Full Notification

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is requesting public assistance to help locate the suspects responsible for breaking into a construction site and stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of tools. The thefts occurred sometime between Saturday night, October 24 and Monday morning, October 26 at the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital construction site located in the 5300 block of Hollister Avenue.
The crime was reported by a construction worker who came to work at 5:30 a.m. on Monday and noticed the front gate to the site was open and that seven storage containers had been broken into. The stolen items included various construction tools and supplies. The total loss is estimated to be around $50,000.
Sheriff’s deputies are conducting an investigation to identify and locate the individuals responsible for committing the thefts. If you have any information that would assist in this case, you are encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 805-681-4150 or to leave an anonymous tip, call 805-681-4171.