Santa Barbara
Violent Santa Barbara jail escape attempt fails
SANTA BARBARA — Corey Dugan checked into The Hotel Big House back in July 2009, failing to make bail on multiple charges of kidnapping and rape pursuant to incidents occurring
Plea bargain ends yearlong rape case involving disabled victim
SANTA BARBARA — A plea bargain Wednesday put to rest a rape case in which the purported victim was a disabled female resident of a special needs care facility. On
Santa Barbara duo bungles car theft — twice
SANTA BARBARA — Christopher Deal, 21, and his 17-year-old male accomplice have a lot to learn about stealing cars. Around 7 p.m. May 21, Santa Barbara police responded to the
Santa Barbara drivers face strict DUI enforcement
In the ongoing effort to prevent the consequences of combining alcohol with driving on public streets, Santa Barbara Police Department’s DUI unit has arrested and booked 25 drivers over the
Suspect in fatal beach stabbing gets high-powered defense
SANTA BARBARA — With an arraignment appearance on first-degree homicide charges scheduled in Santa Barbara Superior Court today, Adrian Robles finds himself in the middle of some apparent judicial confusion
Distraught over estrangement, man believed to have stabbed ex
SANTA BARBARA — An eight-hour saga of love gone awry Thursday began weeks ago when the girlfriend of Jose Miguel Ortega, 28, removed herself and their child from his residence
Repeat flasher busted on courthouse steps
SANTA MARIA — Alvaro Barajas-Chavez is having problems with self-control. The 25-year-old made a Santa Barbara Superior Court appearance in Santa Maria where he submitted a not-guilty plea to charges
Bogus 20s lead authorities to counterfeiting kids
ISLA VISTA — A late April shopping trip throughout the University of California, Santa Barbara community of Isla Vista, in which bogus $20 currency was used to make incidental purchases,
Quaids trade perp walk for star walk
SANTA BARBARA — A celebrity saga ended Wednesday in Santa Barbara Superior Court as Randy and Evi Quaid struck a plea deal so stellar as to dazzle even the most
Infant removed from parolee's home after found crawling near needle
SANTA BARBARA — A routine parole check by four police officers last week led to the discovery of an infant boy crawling over his mother’s drug-addled torso near a syringe.
