Father swims away from authorities after leaving child in car for hours

A Carpinteria man left his six-year-old daughter in a car for several hours, and upon getting tracked down by authorities, he swam away in an attempt to evade capture, but was eventually rescued and arrested on Monday, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …

Drug lab found at site of Santa Barbara preschool

A Santa Barbara residential property that functions as a preschool and animal rescue facility also clandestinely functioned as a drug lab, with narcotics being manufactured, sold and used just feet away from where toddlers were learning, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …

Officer acquitted of child abuse at Camp SLO after two others plead no contest

At the conclusion of a case that resulted in jail time for two Southern California policemen, a San Luis Obispo jury acquitted a Huntington Park police officer of child abuse charges Read More …