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Alleged Intoxicated Driver Crashes Car, Goes to Jail

SANTA MARIA – An alleged drunken driver caused a vehicle collision in a busy part of town Monday morning, sending him first to the hospital and then to jail. Just

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“Molly” College Boy Dealer Busted

Santa Barbara City College, widely recognized as one of the state’s premier undergrad conduits to University of California enrollment, is located a stone’s throw from famed Ledbetter Beach and recreational

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Heroin Dealers Hooked Up

Even as the national economy continues its slow recovery and consumer spending remains challenged by the exigencies of ongoing unemployment levels throughout the nation, Santa Barbara entrepreneurs of the illegal

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22-Mile Chase Brings Out Chopper and Dogs

Nabbed by infrared… A vehicle driven by Bruce Mario Flores, 43, was spotted driving past Santa Ynez High School the night of March 25th without the benefit of tail lights

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$150K Warrant Leads to Wild Foot Chase

Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara Police Department detectives were on the lookout for Yuri Zhagari, 34, wanted on a $150,000 arrest warrant “related to drug charges”, according to SBPD Public

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Infamous Local Slumlord Busted for Burglary

Santa Barbara – Dario Louis Pini, 63, has been in the Santa Barbara media lens for several years, having had a series of contentious encounters with zoning and health department

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Police Arrest Additional Four Men in Murder Investigation

SANTA MARIA – Police have arrested an additional four suspects in a homicide investigation that began Monday, March 18, when investigators discovered the body of Anthony Ibarra, 28, in the

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Spray-can Paint Strippers Surrender

A call to Santa Barbara County Sheriffs reporting a car vandalized by the application of a spray-on paint remover brought deputies to a north county residence as the midnight hour

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Dinner Gets Deadly

A Saturday night family dinner in an upscale Santa Barbara home came to an abrupt halt well before it was time for dessert and coffee when Sam Wellington Maphis V,

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Another Suspect Arrested in Murder Investigation

ORCUTT – Santa Maria police have arrested a fourth suspect in an ongoing homicide investigation that began earlier this week. Guadalupe resident Reyes Gonzales was taken into custody late Tuesday,