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Santa Barbara Ventura

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,

Ventura

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

Santa Barbara

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

Santa Barbara

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

Santa Barbara

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

Santa Barbara

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

Santa Barbara

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

Santa Barbara

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,

Santa Barbara

$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

Santa Barbara

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