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Traffic stop breaks supply chain

SANTA BARBARA — Thirty-nine year-old Glen Mowrer III made three mistakes ton Monday: driving a car without a front license plate, contacting a suspected street hooker and having 20 pounds

Santa Barbara

Surveillance snares extortionist

SANTA BARBARA — Alfredo Alvarado Murillo was arrested Feb. 15 by Santa Barbara plainclothes detectives on charges of extortion and making criminal threats following a carefully-orchestrated sting operation. Murillo, 42,

Santa Barbara

End of the road for Jesse James Hollywood?

SANTA BARBARA — A decade after the cold-blooded killing of 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz in the Santa Barbara foothills, Jesse James Hollywood was finally sentenced this month to life without possibility of

San Bernardino

Teen transient linked to 14 burglaries

REDLANDS — A teenage transient, suspected in more than a dozen burglaries since early January, was arrested and charged this week. Dylan Michael Meier, 18, who is identified as a

Placer Sacramento

Four-strike offender sentenced to 25 years to life

ROSEVILLE — A 50-year-old Sacramento man with four felony strikes on his criminal record has been sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison following a Placer County jury

El Dorado Sacramento

Transit administrator racks up tickets

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — South Lake Tahoe’s BlueGo transit administrator has racked up several vehicle code violations and at least one more serious charge, yet still sits at the helm.

Orange

Man that allegedly torched sherriff’s car arrested

COSTA MESA — A park ranger’s tip and an ongoing manhunt paid off Saturday morning when police were able to locate and arrest a man they believe set fire to

Orange

EZ Lube CEO takes out much of city block with Escalade

NEWPORT BEACH — An early morning series of crashes by a single Cadillac Escalade came to a head when the truck careened through a storefront on Pacific Coast Highway. Mark

Orange

Daytime residential burglar snared after pursuit

IRVINE — A series of residential burglaries may have been brought to a halt Wednesday after police were able to track down and capture a fleeing suspect who had reportedly

Orange

Beach burglar back at it

HUNTINGTON BEACH — An ongoing problem of car burglaries at the beach continues, but a Tuesday arrest may help to take a bite out of that trend. Julius Sager, 52,