DNA breaks cold case in Santa Barbara

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DNA breaks cold case in Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA — Almost three years ago to the day, the spectacular beachfront setting of Santa Barbara City College’s La Playa Stadium, home of the local Vaqueros footballers, was the

Tulare

Suspect wanted in Seville homicide case

SEVILLE – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the suspect in Saturday’s shooting death of a man in Seville. The suspect in the case is Jose Fedrico Ruiz

California

Ex-gang member takes stand in alleged retaliatory stabbing case

FALLBROOK — Looking to better his life for his daughter and girlfriend, a 19-year-old man gave up the gang life only to be stabbed by one of his former homeboys,

Santa Barbara

Muggers have busy night, end it behind bars

SANTA BARBARA — Violent crime in Santa Barbara got off to an early start this month with a pair of armed robbery incidents occurring within a three-hour period in the

San Bernardino

Retired Redlands cop charged with molestation

REDLANDS — A retired police lieutenant arrested in May for a felony molestation that took place more than two years ago will appear in court next month. Bill Cranfill, 55,

Orange

Man attacks car occupied by Latinos, faces hate crime allegations

SANTA ANA — With an Irvine police sergeant as witness, an Iranian-American man whipped a chain at an idling car containing two Latino men, Friday, May 28 about midnight, resulting

San Benito Santa Barbara

Woman emerges from 101 wreck to be struck by suspected drunk driver

SUMMERLAND — A curvaceous stretch of Santa Barbara highway, as scenic as it is potentially treacherous, was the site of a wreck that left one woman critically injured and another

San Luis Obispo

Murder-suicide suspected in elderly couple's death

PASO ROBLES — Police suspect a murder-suicide in the deaths of an elderly married couple found on the floor of their residence Tuesday morning. The bodies were discovered with gunshot

San Luis Obispo

Murder-suicide suspected in elderly couple’s death

PASO ROBLES — Police suspect a murder-suicide in the deaths of an elderly married couple found on the floor of their residence Tuesday morning. The bodies were discovered with gunshot

San Bernardino

Home invasion robberies on the rise in Redlands

REDLANDS — One day after a suspect was taken into custody in relation to a small series of home invasion robberies, another such robbery has police looking for different suspects. Erik