Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Disgruntled Employee Charged with Burglary & Vandalism
Santa Barbara County – Intelligent management and supervision of employees is one of the fundamental tenets of running any successful business enterprise. When employee morale ebbs, productivity and profits follow in
Not-So-Jolly Meth-fueled Car Chase
Santa Barbara – George Elder Jolly, a 35-year-old resident of Hollywood, led Santa Barbara County law enforcement on a wild freeway chase that inevitably ended with his arrest on Tuesday, June
Family Dispute Ends in Arrest
Santa Barbara County – Lyle Mack Alezandre, a 21-year-old resident of Santa Maria, apparently has what might kindly be referred to as problems managing his anger. Either that, or the underage
Stabbing Leads to Drug Bust
Ventura County – There are certain Rules of Life which must be followed. Among the long list of tips for successfully navigating one’s way through this world are the Rules of
Armed, Barricaded, and Making Bombs
Ventura County – 28-year-old James Carlton, an apartment dweller in Simi Valley, apparently likes to keep busy with his hobbies…one of which is playing around with explosives. Evidence of that came
Bail Set in Million$ for “Knock-Knock” Burglars
Ventura County – In a series of major media announcements made by both Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Ventura County Sheriff’s Department investigators, the arrests of Rodrick Brumfield, 29, Michael
Shot by Cops and Charged with Brandishing
Carpinteria – Proving once again that what our parents told us about poor choices having bad consequences, 23-year old Oscar Varela Moreno, a Santa Barbara resident, now knows what to expect
Attempted Murder with Axe Nets $1M Bail
Santa Barbara – As the poet Robert Frost is oft-quoted, “Good fences make good neighbors,” which would imply where there is no fence, bad things can happen. Apparently that was the
Insurance Agent Busted for Ripping Off 93-year-old Woman
Santa Barbara – Joseph Anthony Florendo Mele, a 30-year old resident of Ventura, is no fool. He’s clearly an educated, sophisticated, and smooth-talking guy, as evidenced by his attaining a California
ATM “Card Skimmers” Busted
Santa Barbara – An alert fraud investigator employed by Chase Bank, working from a remote location, detected two “card skimmers” operating at the bank’s downtown Santa Barbara location in the early
