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Ventura

Crime Spree Earns Arrest with $500K Bail

Jonathan Jessop VENTURA COUNTY — Jonathan Jessop, a 37-year-old hailing from Oceanside, apparently enjoys the life of a dedicated crook but has difficulty interpreting recent changes in the state’s Criminal

Ventura

Rare Plant Thief Nabbed

Picture of the stolen rare plants CARPINTERIA — When it comes to criminal activity involving plant life in California, the genus cannabis sativa is usually the first thing that comes to

Santa Barbara

Four Busted in Warrant Sweep

Bob King SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Just north of famed Rincon Point, a renowned holy grail of the international surfing community and referred to by many as “The Queen of

Santa Barbara

Compliance Search Nets Five Suspects

Sergio Ruiz-Vargas, Olga Chavez and Jamie Coria SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Compliance Response Team will apparently never have a problem looking for work, as they continue

Santa Barbara

$100K Bail for Meth Dealer

Martin Bertstecher SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Sometimes an entrepreneur just can’t get a break. Certainly 49-year-old Martin Berstecher, a resident of the City of Orcutt in the northern reaches of

Ventura

SUV Thieves Arrested

Jimmy Juarez VENTURA COUNTY — Following a rash of sport utility vehicle thefts from an Oxnard auto dealership storage lot over the past several weeks, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department

Ventura

DUI Warrant Sweep Nets Two

VENTURA COUNTY — Proving once again that the long arm of the law has neither limits to its reach nor a short memory, on November 18th, Ventura County’s Thousand Oaks

Ventura

Driver-Felon Busted for Weapons Possession

Daniel Miramontez VENTURA COUNTY — One would think that a coastal community steeped in history and the home to some of the most productive and fertile agricultural land in the

Santa Barbara

Burglary Trio Nabbed

Joseph Grazzaffi CARPINTERIA — The sleepy burg touting itself as home of “the world’s safest beach”—notwithstanding this year’s frequent great white shark sightings just yards away from surfers and swimmers—saw

Santa Barbara

SWAT Cops Burn Barricaded Suspect Out

Eddie Dominguez SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The Laws of Unintended Consequences may have been at play in the morning hours of November 16th when Santa Maria Police Department’s SWAT Team