Ventura
Good Samaritan Helps Bust Sex Offender
Luis Borunda VENTURA COUNTY — The reality that the police can’t be everywhere to protect the citizenry from crime at all times became apparent once again in broad daylight on
$6.8 Million Drug Bust
Seized drugs on display (VCSD) VENTURA COUNTY — A six month-long investigation by the Ventura County combined Agency Team, collaborating with Special Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, has finally
Probationer Arrested in Stabbing
Felipe Vargas VENTURA COUNTY — Proving once again that entertaining house guests in certain communities at late night hours might not be the safest of social protocols, it was just after
Hospice Nurse Busted for Manslaughter
Sandra Rothweiler VENTURA COUNTY — It has been well over a year since 61-year-old Ventura resident Della Gleeson was found dead in her home, the result of which Ventura County
Heroin Delivery Service Interrupted
Rosario Teran Vargas SIMI VALLEY – For the past four months the Simi Valley Police Department has been conducting an investigation into a heroin delivery service and narcotics trafficking. Two
Probationer Pill-Pushing Doctor Busted Again
VENTURA COUNTY — In the eyes of the law, the distinction between a common drug dealer purveying controlled substances on the city streets and a licensed physician writing bogus prescriptions
Manslaughter Charge for DUI Death of Sleeping Man
Justin Stalberg VENTURA COUNTY — It was on December 22nd when 74-year-old Igor Lirtsman, a New York resident visiting friends for the holidays, was sound asleep in the bedroom of
Crime Spree Earns Arrest with $500K Bail
Jonathan Jessop VENTURA COUNTY — Jonathan Jessop, a 37-year-old hailing from Oceanside, apparently enjoys the life of a dedicated crook but has difficulty interpreting recent changes in the state’s Criminal
Rare Plant Thief Nabbed
Picture of the stolen rare plants CARPINTERIA — When it comes to criminal activity involving plant life in California, the genus cannabis sativa is usually the first thing that comes to
SUV Thieves Arrested
Jimmy Juarez VENTURA COUNTY — Following a rash of sport utility vehicle thefts from an Oxnard auto dealership storage lot over the past several weeks, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department
