2018

SBCC Student Assaulted at Party on Pasado Road

By Evelyn Spence

The victim sustained “moderate injuries” when he was attacked while at a party on the 6600 block of Pasado Road.

July 31, 2018

Police Investigate Assault, Possible Hate Crime in Estero Park

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

UC Santa Barbara Police officers responded to a report from a local hospital reporting two male assault victims.

July 24, 2018

Sheriff’s Deputies Discover “Human Remains” Near Del Playa Beach

By Sanya Kamidi

The decedent does not appear to be the missing 17-year-old victim from the Montecito Debris Flow disaster in January.