Santa Barbara
Indoor marijuana operation discovered
SANTA BARBARA — Four Santa Barbara residents were arrested Sunday on charges of conspiracy, cultivation of marijuana, and possession of marijuana for sale, said Officer Drew Sugars, spokesman for the
Notorious bank bandit nabbed in SB
SANTA BARBARA — A year-long investigation into the activities and whereabouts of a local area bank robber came to an end with the Dec. 31 arrest of 44-year-old Anthony William
Neighbor attacks neighbor in broad daylight
SANTA BARBARA — The New Year’s Eve stabbing of one neighbor by another has police looking into the frayed relationship between the two men. Cesar Ortega, 32, and Sergio Quintana,
Couple takes dangerous drive down freeway
SANTA BARBARA — The spate of wrong-way drivers on local area freeways continued Thursday with the arrest of Carpinteria resident Laurie Michelle Andrews on charges of DUI. Witnesses spotted Andrews
Parole search leads to meth bust
LOMPOC — Yesterday’s search of a garage on the 1000 block of West Chestnut Avenue culminated in two arrests and the seizure of suspected methamphetamine with an estimated street value
Police ramp up DUI efforts for holidays
LOMPOC – Lest the revelry of the holiday season take too strong a hold on the community and its drivers, the Lompoc Police Department conducted three separate DUI checkpoints between
Suspects identified in 14-year-old’s murder
LOMPOC — The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office will file murder charges against Keith Sullivan, 20, and Ricardo Reyes, 19, in connection with the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Daniel
Trail restorers face misdemeanor charges over wildfire
SANTA BARBARA — Two men engaged in trail restoration work over the summer face misdemeanor charges for the Jesusita fire that burned 9,000 acres of verdant Santa Barbara hillside and
Impaired judgment compromises couple
SOLVANG — The investigation of a suspicious vehicle on Dec. 2 led to one arrest, two positive drug tests and several instances of inadvisable behavior. When a silver Ford Focus
Molestation alleged in Montecito
MONTECITO — Santa Barbara sheriff’s deputies arrested Montecito resident Jeffrey Quenton Johnson at his home on West Mountain Drive on suspicion of multiple incidents of child molestation earlier this month.
