Nov. 12, 3 p.m. — An officer on patrol along the first block of W. Montecito Street recognized a man who had a warrant out in his name. After noticing symptoms of drug use, the officer placed the 37-year-old in handcuffs.
The suspect agreed to allow officers to search his nearby recreational vehicle, where he resides, and police found two Macintosh computers inside the vehicle with their serial numbers removed. The 37-year-old admitted to removing the identifying numbers.
Under further questioning, he admitted to using meth two days earlier, a fact confirmed by a urine test. Authorities booked the suspect for being under the influence of a controlled substance, fraudulently removing serial numbers, and failing to appear in court for a public intoxication-related offense. Bail was set at $2,500.
Nov. 13, 11:11 p.m. — Officers received reports of a fight in progress in the 600 block of State Street and arrived to find a man on the sidewalk with bloodstains on his shirt. Authorities quickly located the apparent victim, who had suffered a 1.5-inch gash to his forehead that required stitches.
As the investigation continued, police determined the victim had been inside Joe’s Café, 536 State St., when he accidentally bumped into the suspect, a 24-year-old man. The suspect demanded an apology and the victim obliged, but the 24-year-old squared up and pushed the victim anyway.
When the victim turned away, the suspect became even more confrontational, pushing the victim again. As the victim turned back to face the intoxicated man, the suspect threw two punches, hitting the victim in the face and causing the lengthy gash.
Questioned by police, the 24-year-old claimed he had blood on his shirt before he headed downtown. Officers didn’t buy his story and booked him for battery causing great bodily injury. Bail was set at $50,000.
Nov. 14, 12:30 a.m. — A sergeant struggling with an uncooperative subject in the first block of W. Ortega Street called additional officers to his aid. Arriving officers found the sergeant seated on the suspect, a 23-year-old man who was struggling to escape and attempting to hit the police officer.
Two assisting officers attempted to control the man’s arms and legs, but he kicked at them and continued to struggle despite repeated orders to cooperate. Police eventually used a Taser to subdue the 23-year-old long enough to place him in handcuffs. Authorities booked him for battery on a peace officer and resisting arrest. Bail was set at $2,500.
Nov. 16, 12:30 p.m. — Responding to reports of vandalism to a vehicle, police arrived in the 600 block of W. Pedregosa Street and spoke with the victim, who pointed out a subject standing on the sidewalk nearby.
Officers recognized the 57-year-old woman from prior vandalism calls. The victim said she had spotted the suspect standing near her vehicle doing something. After approaching, the victim noticed fresh purple nail polish on the hood, passenger doors, roof and rear hatch.
When the victim confronted the 57-year-old, the suspect denied having nail polish. Police the suspect into custody for felony vandalism. Bail was set at $20,000.
Nov. 17, 3:30 p.m. — Called to a domestic disturbance in the 500 block of W. Gutierrez Street, authorities contacted a woman who said the suspect in question had come to her home to speak with her. When she noticed he was heavily intoxicated, she refused to engage in conversation.
The 53-year-old suspect proceeded to punch out a window and then climb into the home through a kitchen window. Authorities detained the man and discovered he was on probation for domestic battery and the victim had a restraining order against him.
Police also found marijuana during a search of the suspect and booked him without bail for violating a restraining order, possession of marijuana and violating his probation.
Nov. 17, 8 p.m. — Reports of a suspicious person brought officers to the 1600 block of Villa Avenue, where they found the subject in question standing on the east sidewalk with two large sticks in his possession.
Police quickly noticed the 60-year-old man had constricted pupils, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. He appeared lethargic and fell asleep briefly several times as officers attempted to question him.
The man denied being under the influence of any narcotics, but admitted to being a longtime heroin user. He later admitted he had smoked marijuana an hour and a half earlier, but denied being high.
After determining that the suspect could not care for himself, authorities arrested him for being under the influence of a controlled substance. Bail was set at $2,500.
Nov. 18, 10:30 p.m. — An officer spotted an occupied vehicle parked in the upper lot at Shoreline Park and approached to investigate further. The officer quickly detected an odor of marijuana and saw smoke flowing from an open window.
Police found two people inside the car, including a 34-year-old man in the driver’s seat. The suspect said the marijuana belonged to him. Authorities searched the vehicle and found a total of 2.8 grams of pot.
Officers also turned up a meth pipe with residue under the flooring near the foot pedals. The 34-year-old said he didn’t have any meth on him but admitted to smoking meth several hours earlier in Oxnard. Authorities booked him for possession of meth and marijuana, transportation of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $30,000.
Nov. 18 — On the lookout for an 18-year-old man wanted on a warrant stemming from a DUI case, detectives headed to a home in the first block of S. Voluntario Street. Before knocking on the door, police spotted a metal baton in plain sight on a windowsill.
Having seen what appeared to be an illegal weapon, detectives returned to the police station and obtained a search warrant. At 5 p.m., authorities returned and arrested the suspect on his original warrant.
They also seized the baton and a fully loaded Glock 10 mm handgun hidden under the suspect’s mattress, along with two loaded magazines and a holster. Police noted the serial numbers had been removed from the handgun, while the baton appeared to belong to the U.S. National Parks Service.
Detectives are still looking into how the 18-year-old came into possession of the weapons. Authorities booked the suspect for possession of a firearm with a removed serial number, possession of a dangerous weapon and the DUI-related warrant.
Nov. 19, 4:24 a.m. — A resident in the 1600 block of Bath Street called authorities to report a man prowling in a neighbor’s backyard. Officers approached stealthily and discovered a man standing on a garbage can and peering through a window into a woman’s residence.
Police arrested the 30-year-old suspect without incident and booked him for peeping. Authorities are looking into the possibility that he may be linked to other peeping incidents reported in the area in recent months.
Police blotter — November 20 : 11/20/2009
Wow!
I spent the last 3 days, at home, reading a book and lookit all the fun stuff, I missed out on the street!
allen hatch
.....And the Law Won : 11/20/2009
Whatever you do, DON'T hit cops........I know an older guy that was charged with "battery on a peace officer" when he was a hippy. Now he'll have 5 or 6 cop cars show up for a blown taillight. Cops remember that kind of stuff.
Amnesty is the solution! : 11/21/2009
That is why we need to legalize illegal immigrants, they get jobs and pay taxes, they get driver licenses and insurances, 20 millions of them and they are not going back, I'm a US citizen, and I don't even know where my taxes are really going, the war? SS? Illegals? CEO's? UFO studies? Let them participate in our system and society.
SB Activist
They already "participate"... : 11/21/2009
...as the Police Blotter shows every week! Think they will change with amnesty? No thanks, we can do without that kind of "participation".
Racists and their fony excuses : 11/21/2009
Whites, blacks, Latinos, Asians, legals and illegals commit crimes you stupid ignorant! How many minors got raped by American pedos this year in Costa Rica?
SB Activist
Here we go again... : 11/21/2009
"SB Activist" (who is no doubt an out of State transplant), starts with his/ her "racist" rhetoric to anyone who challenges the fact that we cannot afford to continue an "open border" policy... From our over burdened school system, Over crowded Emergency Rooms, Health Clinics, Subsidized housing (section 8), Food Debit cards (Foodstamps were too degrading, now people get a "card"), Non insured and non licensed drivers, Jails occupied with ILLEGAL alien Gang memebers, the list goes on and on... The FACT is our taxes are no longer able to support our infrasturctures like they once did here in California, subsequently, our quality of life is deminished and everyone is afraid to say the "KING isn't wearing any clothes..." Why? because a small % of individuals shout the "racist" card and the mainstream media and everyone else is afraid of "political correctness". Let's be clear; Our system that grants citizenship to any non U.S. citizen at birth is flawed at best and needs to be amended to bring about change. This provision was intended when our country was in the growth stages some 200 years ago. NO other country in the world has such a provision... You can't blame third world peasants that live in Mexico and Central America for trying to cross and have babies here-they are rewarded! Bottom line is the taxpayer fund "pie" has only so many slices to cover everything that "government " has become... There just isn't any more "pie" left.
Not a Racist, a Realist!
Take of your mask racist! : 11/21/2009
I rather have my tax dollars going to social programs that human beings may need and NOT to finaced endless wars, and yes you are a racist man my friend, jails and prisons are full of criminals period legals and illegals but why you got to point at illegals everytime you try to make a point, should we also say all Jews are greedy? Or should we said SOME PEOPLE are greedy? Good people and bad people get here you supid ignorant! Get your facts straight neo nazi!
SB Activist
Simple logic : 11/21/2009
OK, SB Activist, let's go over this carefully: You started off with a comment implying that the Police Blotter shows why illegals should be given amnesty. I responded that, to the contrary, judging by it they are a bad element that we can do without. You then go off on a rant about how I'm a "stupid ignorant" (?) who is condemning a whole group based on a few members. Well, Activist, I will simply point you back to your first comment, which implies we CAN judge all illegals by what we read in the Blotter. That's YOUR argument, not mine. Changed your mind, or what?
Son of LEGAL immigrants
Done with the So called SB activist...lol! : 11/21/2009
This guy/gal is a joke and not even worth responding to...Caesar Chavez was against illegal immigration!
Amnesty is the solution! : 11/21/2009
You are a joke my friend not even you own race support your idiotic points and you know it, you call illegal immigrants a bad element? You said jails and prisons are full of illegals? Why even think like that if we all know that the mayority of illegals get here to work, pay taxes, they buy American products, thanks to them we got one dollar menus, thanks to them we got more options in services, they are human beings, Chavez was a leader, he represented a group of people like other left-wing or right-wing leaders, different views, different times, today we all know two BASIC things, our country is caplable to use our tax money [in endless wars, corrupt CEOs/companies and stupid studies] we also know that immigration is not going to stop and we just can't take all if them and deport them, they got families and most of them are good working people who pay taxes and contribute to our system, Amnesty is the solution, we need them here legally! I'm not racist, I have bunch of white friends and YOU old republican nazis are a minoriy, if I was a RACIST like you I would say for instance "all white people are money lovers, you all kill for money, you all kill for land, even though you called yourself "civilized people" you massacre thousands maybe millions of natives and therefore MURDERES wrote the constitution??????? Should other races think like that about ALL white people? Well, we DON'T, your lame points divides NOT unites, do we want to fuel division and racism just because of a unhappy small group of old red necks? I want to know what the mayority of young white people think, you all old republican racists mean the past and not the future, you should be spreading unity and not hate, or you want to see us [young people] fighting and harm eath other over issues while you WHITE MURDERER SKIN HEAD sit back and laugh? Should we harm all the illegals if they don't leave our country? Or what you have to see done?
SB Activist
amnesty : 11/22/2009
Wow, i think SBactivist has some anger issues.
seb
SB Activist's issues : 11/22/2009
Yeah, SEB, and they are making him think everyone who disagrees with him is that "THE GRAVEN" guy!
Son of LEGAL immigrants
Reality hurts! : 11/22/2009
The graven is you YOU stupid old neo-nazi man, you type just like that idiot, full of hate and anger because Latin americans, Mexican americans, and other REAL americans want UNITY in our society, Latinos will be a mayority here in this country and WE like legals and illegal immigrants basically WE LIKE PEOPLE and you MAD because you can't do S*** about it, THAT IS A FACT you are a racist son of a murderer who killed a native indian or a Mexican just for a piece of land and now [IF YOU COULD] you'll kill an illegal for similar reasons right? Our tax money is going and will keep going to endless wars, corrupt CEOs/companies etc but ONLY your tax money is going to illegals and you mad about it? And you are not a racist? LOL take off that mask my racist friend!
SB activist
Get help, SB Activist! : 11/22/2009
Man, you're turning into more and more of a raving loonie in these debates! Name-calling, wild accusations, total illogic, ridiculous overuse of "racist"... you've easily become the worst commenter on the Daily Sound, and considering that we have people like "THE GRAVEN" here, that's saying something!! Why don't you take a vacation from here & come back when you're ready to make a decent contribution to the discussion?
Son of LEGAL immigrants
Poor old man : 11/22/2009
Somebody has nothing else to say... Your are the graven, a neo-Nazi who nobody likes lol You got nothing to say to the facts and points I give period? So I need help right? Should we talk about me them? LOL
SB activist
WOW : 11/22/2009
Looks like I don't have to say ANYTHING.
'THE GRAVEN'
Let The Graven be : 11/22/2009
Hey you graven, what should we do with all 15 millions of wetbacks?
USC
PERSONALY : 11/22/2009
I would try to teach them to how care for themselves [you know,wipe their butts for them] ,Before sending them back HOME.
'THE GRAVEN'
Facts?? Where?? : 11/22/2009
Sorry, SB Activist, I didn't notice many "facts" in between your rabid shrieks of "RACIST! NAZI! RACIST! NAZI!" Maybe if you kept things at a rational level there would be something to which I could actually respond. And sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not 'THE GRAVEN'.
Son of LEGAL immigrants
Uh oh... : 11/22/2009
Geez, USC, are you trying to make SB Activist totally snap, or what??? ha ha
Son of LEGAL immigrants
Don't let The Graveb be, please! : 11/22/2009
"I would try to teach them to how care for themselves [you know,wipe their butts for them] ,Before sending them back HOME."??? Teach to every single of them? How much is that going to cost, how long us that going to cost? and will they let you teach them? WOW The graven is realistic to the bone!
USC
My approach : 11/22/2009
OK, just to see how our excitable friend responds, here's my solution to the illegal alien mess. 1) End automatic citizenship through birth, 2) Seal the borders, 3) Strongly punish any business that hires illegals, 4) Require proof of legal residence for social services. That way you cut off the flow of new illegals and discourage the current ones from sticking around. No extra mass deportations needed, just time & patience while they go back on their own.
Son of LEGAL immigrants
Hahahahahahahahahah : 11/22/2009
Hahahahahahahahahah Hahahahahahahahahah
USC
USC's brilliant response : 11/22/2009
Though more commendable than calling me a racist, your reply is even *less* intelligent than that!
Son of LEGAL immigrants
Give that "approche" a couple of days so people may read n laugh lol : 11/22/2009
Give out your real name clown lol I bet this nazi is like 80 lol
Sb Activist
To: son of legal immigrants : 11/22/2009
R u for reals?
Amazed patient
Citizenship by birth : 11/23/2009
A statement was made that US is the only country granting automatic citizenship by birth. Not true! There are dozens of countries with this policy, including, you guessed it, Mexico!
ET
I thought so... : 11/23/2009
No intelligent response. Let me know when you actually want to address what I wrote.
Son of LEGAL immigrants
Birthright citizenship in Mexico : 11/23/2009
ET, whether that's true or not, I frankly don't give a rip about Mexico's citizenship policies. And by the way, if you support lax immigration policies, you'd better be careful about looking to Mexico for guidance -- Guatemalans & others who try to sneak into Mexico illegally are treated very harshly!
Son of LEGAL immigrants
SB Activist....... : 11/23/2009
your owning these people! they are getting mad because your calling them out on their bs
John Doh
Blotter : 11/23/2009
SB Activist- Please stop already. With every comment you add, you sound like a bigger and bigger moran!
Son of LEGAL immigrants- "My Approach" Right on Target!
I just hate that the honest hard working middle class are the ones that get screwed at the end!!!
AMNESTY IS THE SOLUTION! : 11/23/2009
Hey son of legal nutheads, how old are you? Old Nazis like you mean the past ok, the future is [US] young Americans, we wanna see UNITY in our society, we welcome legals and illegals to our country, WE want to work together in a multi global market, you are just a racist bastard full of BS, if we are capable to financed endless wars and corrupt CEO's/companies, we are capable to include [in a fair process] all the illegals into our system!
SB Activist
The cost of wars... TRILLIONS of dollars maybe? : 11/23/2009
Besides the money... How many people are killed every day? How many americans have lost their love ones? How many children and women are suffering the impacts of war? Etc etc etc BUT YET this stupid racist thinks that illegals are a bigger problem! How old are you old man? Don't be shy grampa tell us! I rather have my tax dollars going to poor people and NOT to weapons!
SB activist
Believe it or not! : 11/23/2009
Congratulations, SB Activist! Amid all the usual ranting nonsense, you managed to make an ACTUAL POINT! It was: We can afford to give amnesty to illegals. (Actually, it was "We waste money on other things, so we should waste it on illegals too!" but I improved it for you. You're welcome.) I disagree, but fine. The question we need to ask is not CAN we, but SHOULD we. Why should we do it? Because they want to be here to make more money than they can at home? There are a few billion people on the planet who would like the same -- should we allow all of them in too? What makes our current illegal aliens so superior to the rest of the potential immigrants in the world that we should give them special favors? I'll tell you what at least makes them different: they were willing to break our laws to come here! That, my friend, is in fact an argument AGAINST favoring them over all the others who HAVE respected our laws! So I ask you again: Whether we can or not, why should we?
Son of LEGAL immigrants
To the old republican wako : 11/24/2009
Illegals risk their lives to get here, and even here they are treated like crap thanks to greedy ignorants like you, isn't that enough for you cold blooded redneck?& Is a MUST give amnesty to illegals andNguys just ignore that racist, 2oooooo old 2ooooooo understand, don't waste your time peace
Roy1984
Scorecard : 11/24/2009
SB Activist: Proves invalid points through insult : 0
Son of LEGAL immigrants: Makes intelligent, valid points : 10
WE HAVE A WINNER LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
Who TRULY wants better for Mexico? You or us? : 11/24/2009
Well, Roy1984, I can't feel a huge amount of sympathy for people who willing break our laws. Sorry. Obviously it can't be that bad for illegals here, though, since they stick around & keep coming. And if you reply that it just shows how bad things are back home, the fact is things will never improve there so long as the corrupt Mexican elites have illegal immigration as a relief valve. Sending the discontented poor here reduces social unrest in Mexico, as does the money they send back while also propping up their economy. Why risk their cushy lifestyles when they can shove their problems onto the gringos up north? The simple fact is that there's no excuse for Mexico's economy being as stunted as it is. They have plenty of labor, good farmland, two productive oceans, lots of mineral resources, OIL, great tourism areas, a huge trading partner next door, etc, etc. But all of that will remain stagnant while the ruling elite feels little pressure to change. Sending Mexican illegals back home will be tough-love for their homeland. Why do you want to rob Mexico of its potential, Roy?
Son of LEGAL immigrants
Well Said "Son of LEGAL immigrants" : 11/24/2009
Pretty much sums it up... Why don't all the Mexican nationals / illegal aliens spend some of their efforts to try and change the way things are in their homeland (Mexico)? Because they are SHEEP afraid to take control of their lives from not only the govenment (politicans), but the drug cartels... I say we take all our resource in Iraq and Afghanistan and invade Mexico again! Just think of all the resources we could use... Let's take Baja Notre/Sur and then work on the mainland.
Viva USA! Let's dominate!
Can't agree, Viva : 11/24/2009
There's no justification for taking over Mexico. Whether they use their resources or neglect them, it's ultimately Mexico's own business. We do have every right, however, to shield ourselves from their bad decisions & refuse to be their enablers. Unfortunately we have enough sheep of our own who are willing to be played for suckers that what should be common sense is an uphill battle.
Son of LEGAL immigrants
Grampa has no friends : 11/24/2009
Poor man now he is talking to himself. Lonelyness is a disease my friends.
Susan
: 11/24/2009
That madman does not in any form reprent Americans just ignore him
Mexican invasion : 11/24/2009
Why is everyone so apalled...? THEY have already invaded us! Been to LA recently?
The caucassion MINORITY
Unless you're all bad spellers... : 11/24/2009
Why would you say that, Susan? Do you have experience pretending to be more than one person here?
Frankly, I might as well just be talking to myself -- the quality of the discussion would certainly be better!!
Son of LEGAL immigrants
David vs Goliath : 11/24/2009
Amnesty would be the only way to protect poor illegal immigrats from racism they make huge sacrifices to get here and here they face a greater threat, luckly they are not alone, God bless them, God bless humanity.
What the word of God teach us?
HUH? : 11/24/2009
"...aminesty is the only way to protect the poor illegal aliens from racism..." Where do people come up with this CRAP! They have craddle to grave benefits that Americans don't even have...! Lupe has a free ambulance ride to the hospital, free ER visit, then a free stay at the NeoNatal ward. Lupe and Pedro are now eligible for subsidized housing, Food deit card, and anytime Segundo (Jr.) has a minor cough or fever, Lupe will call 911 for another free abulance ride to the ER. Now Segundo is eligible to go to the "headstart" preschool for FREE... John and Alice are still paying for their son Joey's birth at Cottage Hospital and Alice has to go back to work. Joey is going to the same preschool as Segundo, but Alice and John are paying $8.00 an hour for preschool.... Alice and John don't qualify for section 8 housing like Lupe and Pedro. They are paying big bucks to rent an Apt, pay for food, preschool and health insurance as well as save for Joey's college fund... Those poor Illegal aliens... GOD, Please help them...
John and Alice
sorry for the mis-spellings : 11/24/2009
I was so hot that I didn't edit my previous post...
Alice
Or are they masochists? : 11/24/2009
The only way to protect them from "racism", David vs Goliath? Well, it seems to me that if the US is such an utter hellhole of oppression for illegals, then the best protection of all would be to NEVER COME HERE in the first place. No racist oppression AND no "huge sacrifices" to get here -- sounds like a winning plan to me! Yes, God bless them! They are our brothers & sisters and deserve respect and good treatment. But part of that respect must be demanding equal accountability from them, and not allowing them to abuse our generosity. Giving them a free pass on breaking our laws & slapping LEGAL immigrants in the face is not respect -- it's patronizing them like little children. Is that how you see the illegals? And you people are accusing *ME* of racism?!!!
Son of LEGAL immigrants
to Son of LEGAL immigrants: : 11/25/2009
while the constituency of this comment page is less populated with intelligent responses, i assure you that there are plenty of us who identify with your position. myself, of course, included. isn't it curious that those who point to the founding ideas of this county (i.e. amnesty) over two hundred years ago are the same ones who say we must not repeat the mistakes of the past?
sbdude
Hey grampa take your pill and go to bed : 11/25/2009
So much anger against minorities! Alice Pedro Bob??? And Tyron is selling drugs around the corner right? What a racist statement OMG Bill, Lou n Glenn you right on target
Jose the janitor
Ha Ha Ha : 11/25/2009
As a casual reader of our community's police blotter, I must admit I sometimes get even more of a laugh from the string of pointless dribble posted in the comments column...
I just want to thank you all.
From the grammatically challenged, anger filled "activists", to the frustrated and ignored valid point makers, to all of you folks who are the strong position takers.
Without your comments, I would have spent less time smiling today.
Thanks again.
SlugWilson
: 11/28/2009
THAT'S RACIST!
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