Ventura
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
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
