Flashing lights, badge, and a loaded gun, but not a cop

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Lake

Flashing lights, badge, and a loaded gun, but not a cop

Photo: Christopher John Sorenson CLEARLAKE – On the evening of March 21 a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy came upon another car, a white Dodge Neon, driving towards him with flashing

Santa Barbara

Search Warrant Leads to Arrests

Photo: Alfredo Gonzalez and Matthew Johnson Santa Barbara County – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department’s Compliance Response Team, comprised of deputies and of highly-trained probation officers, is responsible for

Alameda

Engineer Arrested for Attempting to Poison Workplace Colleague

Photo: David Xu BERKELEY — Rivalries sometimes produce a poisonous workplace environment—literally. A prominent engineering expert was arrested for allegedly attempting to poison his workplace colleague with a toxic metal.

Santa Barbara

Mr. Loots, Caught with Loot, in Antique Theft Case

Photo: Richard Martin Loots Santa Barbara County – If ever a criminal had the appropriate surname for the conduct of his illegal activity, 46-year-old Oceano resident Richard Martin Loots—arrested while

Kern

KCSO lists names of 9 people nabbed in ABC decoy operation

KERN COUNTY – Last summer the Kern County Sheriff’s Office received a $100,000 grant from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control. The money is intended to help the KCSO conduct stings

Butte

Shoplifters from Kohl’s quickly arrested

Photo: Tom Martin and Andrea Arseniak CHICO – The Kohl’s store on Springfield Drive called the Chico Police Department on the afternoon of March 27th to report a shoplifting that

San Bernardino

Man Arrested for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender in Upland

Photo: Jonathan Edward Byrd RANCHO CUCAMONGA – A convicted child molester was arrested after failing to register as a sex offender when he moved this past January. Jonathan Edward Byrd

Tuolumne

Man with 4 warrants eludes police for 3 months

Photo: Tony Loveday SONORA – With four outstanding felony warrants for his arrest, 35-year-old Tony Loveday eluded the Sonora Police Department for the last three months. Officers tried to arrest

San Benito

Parolee arrested after trying to run, tossing stolen gun

Photo: Johnny Ciccotti HOLLISTER – At 10:30 pm on February 27, two Hollister Police Department officers spotted a car near Sally and Hawkins Streets that didn’t make a proper stop,

Del Norte

Man arrested for continuous sexual abuse of a minor

Photo: Travis Leland Springer CRESCENT CITY – On February 12 43-year-old Travis Leland Springer was arrested and face what were called “a string of sex charges against a minor.” At