Santa Barbara
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
$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
Compliance Sweep Nets Twin Brothers
Marco and Miguel Pacheo Santa Barbara County – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department’s Compliance Response Team, a unit funded by the Community Corrections Partnership, various county law enforcement agencies and
$1,000,000 Bail for Psychic Scammers
Anthony Lee Davis and Gina Lucyfenia Lee SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Certainly falling into the “they should have seen this coming” column of criminal enterprises, a pair of “psychics” operating out
Million-dollar Fire Starter Arrested
Daniel Abraham Reyna Santa Barbara County – When little boys play with matches, things can become dangerous quickly. And when bigger boys—even those who are 19-year-old adults—play with fire, disaster can
Agricultural Equipment Thieves Finally Caught
Alberto Andrade, Anthony Santella and Rigoberto Avila (l-r) SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — As if being a farmer wasn’t challenging enough — considering the cost of equipment, labor, seed, pesticides, and California’s apparently
Probation Violator Found with Meth and Burglary Tools
Antonio Turner and his kit Santa Barbara County – Two parallel criminal phenomena seem to be taking place throughout Santa Barbara County: a rash of auto burglaries going hand-in-hand with the
Felony DUI Arrest for Running Over Pedestrian
Rene Michelle Castro SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Arrests for driving under the influence (DUI) commonly involve drivers intoxicated following consumption of alcohol. Less frequent, but increasingly common, are arrests for those
Standoff with Sword Ends in Arrest
Jose Villareal and Raquel Lopez Santa Barbara County – When romance goes awry, the results are often unpredictable and rarely work out to the benefit of those involved. Certainly the events
Serial Maturbator Caught Red-handed
Nathan Taylor Santa Barbara County – Compulsive behaviors often elude rational analysis, particularly when the behavior in question is, by its very nature, irrational itself. And when those behaviors are repeated
