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Santa Barbara

Blood Sport for Birds Busted

Santa Barbara County – Cockfighting is hardly for chickens, nor is it legal north of the International Border.  And, according to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover,

Santa Barbara

Fistfight With Family Dog Escalates to 8-hour Standoff with Cops

Santa Barbara – In what must surely fall into the “one dumb thing leads to another” column, Nicola Zeno Mollo Jr., 39, began the day of January 8th by angrily punching

Santa Barbara

“Family Altercation” Produces Three Felony Charges

SANTA BARBARA — Ronald Anthony Beltran, 39, might fall into the category of “mean drunk”, based upon the events of January 5th which resulted in charges against him of attempted

Santa Barbara

Child Porn Fan Gets An iPhone Upgrade… And A Felony Bust

SANTA BARBARA — All Salvador Gallego Munoz, 34, wanted when he walked into the downtown Santa Barbara Sprint Phone Store on December 19th, 2013 was an upgrade from his clunky

Ventura

New Year’s Eve Stabbing Ends with ADW Charges

Ventura County – Just before the midnight hour on New Year’s Eve December 31st, a trio of young people–two males and a 17-year-old female–assembled in a City of Moorpark public park

Santa Barbara

Longtime Child Molester Arrested

Santa Barbara – In what may register significantly on this city’s Creepiness Scale, a child molestation investigation involving recently unearthed evidence dating back to 1975 appears to have come to an

Santa Barbara

Triple Arrests in Marijuana Robberies

Santa Barbara – Three men suspected of participating in three robberies over the past three months have been arrested in both Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, according to Ventura County Sheriff’s

Ventura

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

Santa Barbara

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

Santa Barbara

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,