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Separate meth raids bring a dozen arrests in Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA — Symptomatic of the area’s methamphetamine problem, sheriff’s officials this week conducted raids on two individual drug rings operating in close proximity to one another. The first investigation

May 26, 2010
Santa Barbara

Authorities track down convenience store robber

SANTA BARBARA — Just five days ago, at approximately 9 p.m., local authorities had begun a manhunt in pursuit of a masked gunman who had “walked into a Mobil gas

May 25, 2010
San Bernardino

No arrests in separate Redlands home invasions

REDLANDS — Police are investigating two home invasion robberies over a span of eight days. The first incident occurred May 12 and the second this past weekend. In both cases,

May 24, 2010
Santa Barbara

Violent Santa Barbara jail escape attempt fails

SANTA BARBARA — Corey Dugan checked into The Hotel Big House back in July 2009, failing to make bail on multiple charges of kidnapping and rape pursuant to incidents occurring

May 24, 2010
Yolo

Alleged kidnapper nabbed following media report

WOODLAND — A 29-year-old Woodland man faces kidnapping charges after a witness recognized him from media accounts of his alleged crime. Horacio Bernardo Lopez was arrested late Wednesday at his

May 21, 2010
Santa Barbara

Plea bargain ends yearlong rape case involving disabled victim

SANTA BARBARA — A plea bargain Wednesday put to rest a rape case in which the purported victim was a disabled female resident of a special needs care facility. On

May 21, 2010
Orange

Drunk driver lands man in the hospital

COSTA MESA — A Newport Beach man was taken into custody early Thursday morning after colliding with a truck and injuring its driver. Police responded to reports of an injury

May 21, 2010
Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara duo bungles car theft — twice

SANTA BARBARA — Christopher Deal, 21, and his 17-year-old male accomplice have a lot to learn about stealing cars. Around 7 p.m. May 21, Santa Barbara police responded to the

May 21, 2010
Fresno

Man convicted of attempted arson murder on wife

FRESNO — A Fresno man that set his house on fire while his wife was inside unconscious has been sentenced to nine years in state prison on Monday. Joe Edward

May 17, 2010
San Bernardino

Brothers found guilty of murdering elderly man who intervened in argument

SAN BERNARDINO — A guilty verdict on first degree murder was handed down to brothers who killed a 71-year-old man that asked them to stop using foul language at a

May 17, 2010