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Auction Funds Recovered

On 04/22/08 officers informed detectives that they had initiated a grand theft investigation involving the loss of approximately $32,000 from East Side Boys and Girls Club. Officers were told that the Boys and Girls Club had a fund raiser auction on Friday April 18th, 2008 and the donations were placed in a locked metal file cabinet on Monday April 21, 2008 for safekeeping prior to being deposited in the bank. Between Monday and Tuesday, someone had taken the money bag which contained the $32,000 in donations. It was suspected that an employee was possibly responsible for the theft. After several hours of police interviews, detectives identified employee Mychelle Garcia, 39 years of age, as a possible suspect. Garcia was arrested 04/23/08 and a search of her residence led to the recovery of a large amount of money suspected of being part of the donations from the Boys and Girls Club. As the investigation continued, detectives were led to an additional home where they recovered checks and credit card receipts that were from donations given to the Boys and Girls Club. Garcia was charged with Grand Theft.

DUI Checkpoint

The Santa Barbara Police Department conducted two DUI/Driver License checkpoints on Saturday night 04/26/08 from approximately 9:00 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. The first checkpoint was at 700 E. Canon Perdido Street and resulted in a Felony arrest for possession of a controlled substance, false information to a peace officer, and suspended license. In addition four citations for unlicensed driver were given. The second checkpoint was at 1100 San Andres Street and resulted in two DUI arrests and two citations for unlicensed driver. A total of eight vehicles were towed from both checkpoints.

Woman Sexually Assaulted on Busy State Street

On 04/26/08, at approximately 12:45 a.m., a 24 year old female was walking down the sidewalk on the 500 block of State Street when a 51 year old Hispanic man, later identified as Frank Sanchez, came up behind her, placed his hand underneath her dress, and sexually battered her. The incident was witnessed by several people who flagged down passing police officers. Officers detained Sanchez and spoke with the 24 year old female. She confirmed the lewd act. Other witnesses came forward to report that Sanchez had been engaging in similar activity with other woman in the preceding ? hour. Sanchez was taken into custody for the sexual battery and subsequent investigation reveled that he had also been involved in Indecent Exposure. Sanchez was booked in Santa Barbara County Jail for felony Sexual Battery and Indecent Exposure.

SANTA BARBARA, CA - 4/23/2008 - On the weekend of April 19th the Santa Barbara Police Department Police Activities League (PAL) Under 14 boy?s soccer team traveled to Anaheim, California to participate in the PAL Southern California State Tournament. The Under 14 boys division had a total of ten teams in their bracket. Most of these teams are club teams that participate in tournaments all year round. This was only the second time that the Santa Barbara Police Department under 14 boys had participated in the State Tournament and to come home with the second place trophy is quite an accomplishment! The team is coached by Amador Castro and was accompanied to Anaheim by Officer Adrian Gutierrez. The Santa Barbara Police Department PAL under 12 boy’s team participated in the same tournament and placed 4th in their division.

SANTA BARBARA, CA - On 04/13/08 at approximately 11:35 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of Garden St. regarding a robbery that had just occurred with a knife. Officers contacted the victim who stated he was Eastbound on Yanonali Street on his bicycle in the area of the Labor Line (400 block of East Yanonali Street) when he noticed three Hispanic male adults. As he passed them, one of them grabbed his backpack and yanked him off his bicycle. At that point, he heard the blade of a knife being opened and one of the suspects yelled to him in Spanish to give him the bike or he would cut him. The victim was able to grab a baseball bat from his backpack and threaten the suspects with it. The suspects fled with the victim’s backpack and bicycle.

While officers were talking to the victim, Officers drove toward the Labor Line in order to locate a crime scene. The officers were flagged down by a second victim near the Garden St. undercrossing. This victim had been beaten about the face and told Officers he had his backpack and bicycle stolen by three to four Hispanic male adults near the area of the Labor Line. The victim was transported to the hospital and was eventually admitted.

As the second case was being investigated, dispatch advised that a third robbery victim was calling from the Amtrak station and stating that he was the victim of a robbery and that he was now accompanied by an individual who was claiming that his arm was broken. The third victim told dispatch that the suspects were last scene walking Westbound on Montecito Street. Officers contacted the subject with the hurt arm who provided a very general statement as to what happened to his arm. The investigation at the Amtrak station revealed that the subject with the hurt arm was actually a suspect in the previous robberies.

While all this is going on, officers decided to do a premise check on the railroad tracks near Rancheria Street and contacted two individuals who matched the descriptions of the robbery suspects given by victims and witnesses. One of the subjects threw a box cutter which was recovered. Officers took the available victims to the area where both subjects were detained. The subjects were positively identified as the ones that had committed the robberies. The subjects were also in possession of one of the stolen bicycles.

Arrested for robbery, attempted robbery and battery were: Julio Hernandez, 35 years of age, Pedro Razo, 41 years of age, and Rogelio Manzanarez, 23 years of age.