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Randy Quaid skips another court date, could face re-arrest

MONTECITO — Nestled in the foothills above one of the most exclusive residential neighborhoods in the country, The San Ysidro Ranch is steeped in Hollywood legend, California nostalgia and world-class

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DNA match may have cracked yearlong mystery in Ventura triple murder

VENTURA — Just as hope was beginning to wane in a yearlong investigation into a brutal triple-murder, a DNA sample in an unrelated crime may have revealed the man behind

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Arrest warrants re-issued for Quaid, wife

SANTA BARBARA — Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi are once again wanted by California authorities, after missing two scheduled court appearances last week. The couple had been set

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Santa Barbara retirement community staffer suspected of embezzlement

SANTA BARBARA — Following a yearlong investigation into the workplace activities of a prominent local retirement community’s billing clerk and occasional bookkeeper, Santa Barbara police arrested Norma Fay White, 60,

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Violence sends Santa Barbara jail into lockdown

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara County Jail remains on strict lockdown following this weekend’s third incidence of deadly violence in as many weeks.

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Jewelry retailer target of armed robbery

SANTA BARBARA — Four suspects are currently at large following a brazen midday armed robbery of a neighborhood jewelry store Wednesday in which merchandise and cash of significant value were

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Carpinteria cars targeted in vandalism spree

CARPINTERIA — The usually placid beachfront community has been victimized by an alarming rash of extensive vandalism on city streets that resulted in one arrest Tuesday and may lead to

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Fraudulent charity hustler convicted

SANTA BARBARA — Following just two hours of jury deliberation, Denise D’Sant Angelo was convicted in superior court last week on felony charges of fraud and embezzlement involving misappropriation of

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Street fiesta photog had disturbing images on laptop

SUMMERLAND — Acting on an arrest warrant issued last week, Santa Barbara County sheriff’s officers on Thursday apprehended Rodney Rognstad, 50, on charges of possessing child pornography. Rognstad was reported

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Argument between exes may have preceded car theft, high-speed chase

CARPINTERIA — A Long Beach man led Santa Barbara County sheriff’s and California Highway Patrol units on a 110 mph chase southbound on U.S. 101 from Carpinteria through heavy La