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Santa Barbara

Homeowner Surveillance Video IDs Suspected Auto Burglars

Roland Bautista and Jacob Rodriguez SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Just because an individual is no longer residing in a county jail or state prison and is enjoying a modicum of freedom pursuant

Santa Barbara

Fence-jumping Burglar Caught by Chopper & Dogs

Anthony Herrera Santa Barbara County – Perhaps in anticipation of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, 24-year-old Anthony Herrera thought he could hurdle a series of backyard fences in

Santa Barbara

Break-in Sexual Assailant Captured

Matthew Robert Torres Santa Barbara – This city’s waterfront area, a mixed-use commercial-tourist-residential area, is generally regarded as an upscale community for those living there on a full time basis. On

Ventura

Car-Shopping Car Thief Captured

Kwiki Mart where arrest occurred VENTURA — It wouldn’t take a great deal of online research or Wikipedia references to learn the basics of successful auto theft, but apparently Carolos Luna,

Ventura

Arrest Made in Drive-by Killing

Christopher Gaston OXNARD — Christopher Gaston, a 36-year-old resident of the City of Oxnard, was arrested on suspicion of murder on July 20th, pursuant to an investigation that began on June

Ventura

Parolee Caught After Car Chase

VENTURA  — Perhaps the various parole boards affiliated with the California Department of Corrections need to review the guidelines they communicate to those felons who are released from prison with specific parole

Ventura

Attempted ‘Suicide by Cop’ Leads to Arrest

VENTURA — Ventura Police Department patrol officers were summoned by a 911 Emergency call to the VPD Command Center on the morning of July 18th indicating what the Watch Commander’s report

Ventura

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

Santa Barbara

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

Santa Barbara

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