Five Arrested in Goleta Residential Burglary Ring

On April 4, 2025, detectives from the Santa Barbara Police Department arrested five individuals suspected of being part of a residential burglary crime ring that operated by impersonating food delivery drivers. Acting on a tip from Orange County law enforcement, detectives coordinated with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department and located the suspects in Goleta. The suspects would knock on doors with what appeared to be fast-food bags, and if no one answered, they would signal accomplices to break in through the back. After observing a coordinated attempted burglary, police detained the five suspects, who were booked into jail with bail set at $250,000. The arrested individuals include Dilan Gonzalez-Medina and Edwin Ospina-Leon, among others, all from the Los Angeles area. Notably, there were no reported burglaries in the greater Santa Barbara area during this incident.