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Santa Clara

Transient taken to KFC after enters passenger side and demands a ride

Photo: Alberto Ulloa-Avila MOUNTAIN VIEW – The Mountain View Police Department, (MVPD) has made an arrest of a man who forced a driver from San Jose to take him to

Ventura

$75K Bail for Car Thief

Photo: Jose Luis Luna Ventura County – In a case that should remind everyone to follow the universal law enforcement admonition to “take your keys and lock your car” at

Ventura

“Chop Shop” Operators Busted

Photo: Joanna Shoop Ventura County – In the past three months, the City of Thousand Oaks has been the target of a series of motorcycle thefts which have put the

Ventura

Car Thief Caught with Keys in His Pocket

Photo: Lindsey Banner VENTURA COUNTY — Criminals who don’t understand the bottom-line basics of the proper criminal behavior often find their nefarious activity brought to a sudden halt by the

Kings

Man Purposely Crashes Into Two Vehicles With Stolen Car

Photo: Damian Alston A man is being held on a 2 million dollar bond after he deliberately crashed into two vehicles causing major injuries to three people. Lemoore police officers

Contra Costa

Residents Leave Spare Keys Outside for Busy Burglary Suspect

Photo: Michael Kemper WALNUT CREEK – A man suspected of committing four residential burglaries and stealing two vehicles was apprehended when he attempted to steal a third vehicle—all on the

Santa Barbara

Wrong Way Driver Flees, Assaults Sheriff’s K-9

Photo: Louis Lovallo Santa Barbara County – Those who doubt the effects of street drugs on human reasoning ability need look no further than the events leading to the February

Ventura

New Charges for Thieves in Custody

Photo: Jabari Evans Ventura County – Logic would dictate that once a suspect is arrested for any number of crimes and is held in custody, it might seem unlikely he’d

Santa Barbara

Alert Citizen Tips Cops to Car Thieves

Photo: Erika Krystal Garcia SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — The fact that cops simply can’t be everywhere at all times has led to the clichéd criticism “there’s never a cop around

Alameda

Man Arrested after Running Across 8 Lanes of Freeway Traffic

Photo: Jerry Matthews UNION CITY – A man attempting to flee police officers ran across eight lanes of freeway traffic, dodging cars during the evening rush hour on February 9,