Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Car Chase Ends in Arrest
Walter Alexander Morales, Jr. Santa Barbara County – As the midnight hour approaches in the Central Coast city of Lompoc, the streets are usually quiet and the sidewalks have been rolled
Major Building Contactor Arrested on 47 Counts
Mark John Melchiori SANTA BARBARA — With Santa Barbara’s residential and commercial real estate values reaching record highs, property owners are eagerly investing in construction improvements, remodels, and new structures. For
Cop Busted for Worker’s Comp Fraud
Jacob Finerty, from his 2006 high school football photo Santa Barbara – The good men and women of the Santa Barbara Police Department, currently under the leadership of Interim Chief John
Thirty-Nine Busted for Drugs & Guns
Confiscated ammo Santa Barbara County – When 49-year-old Jose Munoz of Santa Maria was arrested in Santa Maria on May 26th pursuant to an outstanding warrant on charges of methamphetamine sales,
Compliance Sweep Nets Four
Stoney Poynter and Joseph Maldonado Santa Barbara County – The harsh reality of having been convicted of a crime is that even after one has served jail or prison time and
Identity Thief Returns to Scene of Crime
Manuel Rosales VENTURA COUNTY — The old saying that “criminals always return to the scene of the crime” may not be so far-fetched after all. That myth was validated for Ventura
Repeat Offender Repeats Eight Times More
Justo Bueno Palacios SANTA BARBARA — In an uncharacteristic expression of personal and professional frustration, members of the Santa Barbara Police Department have commented on the May 29th arrest of Justo
Ventura County Man Arrested for Murder of Father
Peter Owen VENTURA COUNTY — This coming Father’s Day will undoubtedly be a sad reminder for the family of 23-year-old Peter Owen, who allegedly shot his 50-year-old father, Aleric Owen, to
Bikers Busted for Drugs and Guns
Robert Miller and Russell Gillette Santa Barbara County – Weekend gatherings of “outlaw” motorcycle gangs at public venues have a way of attracting the attention of law enforcement, a principle once
DUI Court Stakeout Nets Four Arrests
Ventura – All those driving motor vehicles in the State of California do so with the understanding that driving is not an individual right under any legal provision, but is, rather,
