Tag "grand theft"
$1,000,000 Bail for Psychic Scammers
Anthony Lee Davis and Gina Lucyfenia Lee SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — Certainly falling into the “they should have seen this coming” column of criminal enterprises, a pair of “psychics” operating out
Agricultural Equipment Thieves Finally Caught
Alberto Andrade, Anthony Santella and Rigoberto Avila (l-r) SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — As if being a farmer wasn’t challenging enough — considering the cost of equipment, labor, seed, pesticides, and California’s apparently
School iPad Burglars Busted
Cory Fletcher and Karinna Cortez Ventura County – It was well after midnight on March 31st when a burglar alarm alerted Ventura County Sheriff’s Department and Moorpark Police Department patrol deputies
Insurance Scam Uncovered, Woman Arrested
Teresa Marie Davis POMONA – She was smart enough to make an attempt at insurance fraud and identity theft and thus score some temporary big bucks, but not smart enough
Coin Thief Lands in the Clinker
Corrina Elizabeth Conway MENIFEE – An employee who reportedly stole more than $200,000 in precious metals from a pawn shop was caught in the act and arrested. On Monday, January
Detectives Make Arrest in 2014 Yucaipa Murder
YUCAIPA – A man suspected in a 2014 murder was arrested on Thursday, February 4, when a year-long investigation led to enough evidence to take action. Steven Phillip Zoll, 48,
Cops Lure Thief Back to Scene of Crime
VENTURA COUNTY — During the first weeks of the New Year, an Ojai homeowner who employed 52-year-old Ventura resident Tami Swim to clean her home discovered a number of expensive jewelry
Santa Barbara Fraudster Gets 10 Years
Joseph Mele booking photo SANTA BARBARA — 31-year-old Joseph Anthony Mele has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison after entering a no-contest plea to multiple counts of financial
San Jose PD Calls on Public to Help Identify Grand Theft Suspects
SAN JOSE — The San Jose Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying several shoplifting suspects shown in the surveillance video below. According to San Jose Police
Parolee-Jewel Thief Captured
Ronald Zirpolo, Jr. VENTURA COUNTY — Once convicted of a felony and following a period of incarceration in one of the state’s finer “secured” residential facilities, a large percentage of those
