The Santa Barbara Police Department is a local law enforcement agency in the city of Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...

. It was founded in January 1900 by, the mayor at the time, Charles A. Storke. The departments jurisdiction is a little over 40 sq mi (103.6 km²) and has a population of around 90,000.

History

Prior to 1899, a Town Marshall took care of the City of Santa Barbara crime problems for many years. On January 1, 1899, the first police force was formed when Mayor Charles A. Storke appointed Daniel W. Martin as the first Santa Barbara Police Chief. Some of the first men to serve on the police force were Jack Fullington, Charles Ruiz, Arthur Stevens, Floyd Stewart, Pat Wood and Joe Wiley. For transportation, they had one bicycle and a horse and buggy. Chief Martin had been the Town Marshall before he was appointed Police Chief. On February 8, 1902, he died in office at the age of 47 from pneumonia. Chief Martin left behind a wife and seven children ranging in ages from 15 to one being born five months after his death. Chief Martin was a prominent Santa Barbarian. His funeral was one of the most imposing affairs held in Santa Barbara in that decade with the church being filled to capacity during the service.

Organizational structure

• Chief Support Staff Chief, Deputy Chief, Diversity Officer, Internal Affairs, Public Information Officer, Secretary
• Support Services Business Office, Parking, Station Officer
• Community Services Commander, Asst. Commander, Secretary, Beat Coordinators, Cadets, Community Relations, Crime Analysis, DARE, Information Technology, Property and Evidence, Police Activities League, Records, Training/Recruitment
• Investigative Commander, Asst. Commander, Secretaries, Burglary, Crimes Against Persons, Forensic Science, Narcotics/Vice, Police Technician, Polygraph, Special Investigations, Warrants
• Patrol Commander, Asst. Commander, Secretary, Admin. Sgt./Field Training Officer, Communications Center (911), Parking Enforcement, Special Enforcement Team, Night Life Enforcement Team, Tactical Patrol Force, Hosts, Tactical Planning / Special Events, Traffic, Watch Commanders, Watch Supervisors, K-9, Drinking Driver Team, Crisis Response Unit, S.W.A.T., Reserves

Work environment

Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the sea. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean, and the city is sometimes referred to as the "American Riviera."

Equipment

Vehicles

• Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
  Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
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• Ford F-Series
  Ford F-Series
  The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company which has been sold continuously for over six decades. The most popular variant of the F-Series is the F-150...
  
  
• Honda VFR800
  Honda VFR800
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• Lenco Bearcat
  Lenco BearCat
  The Lenco BearCat is a wheeled armored personnel carrier in use with numerous military and law enforcement agencies.-History:Since 1981 the Massachusetts based Lenco Industries, known as Lenco Armoured Vehicles has designed and manufactured armored vehicles for Law Enforcement, Military, Government...
  
  

Arms

• Heckler & Koch USP
  Heckler & Koch USP
  The USP is a semi-automatic pistol developed in Germany by Heckler & Koch GmbH of Oberndorf am Neckar as a replacement for the P7 series of handguns.-History:...
  
  
• Smith & Wesson M&P
  Smith & Wesson M&P
  The Smith & Wesson Model 10, previously known as the Smith & Wesson Military & Police or the Smith & Wesson Victory Model, is a .38-caliber revolver developed from the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector Model of 1889. In production since 1899, it is a fixed-sight, six-shot handgun with a fluted...
  
  
• [Colt [AR-15]]
• Heckler & Koch MP5
  Heckler & Koch MP5
  The Heckler & Koch MP5 is a 9mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH of Oberndorf am Neckar....
  
  

Sig Sauer P226
Beretta 96F
Colt M-4
Taser
Glock
1911