Ventura
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
DUI Warrant Sweep Nets Two
VENTURA COUNTY — Proving once again that the long arm of the law has neither limits to its reach nor a short memory, on November 18th, Ventura County’s Thousand Oaks
Driver-Felon Busted for Weapons Possession
Daniel Miramontez VENTURA COUNTY — One would think that a coastal community steeped in history and the home to some of the most productive and fertile agricultural land in the
DUI with Critical Injuries Arrest
Sonny Ramos Oxnard Police Department officers responding to an accident scene in their city on November 7th had little difficulty determining whether or not to take 37-year-old Oxnard resident Sonny
Resisting Arrest by Swimming Away
Ventura Pier Some criminals make no bones about the fact that they’ll do just about anything to avoid being arrested and going to jail. Michael Hernandez, a 35-year-old resident of
Citizen Pursues Vehicle-Tampering Suspect
Proving once again that an alert public is the best defense against random crime throughout local communities, the October 28th arrest of 37-year-old Michael Barnett, a known Ventura area transient,
Probation Violator Chased, Caught, Busted
VENTURA — It may be the pleasant Mediterranean climate, the plethora of public parks and facilities, or the easy access to social services, but the city of Ventura continues to struggle
Five Busted on Meth Charges
Mark Jessop-Ellis VENTURA — As attractive a beachtown tourist destination as it may be, the city of Ventura is apparently on its way to becoming a hotbed of production and marketing
