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Ventura

$1.6 Million Bail for Double Murder Suspect

Jorge Cervantes, 19, was indicted on August 2nd pursuant to an investigation that has been in progress since his arrest on April 2nd on suspicion of involvement in the 2009

Ventura

FBI Busts 8 in Mortgage Fraud Sweep

A coordinated investigation involving the FBI, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Office of the Inspector General,

Santa Barbara

Carjacking Arrest at Indian Casino

Santa Barbara locals, Central Coast tourists, and traveling passers-by frequently make the trip over La Cumbre Pass to tempt the fate of Lady Luck at the Chumash Casino, located between

Santa Barbara

Discovery of Wrecked SUV Leads to Hit-and-Run Arrest

August 4th, 2013 – When a wrecked Mazda SUV was discovered at the bottom of a steep 150-foot deep hillside ravine more than a month ago, a search of the

Santa Barbara

Drunken Lompoc Man Arrested After Truck Backs Over 10-Year-Old

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — When a ten-year-old is behind the wheel of a moving car, any reasonable person would expect difficulties to ensue.  Multiple difficulties did indeed arise in the

Santa Barbara

News Anchor Busted for Public Intoxication

SANTA BARBARA — Suspicions of biased political alliance and legal favoritism run rampant from the streets of Santa Barbara to the steps of City Hall with the July 29th arrest

Santa Barbara

Motorcyclist Runs Amok Through Santa Barbara Skate Park

SANTA BARBARA — Skater’s Point Skate Park, located in the Chase Palm Park area, has for many years served as a mecca for area skateboarders and legions of passers-by who

Headline Story Santa Barbara

County Sheriff Makes Arrest While on Horseback

August 3, 2013 – It’s not every day that the elected sheriff of a county—in this case, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown—makes an arrest upon a violent suspect while

Santa Barbara

Parolee Holed Up in Cabin Surrenders

Arturo Renteria, 33, a reputed member of a criminal street gang who had been arrested during a 2011 Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department narcotics enforcement effort on charges of methamphetamine

Santa Barbara

More Busts in Santa Barbara Stabbing Case

Sgt. Riley Harwood, Public Information Officer at the Santa Barbara Police Department, announced the arrests today of three additional suspects in a pair of violent gang-related stabbings on July 13th