Santa Barbara
College Student Arrested for Rape
Santa Barbara – According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover, the April 2nd arrest of Deon Kitt, 28, on charges of “sexually assaulting two local high
Gang Protester Caught with Weapons in Courthouse
Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara, recently awash in legal maneuverings, political rhetoric, and City Council debate over the practicality and questionable enforcement protocols of its year-long “gang injunction” which specifically names
Graffiti “Artist” Nabbed
Santa Barbara – In a world where there is a dearth of support for the arts, and where creativity is increasingly devalued by digital technology which only mimics genuine original aesthetics,
$100K Bail for Alleged Child Abuser
Santa Barbara County – On Monday, April 28th, according to Sgt. Chuck Strange of the Lompoc Police Department, the local area office of Santa Barbara County Child Welfare Services began “a
Hit-and-Run Driver Surrenders to Cops
Santa Barbara – At approximately 9:15 p.m. on April 24th, three people were injured when a black Range Rover slammed into the rear of a line of vehicles stopped at an
Felon Caught with Guns
Santa Barbara County – Presumably working on the theory that “once a bad apple, always a bad apple”, one way in which the California Legislature has attempted to protect its law-abiding
A New Record for DUI Busts?
Santa Barbara – The quiet streets of Santa Barbara are frequently a productive hunting ground for law enforcement units tasked with identifying those who are under the influence of alcohol or
Fish Thieves Hooked
Santa Barbara – As if the economics of a Santa Barbara area fishing career weren’t challenging enough, wherein one’s income is dependent up the catch-as-catch-can whims of those inscrutable “fishing gods”
Jail Guards Indicted in Assault
Santa Barbara – With his re-election campaign about to go into high gear, the timing for Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown could not be less auspicious, with the April 12th
Threatening “Tweets” Force School Lockdown
Santa Barbara County – As if local area educators haven’t had enough bad news of inappropriate student activity to deal with (with more than 130 arrests at UCSB’s recent Spring Break
