Reports of rural crime incidents from Santa Maria to Carpinteria

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Rural Crime Unit documented a list of rural crime incidents that occurred throughout the county between October and early December. For more information regarding the Rural Crime unit or to report rural crimes call 805-934-6150 or via e-mail at RSW2272@sbsheriff.org.

 

Santa Maria

10-19

Petty theft of pallets from Betteravia Road and Black Road

10-21

Unknown suspects forced entry into a barn on Ray Road. Thieves made off with power and hand tools.

11-05

Unknown suspects broke into a storage container about 1.5 miles south of Clark Avenue and east of Hwy 101 and stole a welder, chain saws, and other hand tools.

11-08

A new Kubota M9000 tractor was stolen from Black and Mahoney Roads. The tractor was parked in a locked yard. The lock was cut. Later that day, a fertilizer representative found the tractor in a field off Prell Road.

12-03

A worker showed up for work at night and found that the fence around the yard was knocked down.  He then found one of their tractors in a nearby field, still running.  Further investigation revealed that a new vehicle was stolen from the yard.  The vehicle was later recovered off Bull Canyon Road, concealed behind some dense brush.

 

Eight people were cited for trespassing.

Lompoc

10-28

Approximately $750 worth of artichokes was stolen from a field at Union Sugar and Central Avenue for the second time.

 

Santa Ynez

10-28

There were several copper wire thefts earlier in the month.  On this date, Santa Ynez deputies served a search warrant in the City of Buellton.  They found some of the stolen copper, and Alix Rickman was arrested for possession of stolen property.  A second subject in the house, Glenn Goff, was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

 

Carpinteria

12-05

Suspects were arrested for theft at a nursery in the 5700 block of Foothill Road.