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DUI Attorney Darryl Genis revealed today that he has a new complaint of excessive force against Santa Barbara Police officer Aaron Tudor. According to Genis, his client - a young woman in her 20's - had her right arm broken by Officer Tudor in a DUI arrest.

A fire on Quarantina street resulted in one injury and one fatality.

Judge Hill Dismisses case against Author Peter Lance for DUI.

Police are accused by witnesses of brutally beating a man stopped by police in front of Gelson's grocery store for DUI.

The fire was held to ¼ acre due in part to a plowed field on one side and moderate humidity and the lack of wind. No structures were threatened and no injuries were reported.

Three car crash on 154 starts vegetation fire, shuts down 154 for two and a half hours.

On Friday, September 02, 2011 at approximately 3:27 PM the California Highway Patrol received a 911 call of a possible jumper on the Cold Spring Bridge. A CHP Officer in the vicinity immediately responded and was on the bridge within several minutes. Upon arriving on scene, the officer noticed a woman in tears, standing on the edge of the bridge with her hands on the railing.

Saturday morning 15 computers were discovered stolen from Washington elementary school. The computers which are normally stored on a metal cart were last seen Friday evening (8/26/11)

A roofing truck caught fire today in the middle of the road on upper State street which eventually shut down traffic heading downtown. No cause is known for the fire at this time.

The UCSB Triathlon Team member Jonathan Waltman won the men's long course triathlon competition at the Santa Barbara Triathlon last Saturday, (8/27/11). UCSB Triathlon Team Alumnus Zack Paris, of the Elite Racing Team claimed second, finishing twenty-three seconds behind Jonathan.