
Giana Magnoli
Managing Editor at Noozhawk
Journalist, roadtripper, book lover. Executive editor of https://t.co/5fFIOrMHkG covering Santa Barbara County.
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3 weeks ago |
noozhawk.com | Giana Magnoli
The woman accused of embezzling from a Carpinteria business has been charged with 69 felonies including grand theft and money laundering, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Angela Elizabeth Phillips, 53, of Oak View in Ventura County, on Tuesday on suspicion of embezzlement and credit card fraud. The criminal complaint filed Thursday accuses Phillips of grand theft from Sun Potion LLC over the period of Aug. 30, 2021, to Jan. 30, 2025.
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3 weeks ago |
noozhawk.com | Giana Magnoli
Santa Barbara residents may have noticed a new fee on their water, sewer and trash bills, or other payments to the city. The city is charging a fee of $2.95 or 2.95% of the transaction amount – whichever is higher – for all credit card and debit card payments, Google Pay and Apple Pay. It also applies to any of those payment methods used for autopay or in-person payment to the city. The city sent out the fee notice in mid-May and the charges are hitting customers starting this week.
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3 weeks ago |
noozhawk.com | Giana Magnoli
The District Attorney’s Office charged a Santa Maria man with murder and attempted murder in connection to a shooting and stabbing incident. Josue Anguiano, 31, is accused of fatally shooting Julio Sanchez Lopez, 24, and stabbing and injuring Pedro Sanchez Rojas on Tuesday. Santa Maria police, fire and paramedic crews responded to the 200 block of North Western Avenue at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. They found one patient in the front yard of a residence and a second patient inside, police said.
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3 weeks ago |
noozhawk.com | Giana Magnoli
A Ventura County woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of embezzlement and fraud for stealing more than $750,000 from a Carpinteria business, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives started investigating in February after an organic food supplement business on Maple Avenue reported suspected embezzlement, sheriff’s spokesperson Raquel Zick said.
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3 weeks ago |
noozhawk.com | Giana Magnoli
The criminal court case against a man accused of attacking and seriously injuring a woman at Ty Warner’s Montecito mansion last month is pending after a Santa Barbara judge ordered a competency evaluation for the defendant. Russell Maxwell Phay, 42, is accused of attempted murder, assault, kidnapping, residential burglary, and other crimes after allegedly violently attacking a woman in the home and then barricading himself in one of the rooms.
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