Posts From F. Scott Faulkner

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Santa Barbara

A New Record for DUI Busts?

Santa Barbara – The quiet streets of Santa Barbara are frequently a productive hunting ground for law enforcement units tasked with identifying those who are under the influence of alcohol or

Ventura

Girlfriend Can’t Call Inmate and Makes Bomb Threat

Ventura – Details have just been released regarding Krystal Lovas, 31, a Moorpark resident who was apparently unaware of the sensitive nature of law enforcement personnel charged with the protection and

Santa Barbara

Fish Thieves Hooked

Santa Barbara – As if the economics of a Santa Barbara area fishing career weren’t challenging enough, wherein one’s income is dependent up the catch-as-catch-can whims of those inscrutable “fishing gods”

Santa Barbara

Jail Guards Indicted in Assault

Santa Barbara – With his re-election campaign about to go into high gear, the timing for Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown could not be less auspicious, with the April 12th

Santa Barbara

Threatening “Tweets” Force School Lockdown

Santa Barbara County – As if local area educators haven’t had enough bad news of inappropriate student activity to deal with (with more than 130 arrests at UCSB’s recent Spring Break

Ventura

“San Francisco Six” Hit Ventura in “Flash Mob” Heist

Ventura County – With well-rehearsed precision akin to that often seen in popular heist movies, on the afternoon of April 9th six females hailing from the San Francisco Area pulled up

California

UCSB “Deltopia” Riot Suspect Charged as Adult

Santa Barbara – The night of April 5th will remain a blot on pages of UCSB’s history for some time to come, and continues to be a cause of controversy over

Santa Barbara

Armed Robbery Suspect Taken After Standoff

Santa Barbara – In February of 2013, a heavily-patronized Mobil Gas Station located at one of the area’s busiest intersections was robbed at gunpoint.  More than a year later, no arrest

Santa Barbara

County Reeling After Campus “Riot”

Santa Barbara County law enforcement leaders and politicians have spent the last two days explaining just how the events of Saturday May 5th evolved from the level of college campus

Santa Barbara

Drug Dealer Hides Cash and Narcotics at Employer’s Tire Shop

Carpinteria – In the early weeks of 2014, Santa Barbara Police Department Narcotics Unit officers became aware of the activities of Renee Albert Zuniga, a 31-year-old Ventura resident.  Based upon their