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Ventura

Housekeeper-Burglars Arrested

Emanuel Melendez and Guadalupe Sam Pedro Of all the issues shared by anyone who employs a cleaning service or a housekeeper who comes into a home is the element of

Santa Barbara

Government Accountant Busted for Embezzlement

Lynn Hogan Santa Barbara – Flying in the face of the public trust placed in elected and appointed officials, multiple arrests by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department on behalf

Marin

5 Suspects Arrested in Major Drug Trafficking Sweep

Cocaine bricks, $14,000 in seized cash (Marin County Major Crimes Task Force) MARIN COUNTY – Five suspected drug dealers were arrested on September 21, resulting from an investigation initiated by

Santa Barbara

Graffiti Trio Busted

Joseph Rocco Peransi, Jansen Michael Lee and Gregory Winfield Smith SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — It’s been nearly two decades since California schools slashed the budgets of non-academic arts and music

Contra Costa

Police Smash ‘Swerve Team’ Gang, 7 Suspects in Jail

RICHMOND – Seven suspected members of a criminal gang have been arrested, following an investigation of three murders,14 attempted murders, six armed robberies, two carjacking incidents, several burglaries, and other

Alameda

13 Arrests Made During Protests; Officer Injured, Police Hit with Paint

Shot from rally BERKELEY – Thirteen arrests were made on August 27 during large unruly street protests involving thousands of people, and 10 law enforcement agencies provided assistance to the

Inyo

6 Current and Former K-Mart Employees Arrested for Embezzlement

K-Mart in Bishop BISHOP — In this town of 4,000 residents located about 20 miles from the Nevada border, a group of six current and former employees of the local

Contra Costa

4 Teenagers Arrested for Armed Robbery after Parking Getaway Car

Safeway on Tara Hills Drive PINOLE – Officers were conducting an unrelated traffic stop nearby at the Appian 80 Shopping Center when a white sedan—matching the description of a getaway

Los Angeles

$10 Million in Restitution after Embezzlement Convictions

Sophia Esparza, Silvia Gutierrez and Thomas Baiz LOS ANGELES — An embezzling quartet was ordered to pay over $10 million in restitution last week after pleading guilty to both embezzling

Ventura

“Hot Prowl” Burglars Arrested

Jose Gonzales VENTURA COUNTY — Alert citizens are often the key to the apprehension of bold criminals. A case in point resulted, according to Ventura County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Det.