Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Carjacking Quintet Captured in Carpinteria
John Connell, Freddie Gutierrez and Cynthia Alvarez SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The fundamental oversight frequently made by those behind the wheel of a stolen car hoping to go undetected by law
Meth Quartet Busted
Gilbert Villareal and Rae Ahnie Lopez Santa Barbara County – Further evidence of a thriving underground economy in the distribution and sales of methamphetamine throughout the county came pursuant to a
Hidden Meth Doesn’t Fool K9 Cop
Michael Lopez and Jesus Lopez Zamora SANTA BARBARA — Here’s a career tip for those contemplating the business opportunities provided in the high-margin world of methamphetamine sales: don’t drive around with
Honda Thieves Busted
Daniel Mendoza and Omar Martinez Ventura County – The laws of supply and demand have the same impact upon crime as they have in the world of legitimate trade and economics.
Doctor Shopper Arrested
Ventura – When 43-year-old South Gate California resident Francesca Thompson made a trip into Ventura County to have her prescription for prescription painkillers filled by an Oxnard pharmacy, she didn’t anticipate
Parolee-Jewel Thief Captured
Ronald Zirpolo, Jr. VENTURA COUNTY — Once convicted of a felony and following a period of incarceration in one of the state’s finer “secured” residential facilities, a large percentage of those
Shaved Head Doesn’t Fool Cops
Jesse Blake Rogers, before and after SANTA BARBARA — On January 4, 2016, clerks at the Santa Barbara Teachers Federal Credit Union were confronted by a young man standing before them
Wanted Man Runs from Cops, Loses Race
Ventura – It has often been implied here that it is the rare suspect indeed who has even the most remote chance of evading arrest by fleeing on foot from uniformed
Christmas Robbers Tracked Down and Arrested
Alfredo Cantu Santa Barbara County – Proving once again that the long arm of the law may be exactly that as well as double-jointed, in the early pre-dawn hours of January
Assault with Baseball Bat Leads to Standoff with Cops
VENTURA COUNTY — In the interests of dealing with California’s serious jail and prison overcrowding situation, it may be time to go on the record with the concept that some people should
