Posts From F. Scott Faulkner

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Santa Barbara

Holiday Season Meth Dealer Busted

Santa Barbara – Television Cable Network AMC’s “Breaking Bad” may be the stuff of fiction, but it’s not a far stretch from the truth when it comes to the volumes of

Santa Barbara

Creep with Camera Caught

Santa Barbara – The streets of Santa Barbara—one of the most popular tourist destinations in California-are full of people with cameras, the majority of whom are intent upon filling their photo

Santa Barbara

High School Teacher Accused of Molestation

Carpinteria – Rincon High School sits on the grounds of the Carpinteria High School, but serves the Carpinteria School District as a “continuation” school for students previously unsuccessful in pursuing their

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Santa Barbara Channel Coast Guard Officer Killed by Panga Smugglers

The waters near Santa Cruz Island within sight of the city of Santa Barbara were the scene of a violent encounter between Mexican drug smugglers and the U.S. Coast Guard

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Use a Shovel, Get Tasered

GOLETA – Robert Tyson Martin, 47, was so upset with his wife by 8:00 a.m. on December 11th, that he took a shovel in hand and began smashing in the windows

Ventura

Identity Thief Repeats Identical Crime

Camarillo – Aysha Scott, 27, a resident of the tranquil city of Santa Paula in eastern Ventura County, has a habit that’s apparently difficult for her to break. Already out on

Santa Barbara

Bailed Burglar Blurts Out Truth, Gets Busted

Santa Barbara – Habits can be hard to break, and Celedonio Aguirre has a bad habit: residential burglary. Aguirre, 44, was out on bail pursuant to multiple residential burglary charges on

Santa Barbara

Car Parts Thieves Part with Freedom

Santa Barbara – For the past several weeks, drivers in the communities of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, and Goleta have been victims of a surge in the theft of  catalytic converters from

Santa Barbara

Detectives Dog Down “Blood” for Attempted Murder

Santa Barbara – Pursuant to an investigation that undoubtedly has Santa Barbara Police Chief Cam Sanchez wringing his hands over the growing complexities of policing one of the state’s premier tourist

Santa Barbara

“Almost Famous” Not Good for Burglar

Santa Barbara – Apparently Jeffrey Allen Wojciechowski, 50, has been so effective as a burglar that his reputation precedes him…and his local notoriety has recently been his undoing. In the early