Santa Barbara
Stolen coins recovered in narcotics bust
LOMPOC – Two men were arrested last week during a traffic stop in which stolen valuable coins were recovered. According to Drew Sugars, spokesman for the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department, narcotics
Murder conviction for ‘cold-blooded killer’
SANTA BARBARA – Confessed killer Garren Musser, 27, was found guilty Thursday of the October 2008 stabbing death of Lisa Zazueta, with a finding of special circumstances that guarantees him
Murder conviction for 'cold-blooded killer'
SANTA BARBARA – Confessed killer Garren Musser, 27, was found guilty Thursday of the October 2008 stabbing death of Lisa Zazueta, with a finding of special circumstances that guarantees him
Father-son pot growers raided
GOLETA – Santa Barbara County sheriff’s authorities arrested a father and son last week at their Goleta home, site of a full-scale marijuana cultivation and sales operation. According to sheriff’s
Beach locked down to ‘Floatopia’
SANTA BARBARA – For the second consecutive weekend, Santa Barbara County sheriff’s officials enforced the closure of all public beaches in Isla Vista on April 9–10. According to Lt.
Beach locked down to 'Floatopia'
SANTA BARBARA – For the second consecutive weekend, Santa Barbara County sheriff’s officials enforced the closure of all public beaches in Isla Vista on April 9–10. According to Lt.
Four gang members charged in stabbing
SANTA BARBARA – Four alleged “Westside” gang members, including two 17-year-olds who may be tried as adults, were arraigned Friday in Santa Barbara Superior Court for a violent stabbing while
Inter-agency operation ruptures L.A.-Santa Barbara drug pipeline
SANTA BARBARA – Teamwork between the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency and sheriff’s departments from Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties resulted in the arrests last month of Edgar Conde Delgado,
Carpinteria car chase comes to crashing conclusion
CARPINTERIA – A high-speed rain-slicked freeway chase late Sunday afternoon ended with a multi-car crash that sent four people to the hospital and resulted in the felony arrest of Santa
Isla Vista confronts burglary plague
ISLA VISTA – Santa Barbara county sheriff’s officials this week announced the “Stop Burglaries in Isla Vista” initiative to confront a recent rash of residential break-ins and property thefts in
