Heavy Sheriff Presence Spotted In Orcutt Mobile Home Park Early Friday Morning
ORCUTT, Calif. (KEYT) - Crime scene investigators and Santa Barbara County Sheriffs have been at Town & Country Mobile Home Park in Orcutt today.
This senior mobile home community had an unusually noisy morning, and sheriffs say it involves a stolen vehicle.
Details as to how it all started have yet to be confirmed, but neighbors say it was certainly an unusual morning.
“They came at high speed down our street, sirens blaring,” says Town & Country Mobile Home resident Nancy Nicholson. “Usually they turn them off when they get into the park.”
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s office says a stolen vehicle was involved in a high speed chase that came south-bound from Clark Avenue on Stillwell, and into this senior mobile home community.
“There were highway patrol, sheriffs,” says Nicholson. “About 6 or 7, including a, motorcycle cop.”
It appears the driver of the vehicle, when cornered, jumped out.
“Bunch of the police jumped out of the car, 5 or 6 going in, towards one of the houses with guns drawn and said, ‘Come out with your hands up,’” says Nicholson.
It is unknown if any shots were fired, but deputies are searching a canyon on the community’s south side along with aerial and k-9 units while forensics continues an inspection of the vehicle involved.
“So it's just been a lot of activity back and forth, and basically we haven't seen any other activity other than that,” says Nicholson.
At this time, law enforcement is looking for only one individual.
Santa Barbara County Sheriffs say the suspect is outstanding and the investigation is ongoing.
We will continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates as they reach us.
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