Police Blotter — July 29

By DAILY SOUND STAFF — July 29, 2010

July 23, 6:30 a.m. — Officers served a search warrant at a home in the 400 block of Canada Street. Inside, police found 12 grams of base cocaine, scales, packaging materials and other paraphernalia indicative of drug sales.

Both men, 23 and 36 years old, were arrested on drug charges.

July 23, 5 a.m. — Police contacted a 50-year-old man who was sleeping on a resident’s property in the 400 block of Anapamu Street. A search of the man, who was on parole, yielded methamphetamine. He was arrested on drug charges.

July 23, 3:35 a.m. — After being discharged from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, a 55-year-old woman refused to leave. A few hours after being escorted from the building by security, the woman returned. She was arrested for trespassing.

July 23, 12:28 a.m. — Reports of a disturbance brought officers to the Wildcat Lounge, 15 W. Ortega St. Upon arrival, officers arrested a 23-year-old man who bar security said became combative and charged the door four times. He was arrested for public intoxication.

July 23, 7:40 a.m. — Officers spotted a man inside a laundromat in the 800 block of N. Milpas Street, who was slumped over, sleeping in a sitting position on the floor. After awakening, the man slurred his words and was arrested for public intoxication.

July 23, 2:10 a.m. — Reports of an intoxicated man refusing to leave a hotel brought police to the 500 block of State Street. The man, who had been kicked out of the hotel, continued to refuse to leave after police arrived. He was arrested for public intoxication. When asked whom to contact in case of an emergency, the man said, “I’m OK.”

July 23, 2:20 a.m. — Officers responded to reports of a 23-year-old man who became so intoxicated, he passed out beneath a parked vehicle. The man was awakened, but couldn’t remember where he was or how to get home. He was arrested for public intoxication.

July 23, 4:44 a.m. — Reports of a disturbance brought police to a sober living facility in the 400 block of Rancheria Street. Employees at the facility said the suspect, a 31-year-old woman who had been staying there, but was under the influence of a controlled substance and causing a scene.

The woman resisted arrest, and officers had to force her into handcuffs. She then refused to get into the vehicle, prompting one officer to pull the woman inside, while another pushed. Then the woman pushed the door open with her feet, prompting officers to forcefully close it. The woman was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.

July 23, 11:20 p.m. — Reports of a dispute brought police to the 900 block of N. Milpas Street. As one of the suspects, a 60-year-old man, pulled his identification from his pocket, a white bindle of methamphetamine fell to the ground. The man was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

July 23, 8:20 p.m. — An officer stopped a vehicle in the 1100 block of E. Montecito Street because the car radio was turned up too loud. The driver told the officer he was on probation and consented to a search.

The officer found an iPod on the passenger seat, which didn’t weigh the same as a normal iPod. The officer also noticed something appeared to be sliding around within the device. Further investigation revealed that two bindles, one filled with marijuana and the other with methamphetamine, were concealed inside the iPod. The suspect’s cell phone contained text messages indicating that drug sales were occurring. The man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, cannabis and being under the influence of a controlled substance.

July 23, 7:20 p.m. — Reports of a man refusing to leave his girlfriend’s workplace brought police to the first block of West Anapamu Street. The store manager told police he asked the 26-year-old suspect to leave after he yelled “f—k you” to his girlfriend. However, the man refused to leave. While the manager called police, the suspect took a seat at the back of the store and fell asleep.

When officers arrived and woke the man, he admitted to having several beers and several shots of alcohol prior to visiting his girlfriend. During a search, officers found a concealed knife, with a two and a half inch blade, near the man’s belt buckle. He was arrested for public intoxication and possession of a deadly weapon.

July 24, 2:15 a.m. — Reports of a disturbance brought police to a residence in the 1900 block of San Andres St. Upon arrival, police discovered two roommates, a 37-year-old male, and a woman, who had been fighting. The woman told police she was talking with her roommate when he suddenly pushed her to the ground and grabbed her neck. The woman managed to push the man away and stand up, only to be punched in the face, she said.

The woman then ran to her bedroom, where she called police. The man told police the woman had been “harassing” him, and he grew tired of it. However, he denied assaulting the woman. The woman showed signs of assault, including a swollen cheek. The man was arrested on assault charges.

July 24, 2:01 a.m. — Officers spotted a man urinating on a wall in the 400 block of State Street. When the suspect spotted police, he fled. A few minutes later, officers spotted the 21-year-old suspect a block away. Upon seeing police, the man sprinted away a second time. However, he spotted another officer and changed direction again. After switching directions several more times in an attempt to flee, the man opted to run northbound up the middle of State Street. But as he made his escape, the man slipped and fell. He was arrested for resisting arrest and urinating in public.

July 24, 12:47 a.m. — Officers responded to the Wildcat Lounge, 15 W. Ortega Street, on reports of a woman attempting to enter using another person’s driver’s license. As an officer analyzed the license, noting that the 19-year-old suspect’s eye color was not the same as was listed on the identification, the woman snatched the license from the officer’s hands and walked away.

Officers chased the woman down to arrest her, but the woman resisted. She was arrested for unlawful use of a license, resisting arrest and fraudulent use of a license.

July 24, 4 p.m. — During a probation search of a residence in the 4000 block of Via Diego, officers found the 32-year-old suspect hiding behind a bathroom door. The man acknowledged running afoul of his probation for failing to report to the probation office.

A search of the residence turned up two used syringes and a white shoelace stained with blood, which authorities speculated had been used as a “tie-off.” Two illegal prescription pills and a small amount of marijuana were also found. He was arrested on drug charges.

July 24, 3:35 p.m. — Officers responded to the first block of West Carrillo Street on reports of a man passed out on the sidewalk. Officers arrived to find the 60-year-old man sound asleep, using a stack of “recently” emptied beer cans for a pillow. He was arrested for public intoxication.

July 25, 2:15 a.m. — Reports of a possible DUI prompted police to pull over a vehicle in the 200 block of E. Figueroa Street. In addition to swerving, officers noted the vehicle lacked a rear license plate.

While talking with the driver, an officer noticed a passenger in the back seat reaching into a plastic bag. The passenger acknowledged being on probation. During a search of the bag, officers found six hypodermic needles, one of which contained heroine. The man was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and illegal possession of a hypodermic needle.

July 25, 9:30 a.m. — Officers contacted a 34-year-old woman who was fighting with people in the 1000 block of Chapala Street. While being arrested for public intoxication, she told police she drank 37 beers.

July 26, 9:35 a.m. — As a 49-year-old woman finished showering at the Casa Esperanza Homeless Shelter, 816 Cacique St., officers contacted her about an assault that had occurred the day before on Stearns Wharf.

On the day of the incident, officers arrived at the waterfront to find a man bleeding from the head. He told police his girlfriend had hit him with a rock. By the time police arrived, she had fled.

The following morning, as the woman showered, the man called police. As the woman was being arrested, she asked her boyfriend what was happening. He responded: “What do you think? You hit me in the head with a rock in public.” The woman was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.

July 26, 12:30 p.m. — A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly swiping the cell phone of another man from a table in a restaurant. When the victim confronted the suspect, a confrontation ensued. During the argument, the suspect reached a hand into his pocket, making the victim fearful that the man had a weapon. The suspect was arrested for violation of parole and robbery.

July 27, 12:40 a.m. — Officers contacted a man exiting a driveway next to the Alano Club, 235 E. Cota Street. The 41-year-old man, who was carrying a black laptop briefcase, told police he went to the rear of the club to pick cigarette butts up from a back patio. While there, he said he pulled on the kitchen door, which opened, and went inside to catch some sleep.

Officers discovered that the door was indeed open. However, the man eventually admitted to entering the building through a bathroom window. Inside the bag, police found a laptop valued at $500. The club manager arrived and confirmed the laptop belonged to the club. The man, who was on parole, was arrested for burglary.

Comment on this article

Subject:

Body:

Poster:

Enter text seen above:

Viva la Fiesta : 7/29/2010

Just wait until next week. It gets much better!

Billie Bevmo

---

nice blotter : 7/29/2010

once again drunks and drugies!

cant wait til next week

---

Yeah, pot is the problem, NOT! : 7/29/2010

Alcohol is the real problem in this town not all the pot shops. People who are stoned only on marijuana don't have these violent and angry fits. Drunks do. Meth heads do. Not pot heads. End the prohibition on pot and start dealing with the real man-made (chemical) problem and not the natural marijuana plant.

G-Town Man

---

Police Blotter — July 29 : 7/29/2010

Yikes! It looks like everybodies been drinking and doing drugs in Santa Barbara. (There's even 2 bars in the city name!)

allen

---

: 7/29/2010

A 2 1/2 inch knife is a deadly weapon?Everybody carries a knife like that,is that illegal?Really I don't know sounds a little like overkill.

Jimbo

---

RE: 2 1/2 in. pocket knife : 7/29/2010

It's called having a concealed weapon. I believe the legal length for a "pocket knife" has to be 3 inches or less; but feel free to due your own research. To avoid the concealed weapons charge, the knife has to be kept somewhere "visible" at all times, like attached to your belt, or clipped to your pocket with the knife exposed on the outside. But like I said, it's your gamble not mine, so I would still do my own research.

F.Y.I.

---

Watch out for your puddle! : 7/29/2010

"But as he made his escape, the man slipped and fell." -- Guess he couldn't keep it in any longer!!

---

Marijuana raids : 7/29/2010

Instead of wasting time raiding marijuana plants in the hills why doesnt the County invest some time in making our streets safer. Alcohol seems to be the largest problem with regards to violence and arrests. I have NEVER seen a violent stoner....

---

MTD Transit Center : 7/29/2010

I ride public transportation. The only business in the 1000 block of Chapala is the MTD Transit Center. This year seems to be the worst year so far for passengers being harassed while waiting for a bus. I'm not surprised that someone was challenging passengers to fight. I personally witnessed a drunk on the bus yelling at other passengers while riding a bus just two months ago. It's not just the homeless. Foreign students often want to sit together as a group in the disabled/senior priority section. They argue with the disabled over the seats which is against Federal law.

Ride at your own risk

---

: 7/29/2010

I was going to say, none of these people are high on Pot and causing problems...............

---

nice : 7/29/2010

Can't wait for fiesta to begin! What idiots!

---

nice blotter : 7/29/2010

what are you so worried about nice blotter-why don't you get a life and mind your own life and issues instead of pointing the finger

anonymous

---

billie bevmo : 7/30/2010

Can't wait too :)

Fiesta's again?

---

yup : 7/31/2010

alcohol is the obvious problem. send the marijuana haters back to iowa. read these reports. alcohol and meth, over and over. ALCOHOL IS THE PROBLEM. find a better solution than cops locking up 60 year old men for sleeping it off. jeez. this town is really petty.

hellfire

---

REPUBLICANS ARE THE PROBLEM... : 7/31/2010

Vote Democrat

---

re: marijuana raids : 8/2/2010

I agree.. quit wasting time raiding the mexican cartel's gardens and get to work on more serious crime.

---

Vote What? : 8/2/2010

Crazy do anything liberal existence is what is killing Europe..... Yeah, lets follow them down the toilet.... Understand your party before you speak. Extreme doesn't work in either.... Sad to say, that is all the media will show. Take the time to read deeper. Really.... everything else is purely emotion without base..... wasted breath.....

Enuf Said

---