Police Blotter
4-1
Commercial Burglary
2886 Mission Drive, Solvang (El Rancho Market)
A
46-year-old male from Oxnard was arrested for commercial burglary after he
allegedly went into El Rancho Market and picked up a coffee press, which he
attempted to exchange for its cash value. A store employee recognized the man
from a surveillance tape that was taken a week prior to the incident, which
revealed the man fraudulently returning two bottles of liquor for cash. He was
booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail.
Citation
Maple and Second Streets, Solvang
A
36-year-old male from Solvang was cited for failing to stop at a stop sign. His
driver license was valid.
Citation
Mission Drive and Alisal Road, Solvang
A
38-year-old male from Santa Maria was cited for possessing less than an ounce
of marijuana, which was partially burned in a pipe.
Petty Theft
1984 Old Mission Drive, Solvang
(New Frontiers Market)
A
55-year-old female reported that her purse had been stolen from the passenger’s
seat of her car. There were no suspects. The car was unlocked. The case was
suspended pending leads.
3-31
Arrest
900 block of Alamo Pintado
A
47-year-old male from Los Olivos was arrested for driving without a valid
California Driver License or any identification after an officer pulled him over
for a license plate violation. He was booked into the Lompoc Jail.
3-29
Arrest
3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez (Chumash Casino)
A
58-year-old male from Santa Maria was arrested for being drunk in public after
police received reports from casino security that the man refused to leave the
casino when asked to. The officer reported that the man’s eyes were “bloodshot
and watery.” He was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail.
Arrest
3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez (Chumash Casino)
A
56-year-old male from Oxnard was arrested for being drunk in public after
police received a report from casino security that the man had interfered with
a citizen’s arrest. The officer determined that the man could not take care of
himself. He was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail.
3-27
Citation
Edison and Sagunto Streets, Santa Ynez
An
18-year-old male from Lompoc was cited for driving without a valid California
Driver License after an officer pulled him over because his license plate was
not displayed correctly.
3-26
Counterfeit Bill
3545 Edison Street, Santa Ynez
(76 Gas Station)
A
31-year-old female reported that a 40-year-old male attempted to purchase
gasoline with a fake $100 bill. He claimed he didn’t know that the bill was
fake and that a friend had given it to him. The officer was not able to prove
that the man had any involvement in attempting to pass a fake bill. The case
was recommended for a patrol follow-up.
3-17
Petty Theft
3585 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez
(Lady Bug Boutique)
A
40-year-old female from Santa Ynez was arrested for petty theft with a prior
offense after a store employee reported that the suspect was shoplifting from
the store. The suspect left the store, and the employee followed her down the
street and found the woman wearing a black shirt, which still had a tag on it.
She was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail.
3-14
Grand Theft
2886 Highway 246, Solvang,
(El Rancho Market)
A
71-year-old female reported that a 55-year-old female made purchases on her El
Rancho Account, totaling over $400. The woman claimed that the suspect was her
former housekeeper. The case was recommended for a patrol follow-up.
3-12
Grand Theft
1100 block of Cota Street, Santa Ynez
A
40-year-old female reported that an unknown suspect(s) stole her purse from her
car, which was parked in her driveway and unlocked. The purse and its contents
were valued at $845. The case was recommended for a detective follow-up.
Battery with serious injury
200 block of North Refugio Road, Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez
Riverbed)
A
20-year-old male from Solvang reported that a 21-year-old male, also from
Solvang, punched him in the face causing serious harm, after the two got in to
a verbal altercation. The victim claimed that the suspect had been drinking all
night. The case was recommended for a detective follow-up.
3-1
Grand Theft
3000 block of Pine St., Santa Ynez
A
43-year-old male reported that two male suspects, both minors, stole a John
Deere Gator utility cart from Santa Ynez School’s baseball field. The minors
were issued citations and the case was submitted to Juvenile Probation.