Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Insurance Agent Busted for Ripping Off 93-year-old Woman
Santa Barbara – Joseph Anthony Florendo Mele, a 30-year old resident of Ventura, is no fool. He’s clearly an educated, sophisticated, and smooth-talking guy, as evidenced by his attaining a California
ATM “Card Skimmers” Busted
Santa Barbara – An alert fraud investigator employed by Chase Bank, working from a remote location, detected two “card skimmers” operating at the bank’s downtown Santa Barbara location in the early
Auto Seat Thieves Busted
Ventura County – Anyone who owns a car in any of California’s urban areas knows full well the potential consequences of leaving the keys in the car: you’re begging to have
Hospital Worker Arrested for Sexual Assault of Patients…Again
Ventura County – Juan Pablo Valencia, 37, a former member of Ventura’s Vista Del Mar Psychiatric Hospital staff, was arrested for the second time on June 4th pursuant to reports of
Motoring Masturbator in Firm Hand of the Law
Ventura County – The Fillmore Police Department has recently received a number of citizen reports recounting serial episodes of public indecency performed on city streets by a man driving a white
Half-million-dollar Bail for Drug Dealer
Ventura County – Paul Flores, a 33-year old resident of the oceanfront community of Port Hueneme, apparently harbors an unfettered entrepreneurial instinct. As the proprietor of “Vapor Forest”, an Oxnard area
Uncle Charged in Niece’s Death
Ventura County – A full eight months after she died, 33-year old Thousand Oaks resident Christina Blankenship’s uncle has been arrested and charged with having caused her death. According to the
HR Director Wife Conceals Sex-Offender Husband’s Identity
Ventura County – Lending ever more credence to the aphorism “love is blind”, over recent weeks Oxnard Police Department detectives have been investigating the activities of Guillermo Martin, 39, and his
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
