News Courts & Crime Montecito Man Arrested for Strong-Armed Robbery Raider Damron, 28, Allegedly Assaulted a Shop Employee and Fought with Police By Tyler Hayden Mon Jan 08, 2024 | 1:07pm Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Add independent.com on Google Add the SB Independent as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Montecito robbery suspect Raider Damron | Credit: Courtesy Most Read Recent News Driver Arrested for DUI After Crashing into Four Parked Cars on Santa Barbara’s Mesa By Ella Heydenfeldt | Fri Dec 19, 2025 Major Storm Headed for Santa Barbara Could Impact Holiday Travel Plans, NWS Warns By Ella Heydenfeldt | Fri Dec 19, 2025 Journalist Lou Cannon, Who Covered Ronald Reagan for Decades, Dies at 92 By Nick Welsh | Sat Dec 20, 2025 Update: Evacuation Warning, Flood Watch Issued as Powerful Holiday Storm Bears Down on Santa Barbara County By Ella Heydenfeldt | Mon Dec 22, 2025 Cruise Ship Stirs Old Fears with Norovirus Scare. Santa Barbara Officials Say It’s Under Control By Ella Heydenfeldt | Wed Dec 17, 2025 Gauchos Steamroll Portland 79-61 in Final Game of 2025 By Victor Bryant | Mon Dec 22, 2025 Oh County, Heal Thyself! By Mark Mattingly, S.B. | Mon Dec 22, 2025 The Big Ugly Plan: HUD Creates Chaos and Bad Reform By Greg Ortiz, Isla Vista | Mon Dec 22, 2025 Community Members Demand Santa Barbara City College Protect Students from ICE By Ryan P. Cruz | Mon Dec 22, 2025 Free Acupuncture for Cancer Patients By Callie Fausey | Mon Dec 22, 2025
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