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Gun-waving subject remains at large

LOMPOC — Reports of an unidentified subject exhibiting erratic behavior and waving a gun on the 1100 block of N. Sixth Street caused the Lompoc Police Department to dispatch both

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Masked gunmen hold up Lompoc McDonald’s

LOMPOC — An early morning armed robbery took place at the McDonald’s on North H Street today, during which two masked intruders held three employees at gunpoint and escaped with

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Intoxicated drivers, cyclist demonstrate reasoning for DUI crackdown

LOMPOC — The Lompoc Police Department saw good reason this week to continue its campaign against drunk driving, as five less-than-lucid motorists and one intoxicated man on a bicycle were

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Santa Barbara SWAT team stifles suicide attempt

SANTA BARBARA — A two-hour standoff between an armed man in a suicidal state of mind and Santa Barbara’s SWAT team ended quietly Friday night with an assist from the

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3 arrested in '07 gang stabbing

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara police finally closed in on three suspects of a gang-related attack that occurred on city streets in 2007. Lt. Paul McCaffrey, public Information officer for

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3 arrested in ’07 gang stabbing

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara police finally closed in on three suspects of a gang-related attack that occurred on city streets in 2007. Lt. Paul McCaffrey, public Information officer for

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Search warrant stirs up drug dealer’s nest, customers

SANTA BARBARA — A warrant search at a suspected heroin dealer’s home proved an enforcement boon as Santa Barbara police were able to arrest several of their target’s customers in

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Search warrant stirs up drug dealer's nest, customers

SANTA BARBARA — A warrant search at a suspected heroin dealer’s home proved an enforcement boon as Santa Barbara police were able to arrest several of their target’s customers in

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Deputies, K-9, air support reel in car thieves

CARPINTERIA — The sunset-hour commute through this quiet beach town became dangerous on Carpinteria’s crowded stretch of northbound Highway 101 Thursday and finally led to the capture of two adults

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Man enters station with illegal knives to reclaim iPod

SANTA BARBARA – Santa Barbara police made an easy bust Thursday, when an alleged gang member came into the station to reclaim an iPod he had reportedly stolen from a