Santa Barbara
15-hour standoff ends in arrest – various SLO agencies, SWAT, bomb squad called in
A standoff in the Atascadero has ended after 15 hours with the arrest of a 45-year-old man from his barricaded home. Rudolph Charles Muravez II, 45, who threatened police with
Transient arrested after pointing pistol
Atascadero Police (APD) arrested a female transient after she allegedly threatened a man and woman with a gun on Saturday night at transient camp located near Atascadero Creek. The 42-year-old
Police arrest man after on suspicion of battery, false imprisonment
Pismo Beach police arrested a 27-year-old man on Monday after he allegedly assaulted two female roommates at a Shell Beach home. According to police, the women accused David Galvan of
Arrested journalist blasts department's top DUI cop
SANTA BARBARA – Santa Barbara police Chief Cam Sanchez is on the offensive, rebutting a June 22 investigative report published in The Santa Barbara News-Press calling into question the nature
Arrested journalist blasts department’s top DUI cop
SANTA BARBARA – Santa Barbara police Chief Cam Sanchez is on the offensive, rebutting a June 22 investigative report published in The Santa Barbara News-Press calling into question the nature
Van's destruction delays manslaughter trial
SANTA BARBARA – A crucial piece of evidence in a vehicular manslaughter case was destroyed months after the victim’s death and has cast the outcome of a pending juvenile court
Van’s destruction delays manslaughter trial
SANTA BARBARA – A crucial piece of evidence in a vehicular manslaughter case was destroyed months after the victim’s death and has cast the outcome of a pending juvenile court
Santa Barbara sheriff critical of budget cuts
SANTA BARBARA – Sheriff Bill Brown, appearing before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Friday, criticized the board’s approval of a final budget calling for the immediate loss
Narcos recruit public help in Santa Barbara pot wars
SANTA BARBARA – County narcotics detectives have had a banner year over the past 12 months, having destroyed more than 325,000 illegally-grown marijuana plants with a street value in excess
Cadaver dogs bring heat to cold case
SANTA BARBARA – In 1961, 7-year-old Romona Price struck out for an adventurous trek from her family home in Santa Barbara to a new house the Price family was moving
