Santa Barbara
Decoy stings accused public masturbator
CARPINTERIA — An undercover sting operation resulted in the arrest of a suspected public masturbator last week in this small oceanside community. The plainclothes detective work followed a half-dozen citizen
Marijuana a popular illicit crop in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara County law enforcement agencies seized 80,000 marijuana plants in a six-day period last month, highlighting the prevalence of contraband agriculture in this coastal southern state region. Although
Law enforcement art critics bust graffiti artist
GOLETA — In a tourist-centric community struggling to combat the eyesore of public area graffiti art, a noted “tagger” finally ran afoul of the law last Friday. An aggressive investigation
Car stunt leads to woman's death
SANTA BARBARA — City police officers responded to a local hillside residential area late Saturday afternoon to discover a 41-year-old female lying dead on her back in the middle of
Car stunt leads to woman’s death
SANTA BARBARA — City police officers responded to a local hillside residential area late Saturday afternoon to discover a 41-year-old female lying dead on her back in the middle of
Man believed to have violated acquaintance's privacy, 'Soul' with hidden camera
CARPINTERIA — A Carpinteria man was arrested Thursday on allegations of using a concealed electronic video device to record images of a 30-year-old female acquaintance. Donald Lee Bedford, 54, reportedly
Man believed to have violated acquaintance’s privacy, ‘Soul’ with hidden camera
CARPINTERIA — A Carpinteria man was arrested Thursday on allegations of using a concealed electronic video device to record images of a 30-year-old female acquaintance. Donald Lee Bedford, 54, reportedly
Home invasion victim calls cops, arrested on drug charges
GOLETA — Jackson Burns opened the door to his Goleta home last week to be confronted by an unknown number of masked home-invasion robbers. Hours later, Burns, 18, was himself
Two arrests in two months for purported drug dealer
SANTA BARBARA — Arrested last month on multiple drug charges, a 29-year-old man found himself in cuffs again on Tuesday, along with several alleged associates. Brandon Gaffke was first apprehended
Deadlocked jury leads to mistrial in Santa Barbara murder case
SANTA BARBARA — Following a month-long first-degree murder trial featuring multiple defendants, a deadlocked jury forced Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Brian Hill to declare a mistrial last week. The
