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Santa Barbara

Busy Graffiti Artist Busted

Santa Barbara – Michelangelo (1475-1564) had his rent and grocery bills paid for by the Medicis when he was painting frescoes on the walls and ceilings of buildings, but appreciation for

Santa Barbara

Major Meth Merchant in Manacles

Santa Barbara – Methamphetamine prices in this central coast community, better known worldwide for its pristine beaches and abundant Mission architecture than for street sales of illicit drugs, recently became a

Ventura

Juvenile Charged with Attempted Murder

Ventura County – The adage “it’s darkest before the dawn” certainly applies to the violence that occurred in the pre-dawn hours of June 11th at a Thousand Oaks apartment complex

Ventura

Sexual Battery Bust at the Movies

Ventura County – On the night of May 23rd, a young lady out for a night at the upscale Muvico Theater complex in Thousand Oaks found herself in a real-life horror-movie

Ventura

Barfight Ends With $40,000 Bail

Ventura County – The thing about adages and clichés is that they are frequently true, and in the events that took place in the early evening on June 3rd at a

Ventura

Relentless Stabbing Attackers Finally in Custody

Oxnard – With specific areas of the City of Oxnard reporting weekly gang activity with its attendant potential for deadly violence, those who survive personal attacks are frequently to be counted

Ventura

“Honey Oil” Supplier Stung in Raid

Ventura County – Ventura County Sheriff’s Department investigators, working on the Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit task force in concert with teams from the California Highway Patrol, and the Ventura

Ventura

Gym Locker Thieves in Strong Arms of Law

Ventura County – Going to the gym and getting regular exercise is challenging enough without worrying that your cash, credit cards, money, and best shoes are being ripped off while you’re

Ventura

Calls for Help, Then Assaults Cops

Ventura County – Police work—to quote the film character Forrest Gump—is “like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get”.  Proof of that came on June 5th when

Santa Barbara

Undercover Cops Bust Drug & Gun Dealer

Santa Barbara – With the running battle between law enforcement and potentially deadly narcotics dealers throughout the city and county continuing unabated, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Special Investigation Bureau has