Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Brothers Arrested for Oxnard Parking Lot Stabbing Attack
– By F. Scott Faulkner OXNARD, CA — A late-night stabbing in an Oxnard parking lot left a young man seriously injured and led to the arrest of two local
Woman Arrested for Fentanyl and DUI after Highway 101 Traffic Stop
By F. Scott Faulkner Carpenteria, CA — March 17, 2026 A Lompoc woman was arrested when sheriff’s deputies discovered more than two pounds of fentanyl during a traffic stop along
SWAT Team Arrests Santa Maria Suspect in Sexual Assault Case
– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA MARIA, CA — March 2, 2026 Santa Maria police arrested a local man early Saturday after a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted
Santa Barbara Man Arrested for Felony Evading and Hit-and-Run
– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA BARBARA, CA — March 10, 2026 A Santa Barbara man was arrested on March 5 after allegedly speeding through residential streets, striking a parked
$50K Bail for Downton Santa Maria Hit-and-Run Driver
– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA MARIA, CA — March 10, 2026 A confrontation between two drivers escalated into a chain-reaction crash on the morning of March 8 at a
Fire Truck Stolen in Carpinteria: Suspect Nabbed by Deputies
– By F. Scott Faulkner CARPINTERIA, CA — March 9, 2026 – On the afternoon of March 7, a Santa Barbara County Fire Truck went suddenly missing from the Carpinteria-Summerland
Santa Barbara Couple Arrested in $2M Fraud Scheme
– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA BARBARA, CA — March 2, 2026 A Santa Barbara couple has been arrested and now face 68 felony counts pursuant to a years- long
Social Media Sleuthing Leads to Arrest of Suspected Child Sex Predator
– By F. Scott Faulkner CARPINTERIA, CA — Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested 22-year-old Oxnard resident Ramiro Hernandez following a months-long investigation into alleged sex crimes involving a Carpinteria
Santa Maria Child Sexual Abuse Case: Suspect Arrested after 35 Years
– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA MARIA, CA — February 25, 2026 A decades-spanning investigation into alleged sexual abuse has led to the arrest of Jose Luis Diaz, 63, or
72-Year-Old Woman Arrested in Thousand Oaks Drug Bust
– By F. Scott Faulkner THOUSAND OAKS, CA — A 72-year-old Simi Valley woman is in custody after investigators linked her to the sale of illegal narcotics in the Thousand Oaks
