SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Eri Arzate was arrested Sunday for multiple felonies including criminal threats, brandishing, and assault on an officer after a helicopter-involved search following a vehicle pursuit through Santa Barbara.

On March 22, around 4:03 p.m., dispatchers received a call about a man brandishing a firearm near the intersection of Olive Street and Ortega Street as well as a description of the suspect's vehicle stated a press release from the Santa Barbara Police Department.

According to Santa Barbara Police, officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver declined to comply and a vehicle chase through Santa Barbara surface streets and onto Highway 101 ensued.

The pursuit was called off to protect the public around Carpinteria shared the Santa Barbara Police Department.

About an hour later, an officer located the vehicle parked and unoccupied near the 1300 block of Kowalski Avenue and a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Air Unit was called in to provide aerial assistance detailed the Santa Barbara Police Department.

Dispatchers received a call about a person who matched the description of the suspect in the area and officers located the man, later identified as a 38-year-old Eri Arzate, and took him into custody without further incident stated the Santa Barbara Police Department.

The 38-year-old was booked on charges of felony criminal threats, felony brandishing a firearm, felony assault on an officer, felony evasion, misdemeanor driving on a suspended license, and a misdemeanor charge of being a person prohibited from possessing tear gas stated the local police department.

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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – A 28-year-old man was arrested Saturday afternoon after barricading himself in a pastor's office when he was caught burglarizing a church on Telephone Road.

Earlier this month, the same 28-year-old was arrested for prowling and trespassing on a church's property in the 6000 block Telephone Road noted the Ventura Police Department.

On March 21, around 3:55 p.m., a church employee called 911 to report a burglary in progress and that they recognized the burglar as the same 28-year-old from the earlier call explained the Ventura Police Department.

According to Ventura Police, officers arrived at the church within a minute and the 28-year-old barricaded himself inside an office using a chair against the door.

The 28-year-old refused to exit the office and threatened to use force on the responding officers at the scene shared the Ventura Police Department.

After the the barricaded man saw the arrival of Officer Noah Brown and his K9 partner Shine to the scene, he surrendered without any further incident stated the Ventura Police Department.

Officers located a pair of scissors in the man's jacket pocket and that he was wearing clothes that belonged to the church as well as additional church property after a search of his person shared the Ventura Police Department.

He was booked at the Ventura County Jail for burglary and possession of stolen property.

Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact the Ventura Police Department at 805-650-8010.

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Un sheriff de California que se postula para gobernador confiscó más de medio millón de papeletas emitidas en una elección especial de noviembre a funcionarios electorales del condado, alegando que está investigando una discrepancia en el recuento de votos.

Los funcionarios electorales del condado han refutado las afirmaciones del sheriff republicano del condado de Riverside, Chad Bianco. El fiscal general de California, Rob Bonta, demócrata, calificó la acción de Bianco de sin precedentes y afirmó que está diseñada para sembrar desconfianza en las elecciones.

Bianco ofreció una rueda de prensa el viernes en la que afirmó que su oficina había iniciado la investigación tras recibir una queja de un grupo de ciudadanos locales sobre el recuento de votos de las elecciones especiales de noviembre de 2025 sobre la redistribución de distritos electorales.

En las elecciones especiales, los votantes aprobaron una medida para rediseñar los distritos electorales del Congreso a favor de los demócratas en las próximas elecciones intermedias. La medida fue aprobada en el condado por un margen de más de 80.000 votos.

Bianco confiscó papeletas de votación en el condado de Riverside, un condado del interior de California con 2,5 millones de habitantes donde ha sido elegido sheriff en dos ocasiones. Calificó la acción como una “misión de investigación”.

“Esta investigación es sencilla: contar físicamente las papeletas y comparar ese resultado con el total de votos reportados”, dijo el viernes.

Bianco es uno de los dos republicanos prominentes que se postulan para gobernador en las reñidas primarias de junio, en las que participan más de media decena de demócratas. California utiliza un sistema de primarias en el que todos los candidatos aparecen en la misma boleta, independientemente de su partido, y los dos que obtienen la mayor cantidad de votos pasan a las elecciones generales de noviembre.

Los principales líderes demócratas de California están preocupados porque su partido tiene tantos candidatos que corren el riesgo de dividir el voto y enviar a Bianco y a Steve Hilton, otro importante republicano, a las elecciones generales. Ese sería un resultado sorprendente en un estado predominantemente demócrata.

Bianco afirmó que la investigación no tenía “absolutamente nada que ver” con su campaña para gobernador.

“Tengo el deber de investigar los presuntos delitos en el condado de Riverside”, dijo.

Esta iniciativa surge en un contexto en el que el presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, ha cuestionado repetidamente los resultados de las elecciones de 2020, alegando sin fundamento supuestos fraudes. Su Gobierno recientemente confiscó papeletas y otros documentos de una oficina electoral en Georgia. Algunos republicanos han adoptado una retórica similar a la de Trump respecto a la votación en sus respectivos estados.

En los últimos dos meses, Bonta ha enviado repetidamente cartas a la oficina de Bianco afirmando que su personal no está cualificado para realizar un recuento. En una de las cartas, Bonta escribió que la incautación de las papeletas era “inaceptable” y que “sienta un precedente peligroso que solo sembrará desconfianza en nuestras elecciones”.

Según las cartas, Bianco confiscó casi 1.000 cajas de papeletas y material electoral de la oficina electoral del condado con una orden judicial, en febrero. El problema, según Bianco, radica en una discrepancia que un grupo ciudadano reportó entre los registros manuscritos de recepción de papeletas y el número de votos reportados al estado.

Bianco afirmó que la supuesta discrepancia ascendía a unos 45.800 votos, una diferencia que los funcionarios electorales han refutado en reuniones del condado, alegando que el recuento de la máquina y el recuento final presentado al estado diferían en unos 100 votos. Argumentan que los registros manuscritos, en los qu

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A team of UC Santa Barbara graduate students has turned their lab research into a startup that could change how new drugs are discovered.

Their company, ProFoldBio, uses artificial intelligence to speed up the design and testing of antibodies — the building blocks of many modern therapies.

Traditionally, scientists studying diseases like Alzheimer's rely on human tissue samples that are rare and difficult to work with.

ProFoldBio's software sidesteps that problem by letting researchers digitally model proteins and predict which drug candidates are most likely to succeed.

The system not only saves time and money but also helps smaller labs join the search for new treatments once limited to big pharmaceutical companies.

The team hopes their AI-driven platform will bring fresh energy — and faster breakthroughs — to the fight against Alzheimer's disease.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A team of UC Santa Barbara graduate students has turned their lab research into a startup that could change how new drugs are discovered.

Their company, ProFoldBio, uses artificial intelligence to speed up the design and testing of antibodies — the building blocks of many modern therapies.

Traditionally, scientists studying diseases like Alzheimer’s rely on human tissue samples that are rare and difficult to work with.

ProFoldBio’s software sidesteps that problem by letting researchers digitally model proteins and predict which drug candidates are most likely to succeed.

The system not only saves time and money but also helps smaller labs join the search for new treatments once limited to big pharmaceutical companies.

The team hopes their AI-driven platform will bring fresh energy — and faster breakthroughs — to the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.

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