Lompoc police arrest four suspects over gang-related shooting
Lompoc police have announced the arrests of a man, a woman and two juveniles for an attempted murder earlier this month that left one person wounded. Read More …
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Seventeen-year-old babysitter killed in Lompoc drive-by shooting
A stray bullet fired during a gang-related drive-by shooting in Lompoc Monday evening struck and killed a 17-year-old girl who was babysitting at the time, Read More …
Santa Maria men arrested for robbing 65-year-old man, breaking his skull
Two Santa Maria men showed up at the home of a 65-year-old man early in the morning, claiming to be sheriff’s deputies, then robbed and brutally beat the victim, fracturing his skull, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Read More …
Lompoc neighborhood where children play hit with two shootings in one day
Unknown suspects carried out two shootings on a single block in Lompoc on Monday, the first of which occurred while children were playing in the area. Read More …
Six Santa Barbara County students taken to hospital over Xanax use
Emergency responders transported a half-dozen Lompoc area high school students to the hospital Monday after finding three of them unresponsive and determining all six were under the influence of Xanax. The Read More …
Is it fire season again on the Central Coast?
Fire activity is again picking up on the Central Coast, with there being four blazes in a span of less than 24 hours early this week.
On Monday afternoon, Lompoc firefighters rescued two dogs that were caught in a house fire. One of the dogs bit a firefighter, injuring his hand. Read More …
Lompoc marijuana thief stabs man trying to protect neighbor’s plants
A Lompoc man noticed a pair of thieves stealing marijuana plants from his neighbor’s pot garden Friday night and tried to protect the backyard grow. But, one of the thieves stabbed the man, and both ran away, according to the Lompoc Police Department. Read More …
Lompoc school hit with social media threat, school bus hit with BB pellets
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office beefed up security at Cabrillo High School in Lompoc on Friday after an alleged social media threat and rumors stirred fear among students, and in Read More …
PCP salesman escapes Lompoc prison camp
An inmate serving time for conspiracy to distribute PCP and possession of a firearm walked away from the minimum security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc on Thursday, according to the Federal Read More …
Lompoc moves closer to permitting pot businesses, while Santa Maria opts for ban
In Northern Santa Barbara County, the city of Lompoc is proceeding with its “free market approach” to marijuana, while Santa Maria is in the process of adopting much tougher regulations.
Last November, the Lompoc City Council approved an ordinance that City Manager Patrick Wiemiller described as a “free-market approach.” Read More …