Santa Barbara Police Chief Touts Successes of Gang Crackdown

By Rob Kuznia, Noozhawk Staff Writer | Posted on 11/20/2008

Addressing a luncheon of the Lodging Association, city officials describe enforcement and intervention efforts.


Santa Barbara Police Chief Cam Sanchez, speaking at a luncheon Wednesday, revealed more details about a comprehensive gang sweep last month that resulted in the arrests of 172 suspected gang affiliates, all of them adults.

Sanchez said the effort, dubbed “Operation Gator Rollâ€