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Santa Barbara

Car Thief Loses Race with Cops

Santa Barbara County – There are several very simple tenets that should be foremost in the mind of anyone aspiring to a career as a car thief: 1) Avoid stealing cars

Santa Barbara

Six Teens Nabbed for Stabbing

Santa Barbara County – With the start of a new school year, one might think that adolescents walking the streets of local communities should properly be either on their way to

Santa Barbara

Clean-Cut Coke & Meth Dealer Busted

Santa Barbara – With a mugshot appearance quite outside the norm for those commonly charged with felony drugs and weapons charges, Juan Nunez, a 49-year old resident of Goleta, had for

Santa Barbara

Guns+Drugs+Children=Arrest

Santa Barbara – The joys of parenting are boundless, but none of them involve exposing small children to the world of illegal drug sales activity or proximity to loaded firearms. That

Ventura

Half-Million-Dollar Bail for Attempted Murderer

Ventura County – Late on the afternoon of September 11th, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department 911 Emergency was contacted with a report of a shooting in El Rio, just east of the

Ventura

Car Thief Caught After 23-mile Chase

Ventura County – Faria Beach is one of Ventura County’s most scenic stretches of coastline, and draws thousands of vacationers to its sands. Offering spectacular views of the Pacific, there is

Ventura

Thousand Oaks Gang-banger Busted for Stabbing

Ventura County – It’s not often than an 18-year old has the temerity or physical wherewithal to confront a 41-year old man with physical violence, but that age difference apparently held

Ventura

Major Home Grower and Utility Thief Busted

Ventura County – For those of us facing mounting monthly utility bills, it could be hard to decide whether or not Richard Gora, a 51-year old resident of Camarillo is a

Santa Barbara

Police Legwork Tracks Down 18-year old Rapist

Santa Barbara – Proving once again that the arms of law enforcement are long indeed, Santa Barbara Police, working on a report of alleged forcible rape that allegedly took place on

Ventura

Wild Car Chase Nabs Burglars

Ventura County – On any given day, city driving can be a hazardous activity. But when criminals are on the run from cops, and careen through urban and freeway traffic in