Santa Barbara
Robbery, Sexual Assault Arrest
by F. Scott Faulkner November 5, 2025 – Santa Barbara, CA In the quiet, predawn hours of Oct. 18, 22-year-old Santa Barbara resident Eduardo Gallardo- Arizmendi allegedly slipped through an
$50K Bail for Shooter
By F. Scott Faulkner November 10, 2025 – Santa Barbara County, CA Just after midnight on November 9, a burst of gunfire tore through a southwest Santa Maria neighborhood that
Domestic Violence Arrest results in $1 million bail
By F. Scott Faulkner November 9, 2025 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. A domestic dispute turned violent in late October ended with the arrest of a Santa Maria man November
Mother of Missing Child Arrested for False Imprisonment
By F. Scott Faulkner November 8, 2025 – Santa Barbara County, CA A tense Nov. 6 encounter inside a Lompoc Valley home has now led to the felony false- imprisonment
Car Thief Injures Cop Trying to Escape
By F. Scott Faulkner October 22, 2025 – Santa Barbara, CA A Santa Barbara Police Department Officer who approached a suspiciously parked car on the evening of October18 found himself
Attempted Murder Arrest
By F. Scott Faulkner October 25, 2025 – Santa Barbara, CA A Santa Barbara man is in custody and facing serious charges following his arrest for trying to run down
Arrest for Human Trafficking and Rape of Minors
By F. Scott Faulkner October 13, 2025 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. A months-long investigation into reports of sexual exploitation of minors has led to the arrest of Benito Najera,
Matricide Arrest
By F. Scott Faulkner September 30, 2025 – Santa Barbara County, CA Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call in the early evening of September 28 for a
Domestic Violence & Weapons Arrest in Goleta
– By F. Scott Faulkner GOLETA, CA — September 25, 2025 — What began with 911 call in the predawn hours of Sept. 22 ended with a Goleta man in
Machete Standoff in Santa Maria Ends in Arrest
– by F. Scott Faulkner SANTA MARIA, CA — September 11, 2025 — A tense standoff outside Santa Maria stretched on for hours on the morning of September 9th before
