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Santa Barbara

“Ghost Gun” and Coke Bust

Photo: Jaime Orozco Santa Barbara – In a city dependent upon tourist dollars for its economic well-being, the May 14th arrest of 26-year-old Santa Barbara resident Jaime Orozco is unlikely

Ventura

$3.6M Bail for Suspect in Child Sexual Abuse Investigation

Photo: Micha Lanere Smith VENTURA COUNTY — A five-year-old investigation into reports of the sexual abuse of two female children over the course of 13 years came to a head

Ventura

Violence Leads to Child Endangerment Arrests

Photo: Bridgette Salas and Gilbert Puga Ventura County – The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Gang Unit and the Thousand Oaks School Resource Officer Unit were involved in responding

Ventura

Arsonist Watches First Responders Look for Him

Photo: Rainer Hirschfelder Ventura County – The mountain community of Lockwood Valley, in the northernmost reaches of Ventura County, was the scene of a raging pre-dawn residential fire on May

Ventura

Trio Busted Stealing Travel Trailer sporting ‘For Sale’ sign

Photo: Gerald Clasen, Kirstyn Paquet and Oleksandr Skalish Ventura County – It was nearing the midnight hour on March 20th when, according to Ventura County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Det. Eric

Santa Barbara

Car thief can’t outrun her victim

Photo: Joann Mari Alley Santa Barbara County – If there were a book entitled “How to Steal a Car,” the opening chapters might inform the reader of the need to

Santa Barbara

Man Arrested After Wielding Fake Samurai Sword

Photo: King Roasrio under arrest Santa Barbara County – A verbal altercation at a Goleta area McDonald’s restaurant became colorfully dramatic on the evening of April 30th when 38-year-old Goleta

Ventura

Lady Drug Dealer Busted after three-month investigation

Photo: Linda Thompson Ventura – The City of Ventura Police Department, working in collaboration with the Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit made an arrest on April 17th of a

Ventura

Standoff Leads to ADW Arrest in Moorpark: Sheriff

Photo: Ryan Rietkerk Ventura County – According to Ventura County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Det. Sgt. Kevin Lynch, on the evening of April 22nd deputies attached to the Moorpark Sheriff’s Station

Santa Barbara

Black Tar Heroin Dealer Arrested

Photo: Omar Alfaro-Rios Santa Barbara County – According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover, the SBSD Special Investigations Bureau, while constantly investigating narcotics trafficking within