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Credit card counterfeiters traced to casino

SANTA BARBARA – An organized ring of credit card counterfeiters and identity thieves was apprehended last week at Santa Barbara County’s popular Chumash Indian Casino. Responding to a call from

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Tennis instructor didn’t inform parents of offender status, say cops

SANTA BARBARA — A tennis instructor on parole for sexually assaulting a teen found himself in handcuffs again for not informing parents of his sex offender status. Peter Jeschke, 37,

Santa Barbara

Tennis instructor didn't inform parents of offender status, say cops

SANTA BARBARA — A tennis instructor on parole for sexually assaulting a teen found himself in handcuffs again for not informing parents of his sex offender status. Peter Jeschke, 37,

Santa Barbara

Thrift store burglars caught on tape

SANTA BARBARA — Natalie Bradley, 31, and , 42, were arrested Jan. 18 on charges of commercial burglary and criminal conspiracy when a Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputy was in

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Gunman hits 5 with pellets before getting shot down

GOLETA — A gun battle at an outdoor market in Goleta, just east of the UC Santa Barbara campus, left five injured and the gunman in critical condition Saturday afternoon.

Santa Barbara Ventura

Bank robbery suspect arrested 24 hours after heist

SANTA BARBARA — One day and $1,200 later, police say they got their man. Working in concert with the Ventura city police, Santa Barbara police detectives last week arrested Robert

Santa Barbara Ventura

Man busted at jailhouse doors

VENTURA — Sometimes the revolving door of justice swings faster than usual. Jose Alexander Dominguez, 22, was leaving the Ventura County Jail at 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 11 when rural

Santa Barbara

Arrest halts robbery spree

GOLETA — An apparent weekend robbery spree was brought to an end Monday with the pre-dawn arrest of 20-year-old Roberto Cortez. Hours earlier, around 11:15 p.m. Sunday, a 22-year-old female

Santa Barbara

Quartet of meth, pot players busted

SANTA BARBARA — Following a six-month investigation by Santa Barbara County narcotics detectives, two suspected meth dealers and their customers were arrested Thursday following the service of search warrants at

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Public’s help sought in hunt for bank robber

SANTA BARBARA — Both the FBI and the Santa Barbara Police Department are actively soliciting the public’s assistance in connection with Friday morning’s robbery of a local bank. It was