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Santa Barbara

Accused Molester Caught by Arresters

Simi Valley – Israel Barajas, 29, a resident of Palmdale, was arrested July 22nd on charges associated with multiple lewd acts upon a child under the age of 12. The

July 26, 2013
Ventura

Fake Cop Busted

Some people are born to be cops, and others are born to “play cop.”  Kenneth Baron, 26, of Oak Park falls into the latter category. Baron was arrested on July

July 25, 2013
Ventura

Ventura County Cops Kill 55,000… Plants

Paralleling the efforts of adjacent counties’ law enforcement agency marijuana eradication efforts, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Narcotics Bureau proves to be equally determined to enforce the laws against illegal cannabis

July 25, 2013
Santa Barbara

Pot Raids Net $85 Million

The Los Padres National Forest, a popular hiking and recreational resource abutting the City of Santa Barbara and neighboring communities, is apparently a horticultural paradise as well, supporting the growth

July 25, 2013
Santa Barbara

“Electronic Escapee” Caught

The difficulties of being on parole or probation occasionally manifest themselves in high levels of frustration for the individual being routinely monitored by law enforcement agencies.  For some, that frustration

July 22, 2013
Headline Story Santa Barbara

Gang of Five Booked in Stabbing

Within four short blocks of Santa Barbara’s Chase Palm Park and the city’s East Beach tourist mecca, two separate violent attacks and stabbings took place just after midnight on July

July 22, 2013
Santa Barbara

Wanted: Elder Abuser

In a city where older people frequently come to retire and enjoy “the good life,” what they occasionally find is quite the opposite. As one declines in vitality, the area’s

July 12, 2013
Ventura

“Dr. Pain” Busted

Oxnard- The Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit—an inter-agency force that brings together detectives and investigators from the Simi Valley Police Department, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of

July 12, 2013
Headline Story Ventura

Crime Spree Ends with Capture

VENTURA — For the past several days, Ventura law enforcement has been frustrated in their attempts to bring to an end an episode that some describe as a “crime spree”

July 12, 2013
Ventura

Cops Catch 2 out of 3 in Stolen Car Drug Bust

VENTURA — Ventura City Police Department officers on routine patrol on July 2nd observed three individuals in the densely populated area near Telephone Road and Victoria Avenue approaching a 76

July 12, 2013