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Los Angeles

Pair Face the Music in Forgery Scheme

Photo: Wilfrido Rodriguez LOS ANGELES — For seven years, from 2007 to 2014, a pair of employees at Palos Verdes Engineering concocted a scheme by which they fraudulently provided services

San Bernardino

Man Impersonates Lawyer to Get Money

Photo: George Humberto Lee SAN BERNARDINO – When a 40-year-old San Bernardino resident recently faced eviction she contacted through the internet a man who presented himself as a lawyer. The

Ventura

Craigslist “Roommate” Busted for I.D. Theft

Photo: Christina Yackery VENTURA COUNTY – It’s become commonplace among Southern California renters to try to mitigate the impact of rising rents by reaching out for compatible roommates by posting

Santa Clara

MVPD Teams with RATTF Catch Fitness Center Burglar

Photo: Efrain Torres MOUNTAIN VIEW– The Mountain View Police Department has made an arrest of a wanted burglary suspect responsible for numerous thefts that occurred at local fitness centers in

Ventura

Trio of Female Thieves Busted

Photo: Courtney Clements Ventura County – How many of us are as security conscious as we should be when we go to the gym? When we’re long time patrons of

Ventura

ID Theft “Lab” Busted

Photo: Inside of ID Theft Lab Ventura County – In the world of crime, law enforcement often makes arrests of “small fry” involved in illegal activity with the ultimate objective

Los Angeles

Lawyer Pleads No Contest to Grand Theft, Forgery

LOS ANGELES – 60-year-old La Verne lawyer Mark Haddon pleaded no contest on Wednesday to grand theft and forgery charges. He is accused of stealing settlement money from one of

Alameda

Suspect Begins Crime Spree with Gym Locker Break-ins

Photo: Items stolen from locker room BERKELEY – A woman who worked for a home care agency—assisting home bound individuals—remains in custody for $375,000 bail following her latest in a

Ventura

Female Forgery Suspect Foiled

Corinna Navarro VENTURA — In today’s world, where occupational gender barriers are tumbling, criminal activities traditionally reserved for men are finding women engaging in nefarious behaviors in pursuit of illicit

Contra Costa

3 Persons Arrested 3 Hours after Brentwood Bank Robbery

Donte Davis, Maquetta Sanders and Eddie Starks BRENTWOOD — Three suspects were apprehended and police recovered an unspecified amount of cash—three hours after a downtown bank robbery occurred on November