Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Knife-wielding DUI Driver Gets His Due
Santa Barbara County – There is a short list of fundamental Rules of the Road of which all drivers should be aware: #1. Don’t drink and drive. #2. If you have
Double Hit-and-Run Lands Driver in Jail
Santa Barbara County – Those who fail to take the privilege of driving a motor vehicle in the State of California responsibly can find themselves at the wrong end of a
Ex-Boyfriend Arrested in Stabbing
Santa Barbara – As no less an august romantic than William Shakespeare said in Much Ado About Nothing, “Love goes by haps. some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.” Surely
Civilian Police Community Service Volunteers Make Arrest
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Police Department, in an effort to handle the seasonal increase in its transient population—while not interrupting vital crime-fighting and public safety efforts—has recruited a small
Photographer Nailed for Sex with Minor
Santa Barbara – It’s one of the oldest “Hollywood hustles”. A photographer puts himself out there as an expert in delivering “headshot” portraits of exactly the kind and quality that the
Pawnshop Leads to Burglars’ Arrests
Ventura County – As a profession, burglary may have many things to offer: flexible working hours, casual dress code, frequent travel, high hourly rate of pay. Of course, should one’s professional
$1M Bail the Price for Gang-banger Notoriety
Ventura County – The question of why an individual, who is known to local law enforcement as an active member of a criminal street gang, continues to maintain a residence in
Meth Dealer Loses Footrace with Cops
Ventura County – Oxnard is a city known for many things: strawberry fields and festivals, its status as a transportation hub, its international port, a major U.S. Navy base, deep white
Robberies & Burglaries Plague Isla Vista
Santa Barbara – The current profile of UCSB in the media could use some polishing, but recent events in the adjacent residential community of Isla Vista—truly a “college town” if there
Broken Glass Alarm Leads to Eventual Burglary Bust
Ventura County – Five months ago, in the hours just after midnight early Sunday, January 11, City of Thousand Oaks Police Dispatch received notice of a burglary in progress, pursuant to
