Articles Tagged With ‘Santa Maria’




Santa Maria robber search leads to arrest of alleged child molester

After serving a search warrant at home as part of an investigation into a series of recent robberies, Santa Maria police arrested a 31-year-old man at the house for having sexually assaulted a minor. [KSBY] Officers arrested Santa Maria resident... (Continue reading)

Did Santa Maria police catch serial robbers?

Following a string of 10 reported robberies in two weeks in the Santa Maria area, police have made three arrests in connection with one of the cases. [KSBY] Santa Maria police arrested David Wilkerson, 18, and two juveniles for robbing... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria robbery string hits 10 in two weeks

Armed gunmen held up two convenience stores in the Santa Maria area Saturday night, marking the ninth and tenth robberies in and around the city in the last two weeks, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. [KSBY] The latest... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria woman found dead in car

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies discovered a Santa Maria woman in her 60s dead in a car last week. [KEYT] Deputies found the woman’s body Wednesday night in Waller Park just outside the Santa Maria city limits. Investigators have not... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man escapes SLO big rig explosion

A 25-year-old Santa Maria man who was driving a semi truck carrying vegetables that exploded late Wednesday night on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo managed to escape the vehicle unharmed before it caught on fire, according to the California... (Continue reading)

Robbers succeed in string of Santa Maria heists

For the second time in less than a week, multiple closely timed robberies took place in Santa Maria with the suspects evading capture. [KSBY] Santa Maria police say that two or three suspects walked around town Saturday night robbing liquor... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria robbers evade capture

Two robberies took place in a span of about 15 minutes in Santa Maria Monday night, and police have yet to catch any suspects. [KSBY] Just before 10 p.m., two robbers wearing dark clothes and coverings over their faces robbed... (Continue reading)

Pipe break spurs small oil spill in Santa Maria

A small oil spill occurred Saturday morning near Highway 101 in Santa Maria after an underground pipe broke. [KSBY] Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the spill at 1348 East Battles Road just after 7 a.m. When they arrived, Greka... (Continue reading)

Car hits, kills person walking on Highway 101 in Santa Maria

A pedestrian died on Highway 101 in Santa Maria Wednesday night after being hit by a vehicle driven by a Nipomo woman. [KSBY] Around 9:05 p.m., the pedestrian appeared to be walking across the number one lane on the southbound... (Continue reading)

Abel Maldonado’s son charged with manslaughter

The Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the 16-year-old son of former Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado for a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge in connection with the death of a cyclist. The teen is due in court on Friday. On... (Continue reading)