Santa Barbara
Wild RV Driver Brought to Halt
Santa Barbara – How do you drive a large recreational vehicle camper through city streets, manage to collide with eight vehicles including a school bus loaded with kids, evade police attempts
DNA Match Solves 1997 Murder
Santa Barbara – Donald Trump just might have a point, as evidenced by the recent arrest on murder charges of Manuel Salmeron Manzanares, a 36-year old undocumented Mexican national currently in
Third Serial Burglar Busted
Santa Barbara County – One of the greatest mistakes criminals continue to make is simply repeating their crime until they’re finally apprehended by law enforcement. As if getting away with one
Multiple Felony Charges for DUI Fatality
Santa Barbara County – The hazards of driving under the influence are well known, and the dangers such drivers pose to innocent, sober travelers on area highways can be profound. Evidence
Disgruntled Employee Charged with Burglary & Vandalism
Santa Barbara County – Intelligent management and supervision of employees is one of the fundamental tenets of running any successful business enterprise. When employee morale ebbs, productivity and profits follow in
Not-So-Jolly Meth-fueled Car Chase
Santa Barbara – George Elder Jolly, a 35-year-old resident of Hollywood, led Santa Barbara County law enforcement on a wild freeway chase that inevitably ended with his arrest on Tuesday, June
Family Dispute Ends in Arrest
Santa Barbara County – Lyle Mack Alezandre, a 21-year-old resident of Santa Maria, apparently has what might kindly be referred to as problems managing his anger. Either that, or the underage
Shot by Cops and Charged with Brandishing
Carpinteria – Proving once again that what our parents told us about poor choices having bad consequences, 23-year old Oscar Varela Moreno, a Santa Barbara resident, now knows what to expect
Attempted Murder with Axe Nets $1M Bail
Santa Barbara – As the poet Robert Frost is oft-quoted, “Good fences make good neighbors,” which would imply where there is no fence, bad things can happen. Apparently that was the
Insurance Agent Busted for Ripping Off 93-year-old Woman
Santa Barbara – Joseph Anthony Florendo Mele, a 30-year old resident of Ventura, is no fool. He’s clearly an educated, sophisticated, and smooth-talking guy, as evidenced by his attaining a California
