Joe Schmidt, No Stranger to Isla Vista, Takes the Helm of IV Foot Patrol

Joe Schmidt, No Stranger to Isla Vista, Takes the Helm of IV Foot Patrol

There’s a new face in charge of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol as Lt. Joe Schmidt takes over for Cmdr. Garrett TeSlaa.  Schmidt is no stranger to Isla Vista. He lived in the area for five years, graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 2001 and worked as a patrol supervisor in Isla Vista in 2016. Now, he’s back to continue working in the community.  “It was my first home after graduating high school and leaving my parents’ house, and I just really fell in…