Santa Barbara commercial lobster fisherman convicted for abandoning traps
The California Department of Fish and Wildfire (CDFW) announced the conviction and successful prosecution of a commercial lobster fisherman on…
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Oxnard man pleads guilty to smuggling more than 1,700 wildlife animals into country
An Oxnard man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for illegally importing more than 1,700 wild animals – including 60 reptiles…
Continue ReadingThree men found guilty of multiple murder charges during MS-13 trial in Santa Barbara
A Santa Barbara jury found three men guilty of multiple first-degree murder charges for a string of local shootings and murders between 2015 and 2016…
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Oxnard man convicted of sex crimes spanning from 2003 to 2020
Rodolfo Fernandez Franco, of Oxnard, was convicted by a Jury of three different accounts of sexual assault. The first two crimes occurred in February…
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Judge rejects defense’s motion to dismiss People vs. Paul Flores murder trial
Pre-trial motions for the high-profile and long-awaited People vs. Flores murder trial began at the Monterey County Superior Court in Salinas on…
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Sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Santa Paula police chief
A long-time Santa Paula Police dispatcher has filed a sexual harassment law suit against the city’s chief of police, alleging that he abused his…
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Goleta Neighborhood Restorative Justice Program looking for volunteers
GOLETA, Calif. — The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday that it has developed a Neighborhood Restorative Justice…
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Santa Barbara County man sentenced to federal prison for causing a fatal car crash while intoxicated
A Santa Barbara County man was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison on Wednesday for crashing a stolen Jeep – killing one person and…
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Riverside program helps homeless people facing prosecution
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A new program to help homeless residents facing criminal prosecution for low-level crimes will launch in Riverside County…
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Cambria woman sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison for drug possession
A Cambria woman who was a fugitive for almost eight months was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent…
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Judge is first Latina nominated to California’s high court
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has nominated an appeals court judge who is the daughter of Mexican…
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Man accused in Santa Maria murder enters plea
The man accused in a Santa Maria murder entered his plea…
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