Santa Barbara
Church Burglar Arrested
Joseph Rose GOLETA — In the world of criminal larceny, burglars who sneak into private residences or business establishments are considered by other social miscreants to live low on the
False Police Report Earns Arrest
KC Dopp SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — There is no question that some people simply watch too much television. That may explain the inexplicable behavior of 25-year-old Santa Maria resident KC
Brothers Busted for Crime Spree
Jeremy Robles SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — One can only wonder what parenting skills lead a young man to indulge in criminal activity, but when siblings conspire to commit a series
Parolee Assaults, Injures Cop
Mark Pompa SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — In what will surely qualify for a top-tier ranking in this year’s Darwin Awards, in which acts of consummate foolishness are acknowledged by the
Hit-and-run Causes School Lockdown
Washington Elementary School SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara’s Washington Elementary School—with perhaps the best ocean vistas of any elementary school in the state—was the site of a police-mandated lockdown on
Mr. & Mrs. Killers Caught
Jonathan David Highley SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Perhaps subscribing to the principle that “love is blind” and that devotion to one’s spouse which it entails — even when that marital
Two Arrested for Assault on Deputy
Jared Ashton SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Proving once again that bad things can happen when inebriation clouds one’s mental faculties, events transpiring in the early morning hours of March 1st
K-9 Cop Nabs Barricaded Suspect
CARPINTERIA — Any dog thinking about enlisting for law enforcement duties with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department had apparently better be ready for action… and plenty of it. In
Charged with Murder in DUI Deaths
Cameron Oliver SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — 25-year-old Santa Maria resident Cameron Oliver had been out of custody after posting $100,000 bail following his arrest earlier in the month on charges
K-9 Pair Finds Suspects Hiding Under Mega-Mansion Beach House
Jacob San Nicholas CARPINTERIA — Early in the evening of February 22nd, Santa Barbara Police Department, following an unproductive high-speed pursuit of a vehicle being driven recklessly through the city’s streets
