Repeat flasher busted on courthouse steps

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Santa Barbara

Repeat flasher busted on courthouse steps

SANTA MARIA — Alvaro Barajas-Chavez is having problems with self-control. The 25-year-old made a Santa Barbara Superior Court appearance in Santa Maria where he submitted a not-guilty plea to charges

Santa Barbara

Bogus 20s lead authorities to counterfeiting kids

ISLA VISTA — A late April shopping trip throughout the University of California, Santa Barbara community of Isla Vista, in which bogus $20 currency was used to make incidental purchases,

Fresno

Five suspects escape after botching home invasion

FRESNO — Sheriff’s investigators are searching for five armed men following a home invasion in west Fresno early Wednesday morning. The crime occurred around 6:30 a.m. on the 1200 Block

Orange

Violent sex offender gets 40 years to life for attack on 66-year-old woman

SANTA ANA — The attempted rape of a 66-year-old Huntington Beach woman resulted this week in a 40-years-to-life sentence for Tracy William Barton, 54, of Costa Mesa, according to the

Los Angeles Sacramento

Bill aiming to restrict journalists' access shot down

SACRAMENTO — A California Assembly bill that would have reduced reporters’ ability to access victim information failed 4-2 during a legislative committee hearing Tuesday morning. If passed, AB 1682 would

Los Angeles Sacramento

Bill aiming to restrict journalists’ access shot down

SACRAMENTO — A California Assembly bill that would have reduced reporters’ ability to access victim information failed 4-2 during a legislative committee hearing Tuesday morning. If passed, AB 1682 would

Riverside

Riverside adopts outside oversight in response to former police chief's DUI

RIVERSIDE — Outside agencies will now investigate cases involving high-ranking officials, or even police employees, following the admitted mishandling of last February’s intoxicated driving incident involving former police Chief Russ Leach.

Riverside

Riverside adopts outside oversight in response to former police chief’s DUI

RIVERSIDE — Outside agencies will now investigate cases involving high-ranking officials, or even police employees, following the admitted mishandling of last February’s intoxicated driving incident involving former police Chief Russ Leach.

Placer

Man convicted of exposing himself in public

AUBURN – A Placer County jury this week found an Auburn man guilty of exposing himself at a park last year. 45-year-old Dirk Foehr’s attorney had argued that his client

Tulare

Driver in pair of gang-related drive-bys to spend 25 years in prison

TULARE — A Tulare man who was behind the wheel during a deadly shootout with rival gangs back last year was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison on attempted