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Marshals seek help finding escaped inmate from Lompoc prison

Written on 28 Mar, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE An inmate serving time for distribution of methamphetamine walked away from the satellite camp at the  Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc on Thursday, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. At approximately 9:30 a.m., prison guards discovered... (Continue reading)

Elderly woman fails to stop, motorcyclist killed in Lompoc

Written on 26 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A motorcyclist was killed in Lompoc in a collision with an 83-year-old driver on Tuesday afternoon, according to the CHP. Shortly after 4 p.m., Kathrine Hanberg driving her Toyota Tundra on Bailey Avenue when she failed to... (Continue reading)

Suspect shoots, kills man in Lompoc

Written on 17 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A suspect shot and killed a 29-year-old man in Lompoc on Sunday evening. Shortly before 10 p.m., a caller reported a shooting in the 800 block of North Seventh Street. Officers arrived to find a man suffering... (Continue reading)

Lompoc Little League representative arrested for embezzlement

Written on 21 Dec, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Lompoc police officers arrested a representative of the Lompoc Little League for embezzlement on Friday. A year ago, an official with the Lompoc Little League reported the possible fraud of over $100,000 from their organization from 2020... (Continue reading)

Lompoc attempted murder suspect arrested in Seattle

Written on 7 Dec, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE FBI agents arrested a suspect on Friday who allegedly shot a woman in Lompoc more than five months ago. The victim survived the shooting. On July 9, 2024, 46-year-old Paul Felix Pina Jr. allegedly shot the woman... (Continue reading)

Four gang members arrested for stabbing, robbery in Lompoc

Written on 21 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Lompoc police officers arrested four gang members on Tuesday who are suspected of participating in a stabbing in June and a robbery in July. Following a months-long investigation into a stabbing of a juvenile in June and... (Continue reading)

Lompoc police arrest stabbing suspect, $2 million bail

Written on 14 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Lompoc police arrested a man on Wednesday afternoon who is suspected of a brutal stabbing last week. On Nov. 8, a caller reported a stabbing on V Street. Officers arrived to find a man with multiple stab... (Continue reading)

Lompoc man arrested for shooting at man in Buellton

Written on 12 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County deputies arrested a Lompoc man who allegedly shot multiple times at a man in Buellton on Nov. 8. Shortly before 9 p.m., deputies responded to Valley Station Drive in Buellton for a report of... (Continue reading)

Four arrested during property inspection in Lompoc

Written on 30 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a building code inspection of two properties in Lompoc on Wednesday morning, officers arrested four people. The two residential properties, located at 438 South J Street and 215 West Locust Avenue in Lompoc, had previously been... (Continue reading)

Lompoc SWAT team arrests man after hours-long standoff

Written on 16 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Lompoc SWAT team members arrested a man following an hours-long standoff that ensued on Monday after the suspect allegedly violated a restraining order that his ex-girlfriend had obtained against him.  Shortly after 11 a.m., a female called... (Continue reading)