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Child Molester Pleads After 18 Years On the Lam

Santa Barbara – As reported here on July 19th of this year, Jeffrey Reed Parish—after 18 years of living as an expatriate in Guatemala—was tracked down by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s

Santa Barbara

Dirty Dancer Accused of Sexual Battery

Santa Barbara – A hot time at Santa Barbara’s popular downtown nightclub “Tonic” was the scene of a felony arrest just after midnight on August 19th when Elpidio Garcia-Venegas, 29, apparently

Ventura

Alleged Gang Shooter Booked on Attempted Murder

Ventura County – It must have been an intimidating scene in the pre-dawn hours of August 16th as officers from Moorpark Police Department, Ventura County SWAT, East and West Ventura County

Santa Barbara

Friendship Turns Into Rape Charge

Sometimes a guy just needs to realize that when a woman says “no”, she means just that. In the early afternoon of August 12th, Francisco Godines Alcoser, a 48-year-old Santa

Santa Barbara

Female Car Thief Leads Cops on Chase from Chase Park

August 17 – Santa Barbara It was a perfect “night in paradise” at Santa Barbara’s Chase Palm Park where the balmy weather had provided the perfect backdrop for an open-air

Santa Barbara

Beanbags and Battering Rams Bust Bad Boy

August 16 – Santa Barbara Anthony Allen Perrie, 28, was due in Santa Barbara Superior Court on August 14th for a preliminary hearing on charges of domestic battery.  When he

Santa Barbara

Auto Burglars Busted, One Still at Large

Santa Barbara County – The streets of downtown Santa Maria were a busy place in the early morning hours of August 8th, as a 911 Emergency call coming into to Santa

Santa Barbara

Pistol-Packer Pinched

Santa Barbara County – The Santa Maria Police Department Dispatch Center was a beehive of activity during the late evening hours of August 7th, with reports of auto burglaries and vehicle

Santa Barbara

Driver of Van Versus Tree Accident Arrested

Foxen Canyon Road is one of the more bucolic, scenic roads in Santa Barbara County.  But in the afternoon hours of August 8th, just north of Los Olivos, a quiet

Santa Barbara

Gang Quintet Pleads Out

Santa Barbara – As reported here in April 2011, five of Santa Barbara’s “Westside” gang members—two of whom were 17-year-old minors at the time—were involved in the assault and stabbing of