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Victim Chases “Hot Prowl” Burglar into Arms of the Law

Francisco Ayala Hernandez Santa Barbara – There may be no more threatening property crime than a “hot prowl” wherein a burglar slips into a residence in the dead of night with

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Hot Pursuit Nabs Parole Violator

Renee Zacarias SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — In what may be reasonably categorized to the “some people simply refuse to learn” department, on the night of February 13th Santa Maria Police Department

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Senior Citizen Arrested in Hit-and-Run Car Chase

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The CHP station is Buellton must be a busy place, considering the enormous amount of high-speed vehicular travel constantly flowing through a jurisdiction that includes U.S. 101,

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DNA Yields Arrest in UCSB Cold Rape Case

Daniel Chiang Chen Santa Barbara County – Two years ago, on February 23, 2014, UCSB Police and Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a violent gang rape

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Fight Over Sunglasses Ends in Stabbing

Jonathan Castaneda Santa Barbara – What appears to have been a verbal confrontation between two men walking the streets of downtown Santa Barbara just after noon on February 10th led to

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DMT Cook Burned & Busted

Laurence Larsen Santa Barbara – Early in the evening of February 13th, Santa Barbara Police and Santa Barbara City Fire units responded to a 911 Emergency call reporting a fire in

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Gang Fight Ends with Eight Arrests

David Olivera SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The City of Santa Maria, largest municipality in the county and just an hour’s drive north of City of Santa Barbara—although they may as well

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Shooting Threats Result in Arrest

VENTURA COUNTY — Perhaps the ancient admonition “neither a borrower nor a lender be” should have been taken to heart by both the staff at PennyMac Loan Services in Moorpark, and

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13 Marijuana Smugglers Arrested

Latest seized panga boat SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Just as El Niño makes its warming way up the California coastline, so illegal drug smugglers continue to invade Santa Barbara County. No

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Mother Arrested When Newborn Tests Positive for Heroin

Sara Renee Cantu SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Police are accustomed to being called to the scene of a crime or some violent activity in progress, so one can only imagine the