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Santa Barbara

City Councilman Indicted for Grand Theft & Forgery

By F. Scott Faulkner November 21, 2025 – Santa Barbara County, CA Santa Barbara County prosecutors have filed felony charges against Lompoc City Councilman Stephen “Steve” Bridge, 57, alleging that

Santa Barbara

I.C.E. Busts Four for Visa Fraud

By F. Scott Faulkner November 21, 2025 – Santa Barbara County, CA According to the Department of Homeland Security’s Investigation Unit in Santa Maria, what began as “a promise of

Ventura

Four-month Investigation Leads to Arrest of Transnational Burglar

By F. Scott Faulkner November 16, 2025 – Ventura County, CA A summer residential break-in burglary in Thousand Oaks set off a months-long investigation that has ultimately led to the

Ventura

54-year old Woman Arrested for Grand Theft

By F. Scott Faulkner November 24, 2025 – Ventura County, CA What began as a routine stolen property call led to the unraveling of a years-long embezzlement scheme at an

Ventura

Trio Arrested for Assault in Camarillo

By F. Scott Faulkner November 23, 2025 – Ventura County, CA A street fight that erupted mid-morning in Camarillo on Nov. 10,  led to the arrests of three men accused

Santa Barbara

No Bail for Father in DUI Death of Daughters

By F. Scott Faulkner November 17, 2025 – Santa Barbara County, CA A year after a high-speed crash tore an Infiniti in two and left his two young daughters dead,

Ventura

$400K Bail for Serial Identity Thief-Burglar

By F. Scott Faulkner November 10, 2025 – Ventura County, CA A months-long string of office burglaries and identity-theft cases across Ventura and Los Angeles counties came to a halt

Santa Barbara

Robbery, Sexual Assault Arrest

by F. Scott Faulkner November 5, 2025 – Santa Barbara, CA In the quiet, predawn hours of Oct. 18, 22-year-old Santa Barbara resident Eduardo Gallardo- Arizmendi allegedly slipped through an

Santa Barbara

$50K Bail for Shooter

By F. Scott Faulkner November 10, 2025 – Santa Barbara County, CA Just after midnight on November 9, a burst of gunfire tore through a southwest Santa Maria neighborhood that 

Santa Barbara

Domestic Violence Arrest results in $1 million bail

By F. Scott Faulkner November 9, 2025 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. A domestic dispute turned violent in late October ended with the arrest of a Santa Maria man November