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Santa Maria police catch burglar, video

Written on 17 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police early Wednesday morning caught a burglar, who has allegedly tried running away from officers in the northern Santa Barbara County City multiple times.  At approximately 4 a.m., while Santa Maria officers were working to... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police searching for missing teen

Written on 5 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers are asking the public for help with locating a missing teenage girl.  Investigators are not aware of any possible whereabouts of Yuliema Ambrocio Cruz, 14. Police ask that anyone who has information about... (Continue reading)

Man allegedly kills his wife in Santa Maria

Written on 23 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested a man who allegedly shot and killed his wife in Santa Maria Friday morning. This is the second time a man has killed a woman during a domestic dispute on the Central Coast this... (Continue reading)

SWAT raid leads to arrest of teen for Santa Maria murder

Written on 21 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Aided by two SWAT teams, Santa Maria detectives arrested a 17-year-old gang member on Wednesday for shooting and killing a 15-year-old boy earlier this month.   On Dec. 9, at about 2:25 p.m., a caller reported a... (Continue reading)

One man killed, another wounded in Santa Maria shooting

Written on 18 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot two men in Santa Maria Sunday afternoon, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition.  Shortly after 4 p.m., a caller reported the shooting in the 500 block of W. Cook Street. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria Police arrest suspects for robbing postal worker, stealing mail

Written on 18 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria Police officers on Sunday arrested a man and a woman for allegedly robbing a United States Postal Service mail carrier and then stealing residents’ mail.  On Tuesday, a suspect robbed a mail carrier at knifepoint.... (Continue reading)

Police identify 15-year-old boy shot and killed in Santa Maria

Written on 14 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police have identified a 15-year-old boy whom a gunman shot and killed on Saturday in the northern Santa Barbara County city. Shortly after 2 p.m., a caller reported a shooting in the area of Oakley... (Continue reading)

Juvenile shot and killed in Santa Maria

Written on 11 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and killed a male juvenile in a park on the northwest side of Santa Maria on Saturday afternoon, according to the city’s police department.  Shortly after 2 p.m., a caller reported the shooting... (Continue reading)

Alleged Santa Maria bank robber arrested in Los Angeles

Written on 1 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities tracked down the man who allegedly robbed a Santa Maria bank at knifepoint on Monday and arrested him in Los Angeles. Shortly after 8 a.m., a man armed with a knife forced his way into the... (Continue reading)

Police arrest four suspects in 2022 murder in Santa Maria

Written on 29 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities arrested four suspects on murder charges over a 2002 shooting in a Santa Maria parking structure that killed a 17-year-old boy and left a woman wounded.  Shortly before midnight on Feb. 4, 2022, multiple 911 callers... (Continue reading)