A 62-year-old Santa Monica man was cited early Thursday after Santa Barbara police responded to a report of a person with a handgun inside a parked van on the Eastside, authorities said.
At 1:17 a.m. on March 26, 2026, the Santa Barbara Police Communications Center received a 911 text about a man holding a handgun in a vehicle at 320 E. Gutierrez Street.
Officers located the van and secured the area. Dispatchers confirmed the registered owner, identified as Rodolfo Ocana, had a handgun registered in his name, according to SBPD…