Ventura
Children found at house of ill repute
OXNARD- Authorities found 10 children Saturday in an Oxnard home where prostitution reportedly took place. Two arrests were made after investigators determined a 15-year-old girl living there was being forced
Caregiver Takes, Doesn’t Give
VENTURA COUNTY – The role of caretaker in our society is one imbued with both public and private trust. By the very nature of the role, when one offers housekeeping
Dog Day Afternoon for Jumping Suspect
Ventura County – Wednesday September 4th, a seasonally hot day in the City of Santa Paula, became even hotter for Alex Nunez, a locally infamous gang member who was actively sought
Stop Sign Stops Fleeing Felon
Oxnard – Just a half hour into the new day of August 1st, Oxnard Police Department Dispatch received a 911 Emergency call alerting law enforcement to the activities of Ricardo
$1.6 Million Bail for Double Murder Suspect
Jorge Cervantes, 19, was indicted on August 2nd pursuant to an investigation that has been in progress since his arrest on April 2nd on suspicion of involvement in the 2009
FBI Busts 8 in Mortgage Fraud Sweep
A coordinated investigation involving the FBI, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Office of the Inspector General,
Fake Cop Busted
Some people are born to be cops, and others are born to “play cop.” Kenneth Baron, 26, of Oak Park falls into the latter category. Baron was arrested on July
Ventura County Cops Kill 55,000… Plants
Paralleling the efforts of adjacent counties’ law enforcement agency marijuana eradication efforts, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Narcotics Bureau proves to be equally determined to enforce the laws against illegal cannabis
“Dr. Pain” Busted
Oxnard- The Ventura County Interagency Pharmaceutical Crimes Unit—an inter-agency force that brings together detectives and investigators from the Simi Valley Police Department, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of
Crime Spree Ends with Capture
VENTURA — For the past several days, Ventura law enforcement has been frustrated in their attempts to bring to an end an episode that some describe as a “crime spree”