Santa Barbara
Tipline Leads to Arsenal
Larry Casares SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department regularly publicizes its “Tip Line” phone number (805) 683-2724 to provide a line of communication between law enforcement and
Invites Cops In, Gets Busted for Drugs
Ryan Barr SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Some people simply need to watch more TV cop shows to understand the nature of law enforcement’s call to duty. The fact that when Santa Barbara
Sex Abuse Arrest While Awaiting Extradition
Royce Warner Santa Barbara – On July 29th, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover released information to the public for the first time regarding the July 13th
Father-Son Felons Busted with Guns
Andrew Arreola Sr and Andrew Arreola Jr SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Several trite (yet tried-and-true) adages come to mind in weighing the evidence leading to the July 27th arrests of 52-year-old
Homeowner Surveillance Video IDs Suspected Auto Burglars
Roland Bautista and Jacob Rodriguez SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Just because an individual is no longer residing in a county jail or state prison and is enjoying a modicum of freedom pursuant
Fence-jumping Burglar Caught by Chopper & Dogs
Anthony Herrera Santa Barbara County – Perhaps in anticipation of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, 24-year-old Anthony Herrera thought he could hurdle a series of backyard fences in
Break-in Sexual Assailant Captured
Matthew Robert Torres Santa Barbara – This city’s waterfront area, a mixed-use commercial-tourist-residential area, is generally regarded as an upscale community for those living there on a full time basis. On
75-year-old Charged with Murder
Mary Karacas VENTURA COUNTY — On Sunday afternoon, July 17th, Ventura County Sheriff deputies assigned to the Simi Valley Police Department rolled into a Simi Valley neighborhood following a 911 Emergency
DUI Driver Charged with Motorcyclist’s Death
Garret D. Alford SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — What could be more fun on a balmy mid-summer evening than a carefree motorcycle ride at sunset? That may well have been the mood
Manslaughter Arrest in Hit-and-Run Fatality
Juan Perez Aguilar SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Just after dawn on July 14th, 88-year-old Miguel Gutierrez-Vargas was walking across a residential street in the City of Goleta when he was suddenly
