Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Bail Bondsmen Busted and Bail Out
Ventura – “Avoid lengthy stays in jail with help from our bail bond agents…” So reads the opening line of advertising copy for Biker Bail Bonds, operating out of offices within
Car Thief Escapes, Cohorts in Custody
CARPINTERIA, December 22nd — Those who manage to evade and ultimately elude law enforcement apprehension efforts following high-speed wrong-way car chases are a rare breed indeed, but once they become
Drug Smuggling Girlfriend Makes Matters Worse
Santa Barbara – As if Anthony Solis, 29, didn’t have enough legal trouble pursuant to his alleged involvement in the March 2013 torture and murder of rival gang member Anthony Ibarra,
Sobriety Checkpoint Snags 5, Cites 18
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara County is not the place to even think “Maybe” when it comes to having a holiday cocktail and then hopping into your car. Proof of
Routine Traffic Stop Produces Guns, Money, & Drugs
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The Santa Ynez Valley, just a few miles north of Santa Barbara’s city limits, is distinctly different from its tourist-town neighbor in many respects. Where Santa
Congresswoman’s Aide Charged with DUI Murder
Santa Barbara – Raymond Victor Morua, 32, recently disavowed by his former employer Congresswoman Lois Caps pursuant to his December 6th arrest for felony DUI hit-and-run as earlier reported here, has
No Bail for Drug Sales to Teen
SANTA BARBARA – Just after noon on December 4th, Santa Barbara Police Department Officers Woodill and DeJohn were on routine patrol in the vicinity of a local motel commonly patronized
Wrong-way Driver Shot, Then Arrested
SANTA BARBARA – Weldon Patterson Fewell, 52, a resident of San Diego, was driving through the Santa Barbara area on a city street on the evening of December 4th. While driving
Stabs Business Partner, Avoids Arrest by Jumping Off Bridge
Santa Barbara – Entrepreneurs don’t always have an easy time of it, as demonstrated by the bizarre events that transpired in the pre-dawn hours of December 2nd when Santa Barbara County
Jilted College Boy Turns to Felony Assault
SANTA BARBARA – Finding out your ex-girlfriend has a new love in her life is never fun, but when you forget the adage that “there are more fish in the sea,”