Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Daytime Burglar Busted
VENTURA COUNTY — The popular image of the burglar who breaks into houses and purloins jewelry, cash, computers, and other easy-to-carry personal items usually portrays a guy slinking around in
75-year-old Charged with Murder
Mary Karacas VENTURA COUNTY — On Sunday afternoon, July 17th, Ventura County Sheriff deputies assigned to the Simi Valley Police Department rolled into a Simi Valley neighborhood following a 911 Emergency
DUI Driver Charged with Motorcyclist’s Death
Garret D. Alford SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — What could be more fun on a balmy mid-summer evening than a carefree motorcycle ride at sunset? That may well have been the mood
Manslaughter Arrest in Hit-and-Run Fatality
Juan Perez Aguilar SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Just after dawn on July 14th, 88-year-old Miguel Gutierrez-Vargas was walking across a residential street in the City of Goleta when he was suddenly
20 Johns Busted in Prostitution Sting
SBSD PIO Kelly Hoover SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The adage “if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is” is more on point than the series of online advertisements for
Computer Thief Fails in Switcheroo Attempt
Pablo Flores Ventura County – Certain laptop computers are in such high demand on the black market, apparently, that when some thieves are identified stealing them, they have the temerity to
Police Connect Lompoc Man to Brother’s Murder
Arturo Herrera SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Legend, mythology, and popular fiction are rife with circumstances of fratricide perhaps because it is so ultimately dramatic and because in our daily reality homicide
Serial Auto Burglar Arrested
Ventura County – Clearly reinforcing the well-publicized law enforcement agency admonition to “lock your car,” over recent weeks the residents of the City of Moorpark have been victimized by a series
Senior Citizen Busted for Sexual Assault
William Beliveau VENTURA COUNTY — By any reasonable definition, at the age of 63, William Beliveau, a resident of Thousand Oaks, is considered a senior citizen. Eligibility for Social Security benefits, however,
Luck Leads Compliance Cops to Multiple Busts
Vanessa Vasquez and Joanna Savoy SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Compliance Response Team—tasked with enforcing the terms of parole and/or probation imposed by both the courts
