Red Cup Chronicles: July 2010
Reports on Isla Vista Crime and Shenanigans
Continuing a tradition performed previously for other publications and Web sites, Isla Vista’s longtime crime-spotter Rebecca Carroll now brings her blotter reporting to independent.com. This is the second collection of incidents, often humorous, sometimes sad, but always slices of I.V.’s unique underbelly.
Ballsy?
After stealing her roommate’s credit card and making several purchases in the Santa Barbara area, an Isla Vista resident was confronted, receipts in hand, by the victim. The victim told authorities she became suspicious after finding a drug store receipt — with her forged signature — on the floor of the shared bedroom.
