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Former Insurance Agent Gets Over 16 Years in Prison for $1.2 Million Scam

Stock Image A former licensed insurance agent has been sentenced in Santa Barbara County to over 16 years in jail following his conviction on a litany of felony counts in

Ventura

Victim’s 911 Call Leads to Arrest of Human Trafficker

Photo: Stock Image When the 911 Dispatch Operators at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Communication Center received a series of text messages at 3:00 a.m. on the morning of May 9th,

Santa Barbara

$3 million bail for alleged killer

Photo: Ron Dolph Tutay July 16, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. Another indication that the effort by several California municipalities to extend “Happy Hour” from 2:00 a.m. to 4:00

Santa Barbara

Car Chase Ends with PIT maneuver

May 4, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca.  –  What some criminals may not realize is that fleeing a jurisdiction where a crime has been committed doesn’t let a perpetrator

Santa Barbara

Veteran Cop Charged with Domestic Violence

May 1, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca.   Other than his involvement in a pair of fatal shootings in 2021—in which both incidents were ruled as justifiable homicide with the

Santa Barbara

Failure to Evade by Drunk Driver Ends in Arrest in SB County

ABOVE: Michael Morales arrest photo (Santa Barbara County Jail) ORCUTT — We’re still looking for the chapter in the book entitled “How to Run from the Cops” that reflects even

Santa Barbara

Erratic Crime Spree Gets Student Arrested

Jeremy Jameel Kim SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — These people claiming to be college students are known to occasionally act a bit recklessly — engaging in fraternity-sorority hijinks, underage drinking, and

Santa Barbara

Drug-Dealing and Weapons Arrests

Jesse Contreras SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — On even the most routine assignments, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department’s Compliance Response Team (CRT) and Special Investigations Bureau never seem to run out

Santa Barbara

Drunken Lompoc Man Arrested After Truck Backs Over 10-Year-Old

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — When a ten-year-old is behind the wheel of a moving car, any reasonable person would expect difficulties to ensue.  Multiple difficulties did indeed arise in the