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Suspects arrested for attacking man, woman inside Lompoc home

Written on 25 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN With help from CHP officers, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man and woman who forced their way into a Lompoc area home on Tuesday, violently attacked a man and woman inside and pistol-whipped the male... (Continue reading)

Lompoc teacher overdoses at school, loses his job

Written on 12 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE Lompoc police officers arrested a substitute teacher at Lompoc High School in March after he overdosed in a school bathroom during the school day. [KSBY] On the afternoon of March 14, a caller reported finding an unresponsive... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for fatal hit-and-run in Lompoc

Written on 12 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Lompoc police officers arrested the suspect in a hit-and-run collision in the Santa Barbara County city Sunday evening that killed a 23-year-old man. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., a driver hit a pedestrian at Beattie Park, located at... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies arrest wanted man after standoff

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County deputies arrested a Lompoc man for domestic violence and other offenses after a brief standoff on Tuesday. Shortly before 10 a.m., sheriff’s deputies learned that a wanted suspect, 27-year-old Eric Alexander Elijah Silva, was... (Continue reading)

Central Coast man killed in crash near Lompoc identified

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

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN CHP officials have identified a Central Coast man who died following a head-on collision near Lompoc Sunday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., 44-year-old Nils Gustavson of Lompoc was driving a 1997 Saab sedan westbound on Highway... (Continue reading)

Officers release videos, details of fatal shooting in Lompoc

Written on 31 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers released additional details and multiple videos of the robbery and fatal shooting involving a Lompoc police officer at Circle K convenience store on Dec. 28. A Lompoc police officer shot and killed an armed 20-year-old man... (Continue reading)

Worker dies from fall through Lompoc roof

Written on 13 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A worker died after falling through the roof of a building in Lompoc on Tuesday, according to the city’s police department.  Shortly before 11 a.m., a fellow roofer with the out-of-country company reported the fall at 413... (Continue reading)

Hit-and-run driver kills man at Lompoc Home Depot

Written on 22 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A 42-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon by a hit-and-run driver in the Home Depot parking lot in Lompoc. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported a vehicle versus pedestrian crash in the parking lot. Emergency personnel... (Continue reading)

Woman’s body found near Lompoc, detectives investigating

Written on 30 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Deputies launched an investigation earlier this week into the death of a 21-year-old woman whose body was discovered on Harris Grade Road near Lompoc. On the evening of Sept. 26, a caller reported finding a body on... (Continue reading)

Lompoc man dies after accidentally shooting himself

Written on 27 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 62-year-old Lompoc man died this week, days after he suffered what police have determined to be an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound. Shortly before 8:40 a.m. on April 17, Robert Kenner suffered a single gunshot wound to... (Continue reading)