Santa Barbara
Graffiti “Artist” Nabbed
Santa Barbara – In a world where there is a dearth of support for the arts, and where creativity is increasingly devalued by digital technology which only mimics genuine original aesthetics,
$100K Bail for Alleged Child Abuser
Santa Barbara County – On Monday, April 28th, according to Sgt. Chuck Strange of the Lompoc Police Department, the local area office of Santa Barbara County Child Welfare Services began “a
Hit-and-Run Driver Surrenders to Cops
Santa Barbara – At approximately 9:15 p.m. on April 24th, three people were injured when a black Range Rover slammed into the rear of a line of vehicles stopped at an
Felon Caught with Guns
Santa Barbara County – Presumably working on the theory that “once a bad apple, always a bad apple”, one way in which the California Legislature has attempted to protect its law-abiding
A New Record for DUI Busts?
Santa Barbara – The quiet streets of Santa Barbara are frequently a productive hunting ground for law enforcement units tasked with identifying those who are under the influence of alcohol or
Fish Thieves Hooked
Santa Barbara – As if the economics of a Santa Barbara area fishing career weren’t challenging enough, wherein one’s income is dependent up the catch-as-catch-can whims of those inscrutable “fishing gods”
Jail Guards Indicted in Assault
Santa Barbara – With his re-election campaign about to go into high gear, the timing for Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown could not be less auspicious, with the April 12th
Threatening “Tweets” Force School Lockdown
Santa Barbara County – As if local area educators haven’t had enough bad news of inappropriate student activity to deal with (with more than 130 arrests at UCSB’s recent Spring Break
Armed Robbery Suspect Taken After Standoff
Santa Barbara – In February of 2013, a heavily-patronized Mobil Gas Station located at one of the area’s busiest intersections was robbed at gunpoint. More than a year later, no arrest
County Reeling After Campus “Riot”
Santa Barbara County law enforcement leaders and politicians have spent the last two days explaining just how the events of Saturday May 5th evolved from the level of college campus
