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Thursday, June 25, 2026 - 11:52
Content Warning: This timely warning includes descriptions of sexual violence.
In an effort to promote campus safety and provide timely information to our campus community, the following information is being provided so that you can make informed decisions about your safety. We encourage all community members to care for their needs and well-being while reading this message, especially those who have been impacted by similar forms of violence.
CARE provides free and confidential support and assistance to students, staff, and faculty who have experienced sexual violence, including sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking. Please call the 24/7 confidential phone line (805) 893-4613 any time to explore your rights, options, and available resources. Visit the CARE website for more information.
Information about UC Santa Barbara’s policies and support resources for sexual violence can be found by visiting the Office of Title IX Compliance & Discrimination and Harassment Prevention website.
Report
This is a Timely Warning regarding a crime that occurred on campus property.
On June 24, 2026, the UC Santa Barbara Police Department received a report of a fondling and stalking that occurred at West Campus, along an unnamed paved access road located between Slough Road and West Campus Lane. (Click this link to view the approximate location.) The incident occurred on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, around 11:30 a.m. The victim was walking on the access road when the suspect passed by on a bicycle. Over the next 15 minutes, the suspect approached the victim from behind three separate times, asking questions the first two times, and striking the victim on the buttocks the third time before fleeing. The suspect was last seen in the area of Tierra De Fortuna Park. (Click this link to view the approximate location.)
The suspect is described as a Hispanic or Middle Eastern male adult, approximately 35 years of age, approximately 5 feet 8 inches in height, with a thin build, shaved head, brown eyes, clean-shaven to scruffy facial hair, wearing a tank top or cut-off grey t-shirt, shorts, and a black backpack, and riding a bicycle. The suspect is not known to the victim.
UCPD is investigating these crimes. If you have information that might assist in the investigation, please contact the UC Santa Barbara Police Department at (805) 893-3446, or report crime information anonymously.
UCPD reminds the campus community of the following safety tips:
Safety Tips
- Perpetrators are responsible for sexual assault. Crime victims are never responsible for the behavior of perpetrators.
- If you start to feel concerns about a person or a situation, trust your instincts and try to remove yourself as quickly as possible from the potential threat, even if it feels awkward to leave.
- If you are going out alone, make sure that someone knows where you are going, who you will be with, and when you expect to return.
- If you think someone is at risk of assault or abuse, you should consider it an emergency and act to support that person. You can call the police or ask for help from other people, intervene directly if safe, or create a distraction to help remove the potential victim from the situation.
- If you feel you are being followed, try to get the attention of people nearby, run/walk to a well-lit and/or more populated area, and call 9-1-1 to ask for help.
UCPD shares these Safety Tips while recognizing that perpetrators, and not the victims or survivors, are solely responsible for their actions.
The UC Santa Barbara Police Department’s CSO Safety Escort Program is a free service provided to members of the UC Santa Barbara community as a safe alternative to walking alone at night. Call (805) 893-2000 to request a CSO escort. For more information, visit the CSO Safety Escort Program website.
**UCPD encourages printing and posting of this Timely Warning for further community notification.**
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Incident June 24 around 11:30 a.m.; notice Thursday June 25 11:52. Distinct from 2026-07-12-uc-santa-barbara-west-campus-slough-seaway-fondling (same West Campus bicycle MO, 18 days later, different location) and from 2026-04-04-uc-santa-barbara-north-hall-bus-loop-stalking.