Two Kern County residents have been arrested following a burglary in a brush fire evacuation zone in Santa Barbara County.
Dozens of people received evacuation orders in the Cuyama Valley last week because of the 900+ acre Foothill Fire.
On Thursday, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies received reports of a burglary in progress on Schaeffer Road in Cuyama. It was in the evacuation zone. Deputies and CHP officers responding to the scene discovered someone had entered a garage on the property.
They launched a search of the area, and found a man and a woman from Taft, along with some burglary tools. They were arrested on multiple charges related to the burglary, as well as on drug-related charges.
Meanwhile, 100% containment of the fire was reported Saturday night. It burned 904 acres. One structure was destroyed.
