Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Wanted for DUI Hit-and-Run with Child Endangerment
Santa Barbara County – The City of Santa Maria, now the largest metropolitan area within Santa Barbara County, appears to have become a traffic cop’s dream—or nightmare, depending upon the perspective
Hit-and-Run Driver Nabbed
Santa Barbara – With a population rapidly approaching 35,000,000 souls in the State of California, and with nearly one car for every one of those fine folks registered and on the
Burger Joint Weapon Brandishing Ends with Bust
Ventura – The corner and California Street and Thompson Blvd. in downtown Ventura is a busy place, for this is the landmark location of “The Habit” hamburger restaurant, and something of a
Caught in the Act…by a Cop
Ventura County – If there is a single, most important tenet of professional burglars, it is this: whenever one is perpetrating the surreptitious theft of property belonging to others, the act
Cocaine Dealers Targeting Teens Busted
Ventura County – Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Victor Fazio provided details of ongoing progress made by the Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit in its efforts to
Child Care or Child Torture?
Santa Barbara County – What may well become one of the most sensational criminal investigations in the area’s recent history got off to a running start on February 10th with the
Heat of Passion Turns into Firebomb Attempt
Santa Barbara County – Chad Ramos, a 34-year old resident of Santa Maria apparently had the hots for a lady who was no longer interested in the warm affection he was
Convicted Child Molester Gets Maxed Out
Santa Barbara – Manuel Peter Munoz, 65, following a 16-day jury trial in which he was found guilty of five felony counts of child molestation, has received the maximum sentence under
Fisherman Busted for Interfering with Investigation
Santa Barbara – For the past few years, Santa Barbara’s near offshore waters have been a maritime freeway for drug smugglers transporting large quantities of marijuana up the Pacific Coast. Evidence
Younger Brother Assaults Sibling
Ventura – By all appearances, Michael Crosby, a 23-year old resident of the City of Ventura, is having some anger management problems. Evidence of his failure to control a propensity toward
