Posts From F. Scott Faulkner

Back to homepage
Santa Barbara

Escape Attempt by Swimming Sinks Felon

Goleta – Binisio Nicolas Pereda, 26, may have had visions of Michael Phelps breaking world swimming records on his mind when he dove into a north county lagoon in a

January 7, 2013
Headline Story Ventura

Community Volunteer Charged for Lewd Acts

Ventura County – Donald Alan Tuthill, 43, was arrested on December 27th on suspicion of having made sexual advances toward a 12-year-old girl.  According to Ventura County Sheriff spokesman Sgt. Jeff

January 7, 2013
Santa Barbara

Transient Seeking Warmth Becomes Arsonist

Santa Barbara- With local nighttime temperatures currently at near record seasonal lows, a local transient has been arrested and stands accused of setting a structural fire in an Eastside commercial building.

January 7, 2013
Ventura

Unlicensed, Now Down in the Mouth

Ventura County – When seeking dental treatment, one might be well advised to avoid patronizing those practitioners who have a dental office in their apartment bathroom. In a case that quickly

December 28, 2012
Headline Story Ventura

Smoke Shop Busted as Drug Den

SANTA PAULA – The Harvard Smoke Shop in the city of Santa Paula, for some time a favorite hangout of local cigar and cigarette connoisseurs, has apparently been augmenting its legitimate

December 28, 2012
Santa Barbara

Bad Neighbor Burglar Busted

Santa Barbara County – With an obvious taste for a wide variety of valuables—or simply indiscriminate in acquiring anything that may have resale value—Jeremy Smith, 34, was arrested in the early

December 24, 2012
California

Trio Busted for Meth Sales

Goleta – For a city incorporated as recently as 2002 which proselytizes about “a full plate of priorities and goals with much to accomplish” in official drum-banging before its citizenry, Goleta

December 24, 2012
Santa Barbara

Hit-&-run Killer Arrested Playing Bingo

Santa Barbara County – State Route 154, known in the area as San Marcos Pass Road, runs from Santa Barbara through the Santa Ynez Valley to Los Olivos before re-connecting with

December 24, 2012
Santa Barbara

Hit-&-run Killer Arrested Playing Bingo

Santa Barbara County – State Route 154, known in the area as San Marcos Pass Road, runs from Santa Barbara through the Santa Ynez Valley to Los Olivos before re-connecting with

December 24, 2012
Headline Story Ventura

Molesting = Arresting

Ventura County – Ventura County Sheriffs, working in a coordinated investigation with Thousand Oaks Police Department Investigations Bureau and their Sexual Assault and Special Enforcement Units, pursuant to an ongoing investigation

December 24, 2012