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Car thief strips while fleeing Santa Barbara County deputies
March 10, 2021
By JOSH FRIEDMAN
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies caught a suspect who ran from law enforcement Tuesday morning and stripped off much of his clothing after allegedly stealing a vehicle.
Shortly after 7 a.m., a 911 caller reported a disturbance at a gas station at Hollister Avenue and Walnut Lane near Goleta. As deputies were on their way to the scene, Jeremiah Scofield, 33, stole a white flatbed Ford truck and drove toward Hollister Avenue and Turnpike Road, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
Within 10 minutes, deputies located the truck in the 4700 block of Ashdale Street. Scofield had already fled by foot.