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SANTA BARBARA, CA – May 26, 2025
On May 26, 2025, at approximately 0733 hours, Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call on the 500 block of E. Yanonali Street. A subject was laying underneath a blanket when the suspect set the blanket on fire. At the time of the call, the fire had already been put out by passerby.