Stoner of the week ...

Repeatedly reassuring deputies he was a “good kid,” the young man pulled over in Isla Vista for running a stop sign allowed authorities to search his vehicle. A car search uncovered a marijuana pipe and a small amount of marijuana.

“Oh, I still have that stuff in there?” the UCSB student replied to the discovery. “I haven’t smoked marijuana in a long time. I last smoked a month ago after surfing for the day…”

The 18-year-old, suffering from apparent short-term memory loss, was cited for possession of cannabis just before 3 a.m.

... And the runner-up

Following a call of a domestic dispute on Abrego Road, deputies met with the sweaty, talkative man in question. Believing the subject unstable, deputies asked if he’d ingested any mind-altering substances.

“I took two pills earlier,” he said. “Ya know, I don’t know what those two pills were.”
At 3:15 a.m., the Thousand Oaks resident, 21, was arrested for being under the influence of controlled substance.

Joy ride

Unbeknown to the sleeping young woman, a car thief was behind the wheel of her vehicle on a joy ride. After finding her car — still running — teetering on the edge of a Del Playa cliff, deputies used the license plate number to make contact with the woman who did not know her car keys had been stolen.

Retracing her footsteps, the victim now believes her car keys were stolen from her purse during an Isla Vista party hours before deputies found her car.

The unknown suspect is wanted for the theft and unlawful taking of the vehicle.

The clothes make the thief

Working on a hunch after spotting an acquaintance wearing a T-shirt similar to one she’d been missing, the victim decided to check popular blog websites to do some investigating. Her research proved useful when she found online photos of the acquaintance wearing other articles of clothing that had been missing.

Using the evidence collected by the victim, deputies contacted the subject in question. In a tearful confession, the 20-year-old university student explained the reason behind her actions.

“I work three jobs and I don’t have any money … I didn’t think she cared if I took a couple of her things,” the Isla Vista resident tried to reason.

After returning a number of belongings stolen from the victim, including a Chanel purse and Juicy Couture jeans, the suspect was arrested for grand theft.

Burglar hits a local school

A burglar entered a classroom on Paloma Drive, stealing an overhead project and mounting hardware valued over $2,000. A schoolteacher, returning to the classroom on a recent morning, discovered the burglary and contacted authorities immediately.

Unclaimed cash

A brown wallet containing more than $150 in cash was found at a local swap meet. Despite a name on a receipt found inside the wallet, authorities have been unable to locate the owner.

Stall stash

After finding a white powdery substance in a women’s bathroom stall, the manager of a Marketplace Drive eatery contacted authorities. A deputy collected the suspicious powder booking it for destruction.

Nacho fever

Strolling with his girlfriend and a plate of nachos at 1:30 a.m. along Del Playa Road, an man approached the couple and grabbed the food from the victim’s hand. During a brief chase, the suspect dropped the nachos and fled, but not before an accomplice knocked the girlfriend on the head.

After the incident, the couple contacted authorities. Deputies were unable to locate the unknown suspects.

No-name resort

A set of unique metal lettering mounted to a stone wall outside a Goleta resort went missing recently. A groundskeeper, who reported the loss, values the sign at $3,000.
The letters had been pried from from the wall.

New to IV, eh?

Unfamiliar with his surroundings on a recent visit to Isla Vista, a 22-year-old Fresno resident was arrested for public intoxication. It was just after 2 a.m. when authorities found the man urinating outside the Isla Vista Foot Patrol entrance on Pardall Road.

During his arrest, the man admitted, “I’m not going to lie and say I’m sober.