Posts From F. Scott Faulkner

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Ventura

Thief Leads Cops on Mini-Cooper Chase

Ventura County – If you’re going to steal a car and try to outrun a police pursuit, it’s important to a) steal the right kind of car and b) have professional

Santa Barbara

Father Kidnaps Daughter in Domestic Dispute

Santa Barbara – On the evening of August 3rd, The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children issued an Amber Alert from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border pursuant to a

Ventura

Five Arrests on Cocaine Charges

Ventura County – Over a two day period from July 31st to August 1st, the Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit fulfilled their mission of fighting the traffic of illegal drugs

Santa Barbara

Wanted Man Steps Off Bus in Front of Cops

Santa Barbara – Jose Alejandro Perez, a 40 year-old Santa Barbara resident and known gang affiliate with a personal appearance right out of Central Casting, may be good at eluding police

California

Parole Violator Leads Cops on Motorcycle Chase

Ventura – In the middle of the warm summer afternoon of August 1st, a Ventura Police officer on routine patrol observed Stephen Reid, a 53 year-old resident of the city, as

Ventura

Fight Ends in Stabbing Death & Arrest

Ventura County – Just after midnight on July 23rd, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Emergency Dispatch received a 911 telephone call reporting a fight between two men in an unincorporated area of

Santa Barbara

Out on Triple Bail, Still Dealing Drugs

Santa Barbara – It’s trite, it’s hoary, and it’s so obvious that it grates on the senses to even utter the words some people never learn, but never was it more

Santa Barbara

Cousins Accused of Raping Homeless Woman

Santa Barbara – Just when you think you may have heard it all in terms of criminal sexual depravity, along comes a pair of Santa Barbara men—cousins—who, after a night of

Santa Barbara

Mom and Dad and Meth

July 24, 2014 – Santa Barbara, Ca. Those who know often say that raising children in today’s world “takes a village.”  Those who sell drugs and possess loaded assault weapons

Santa Barbara

Isla Vista “Deltopia” Riot Yields More Arrests

In the classic rock lyrics of Styx’s “Renegade”, “the jig is up, the noose is out” and the embarrassment and political fallout landing at the feet of the Santa Barbara