Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Cased closed on 'Operation Apehanger'
SANTA BARBARA — The Aug. 17 sentencing of Alejandro Raya to eight years in state prison on three counts of possession of assault weapons and possession of controlled substances brings
Stolen firearms cache recovered in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA — More than three dozen stolen guns have been seized and a pair of felony arrests were made Wednesday following a two-week investigation into a local residential burglary.
Santa Barbara lewd act cases result in two arrests
SANTA BARBARA — Two separate suspects have recently been identified in independent cases involving lewd acts upon multiple victims throughout Santa Barbara County. In comments made to the media from
Santa Barbara greenhouse site of record pot bust
GOLETA — Narcotics officials discovered greenhouse facilities housing more than 10,000 marijuana plants with a street value in excess of $40 million during an early-morning raid Thursday, ranking it as
Decoy stings accused public masturbator
CARPINTERIA — An undercover sting operation resulted in the arrest of a suspected public masturbator last week in this small oceanside community. The plainclothes detective work followed a half-dozen citizen
Marijuana a popular illicit crop in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara County law enforcement agencies seized 80,000 marijuana plants in a six-day period last month, highlighting the prevalence of contraband agriculture in this coastal southern state region. Although
Law enforcement art critics bust graffiti artist
GOLETA — In a tourist-centric community struggling to combat the eyesore of public area graffiti art, a noted “tagger” finally ran afoul of the law last Friday. An aggressive investigation
Marijuana crop seized in Ventura County foothills
SQUAW FLAT — Narcotics detectives with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office last week made a pair of arrests in connection with the discovery of a sizeable illegal marijuana-growing operation just
Car stunt leads to woman’s death
SANTA BARBARA — City police officers responded to a local hillside residential area late Saturday afternoon to discover a 41-year-old female lying dead on her back in the middle of
Car stunt leads to woman's death
SANTA BARBARA — City police officers responded to a local hillside residential area late Saturday afternoon to discover a 41-year-old female lying dead on her back in the middle of