A Buellton woman has been arrested for attempted murder of her boyfriend. On Sunday, March 30, at approximately 1:58 a.m., a deputy came upon a male subject in the roadway on Highway 246 at Valley Station Road. As the deputy attempted to usher the subject from the roadway, he discovered that the man had several stab wounds and lacerations to the shoulder, hip, chest, back and hand. The victim told deputies that his girlfriend had stabbed him and was inside a nearby residence in the 200 block of Valley Station Road. 

While deputies were rendering aid to the victim and attempting to control his bleeding, the suspect, 40-year-old Lydia Alicia Gonzales, stepped outside of the residence and threw cans of beer at them. Gonzales was quickly taken into custody and was safely restrained despite being extremely combative. Gonzales was booked at the Northern Branch Jail for felonies including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and domestic violence. She is being held on $1 million bail. 

The victim was transported to an area hospital and is in stable condition. 

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SANTA MARIA — Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a 20-year-old Santa Maria man for lewd acts that occurred at the Orcutt Dollar Tree. According to deputies, the investigation began on Wednesday, Aug. 21, when they responded to the Dollar Tree store located at 4869 S. Bradley Road in Orcutt for a report of a suspect who grabbed the buttocks of a 6-year-old girl. When deputies arrived, the suspect had already left the area. 

A press release from Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s says that on Friday, Sept. 13, deputies received a second and third report of a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old girl who were also grabbed at the Dollar Tree. Detectives conducted a follow-up investigation and identified the suspect as 20-year-old Angel Gabriel LopezRojas from Santa Maria. 

On Thursday, Sept. 19, Sheriff’s Deputies arrested LopezRojas on a warrant for these crimes in the 1200 block of Bauer Avenue, in Orcutt. LopezRojas was booked at the Northern Branch Jail without incident where he is being held without bail for felonies including lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under 14 and child annoying.

The Sheriff’s Office is sharing a photo of LopezRojas and would like to encourage anyone with knowledge of additional crimes associated with him to please contact Detective Brownlee at (805) 681-4150. If you would like to remain anonymous you can submit information at sbsheriff.org/home/anonymous-tip/ or by calling (805) 681-4171.

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