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Ventura

Catalytic Converter Thief Caught

By F. Scott Faulkner May 24, 2026 – Ventura County, CA Los Angeles resident Efran Esau Flores Alvarez, 20, was arrested May 19 after investigators connected him to a series

Ventura

Loaded, Illegal Gun, Drugs Lead to Arrest

By F. Scott Faulkner May 24, 2026 – Ventura County, CA A “suspicious vehicle” call led to an arrest and an illegal, loaded gun. On the morning of May 21, 

Santa Barbara

Stolen Golf Club Leads to Arrest

– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA BARBARA, CA  — May 22, 2026  Employees at a Santa Barbara golf shop recognized a man Saturday they believed had stolen a golf club

Santa Barbara

Illegal Fireworks Lead to Arson Arrest in Goleta

– By F. Scott Faulkner GOLETA, CA  — May 20, 2026 Authorities arrested a 19-year-old Goleta man for arson on May 19th, after a vegetation fire on the city’s western

News Santa Barbara

Burglary Arrests During Foothill Fire Evacuation: 2 Suspects Facing Allegations of Copper Wire Theft

– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA — May 23, 2026  Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested two western Kern County residents early the morning of May 21

Ventura

Oxnard Woman Arrested for $35K Custom Copper Fountain Theft

– By F. Scott Faulkner OXNARD, CA  — May 15, 2026 – Not all lovers of public artwork are drawn to it for reasons of aesthetic appreciation, as evidenced by

Ventura

Oxnard Police Arrest Man and Two Juveniles After Baseball Bat Confrontation in Oxnard Public Park

– By F. Scott Faulkner OXNARD, CA  — May 14, 2026 — A fight on the afternoon of May 12 involving an assault with baseball bats at a public park

Ventura

Identity Theft Suspect Arrested After Investigation Into Overnight Vehicle Break-Ins Across the Ojai Valley

By F. Scott Faulkner OJAI VALLEY, CA – May 7, 2026 – A string of overnight vehicle break-ins across the Ojai Valley led investigators to the arrest of Wyatt Revard,

News Ventura

Four Burglars Busted in Thousand Oaks

– By F. Scott Faulkner THOUSAND OAKS, CA  – May 8, 2026 – A residential burglary in Thousand Oaks on the morning of May 5 left a home ransacked and

Santa Barbara

Arrest Made in Santa Barbara Pellet Gun Shooting of Police Officer

By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA BARBARA, CA – May 11, 2026 – A confrontation near Santa Barbara’s busy La Cumbre Plaza shopping center ended with a police officer injured and