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Driver and Passenger Suspects in an Alleged Police Pursuit Apprehended

SANTA MARIA – Two suspects connected to an alleged high-speed pursuit through city streets earlier this week have been arrested, according to the Police Department. On Wednesday, police arrested the

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Gang Members Arrested for Alleged Attempted Murder

SANTA MARIA – Police have arrested two known gang members in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting that happened late Saturday morning. Pedro Ramirez and Uriel Delgado, both documented Santa

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Man Arrested for Allegedly Having Sex with Minor

SANTA MARIA – Police arrested a 19-year-old man early Saturday morning for allegedly having sex in his car with a minor. Ricardo Javier Rivera Flores, of Santa Maria, was taken

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“Homeboy” Gas Station Stickup Artist Nabbed

Santa Barbara County – A pair of gas station stickups that took place on December 30th, 2012 some twenty miles and forty minutes apart from one another may have moved a

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Graffiti Artists Grabbed

Santa Barbara – As the midnight hour approached on January 21st, two Santa Barbara Police Department Officers—Nathan Beltran and Tyler Larson—were wrapping up a routine service call just a block from

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Wanted Parolee Leads Police on High-Speed Chase

SANTA MARIA –  A high-speed chase early Wednesday morning through city streets and into South San Luis Obispo County ended near Avila Beach with the arrest of four individuals. Just

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Cop Couple Busts Burglary Couple

Santa Barbara, long known as the perfect romantic “getaway” for couples, is apparently not the place to make a “getaway” from the consequences of felonious activity.  Criminal couples sometimes come

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Parking Lot Thief Busted

As the midnight hour approached on Friday night January 18th, Santa Barbara Police Department 911 Emergency operators received an anonymous tip reporting an unknown individual busily trying the doors of

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High-Tech Cop Work Catches Craigslist Computer Crook

The Fielding Graduate Institute, nestled just off the most scenic part of U.S. 101 between the Santa Barbara Polo Club and the tiny beachfront community of Summerland,  is known throughout

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Identity Thief SWAT Target

Drew Alan Dotts, 45, had long been the subject of an investigation throughout Ventura County, suspected of being connected to a series of forgeries, fraudulent business machinations, and identity thefts.