Police in Lompoc arrested a Santa Barbara man this week on suspicion of sex crimes involving an underage victim.

A 47-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested Wednesday in connection to an investigation into unlawful sexual acts between him and ...

Nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard has been missing for over a month and was last seen with her mother – wearing wigs on a cross-country road trip.

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The Lompoc Police Department arrested 47-year-old Ricardo Romero on multiple felony charges involving the grooming of an ...

Ashlee Buzzard is accused of holding an acquaintance against his will at her California home after he turned up to help her search for her missing daughter.

The man at the center of a felony false imprisonment case describes a tense encounter with Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of ...

As Ashlee Buzzard's 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, remains missing, the girl's paternal grandmother is opening up ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday that a raid in Santa Maria last week that attracted a crowd of ...

Santa Barbara authorities search for missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard after her mother Ashlee faces false imprisonment ...

On November 12, 2025, at approximately 9:00 AM, Lompoc Police Detectives located and arrested Romero in Lompoc pursuant to ...