Posts From F. Scott Faulkner

Back to homepage
Santa Barbara

Driver Arrested for Hit-and-run Fatality

Photo: Miriam Aidee Vela Estrada May 31, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. The implied contract agreed to by those driving a motor vehicle on public thoroughfares demands both sobriety

Ventura

Robbery with Chemical Spray

Photo: Christopher Baselyos May 31, 2022 – Ventura County, Ca. Either a candidate for Most Creative Use of Weaponry During a Robbery or for Pointless Robbery of the Year, 24-year-old

Ventura

$1.5M Bail for 18-year-old Alleged Killer

Photo: Julius Luna June 1, 2022 – Ventura County, Ca. Under the American system of jurisprudence, there is perhaps no more fundamental precept than that of the presumption of innocence.

Ventura

$250K Bail for South American Thieves

May 29, 2022 – Ventura County, Ca. Judging by recent criminal activity targeting shoppers and residents throughout Ventura County, patrons of major retailers in the area’s commercial centers would be

Santa Barbara

No Bail for Shooting at Cops

Photo: Valdez’ gun May 10, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Falling under the legal principle of What Did You Expect?, 46-year-old Santa Maria resident Adam Valdez currently sits in

Ventura

$75K Bail for Sticky-fingered Identity Thief

May 11, 2022 – Ventura County, Ca. As if working the counter as a cashier at any 7-11 convenience store isn’t stressful enough, when customers are brazen enough to walk

Ventura

Burglars Busted After Hitting Same Store for the Third Time

May 18, 2022 – Ventura County, Ca. Obviously unaware of the eternal verity of the adage “third time’s the charm,” Oxnard residents Ryan Taylor and Brooke Scheer appear to suffer

Santa Barbara

Arrested for Grand Theft of Fruit

Photo: stolen avocados May 13, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Setting aside the age-old arguments swirling around the question of “what’s a fruit and what’s a vegetable,” the theft

Santa Barbara

$1M Bail for Stabbing Suspect

Photo: hunting for Castro May 18, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Goleta resident Rafael Castro Jr., 41, was walking around on City of Goleta streets on the morning of

Ventura

Arrested with Fentanyl, Guns, and Rocket Launcher

Photo: rocket launcher  May 12, 2022 – Ventura County, Ca. Perhaps working on the philosophy of “go big or go home” often espoused by Ventura’s local community of surfers, when