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Headline Story Santa Barbara

Cop Couple Busts Burglary Couple

Santa Barbara, long known as the perfect romantic “getaway” for couples, is apparently not the place to make a “getaway” from the consequences of felonious activity.  Criminal couples sometimes come

January 22, 2013
Santa Barbara

Parking Lot Thief Busted

As the midnight hour approached on Friday night January 18th, Santa Barbara Police Department 911 Emergency operators received an anonymous tip reporting an unknown individual busily trying the doors of

January 22, 2013
Santa Barbara

High-Tech Cop Work Catches Craigslist Computer Crook

The Fielding Graduate Institute, nestled just off the most scenic part of U.S. 101 between the Santa Barbara Polo Club and the tiny beachfront community of Summerland,  is known throughout

January 22, 2013
Santa Barbara Ventura

Identity Thief SWAT Target

Drew Alan Dotts, 45, had long been the subject of an investigation throughout Ventura County, suspected of being connected to a series of forgeries, fraudulent business machinations, and identity thefts. 

January 22, 2013
Ventura

Armed Standoff End in Arrest

Ventura County – Gonzalo Camacho, 35, of Oxnard’s infamous La Colonia neighborhood—the home of several reputed area gang members–had a difficult decision to make on the afternoon of January 9th. It

January 11, 2013
National News Ventura

International 18-month Investigation Leads to Homicide Arrest

Ventura County – A sidewalk confrontation in downtown Oxnard that took place on May 27, 2011 and led to the shooting death of Jesus Valentin set off an investigation that frustrated

January 11, 2013
Santa Barbara

Burglars Busted and Make Bail

Arrested After Chase Across Two Counties Summerland – A residence on what is perhaps the quietest, most private and secure street in the sleepy seaside tourist destination of Summerland was the

January 11, 2013
Ventura

Dead Baby’s Mother Booked for Homicide

Camarillo – The discovery of a dead newborn in a Ventura County strawberry field on May 21, 2012 marked the beginning of a protracted investigation on the part of Ventura County

January 7, 2013
Santa Barbara

Escape Attempt by Swimming Sinks Felon

Goleta – Binisio Nicolas Pereda, 26, may have had visions of Michael Phelps breaking world swimming records on his mind when he dove into a north county lagoon in a

January 7, 2013
Headline Story Ventura

Community Volunteer Charged for Lewd Acts

Ventura County – Donald Alan Tuthill, 43, was arrested on December 27th on suspicion of having made sexual advances toward a 12-year-old girl.  According to Ventura County Sheriff spokesman Sgt. Jeff

January 7, 2013