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$100k Bail for Double Vehicular Manslaughter

By F. Scott Faulkner September 17, 2024 – Santa Barbara County, CA On the morning of Aug. 1, 2024, a car driven by Edith Gomez Camarillo, a 20-year-old Santa Maria

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24-Hour Sword-Wielding Standoff Ends in Arrest

By F. Scott Faulkner Sept. 16, 2024 – Santa Barbara County, CA A tense 24-hour standoff at the iconic Sunstone Winery in Santa Ynez came to a peaceful conclusion on

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Mother Arrested for Attempted Infanticide

By F. Scott Faulkner On the morning of September 10, Santa Barbara Police Department uniformed patrol officers responded to a 911 Emergency report described by Santa Barbara Police Department Public

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Standoff Ends with Arrest of Assault Suspect

By F. Scott Faulkner Santa Barbara County, CA – In a rocky start to a three-day holiday weekend, 41-year-old Goleta resident Adam Unmuth was arrested following a tense standoff with

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Road Rage Leads to Five-hour Standoff with Cops

By F. Scott Faulkner – Santa Barbara County, CA On the afternoon of August 24, Santa Maria Police Department officers were called to assist the CHP with a reported road

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AirTag Device Nabs Mail Thieves

Two suspects were arrested in connection with a series of mail thefts after they were tracked down using an AirTag locator device, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.

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Armed Robbery Attempt Ends with Violent Arrest

In the heart of Santa Barbara’s bustling downtown, where State Street serves as a vibrant tourist destination, a brazen robbery attempt occurred in broad daylight on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

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Child Sexual Abuse Arrest in Santa Maria

Keith Wayne McCoy, 37, was arrested on the morning of August 5th at his Santa Maria, Ca. residence and now faces a series of felony charges related to child sexual

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Hit-and-run Driver Tracked Down and Arrested

By F. Scott Faulkner Santa Barbara, Ca. — The city of Santa Barbara, long known as a city where “they roll up the sidewalks after dark,” has increasingly become a

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Social Media Tip Leads to Child Porn Arrest

Stock Image By F. Scott Faulkner August 4, 2024 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. During the waning days of July, the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) alerted Santa Maria