A judge on Thursday dismissed a case against a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office jail deputy charged with sexually abusing a female inmate after the defendant's accuser died in a vehicle collision earlier this year.
A former Santa Maria Police detective continued testimony Thursday in the MS-13 trial, further detailing information he gleaned from coded words heard over a wire about what appeared to be a surveillance operation being conducted by the defendants.
Two detectives assigned to investigate 10 alleged MS-13 killings across the Santa Maria Valley from 2013 to 2016 testified in court Wednesday about their wiretap operations, which ultimately set the stage for the takedown of more than a dozen members of the city’s local clique following a police operation one month later.
The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.
A police detective testified Monday in the MS-13 gang murder trial, providing details about the five defendants and how they allegedly worked in tandem to kill 10 people on behalf of the violent international criminal organization as it expanded its territory into Santa Maria between 2013 and 2016.
Three men were arrested on suspicion of stealing catalytic converters early Thanksgiving Day after Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies were alerted to a possible theft in Buellton and allegedly caught them with stolen items.
The parents of a Lompoc transgender man filed a federal lawsuit against city officials last month over the fatal officer-involved shooting of their son, accusing police of using excessive force during the March 28 incident.
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The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.
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The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.
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The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.
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The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.