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Santa Barbara

Accused Molester Returns to U. S. and Handcuffs

Santa Barbara – In February of 2012, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Detectives began an investigation into allegations that Michael Norris, an elder of the Carpinteria Church of Seventh Day Adventists,

Santa Barbara

Gang-banger Graffiti Vandal Busted

Santa Barbara – Aaron Sepulveda Nevarez, 19, has a reputation that apparently precedes him.  Described by Santa Barbara Police Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Riley Harwood in recent statements to

Santa Barbara

Jail Records Keeper Headed for Jail

Santa Barbara – Facing charges of first degree residential burglary, Mary Methmann, 45, has worked as a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Custody Records Department staffer since 2005, but is now

Santa Barbara

“Granny’s Field” Stabbing Suspect Nabbed

Goleta– In the early afternoon of January 31st, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s 911 Emergency Call Center Dispatch received a call from a reported stabbing victim located at the rear of

Santa Barbara

"Granny's Field" Stabbing Suspect Nabbed

Goleta– In the early afternoon of January 31st, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s 911 Emergency Call Center Dispatch received a call from a reported stabbing victim located at the rear of

Santa Barbara

Four Birds of a Feather Caught Together

Santa Barbara County – Irvin Basquez, 51, had been sought by Santa Barbara County Sheriff detectives since a violent episode took place in the small, quiet north-county community of Orcutt.  Basquez

Santa Barbara

$1 Million Bail for Hit-and-run Killer

Simon Chavez was a beloved Santa Barbara “local boy”, a graduate of Santa Barbara High School who had volunteered as an assistant baseball coach at the school in recent years. 

Santa Barbara

Undergrad Burglar Graduates to Felony

SANTA BARBARA – Just after midnight on January 27th, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Isla Vista Substation officers responded to a call from a nearby apartment dweller about a burglary that

Ventura

Illegal Firearms Sales Leads to Arrest of Four

Ventura County – An investigation by Ventura County Sheriff Gang Unit Detectives that began with the New Year has apparently become fruitful with the arrest of four men from Fillmore suspected

Santa Barbara

“Homeboy” Gas Station Stickup Artist Nabbed

Santa Barbara County – A pair of gas station stickups that took place on December 30th, 2012 some twenty miles and forty minutes apart from one another may have moved a