The first of four meetings aimed to inform parents of Santa Maria junior high students about the dangers of gangs and drugs in the area took place at El Camino Junior High on Tuesday night. School ...

Santa Maria Police officers arrested a 15-year-old for association with a street gang and possession of a firearm.

Officer Jesus Caro of the Santa Maria Police Department shows examples of illicit drugs at the end of the first of four forums planned by police and the Santa Maria-Bonita School District. Credit: ...

Santa Maria officials are hosting the second of four gang and drug awareness forums Wednesday evening. It will be held at Tommie Kunst Junior High from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is designed to help ...

The Atascadero Police Department arrested two 18-year-olds and three juveniles on Thursday for alleged involvement in a ...

A 15-year-old was arrested after allegedly discarding a loaded, unserialized handgun during a foot chase with officers Friday ...

A juvenile has been charged with first-degree murder in a fatal shooting tied to gang activity on the Fourth of July in Santa Maria. At 11:22 p.m. July 4, Santa Maria police officers were dispatched ...