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Santa Barbara

Discovery of Wrecked SUV Leads to Hit-and-Run Arrest

August 4th, 2013 – When a wrecked Mazda SUV was discovered at the bottom of a steep 150-foot deep hillside ravine more than a month ago, a search of the

Santa Barbara

Drunken Lompoc Man Arrested After Truck Backs Over 10-Year-Old

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — When a ten-year-old is behind the wheel of a moving car, any reasonable person would expect difficulties to ensue.  Multiple difficulties did indeed arise in the

Santa Barbara

News Anchor Busted for Public Intoxication

SANTA BARBARA — Suspicions of biased political alliance and legal favoritism run rampant from the streets of Santa Barbara to the steps of City Hall with the July 29th arrest

Santa Barbara

Motorcyclist Runs Amok Through Santa Barbara Skate Park

SANTA BARBARA — Skater’s Point Skate Park, located in the Chase Palm Park area, has for many years served as a mecca for area skateboarders and legions of passers-by who

Headline Story Santa Barbara

County Sheriff Makes Arrest While on Horseback

August 3, 2013 – It’s not every day that the elected sheriff of a county—in this case, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown—makes an arrest upon a violent suspect while

Santa Barbara

Parolee Holed Up in Cabin Surrenders

Arturo Renteria, 33, a reputed member of a criminal street gang who had been arrested during a 2011 Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department narcotics enforcement effort on charges of methamphetamine

Santa Barbara

More Busts in Santa Barbara Stabbing Case

Sgt. Riley Harwood, Public Information Officer at the Santa Barbara Police Department, announced the arrests today of three additional suspects in a pair of violent gang-related stabbings on July 13th

Santa Barbara

Accused Molester Caught by Arresters

Simi Valley – Israel Barajas, 29, a resident of Palmdale, was arrested July 22nd on charges associated with multiple lewd acts upon a child under the age of 12. The

Ventura

Fake Cop Busted

Some people are born to be cops, and others are born to “play cop.”  Kenneth Baron, 26, of Oak Park falls into the latter category. Baron was arrested on July

Ventura

Ventura County Cops Kill 55,000… Plants

Paralleling the efforts of adjacent counties’ law enforcement agency marijuana eradication efforts, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Narcotics Bureau proves to be equally determined to enforce the laws against illegal cannabis