Man previously convicted of 24 felonies

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Prosecutors noted in their complaint that Mr. Schotz previously was convicted of 24 felonies, all but two in Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara police were on patrol in the area of 300 East Cabrillo Blvd. on Jan. 18 when they contacted and detained Mr. Schotz for violating a Santa Barbara municipal code section. Mr. Schotz was identified as a suspect involved in multiple commercial burglaries over the past several months in Santa Barbara, police said. Those cases had been under active investigation by the detective bureau.

He was arrested at the scene and transported to the Santa Barbara Police Department. Mr. Schotz remains in custody on $150,000 bail, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.

“We want to thank the Santa Barbara community for reporting these crimes,” Santa Barbara police said in a news release at the time. “Their active participation in these investigations assisted the Santa Barbara Police Department in the apprehension of this suspect.” email: nhartsteinnewspress@ gmail.com

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The News-Press asked Dr. Thorsell what is causing the increase in diabetes.

“This alarming rate could be sparked by multiple factors — ranging from rising rate of gestational diabetes in women of childbearing age (as their babies are more likely to develop diabetes), the rising prevalence of obesity in children in the U.S., the rapid rate of diabetes disease progression in young people compared to adults, lack of emphasis on the importance of dietary and lifestyle changes, lack of available healthcare and proper screening tests in the underserved population.”

Dr. Thorsell said diabetes can be prevented by decreasing “the disparity of health care costs by providing affordable health care and cost of medicines to all people, offer and provide nutrition education and emphasize importance of exercise in prevention of the disease much earlier on, and educating the family as a whole so that the downward spiral of unhealthy eating habits doesn’t progress through generations to come.”

Said Ms. Hornbuckle, “Whenever I hear about a new diagnosis, it is heartbreaking, painful and my heart goes out. But there is so much reason for hope, and the future with this disease will only get better.” email: kzehnder@newspress.com