Marijuana a popular illicit crop in Santa Barbara

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Santa Barbara

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

San Diego Santa Barbara

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

California Riverside San Bernardino

Searchers locate pregnant teen's body in landfill

FONTANA — The discovery of a 17-year-old’s body at a Riverside County dumpsite Wednesday has brought investigators closer to solving her two month-old murder. Fontana police Sgt. William Green Thursday

California Riverside San Bernardino

Searchers locate pregnant teen’s body in landfill

FONTANA — The discovery of a 17-year-old’s body at a Riverside County dumpsite Wednesday has brought investigators closer to solving her two month-old murder. Fontana police Sgt. William Green Thursday

California San Bernardino

More than 20 arrested in Rialto sweep

RIALTO — Three months of undercover work netted Rialto police a large number of suspected drug dealers this past weekend. Lt. Joe Cirilo said Monday that the operation began when

California Orange

Woman assaulted after answering door, giving directions

NEWPORT BEACH — A male suspect is being sought for allegedly striking a woman in the head with the butt of a pistol while forcing his way into her home Wednesday

Ventura

Marijuana crop seized in Ventura County foothills

SQUAW FLAT — Narcotics detectives with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office last week made a pair of arrests in connection with the discovery of a sizeable illegal marijuana-growing operation just

California San Bernardino

Court documents reveal allegations in probe of Rialto police

RIALTO — Court documents reveal that a strip club waitress told officials she was physically abused by a Rialto police officer, unveiling an array of possible behavioral issues within the

California Los Angeles San Bernardino

San Bernardino police evaluating latest mega rave

SAN BERNARDINO — Twenty-five thousand showed up at the National Orange Show for a rave on Sunday. Fifteen wound up at the hospital and police made 21 felony arrests during

San Luis Obispo

SLO stabbing leads to arrest

SAN LUIS OBISPO — A 27-year-old Atascadero man was arrested on Friday in connection with a stabbing three days prior in San Luis Obispo of a 19-year-old man, said San