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Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Tue May 11, 2021 | 4:09pm

Judge Verbally Spanks Isla Vista Landlord in Defamation Case Against Tenant

Judge Thomas Anderle calls Isla Vista Owner’s legal arguments “woefully deficient.”

Courts & Crime By Lily Hopwood | Fri May 07, 2021 | 2:51pm

Theft from unlocked cars and visible valuables on the rise.

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden | Thu May 06, 2021 | 7:49am

Five fishermen from Sinaloa smuggled 1.5 tons of methamphetamine into the county. Was it by choice or by force?

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 28, 2021 | 4:27pm

The arrests also involved the seizure of several weapons, thousands of rounds of ammo, and bulletproof vests.

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 28, 2021 | 1:06pm

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is reexamining the 1975 murder of Paul Ornelas.

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Wed Apr 21, 2021 | 8:33am

Relief over guilty decisions but say it never should have happened.

News By Tyler Hayden | Tue Apr 20, 2021 | 10:26pm

Krys Brandon Ruiz, a 5’1” transgender man, had no criminal record or history of violence.

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden | Wed Apr 14, 2021 | 10:38am

Carreño was shot 20 times by five deputies who broke tactical protocols.

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Tue Apr 13, 2021 | 4:47pm

Can savings from the jail be used to fund prevention programs instead?

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden | Tue Apr 13, 2021 | 3:49pm

Kurt Hixenbaugh’s supporters have also created a GoFundMe page for his legal fees.