Santa Barbara
Schoolyard Meth Dealer Busted, Doesn’t Make Bail
In late February and early March, 2012, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Narcotics Detectives ran a sting operation pursuant to citizen reports that methamphetamine was being sold out of a motor
Elder Caregiver Busted for Abuse & Embezzlement
March 6 – Santa Barbara Sarah Helen Benson, 21, was arrested today on charges of felony embezzlement and financial elder abuse by a caregiver in connection with her work in
Elder Caregiver Busted for Abuse & Embezzlement
March 6 – Santa Barbara Sarah Helen Benson, 21, was arrested today on charges of felony embezzlement and financial elder abuse by a caregiver in connection with her work in
UCSB Stabbing Suspects Arrested
March 2 – Santa Barbara Just after midnight on the Isla Vista, Ca. campus of the University of California at Santa Barbara, on Saturday February 18th, local area Santa Barbara
Prostitution Sting Operation Nets Multiple “Johns”
March 2 – Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Special Investigation Bureau, after conducting an extensive series of undercover sting operations throughout the county, have arrested four individuals responding to offers
Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Busted by SWAT
February 27 – Santa Barbara County Demetrice Woods, 39, a competitive professional fighter on the Mixed Martial Arts circuit with a spotty win-loss record, was arrested on the morning of
Jailhouse Drug Smuggler Sentenced to Prison
February 20 – Santa Barbara Paul Bautista, 30, accused in November 2011 of smuggling drugs into Santa Barbara County Jail and providing them to Marcos Ramos, 33, pleaded guilty to
Animal Cruelty Charges Allege 445 Critter Victims
February15 – Santa Barbara Joyce Dudley, Santa Barbara County District Attorney, issued a press release today indicating that her office “has filed two misdemeanor counts” against Sandra Coupal alleging multiple
Bank Robbery Blocks from Police Station
February 15 – Santa Barbara A Valentine’s Day bank robber, more brazen than most, walked into a Bank of the West branch just two blocks west of the Santa Barbara
Valentine’s Day Police Standoff Delivers Quartet of Burglars
February 15 – Carpinteria A local Motel 6 was the scene of a two-hour armed standoff in the early morning hours of Valentine’s Day as Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies
