Santa Barbara
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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