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$1M Bail for Strangulation Attack on Doctor

Photo: Long Lu Santa Barbara County – It all began at 6:45 a.m. on February 26th at the rear entrance to the Lompoc Valley Medical Center. According to Lompoc Police

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Man & Boy Busted with Gun & Booze

Photo: Carlos Morales Diaz’s pistol Santa Barbara County – The fact that one’s legal majority is attained on one’s 18th birthday, at which time an individual becomes by definition an

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On Probation for DUI, Arrested for 2nd DUI

Photo: Joseph David Hernandez’ work Santa Barbara – As the midnight hour approached on Sunday, February 24th, a uniformed Santa Barbara Police Department patrol officer stepped outside of a downtown

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Probation Cops Bust Down Door to Get Barricaded Violator

Photo: Jacob Dryer Santa Barbara County – In the middle of the afternoon on February 25th, residents in the City of Goleta saw some real-life law enforcement action that rivals

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Traffic Stop Leads to Firearms & Drug Arrest

Photo: Kevin Scott Ussery and Samuel James Albrecht Santa Barbara County – The daily routine of cops is clearly one filled with the unpredictable. Proof of that came early in

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No Bail for Identity Thief’s Warrant Arrest

Photo: Arvan Washington III Santa Barbara County – According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover, 54-year-old Lompoc resident Arvan Washington III was arrested by SBSD

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Stalker Nailed by K9, goes to Hospital then to Jail

Photo: Carlos Medina Santa Barbara County – Anyone hoping to outrun the cops in the Santa Barbara area might want to brush up on their skills as a “dog whisperer.”

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Warrant Arrest of Allegedly Violent Subject

Photo: Youvany Alvarez Santa Barbara – 31-year-old Youvany Alvarez, a Goleta resident who just might qualify for the Grumpiest Mugshot Award, was arrested this morning when Santa Barbara Police Department

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Hotel Drug Lab Bust

Photo: Aaron Gorzeman Santa Barbara County – Apparently, 37-year-old Oxnard resident Aaron Gorzeman is well aware of the dangers of cooking illegal drugs at home. That may explain why on

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May-December Drug Dealing Couple Busted

Photo: Ciara Owen and Nicholas Blaylock Santa Barbara County – The effects of methamphetamine on one’s judgment are apparently profound and unpredictable. There is little else other than a mutual