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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

Breaking News Ventura

3 Arrested in Relation to Robbery, Carjacking & Kidnapping in Ventura

– By F. Scott Faulkner VENTURA, CA  — March 26, 2026 — Three Ventura men were taken into custody in the pre-dawn hours of March 25 after carrying out a

Ventura

DUI Checkpoint Nabs Drunk Drivers in Thousands Oaks Area

– By F. Scott Faulkner THOUSAND OAKS, CA  — March 23, 2026  –– Motor vehicle “checkpoint operations,” in an ongoing effort to provide safe travel on public highways, are routinely

Santa Barbara

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

News Santa Barbara

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

News Ventura

34-Year-Old Suspect Arrested in Relation to Violent Assault of Teenager in Fillmore

– By F. Scott Faulkner FILLMORE, CA  — March 14, 2026 One arrested and two injured in an assault in Fillmore, CA. In the early evening hours of March 11th

Ventura

Brothers Arrested for Oxnard Parking Lot Stabbing Attack

– By F. Scott Faulkner OXNARD, CA  — A late-night stabbing in an Oxnard parking lot left a young man seriously injured and led to the arrest of two local

Santa Barbara

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

Santa Barbara

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

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