Santa Barbara
College Boy Charged After Knocking Cop Unconscious
Isaac Brown SANTA BARBARA — Sitting just a few miles north of the Santa Barbara City Limits, the unincorporated town of Isla Vista has a population approaching 28,000 souls, of
Graffiti Trio Busted
Joseph Rocco Peransi, Jansen Michael Lee and Gregory Winfield Smith SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — It’s been nearly two decades since California schools slashed the budgets of non-academic arts and music
Santa Barbara Sheriff Seeks Extradition of Kidnapping Suspect
Joseph Hetzel Santa Barbara – In the early evening hours of September 1st, 52-year-old Lompoc resident Joseph Hetzel forced his way into a vehicle being driven by 55-year-old Virginia Paris,
Senior Citizen Busted for Child Molestation
Conrad Bruce Nickerosn SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The recently-popular mantra of those approaching their dotage that “60 is the new 50” or even that “70 is the new 60”, while
Machete Wielding Attacker Caught
Joseph Bianco SANTA BARBARA — At midnight on August 25th, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department deputies rolled up to a Goleta area mobile home park residence in response to a
One Man’s Flight from Parole Officers Leads to Multiple Arrests
Nicholas McCloud Santa Barbara County – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Compliance Response Team has an apparently high rate of success when tracking down individuals suspected of violating the
Eight “Johns” Snagged in Undercover Prostitution Sting
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Working with the support of a 2016 federal grant, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Special Investigations Bureau and its Criminal Investigations Bureau conducted a sophisticated
Argument Leads to Vehicular Manslaughter Arrest
Doug Allen Lewis Santa Barbara County – One can only imagine the intensity of a personal dispute that leads one individual to run another person down with his car by
Five Busted on Guns & Drug Violations
Anthony Borunda, Elias Bravo and Krys Carminati SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Evidence supporting the contention that prison serves as a deterrent for certain illegal behavior continues to erode in the
Family Party Ends in Sex Assault Arrest
Adam Sanchez Santa Barbara County – The tried and true recommendation about attending social events suggesting that one “arrive late and leave early” in the interests of preserving one’s dignity
