Alleged Cannabis Farm Burglar Identified and Arrested Monday By Distinctive Shoes | News Channel 3-12

Distinctive footwear outs Southern California man who stole pot, lights, UTV: Sheriff's Office

Bright orange shoes gave away the Carpinteria man who burgled a cannabis farm, officials said. The July 19, 2025, burglary in the 5800 block of Via Real resulted in the theft of grow lighting, a generator, about 30 pounds of cannabis and a utility terrain vehicle, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Surveillance footage showed the thief was wearing "bright orange wrestling shoes," footwear that deputies recognized f…

Alleged Cannabis Farm Burglar Identified and Arrested Monday By Distinctive Shoes | News Channel 3-12

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 hav…

Distinctive footwear led to arrest of Carpinteria cannabis farm burglar

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies recently tracked down a Carpinteria cannabis farm burglar based on his distinctive footwear. Deputies arrested 58-year-old David Stephens, the owner of bright orange wrestling shoes, on Monday. On July 21, deputies responded to a report of a burglary at a cannabis farm in the 5800-block of Via […]