Posts From F. Scott Faulkner

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Santa Barbara

Driver Tries to Walk Away from Crash Scene

Santa Barbara – As if utility costs weren’t already high enough, Southern California Edison will no doubt be increasing all of our rates if people keep crashing into their equipment. Perhaps

Santa Barbara

Manhunt for Felon Continues

Santa Barbara County – A full week has passed since Santa Barbara County Sheriffs and Santa Maria Police units lost sight of Sergio Benny Castro, 32, carrying two passengers in the

Ventura

9-year-old Boy Used as Human Shield in Drug Bust

Ventura – Some people simply watch too much TV and have difficulty distinguishing fantasy from reality. Proof of that came on March 14th when Ventura County Sheriff’s Department patrol officers sought

Santa Barbara

Can’t Stay Away, So It’s Back to Jail

Santa Barbara – Just in time for the 2013 Christmas Holiday, on December 16, 2013 Richard Douglas Box, 69, was arrested and booked into Santa Barbara County Jail on various charges

Ventura

Cops Nab Guns, Drugs, & Gang-bangers in Multiple Sweeps

Ventura County – According to Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Gang Unit Detective J. Foote, recently accelerated efforts to interdict the trafficking of weapons and drugs throughout the Oxnard, Fillmore, and El

Santa Barbara

Gambling Parents Lose Bet on Their 4-Year-Old

Santa Barbara County – Anyone knows that toddlers need their naptime, and most parents can frequently predict the time and duration of their child’s sleep cycle.  But Bulmaro Reyes, 23, and

Santa Barbara

Road Rage Results in Arrests

Carpinteria – Okay, we all know the traffic sucks.  We know that U.S. 101 passing through southern Santa Barbara County is in desperate need of widening and maintenance.  We also know

Santa Barbara

Yacht Thief Strung on His Own Petard

Santa Barbara – One of Santa Barbara’s leading tourist attractions is The Double Dolphin, a 50-foot catamaran renowned for whale watching excursions, dinner cruises, and coastal party adventures.  The vessel is

Santa Barbara

My Mother, the Meth Dealer

Santa Barbara – Since the 1970s, the influx of women into the U.S. economy and into a male-dominated competitive job market  has grown to the point where nearly 60% of mothers

Santa Barbara

Local Rape Suspect Caught in Texas

Santa Barbara County – Proving yet again the old saw that “you can run, but you can’t hide”, Matthew Salcido, 28, found himself in handcuffs on February 24th in the state