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Accused Molester Invades Neighbor’s Home

Santa Barbara County – Emanuel Esquivias, 18, was arrested on charges of residential burglary, attempted rape, attempted child molestation, and attempted lewd acts with children under 14 years of age and

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Schoolyard Patrol Nets Armed Gang-banger

Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara High School—home of “The Dons” and the site of the landmark Eddie Mathews Memorial Baseball Field—was the focus of Santa Barbara Police Department Gang Suppression Team

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The Nice Ladies Next Door Happen to Deal Heroin

Santa Barbara – Proving once again that “working from home” is not all it’s cracked up to be, Sgt. Riley Harwood, Santa Barbara Police Department Public Information Officer, announced to the

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Shake-down Artist Busted on Extortion, Elder Abuse

Santa Barbara – At dusk on August 1, 2012, a 67-year-old driver made a legal right turn at a downtown intersection and was suddenly confronted by Matthew Rene Brown, 28, who

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“Incredibly Dangerous” Gets 40-to-Life Sentence

Santa Barbara – Kenneth Barber, 42, who in 2008 was held in Santa Barbara County Jail on drug charges following a prior “strike” conviction and prison term for mayhem, was sentenced

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Violent Assailant Can’t Outrun Nightclub Bouncers

Santa Barbara – The local State Street nightclub scene comes alive in Santa Barbara on most weekends, but sometimes it gets an early start when the workweek ends in a heat-wave

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Rape Suspect Claims 14-year-old Girl “Consented”

Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara Police Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Riley Harwood announced today that Roger Navaroo Pulido, 36, of Santa Barbara, was arrested on August 28th on suspicion of

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“No Slack” for Impaired Drivers with Area DUI Crackdown

Santa Barbara – A dozen Santa Barbara area law enforcement agencies—including California State Parks, Santa Barbara Police Department, Santa Barbara County Sheriffs, U.S Forest Service Enforcement, and all regional incorporated city

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50-mile High-speed Chase Ends In Arrest

Santa Barbara County – Santa Barbara’s exclusive Montecito—an unincorporated hillside and beachfront community that is home to some of the wealthiest and most high-profile celebrities in the world—was the starting point

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“Joint” Operation Nets $30M in Marijuana

Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara County Sheriff Narcotics deputies, acting in concert with California Department of Justice, National Forest Service, and Sheriff’s Search and Rescue teams conducted a series of raids