Alleged Cannabis Farm Burglar Identified and Arrested Monday By Distinctive Shoes
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – A 58-year-old Carpinteria was arrested in connection with a July burglary at a cannabis farm partially because of the distinctive shoes he chose to wear.
On July 21, 2025, deputies were dispatched to a report of a burglary two days earlier at a cannabis farm in the 5800 block of Via Real stated a press release from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday.
During the burglary, a suspect was found to have taken grow lighting, a generator, about 30 pounds of marijuana, and a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) detailed the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, surveillance footage gathered by detectives during the investigation captured the suspected burglar wearing bright orange wrestling shoes
When investigators shared an image of the shoes with patrol deputies, they recognized the shoes and identified the likely wearer as a 58-year-old Carpinteria man explained the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
On Monday, Aug. 25, around 8:30 a.m., detectives located and arrested the man in the 3900 block of State Street and he was found to have burglary tools with him as well as a bicycle that had been stolen from Isla Vista noted the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
The man was booked at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail on multiple charges including burglary, grand theft, vandalism, and possession of burglary tools and his bail has been set at $502,500 shared the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office added that most of the property stolen from the cannabis farm in July is presumed to have been destroyed and the still-missing UTV has not been recovered, but the stolen bicycle was returned to its owner.
