Santa Maria, California

Santa Maria is a city located in Santa Barbara County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 77,423.

Law and government

Courts

Santa Maria is home to one of the main two court locations of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court; the other is at Santa Barbara. Since 2003 the court in Santa Maria has been handling a felony complaint against Michael Jackson (see ). Santa Maria was selected because the location of the alleged crimes was the Neverland Ranch in the northern half of the county.

Related Topics:
Court - Santa Barbara - 2003 - Felony - Complaint - Michael Jackson - Neverland Ranch

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Police Department

As the primary law enforcement agency for the City of Santa Maria, the department operates on a 24-hour basis and handles approximately 75,700 calls for service each year. The Department has 106 sworn officers and 38 full-time support personnel. In order to provide the community with the highest level of service available, the Police Department is administratively divided into the three divisions, Administration, Operations, and Support. http://www.ci.santa-maria.ca.us/40451.html

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