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Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested after Embezzlement Allegations
– By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA — FEBRUARY 3RD 2026 A Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department custody sergeant is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in public funds.
Trio Busted with Arsenal of Illegal Firearms
– by F. Scott Faulkner SANTA BARBARA COUNTY,CA — September 1, 2025 –A weeks-long investigation into an armed felony suspect ended in dramatic fashion when three men were arrested at
Former Insurance Agent Gets Over 16 Years in Prison for $1.2 Million Scam
Stock Image A former licensed insurance agent has been sentenced in Santa Barbara County to over 16 years in jail following his conviction on a litany of felony counts in
Victim’s 911 Call Leads to Arrest of Human Trafficker
Photo: Stock Image When the 911 Dispatch Operators at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Communication Center received a series of text messages at 3:00 a.m. on the morning of May 9th,
$3 million bail for alleged killer
Photo: Ron Dolph Tutay July 16, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Another indication that the effort by several California municipalities to extend “Happy Hour” from 2:00 a.m. to 4:00
Car Chase Ends with PIT maneuver
May 4, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. – What some criminals may not realize is that fleeing a jurisdiction where a crime has been committed doesn’t let a perpetrator
Veteran Cop Charged with Domestic Violence
May 1, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Other than his involvement in a pair of fatal shootings in 2021—in which both incidents were ruled as justifiable homicide with the
Failure to Evade by Drunk Driver Ends in Arrest in SB County
ABOVE: Michael Morales arrest photo (Santa Barbara County Jail) ORCUTT — We’re still looking for the chapter in the book entitled “How to Run from the Cops” that reflects even
Erratic Crime Spree Gets Student Arrested
Jeremy Jameel Kim SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — These people claiming to be college students are known to occasionally act a bit recklessly — engaging in fraternity-sorority hijinks, underage drinking, and
Drug-Dealing and Weapons Arrests
Jesse Contreras SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — On even the most routine assignments, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department’s Compliance Response Team (CRT) and Special Investigations Bureau never seem to run out
