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Bikers Busted for Drugs and Guns

Robert Miller and Russell Gillette Santa Barbara County – Weekend gatherings of “outlaw” motorcycle gangs at public venues have a way of attracting the attention of law enforcement, a principle once

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Hunt for Fugitive Leads to His Gang’s Arrests

Andrew Navarro and David Tinoco SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — As if Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department personnel weren’t busy enough preventing crime, apprehending those actively perpetrating crime, and chasing those who

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Robbery Suspect in Wetsuit Eludes Cops…Twice

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — When it comes to evading arrest, 24-year-old burglary and robbery suspect Mario Perez Saldivar, a resident of Lompoc, is nothing if not resourceful and tenacious. His saga

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He Ran, But Couldn’t Hide

Rudy Ramos and Angelina Tejada SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — In a clear demonstration of just how long the Long Arm of the Law truly is, Santa Barbara County Sheriffs, marshalling resources

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DMT Cooks Busted

Adam Estenson and Jana Santo SANTA BARBARA — Dimethytryptamine (DMT), a powerful hallucinogenic recognized by law enforcement as a Schedule I drug is one of those “home brew” concoctions produced, according

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Probation Check Leads to Bomb Scare and Weapons Charges

Gregory Jensen Santa Barbara County – Probation and Parole compliance checks are commonly a matter of routine, but when the Santa Barbara Probation Department urgently requested help from the Compliance Response

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$500K Bail for Half-Naked Attack of Pastor

Paul Gusman Santa Barbara – Father Jon-Stephen Hedges, an assistant pastor at Isla Vista’s Street Athanasius Orthodox Church and a volunteer chaplain at the Santa Barbara County Jail with close ties

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Cops Bust 20 on Drugs & Guns

Police display confiscated firearms Santa Barbara – The Santa Barbara Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, working closely with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and with the Santa Barbara County

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Undercover Cops Bust Two on Gun Charges

Eric Wilson SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Two residents of Santa Maria in Northern Santa Barbara County were arrested on May 4th pursuant to a protracted investigation into their marketing and sales

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$2,000,000 Bail for Prolific & Pretty ID Thief

Santa Barbara – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, working at the behest of the Southern California High Tech Task Force Identity Theft Detail under the auspices of the Los Angeles