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Santa Barbara

Assault Ruled a Hate Crime by Santa Barbara County D.A.

John Harlan Savala SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley announced to the media on October 19th that, pursuant to a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the

Ventura

Five Busted on Meth Charges

Mark Jessop-Ellis VENTURA — As attractive a beachtown tourist destination as it may be, the city of Ventura is apparently on its way to becoming a hotbed of production and marketing

Santa Barbara

Honey Oil Cook Busted

Brennen Prowell SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover, in her October 17th report to the media, revealed the recent results of an intensive

Santa Barbara

Probation Sweep Nets 10 Arrests

Teri Lynn Lara SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — In their efforts to deal with increased criminal gang activity within their jurisdiction, Lompoc Police Department personnel working through the Community Oriented Policing and

Ventura

Case of Child’s Death Ends with Arrest Two Years Later

Caleb Burrett VENTURA COUNTY — In September of 2014, a three year-old boy suffering from serious injuries was discovered by Ventura County Sheriff’s Department deputies who responded to a 911 Emergency

Santa Barbara

Cops Detain 13, Arrest One for Drugs & Gun Violations

Luis Paz Santa Barbara County – Sometimes law enforcement boils down to the legendary “Fuller Brush Man Theory,” which preached the path to becoming a millionaire as a simple numbers game:

Santa Barbara

K-9 Tracks Suspect in His Underwear

Tyler Alward Santa Barbara – Sometimes you just can’t make this stuff up. If a fiction writer tried to sell the story of the events leading up to the early morning

Ventura

9 Mexican Mafioso Traffickers Busted

Top row, L-R – Gerardo Vargas, Enrique Navarette, Osvaldo Medina; Middle row, L-R – Gilberto Vargas, Maria Vargas, Raul Hernandez; Bottom row, L-R – Gilberto Gomez, Alfred Estrada, Jessie Rodriguez

Santa Barbara

Meth, Guns, Child Endangerment Busts

Joshua Honey booking photo SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — If current trends are any indication, law enforcement officers serving search warrants on the premises of putative “non-violent” offenders need to be ready

Ventura

Arson Arrest for River Bottom Fire

VENTURA — In the early afternoon of September 24th, a 911 Emergency call reporting smoke sightings brought Ventura City Fire Department personnel and Ventura Police Department patrol units to the dry