Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
“Magnum” Force Nabs Car Thief
Jose Ramos Santa Barbara County – LoJack, the company offering a stolen vehicle recovery system that directly integrates with law enforcement agencies nationwide, boasts that when their customers’ cars are
College Boy Charged After Knocking Cop Unconscious
Isaac Brown SANTA BARBARA — Sitting just a few miles north of the Santa Barbara City Limits, the unincorporated town of Isla Vista has a population approaching 28,000 souls, of
Two Busts at DUI Checkpoint
VENTURA COUNTY — In spite of the fact that the Camarillo Police Department and the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department go to considerable lengths to publicize the time and place of
DUI Net Snares Three
VENTURA COUNTY — Pursuant to what Ventura County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sr. Deputy Dan Ambarian described to the media as “a disturbing increase in drug-impaired driving crashes,” for a six
Graffiti Trio Busted
Joseph Rocco Peransi, Jansen Michael Lee and Gregory Winfield Smith SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — It’s been nearly two decades since California schools slashed the budgets of non-academic arts and music
Drug Dealer Arrested for Third Time in One Year
Ventura County – Some people have such a passion for their work that they’re willing to risk almost anything to engage in it. Even when the potential for serious prison
Santa Barbara Sheriff Seeks Extradition of Kidnapping Suspect
Joseph Hetzel Santa Barbara – In the early evening hours of September 1st, 52-year-old Lompoc resident Joseph Hetzel forced his way into a vehicle being driven by 55-year-old Virginia Paris,
Senior Citizen Busted for Child Molestation
Conrad Bruce Nickerosn SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The recently-popular mantra of those approaching their dotage that “60 is the new 50” or even that “70 is the new 60”, while
Home Video Leads to Arrest of Burglary Suspect
Corey Lee Garrelts Ventura County – The average run-of-the-mill residential burglar today faces a number of challenges unique to the digital age. Not only does a crook need to muster
Cellphone Left at Crime Scene Leads to Arrest of Burglar
Cesar Ramirez VENTURA COUNTY — There are so many things a criminal has to worry about today that his predecessors in crime never had to consider. Setting aside the last
