Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Fraudster Gets 10 Years
Joseph Mele booking photo SANTA BARBARA — 31-year-old Joseph Anthony Mele has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison after entering a no-contest plea to multiple counts of financial
Bogus Benjamins Lead to Counterfeiting Busts
Gaynell Boyd. Teresa Boyd, Sabrina Dodson and Amphay Somchith SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The Santa Ynez Valley’s Chumash Casino—a popular destination for both tourists and regular gaming visitors out for a
Carjacking Quintet Captured in Carpinteria
John Connell, Freddie Gutierrez and Cynthia Alvarez SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The fundamental oversight frequently made by those behind the wheel of a stolen car hoping to go undetected by law
Meth Quartet Busted
Gilbert Villareal and Rae Ahnie Lopez Santa Barbara County – Further evidence of a thriving underground economy in the distribution and sales of methamphetamine throughout the county came pursuant to a
Hidden Meth Doesn’t Fool K9 Cop
Michael Lopez and Jesus Lopez Zamora SANTA BARBARA — Here’s a career tip for those contemplating the business opportunities provided in the high-margin world of methamphetamine sales: don’t drive around with
Shaved Head Doesn’t Fool Cops
Jesse Blake Rogers, before and after SANTA BARBARA — On January 4, 2016, clerks at the Santa Barbara Teachers Federal Credit Union were confronted by a young man standing before them
Christmas Robbers Tracked Down and Arrested
Alfredo Cantu Santa Barbara County – Proving once again that the long arm of the law may be exactly that as well as double-jointed, in the early pre-dawn hours of January
Christmas Morning Burglars Get Humbugged
Jason Newton and Glenn Olson SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – At a time many people traditionally enjoy Christmas morning huddled around the family tree watching children rip open neatly-wrapped gifts, Glenn Olson, 46,
CHP Chase Ends with Crash, Arrest
It all started here SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – Gerald Richards, a 31-year-old resident of Goleta, was filling his red Mercedes at a Solvang area gas station on January 4th, just 14 hours
“Getaway” Fails to Elude Cops
Sean Saggese and Liliana Zuniga Santa Barbara County – Perhaps inspired by the classic 1972 movie starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, when 25-year-old Sean Saggese and 24-year-old Liliana Zuniga were
