Full Notification

The suspect who crashed his vehicle on April 30^th and fled the scene following a pursuit by law enforcement on Black Road and Highway 1 is in custody. Following the incident, detectives from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Bureau and the Compliance Response Team conducted an extensive investigation into 28-year-old Rudy Ramos’ whereabouts.

Ramos has an extensive criminal history and is currently on Community Supervision for felony vehicle evading and sales of narcotics. A firearm and ammunition was found in the vehicle Ramos was driving on April 30^th and it was believed Ramos was still armed and dangerous.

On May 10^th at about 4:00 a.m., detectives from the Special Investigations Bureau, our Special Enforcement Team, the Compliance Response Team with the assistance from the Santa Maria Police Department, served a search warrant in the 900 block of W. Donovan in the City of Santa Maria. Because Ramos had previously been a felon in possession of a firearm during the vehicle pursuit and his extensive criminal history, the Special Investigations Bureau determined that to ensure the safety of the public and the residents of the location, the Special Enforcement Team was needed to safely serve the search warrant. Ramos was taken into custody without incident. 

Additional charges are pending related to the April 30^th incident.

The Compliance Response Team (CRT) is funded by realignment money distributed through the Community Corrections Partnership, a committee of various county law enforcement and judicial representatives.  CRT consists of Sheriff Deputies, Probation Officers and a Lompoc Police Officer.