Posts From F. Scott Faulkner
Law enforcement art critics bust graffiti artist
GOLETA — In a tourist-centric community struggling to combat the eyesore of public area graffiti art, a noted “tagger” finally ran afoul of the law last Friday. An aggressive investigation
Marijuana crop seized in Ventura County foothills
SQUAW FLAT — Narcotics detectives with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office last week made a pair of arrests in connection with the discovery of a sizeable illegal marijuana-growing operation just
Car stunt leads to woman’s death
SANTA BARBARA — City police officers responded to a local hillside residential area late Saturday afternoon to discover a 41-year-old female lying dead on her back in the middle of
Car stunt leads to woman's death
SANTA BARBARA — City police officers responded to a local hillside residential area late Saturday afternoon to discover a 41-year-old female lying dead on her back in the middle of
Man believed to have violated acquaintance’s privacy, ‘Soul’ with hidden camera
CARPINTERIA — A Carpinteria man was arrested Thursday on allegations of using a concealed electronic video device to record images of a 30-year-old female acquaintance. Donald Lee Bedford, 54, reportedly
Man believed to have violated acquaintance's privacy, 'Soul' with hidden camera
CARPINTERIA — A Carpinteria man was arrested Thursday on allegations of using a concealed electronic video device to record images of a 30-year-old female acquaintance. Donald Lee Bedford, 54, reportedly
Home invasion victim calls cops, arrested on drug charges
GOLETA — Jackson Burns opened the door to his Goleta home last week to be confronted by an unknown number of masked home-invasion robbers. Hours later, Burns, 18, was himself
Two arrests in two months for purported drug dealer
SANTA BARBARA — Arrested last month on multiple drug charges, a 29-year-old man found himself in cuffs again on Tuesday, along with several alleged associates. Brandon Gaffke was first apprehended
Deadlocked jury leads to mistrial in Santa Barbara murder case
SANTA BARBARA — Following a month-long first-degree murder trial featuring multiple defendants, a deadlocked jury forced Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Brian Hill to declare a mistrial last week. The
Suspected armed robber found nursing wound at LA hotel
SANTA PAULA — Santa Paula police arrested Rosendo Lopez, 29, of Thousand Oaks on charges of armed robbery earlier this month. According to police spokeswoman and records supervisor Melissa King,
