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Isla Vista 7-Eleven clerk made daunting rescue

Written on 27 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

As most bystanders fled the scene, an Isla Vista 7-Eleven clerk ran into the line of fire Friday night and rescued a wounded woman caught in crossfire during the mass murder near the UC Santa Barbara campus. [KEYT] During shooter... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man among Santa Barbara murder victims

Written on 25 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff officials have identified three of the victims of Friday’s killing spree as students at the University of California, Santa Barbara: Christopher Michaels-Martinez, 20, of Los Osos; Katherine Breann Cooper, 22, of Chino Hills and Veronika Elizabeth... (Continue reading)

Isla Vista killer son of Hollywood director

Written on 24 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 71 comments

The 22-year-old man responsible for a premeditated mass murder near a Santa Barbara University campus on Friday night is suspected of being the son of Hollywood director Peter Rodger. [Boston.com] Peter Rodger, who was an assistant director on ‘‘The Hunger... (Continue reading)

Body of UCSB student found on Isla Vista beach

Written on 5 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A bicyclist spotted the body of a 20-year-old UCSB student lying on a beach beneath an Isla Vista cliff Sunday morning. [KEYT] Emergency responders arrived shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday and ruled Sierra Markee-Winkler dead at the scene. Investigators are... (Continue reading)

Isla Vista block party turns into riot

Written on 7 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

An annual Isla Vista street party turned violent Saturday night, resulting in injuries to several officers and more than 100 arrests. [KSBY] More than 15,000 people attended Deltopia Saturday, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. The annual event... (Continue reading)

Machete wielding robber surprises resident

Written on 25 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Police are searching for a man who broke into an Isla Vista home and attacked a resident with a machete on Monday. At about 4 p.m., the resident returned home and confronted the robber. The robber than attacked the man... (Continue reading)

UCSB professor battles anti-abortion group

Written on 19 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 43 comments

An anti-abortion group is asking officials to prosecute a University of California Santa Barbara associate professor of feminist studies for taking one of their signs and destroying it. On March 4, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust were passing out pamphlets... (Continue reading)

Rowdy crowd impedes attempted murder investigation

Written on 10 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

After a Lompoc man allegedly stabbing a man in Isla Vista Saturday night, a crowd of over a 1,000 people gathered in a near riot. Kuriyan Summers-Dickinson, 18, of Lompoc allegedly stabbed a 20-year-old Rhode Island man in the stomach... (Continue reading)

Gang rape of UCSB woman reported in Isla Vista

Written on 24 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for suspects accused of beating and gang raping a 19-year-old UC Santa Barbara student over the weekend. The attack occurred between 11 p.m. Saturday and 4 a.m. Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office.... (Continue reading)

Another person injured in fall from Isla Vista cliff

Written on 21 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A man who fell from the cliffs in Isla Vista early Sunday morning is in serious condition at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. [Noozhawk] Emergency crews responded to the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive shortly after midnight and found the... (Continue reading)