Santa Barbara
Party Fight Ends in Prison Terms
Santa Barbara – Plea deals pursuant to charges of attempted murder arising from an April 13th altercation at a Mesa area neighborhood party will see Michael Hardy, 23, and Sean Crane,
Politico Busted on DUI
Santa Barbara – Former Santa Barbara City Councilwoman Iya Falcone—once a candidate for Santa Barbara Mayor and a longtime local political force—stands accused of driving under the influence pursuant to a
Probation for Manslaughter Conviction of 84-year-old
Santa Barbara County – On April 29, 2012, Benny Contreras, 84, driving his Mercedes-Benz on U.S. Highway 1 just south of Santa Maria near Vandenburg Air Force Base, drove off the
Trio of Murderers Sentenced
Santa Barbara – Early on a Sunday morning in February 2009, 22-year-old Baldemar Leal was found face down on a Westside Santa Barbara sidewalk. He was dead, the victim of multiple
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
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
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
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
“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
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
