Santa Barbara
Woman Arrested in Alleged Butcher Knife Attack
Photo: Santa Barbara PD Other than the occasional panhandler or the more-than-occasional run-in with the city’s ubiquitous and frequently over-zealous parking patrol meter maids, compared to life on the streets
Car Chase Concludes with Catalytic Converter Crooks Caught
Photo: stolen catalytic converters June 14, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. The recent rash of late-night catalytic converter thefts from vehicles parked on neighborhood streets and in private driveways
Machete Attack Arrest
May 31, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. It’s certainly no secret among those inclined toward violent criminal behavior that the use of a firearm often carries with it additional
Catalytic Converter Crooks Caught by K9 Cops
Photo: K9 Zeke, good boy May 31, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. With the cost of precious metals outpacing the value of the U.S. dollar, thefts of catalytic converters
Driver Arrested for Hit-and-run Fatality
Photo: Miriam Aidee Vela Estrada May 31, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. The implied contract agreed to by those driving a motor vehicle on public thoroughfares demands both sobriety
No Bail for Shooting at Cops
Photo: Valdez’ gun May 10, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Falling under the legal principle of What Did You Expect?, 46-year-old Santa Maria resident Adam Valdez currently sits in
Arrested for Grand Theft of Fruit
Photo: stolen avocados May 13, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Setting aside the age-old arguments swirling around the question of “what’s a fruit and what’s a vegetable,” the theft
$1M Bail for Stabbing Suspect
Photo: hunting for Castro May 18, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Goleta resident Rafael Castro Jr., 41, was walking around on City of Goleta streets on the morning of
$1M Bail for Drive-by Shooter
April 29, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. – As if driving a car on public roads and highways isn’t inherently dangerous enough, there are apparently unthinkable hazards on city
Car Chase Ends with PIT maneuver
May 4, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. – What some criminals may not realize is that fleeing a jurisdiction where a crime has been committed doesn’t let a perpetrator
