Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
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
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
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
$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
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
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
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
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
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
DUI Suspect Arrested at Gunpoint
Damian Gomez GOLETA — As the holiday season approaches, the perils of alcohol consumption as a precedent to operating a motor vehicle could not have been made more manifest than
