Tag "drugs"
Three Men Get Eight Criminal Charges
HAWTHORNE, CA—It’s nearly midnight, and what’s a man to do but get arrested? Raymoan (sic) John Biddle, 55; Darrell West, 31; and Shiab Cunningham, 40, were picked up by Hawthorne
Cops Bust Up Illegal Marijuana Grow in Lamont
LAMONT — An investigation into a small marijuana growing operation in southeast Kern County ends with one man behind bars. Antonio Cruz, 39, was booked into the Kern County Jail
Major Drug Bust in South Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD — Two Cathedral City residents are sitting in a Kern County Jail cell after being busted on Wednesday with large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine. Refugio Mercado, 34, and
Lawn Statue Thieves Nabbed
Ventura County – When it comes to the appreciation of the fine arts, it’s often said that “there is no accounting for people’s tastes”. Never does that appear to have been
Bicycle Thief Gets Popped for Burglary Tools
HAWTHORNE —A good thief never gets caught for stupid mistakes, and surely a stupid mistake is riding a bicycle with no lights in the small hours. David James Shaina, 26,
Receptionist Gets Arrested for Multiple Drug Charges
INGLEWOOD —Religion may be “the opiate of the masses,” but opium is apparently blissful for motorists. Adriana Gazcon-Cervantes, 32, was apprehended by Inglewood Police Department (IPD) officers for a number
Major Bust Yields Nearly 4,000 Marijuana Plants, Two Arrests
DELANO — Two men are behind bars after investigators busted up a major pot farm operation in Delano on last week. Ignacio Valencia, 27, and 39-year-old Juan Carlos Palacios Gomes, both
Mother Arrested for Allegedly Driving Drunk with Two Kids in Car
FRESNO – A woman with two toddlers in her car was taken into custody following a police pursuit on Wednesday morning. Police said that 31-year-old Elizabeth Sally Rillo, of Fresno,
Teen Likely Killed Over Stealing Marijuana Plants
REDLANDS – A 34-year-old man was arrested in the murder of a 17-year-old on Wednesday night. Two days later, more information surfaced about the suspected shooter, Erlindo Rodriguez, Jr., of Redlands.
Clean-Cut Coke & Meth Dealer Busted
Santa Barbara – With a mugshot appearance quite outside the norm for those commonly charged with felony drugs and weapons charges, Juan Nunez, a 49-year old resident of Goleta, had for
