Santa Barbara Police Department
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara Police arrested a man Monday morning who armed himself with a broken glass bottle and threatened community members.
Officers approached the man at approximately 7:30 a.m. Monday morning near Cabrillo Boulevard and Calle Cesar Chavez.
Police say he appeared to be suffering from paranoia and was asking community members for a gun. He also had a misdemeanor warrants for his arrest.
Officers say when they tried to approach the man, he reached into a nearby garbage can and removed a large glass bottle. He then held the neck portion of the bottle, which had broken sharp points, towards the Officers. Police say the man then ran off and threatened the driver of a nearby car. They say he struck the closed window of the car with the bottle several times while the driver was inside.
Santa Barbara mail thief arrested
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A 31-year-old man has been arrested in Santa Barbara for mail theft and other theft-related charges.
On December 29, 2020, a victim of mail theft filed an online report for several packages that had been taken from their community mailbox cluster in the area of Canyon View Road and Sycamore Vista Road in Montecito.
The same victim contacted the Sheriff’s Office in January 2021 to report more mail stolen, but this time they captured video surveillance of the suspect.
A Sheriff’s Deputy gathered the video evidence and began an investigation.
With the assistance of Santa Barbara Police Detectives, Custody Deputies and Sheriff’s Detectives, the suspect was identified as Juan Carlos Coronado-Mendoza.