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California

Unlicensed Agent On the Hook for $140,000 Fraud Scheme

GARDEN GROVE — 63-year-old Robert Meseer of Westminster has been arrested by CA Department of Insurance investigators on 32 felony counts of grand theft, insurance fraud, and forgery. Meseer is

Contra Costa

Police Looking for Burglary Suspect in Bloomingdale Smash and Grab

Bobby Donald Burke, Joseph Daniel Sandoval (son) and James Edward Sandoval (father) PALO ALTO- – The Palo Alto Police Department recently announced the arrest of two burglary suspects and are asking

Ventura

Jeweler Busted for Grand Theft Diamond Swap

Ara Ghazarian Ventura – Diamonds may be “a girl’s best friend,” but they’re apparently the object of affection by those professionals entrusted with handling them on behalf of their clients as

Santa Barbara

$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

Santa Barbara

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

Ventura

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

Los Angeles

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

Riverside

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

San Bernardino

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,

Ventura

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