Posted on 06/15/2022 1:43:24 PM PDT by simpson96
A man was stabbed Monday evening, reportedly without provocation, by a Santa Barbara woman near the intersection of West Micheltorena Street and San Andres Street, less than 100 feet away from the Westside Medical Clinic.
The victim was able to walk quickly into the nearby clinic after the incident, where the staff called 9-1-1. The victim told authorities the suspect was an adult female not known to him, and that he was stabbed with a large kitchen knife before the attacker fled on foot.
According to Sergeant Ethan Ragsdale, a witness stayed on the line with police while following the suspect, contributing a detailed description and general direction the assailant was going. The suspect was identified as 33-year-old Vanessa Beatriz Alvarez.
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Several officers swiftly responded and detained Alvarez on the 1700 block of Castillo Street about five minutes after the first call was made. According to Ragsdale, Alvarez disposed of the eight-inch chef’s knife as soon as she saw the police and failed to follow verbal commands. Officers were able to make an arrest without further incident.
Alvarez was positively identified by the victim and the witness who provided the information that helped locate the suspect. Both say the attack was completely unprovoked, with video surveillance also capturing the stabbing.
The victim was taken to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital after receiving immediate medical attention at the clinic. The injury was described as not life-threatening.
Alvarez was booked at the Santa Barbara County Jail and charged with several felonies, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, use of a deadly weapon likely to cause great bodily injury, and a misdemeanor for resisting an officer. Bail was set at $1,070,000.
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What a very strange incident. Attacks can just come out of the blue these days.
where’s the out crys for knife control
although with strict gun control laws in european knives are becoming the weapon of choice
“Attacks can just come out of the blue these days.”
So can return fire.
My wife used to give me static about CCW in Church......until that little psycho killed all those people at a Bible study in Charleston SC back in 2015. Now occasionally when at Church she checks to make sure I AM carrying.
“no photo of the suspect”
“33-year-old Vanessa Beatriz Alvarez”
Tells me al I need to know
Nice place Santa Barbara, if I won the lottery would have a house there.
how do they know it’s a woman? are they biologists?
You might need a huge jackpot to live there. But they got their crime, psycho, drug, weather and fire problems also. Most of the folks are nice, but a bit detached from everyday struggles. I would like to live there 1 month at a time for a total of 3 months a year.
The ex-First Wookkiee is always so stylish.
It just shows that we need to ban knives and get control of these situations, especially where there should have been a breach ‘red flag’ laws.
Why do people need ‘butcher’ knives? The name itself should justify a total ban for pubic safety. Even butter knives can be altered relatively easy thus becoming a ‘butcher’ knife.
People need to be licensed by the FBI to ensure the fairness and honesty of the application of the law. {sarc, if necessary}
Almost had the chance back in the 1980s. my bosses wife wanted to move there but he was told finding a workforce was a very difficult task. Vistied a few times, saw June Lockhart at a restaurant having lunch with the girls, beautiful smile.
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