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MyspaceThe Halloween revelry this weekend in Isla Vista resulted in the usual silly costumes and crowds of people making their way up and down Del Playa Drive, but also the usual reports of hundreds of arrests and citations — the large majority of them alcohol related.
In addition, a 17-year-old was stabbed multiple times in the back Friday night near the intersection of Camino Pescadero and Sueno Road. His injuries do not appear to be life threatening, and authorities are still looking for suspects.
Sheriff’s spokesperson Drew Sugars said roughly 230 people were arrested Friday and Saturday nights, with the vast majority of the arrests related to alcohol. Forty people were taken to the hospital over the two-day span. Twelve of those hospital visits on Saturday night were due to alcohol poisoning.
Ramped up DUI patrol in Goleta also netted four DUI arrests and 50 citations over the weekend, Sugars said. Authorities have increased efforts to minimize the damage from Isla Vista Halloweens and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.
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"Sheriff’s spokesperson Drew Sugars said roughly 230 people were arrested Friday and Saturday nights, with the vast majority of the arrests related to alcohol."
This is a HUGE improvement from Halloweens of past. The police did an awesome job of keeping the peace & were very engaging w/ everyone out there.
The ONLY negative thing I actually heard was actually on Sunday morning around 8:00 am, it was a hit & run on Embarcadero del Mar. other than that, all was quiet on the IV front :) henry
hank (anonymous profile)
October 31, 2011 at 4:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
My son was assaulted, beaten and robbed by four young men on IV beach Sunday evening.
IV police took his report and photos of his bruised face and ER doctors and nurses for treated him. He seems okay, but it could have had a different ending. I'm pretty shocked this happened.
okok (anonymous profile)
October 31, 2011 at 5:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That is truly a bummer, but I find it interesting that it happened on Sunday nite when all the out of town d-bags already left. Robberies w/ physical assault in Isla Vista are quite rare & usually involve out of town elements, but in some cases there has been gang involvement in the form of gang members from Goleta.
If this attack was gang motivated/related my best advice is for your son to fully cooperate w/ the authorities & provide as much info as possible.
Chances are if it was gang members they're alreasy in the system & can be tracked down easily, much easier if the gang injunction was in place.
In any case, I am not plased to hear about this kind of thing, IV is my home (has been since 1987) & when something like this occurs it really sucks.
Is your son a student in UCSB or SBCC? Does he live in IV? Was he just visiting? These questions will play an important part in catching those that did this :) henry
hank (anonymous profile)
November 1, 2011 at 10:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)