Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Home Invader Caught in Act
Ventura – There are few crime events more terrifying to its victims than a home invasion, wherein the occupants of a home are awakened in the dead of night by the
Blows Cool, Gets Busted
Ventura – The hazards of being out of touch with contemporary pop culture was demonstrated on the morning of September 24th as Ventura Police Department officers responded to “a report of
$5 million Bail for Serial Child Molester
Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover recently reported to the media details of the September 10th arrest of Joseph Michael Hyde, a 63-year old
Local Boy Turns Thief in His Own Backyard
Santa Barbara – Among the Top Ten Rules for Successful Thievery, one would think that “don’t steal in your own neighborhood” might rank high on the list. Apparently, that fundamental tenet
“Foothill Fire” Leads to Arson Arrest
Ventura – While Southern California suffers under the most severe drought in a century and rural hillsides’ native vegetation turns tinder-dry in an unusually hot summer, fire prevention resources and law
Mommy & Daddy Drug Dealers
Ventura County – Throughout the latter part of the summer, the Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit—involving law enforcement personnel drawn from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, the Simi Valley Police
Lawn Statue Thieves Nabbed
Ventura County – When it comes to the appreciation of the fine arts, it’s often said that “there is no accounting for people’s tastes”. Never does that appear to have been
Daughter Steals Dead Mother’s I.D.
Ventura County – The usual response of a family member to the death of a loved one is usually grief. The response of a child to the death of a parent
K-9 Cop Nabs Assailant
Ventura – The truth of the adage that “a dog is man’s best friend” applies in varying degrees, it seems, depending upon who the “man” is. In the case of Joseph
Dog-walker Victim of Rape Attempt
Ventura – It’s hard to imagine any hour of the week presumably more benign and less threatening to a woman walking her dogs in a Ventura neighborhood than at 11:00 a.m.
