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On May 1st, 2026, at about 9:20 a.m., officers with the Santa Barbara Police Department were dispatched to City Lot 11, located in the 500 block of Anacapa Street, for a report of a stolen vehicle.
Upon arrival, officers met with the vehicle owner and obtained a description of the stolen vehicle, which was broadcast to officers in the area. A short time later, additional patrol officers located the vehicle driving nearby and followed it as it returned to City Lot 11, the same location from which it had been stolen.