Santa Barbara
Suspect Scales Santa Barbara Jail Fence While Fleeing Federal Immigration Agents
– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA BARBARA, CA – March 29th 2026 — A man fleeing federal immigration agents ended up injured inside the secured perimeter of Santa Barbara County’s
Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Deputy Stabbed at Goleta Homeless Housing Site
– By F. Scott Faulkner GOLETA VALLEY, CA — March 22, 2026 A routine welfare check in the Goleta Valley escalated into violence just after midnight on March 20th when
Brandishing Gun Leads to Car Chase & Arrest
By F. Scott Faulkner March 23, 2026 – Santa Barbara, CA A “brandishing firearm” incident in Santa Barbara on March 22 ended with a suspect in custody after a brief
Woman Arrested for Fentanyl and DUI after Highway 101 Traffic Stop
By F. Scott Faulkner Carpenteria, CA — March 17, 2026 A Lompoc woman was arrested when sheriff’s deputies discovered more than two pounds of fentanyl during a traffic stop along
SWAT Team Arrests Santa Maria Suspect in Sexual Assault Case
– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA MARIA, CA — March 2, 2026 Santa Maria police arrested a local man early Saturday after a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted
Santa Barbara Man Arrested for Felony Evading and Hit-and-Run
– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA BARBARA, CA — March 10, 2026 A Santa Barbara man was arrested on March 5 after allegedly speeding through residential streets, striking a parked
$50K Bail for Downton Santa Maria Hit-and-Run Driver
– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA MARIA, CA — March 10, 2026 A confrontation between two drivers escalated into a chain-reaction crash on the morning of March 8 at a
Fire Truck Stolen in Carpinteria: Suspect Nabbed by Deputies
– By F. Scott Faulkner CARPINTERIA, CA — March 9, 2026 – On the afternoon of March 7, a Santa Barbara County Fire Truck went suddenly missing from the Carpinteria-Summerland
Santa Barbara Couple Arrested in $2M Fraud Scheme
– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA BARBARA, CA — March 2, 2026 A Santa Barbara couple has been arrested and now face 68 felony counts pursuant to a years- long
Social Media Sleuthing Leads to Arrest of Suspected Child Sex Predator
– By F. Scott Faulkner CARPINTERIA, CA — Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested 22-year-old Oxnard resident Ramiro Hernandez following a months-long investigation into alleged sex crimes involving a Carpinteria
