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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,

Alameda

Second Time Around Turns Out Badly for 2 Burglary Suspects

Photo: Madison Park Apartments EMERYVILLE – Two burglary suspects were arrested when they returned to the same apartment complex that was burglarized only a few days earlier. Burglars often return

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