Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Imaginary People Behind Arson and Assault Charges
Santa Barbara County – While it’s common knowledge that not all criminal activity is the product of masterful planning or even rational thinking, the felonies allegedly committed by Stephen Howland, 62,
Child Annoying Suspect Caught
Ventura County – A 14-year-old Thousand Oaks girl, according to Ventura County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Det. Eric Taylor, was walking through an open “flood control channel” are of Newbury Park at
Felon Caught with Mortars, Guns, Ammo
Ventura County – A reasonable person who had formerly been incarcerated following felony criminal convictions pursuant to various degrees of gang activity ranging from “tagging” to robbery would be careful about
Stabbing Suspect Wanted for a Year, Now Held on $1,000,000 Bail
Carpinteria – Almost exactly a year ago on May 1, 2013, the Carpinteria Motel 6 was the scene of an assault that culminated in the stabbing of a man by his
Veteran AYSO Coach Facing Felony Sex Charges
Santa Barbara County – AYSO Soccer, “the nationally-recognized youth soccer program of choice” as the organization describes itself, enumerates among its core principles those of “good sportsmanship, player development, and positive
College Student Arrested for Rape
Santa Barbara – According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover, the April 2nd arrest of Deon Kitt, 28, on charges of “sexually assaulting two local high
Gang Protester Caught with Weapons in Courthouse
Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara, recently awash in legal maneuverings, political rhetoric, and City Council debate over the practicality and questionable enforcement protocols of its year-long “gang injunction” which specifically names
Graffiti “Artist” Nabbed
Santa Barbara – In a world where there is a dearth of support for the arts, and where creativity is increasingly devalued by digital technology which only mimics genuine original aesthetics,
$100K Bail for Alleged Child Abuser
Santa Barbara County – On Monday, April 28th, according to Sgt. Chuck Strange of the Lompoc Police Department, the local area office of Santa Barbara County Child Welfare Services began “a
Hit-and-Run Driver Surrenders to Cops
Santa Barbara – At approximately 9:15 p.m. on April 24th, three people were injured when a black Range Rover slammed into the rear of a line of vehicles stopped at an