Santa Barbara
No Bail for Highway 101 Shooter
November 11, 2020 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. The southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101—the principal freeway artery running through Santa Barbara County—was shut down by CHP officers early in
$1,000,000 Bail for Stabbing Suspect
Photo: Uriel Blanco November 6, 2020 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Perhaps it was tension resulting from COVID-related restrictions placed upon local area Halloween celebrations as trick-or-treat candy hasn’t been
$3 million Bail for Third Murder Suspect
Photo: Benjamin Mersai October 4, 2020 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. When the dismembered remains of 53-year-old Santa Maria resident Joseph Martin Govey were found submerged in a pond and
Attempted Robbery Arrest at deli
Photo: David Mendez-Turbin October 4, 2020 – Santa Barbara, Ca. The Mission Liquor Deli is a popular neighborhood retail store where the clerks and patrons are frequently acquainted with one
Eight Felonies Charged in Sexual Assault
October 7, 2020 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Perhaps subscribing to the principles of “go big or go home,” when 27-year-old Santa Barbara resident Fidel Lorenzana Lopez made the decision
Stalking and Evading Arrest
Photo: Wesley Robert Williams October 6, 2020 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Once again supporting the notion that young men should heed the advice of their fathers, uncles, and grandfathers—who
School Custodian Charged with Multiple Sex Offenses
September 22, 2020 – Santa Barbara With schools just beginning to reopen at the grammar school level, Santa Barbara Unified School District faces many unexpected challenges. One of those now
Arsonist Arrested for three locations in Lompoc
September 18, 2020 – Santa Barbara County With half the state of California covered in a thick pall of smoke and more than 20,000 firefighters battling 27 wildfires statewide, one
Out-of-Towner Drug Dealers Busted…and Released
Photo: Nicholas Lynch September 22, 2020 – Santa Barbara, Ca. The UCSB campus, virtually shut down for regular class sessions due to California pandemic restrictions, remains a stunning natural setting
Body Parts Found on Golf Course Lead to Murder Arrests
Photo: Kimberly Machleit September 23, 2020 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Early on the morning of September 22nd , Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested 35- year-old Kimberly Machleit and
