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$2 million Bail for Youth Pastor Charged with Rape

Louis Joseph Bristol, 28, a Carpinteria Youth Pastor at a popular local church was arrested late in the afternoon of February 27th on charges of child molestation, child rape, lewd

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Citizen’s Arrest Nabs Auto Burglar

Santa Barbara– Just after midnight on February 25th, a 911 Emergency call from a Westside Santa Barbara resident indicated that parked vehicles were being tampered with by a “suspicious subject”,

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Fugitive Fraudulent Screenwriter Fumbles on Facebook

Steven Kunes is a very creative guy.  With a background of having submitted a bogus J.D. Salinger interview to People Magazine back in 1982, then later selling an equally bogus

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Man Kidnapped, Robbed in Santa Maria

SANTA MARIA –  An unidentified male in his 30s was allegedly kidnapped, threatened with a weapon and robbed before his weekend even began, according to the Police Department. The 33-year-old

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13-Year-Old Car Thief Caught

Santa Barbara County – Sgt. Mark Williams, spokesman for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department reported to the media, the arrest of an unidentified 13-year-old male runaway, following “a high speed

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Tagger-Thieves Tagged and Jailed

SANTA BARBARA – Mark Todd Euglow, 18, and his friend Jacob Tyler Kelliher, 18, have been so creative that they caught the eye of Santa Barbara Police Department’s Detective Gary

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Accused Molester Returns to U. S. and Handcuffs

Santa Barbara – In February of 2012, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Detectives began an investigation into allegations that Michael Norris, an elder of the Carpinteria Church of Seventh Day Adventists,

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Gang-banger Graffiti Vandal Busted

Santa Barbara – Aaron Sepulveda Nevarez, 19, has a reputation that apparently precedes him.  Described by Santa Barbara Police Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Riley Harwood in recent statements to

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Jail Records Keeper Headed for Jail

Santa Barbara – Facing charges of first degree residential burglary, Mary Methmann, 45, has worked as a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Custody Records Department staffer since 2005, but is now

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Police Searching for Wanted Man Allegedly Armed and Dangerous

SANTA MARIA – Police are searching for a known gang member who’s believed to be armed and dangerous, after the man was allegedly seen Wednesday afternoon near a local elementary