Santa Barbara
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
ATM “Card Skimmers” Busted
Santa Barbara – An alert fraud investigator employed by Chase Bank, working from a remote location, detected two “card skimmers” operating at the bank’s downtown Santa Barbara location in the early
Knife-wielding DUI Driver Gets His Due
Santa Barbara County – There is a short list of fundamental Rules of the Road of which all drivers should be aware: #1. Don’t drink and drive. #2. If you have
Double Hit-and-Run Lands Driver in Jail
Santa Barbara County – Those who fail to take the privilege of driving a motor vehicle in the State of California responsibly can find themselves at the wrong end of a
Ex-Boyfriend Arrested in Stabbing
Santa Barbara – As no less an august romantic than William Shakespeare said in Much Ado About Nothing, “Love goes by haps. some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.” Surely
Civilian Police Community Service Volunteers Make Arrest
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Police Department, in an effort to handle the seasonal increase in its transient population—while not interrupting vital crime-fighting and public safety efforts—has recruited a small
Photographer Nailed for Sex with Minor
Santa Barbara – It’s one of the oldest “Hollywood hustles”. A photographer puts himself out there as an expert in delivering “headshot” portraits of exactly the kind and quality that the
Robberies & Burglaries Plague Isla Vista
Santa Barbara – The current profile of UCSB in the media could use some polishing, but recent events in the adjacent residential community of Isla Vista—truly a “college town” if there
Two UCSB Students Shot
Santa Barbara – The UCSB community, having just honored those “first responders” credited with saving lives and providing emergency services to the victims of last year’s Isla Vista killing that left
