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Registered Sex Offender Who Authorities Say Removed Tracking Device Arrested In Santa Barbara County
Mon, May 21, 2012
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies say they’ve caught a registered sex offender they believe removed his electronic monitoring device last week. State Parole officials say that last Wednesday, Albert Lee Allen’s tracking device was found near the Highway 101-Highway 246 interchange in Buellton. Authorities issued a statewide warning. Friday afternoon, an off-duty deputy recognized the Read the Rest…
Body Of Newborn Found In Ventura County Strawberry Field
Mon, May 21, 2012
Authorities are investigating the death of a newborn baby, whose body was found in a strawberry field outside of Oxnard. The body was discovered by a worker at the edge of a field off of Central Avenue at around 9:30 this morning. Ventura County Sheriff’s detectives aren’t saying anything about the cause of death, or Read the Rest…
Carpinteria Man Arrested On Multiple Stalking Charges
Mon, May 21, 2012
A Carpinteria man is facing new charges after Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies say they found him near an ex-girlfriend’s home, in violation of an court order. Deputies say they took three separate reports last week of a subject harassing his ex-girlfriend, who lives in Carpinteria. On Saturday, they arrested Evan James Connor for annoying Read the Rest…
Man Arrested In Ventura County On Charges He Used Skimmers To Steal And Use Debit, Credit Card Information
Mon, May 21, 2012
A North Hollywood man is behind bars in Ventura County on charges he put credit card skimming devices inside some gas pumps, and used the information to fraudulently create credit cards, and make purchases throughout Southern California. Simi Valley Police say they arrested Alvaro Molina today after a several month long investigation by detectives. The Read the Rest…
Ventura Police Investigating Two Weekend School Burglaries, Vandalisms
Mon, May 21, 2012
Ventura Police are investigating a pair of weekend school break-ins, which included vandalism, and the theft of a computer. Investigators say between sometime Friday afternoon, and Saturday morning someone broke into Will Robers School, which is on the 300 block of Howard Street. The burglars smashed out a classroom windw, and then ransacked the room, Read the Rest…
Investigation Continues Into Fatal Plane Crash In Ventura County
Mon, May 21, 2012
FAA, and National Transportation Safety investigators spent much of the weekend investigating Friday’s crash of a vintage military aircraft in Ventura County, which killed the plane’s pilot. It happened at around 12:15 Friday afternoon, between Camarillo and Pt. Mugu, as the plane was headed towards Naval Base Ventura County. Authorities say Thomas Bennett, who was Read the Rest…
State Officials To Hold Workshop In Ventura On Proposed Regulation Of Controversial Oil, Gas Extraction Process
Mon, May 21, 2012
State officials are holding a workshop in Ventura May 30th, to get public comments on their efforts to try to regulate the controversial underground oil, and gas extraction process known as “fracking”. The procedure involves the use of water, or other liquids being pumped underground at high pressure to extract trapped oil, and gas reserves. Read the Rest…
Rail Services Disrupted In Ventura County By Apparent Suicide
Sat, May 19, 2012
Simi Valley police say a man apparently killed himself Saturday morning by jumping in from of a westbound Metrolink train. Witnesses told police that the man intentionally put himself in front of the oncoming train near First Street, in Simi Valley just before noon. The 61 year old Simi Valley man was pronounced dead at Read the Rest…
Former Thousand Oaks Mayor, City Councilman Loses Battle with Cancer
Fri, May 18, 2012
Less than a week after he resigned from office because of health issues, a well known community leader in the Conejo Valley has died. Former Thousand Oaks Mayor, and City Councilman Tom Glancy lost his battle with cancer. Glancy was a Captain in the Navy for three decades, retiring to Thousand Oaks, where he opened Read the Rest…
Vintage Military Plane Crashes In Ventura County, Pilot Killed
Fri, May 18, 2012
The pilot of a vintage military aircraft is dead, after the plane he was flying crash landed in a field in Ventura County It happened at around 12:15 this afternoon, between Camarillo and Pt. Mugu, as the plane was headed towards Naval Base Ventura County. The plane was a British Hawker Hunter jet, owned by Read the Rest…
