Santa Barbara
Father-Son Felons Busted with Guns
Andrew Arreola Sr and Andrew Arreola Jr SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Several trite (yet tried-and-true) adages come to mind in weighing the evidence leading to the July 27th arrests of 52-year-old
Homeowner Surveillance Video IDs Suspected Auto Burglars
Roland Bautista and Jacob Rodriguez SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Just because an individual is no longer residing in a county jail or state prison and is enjoying a modicum of freedom pursuant
Fence-jumping Burglar Caught by Chopper & Dogs
Anthony Herrera Santa Barbara County – Perhaps in anticipation of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, 24-year-old Anthony Herrera thought he could hurdle a series of backyard fences in
Break-in Sexual Assailant Captured
Matthew Robert Torres Santa Barbara – This city’s waterfront area, a mixed-use commercial-tourist-residential area, is generally regarded as an upscale community for those living there on a full time basis. On
75-year-old Charged with Murder
Mary Karacas VENTURA COUNTY — On Sunday afternoon, July 17th, Ventura County Sheriff deputies assigned to the Simi Valley Police Department rolled into a Simi Valley neighborhood following a 911 Emergency
DUI Driver Charged with Motorcyclist’s Death
Garret D. Alford SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — What could be more fun on a balmy mid-summer evening than a carefree motorcycle ride at sunset? That may well have been the mood
Manslaughter Arrest in Hit-and-Run Fatality
Juan Perez Aguilar SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Just after dawn on July 14th, 88-year-old Miguel Gutierrez-Vargas was walking across a residential street in the City of Goleta when he was suddenly
20 Johns Busted in Prostitution Sting
SBSD PIO Kelly Hoover SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The adage “if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is” is more on point than the series of online advertisements for
Police Connect Lompoc Man to Brother’s Murder
Arturo Herrera SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Legend, mythology, and popular fiction are rife with circumstances of fratricide perhaps because it is so ultimately dramatic and because in our daily reality homicide
Luck Leads Compliance Cops to Multiple Busts
Vanessa Vasquez and Joanna Savoy SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Compliance Response Team—tasked with enforcing the terms of parole and/or probation imposed by both the courts
