Youths arrested in alleged Oxnard carjacking
Five youths were involved in an alleged carjacking at an Oxnard park July 1.
Officers with the Oxnard Police Department responded to Durley Park shortly after 11:20 p.m. after receiving a call that two people were robbed of their car at knifepoint, said police Cmdr. Miguel Serrato. The area in the Kamala Park neighborhood of central Oxnard.
The victims were sitting in a Nissan Sentra in the parking lot having dinner when they were approached by two youths who threatened them with a knife and ordered them out of the car, Serrato said.
The two victims exited the car, and the two youths entered and drove away, Serrato said. The pair picked up three more youths along the way. A phone was also stolen from the victims, he added.
Police located the suspects driving in the car less than a mile away near Ventura Road and Ninth Street shortly after and stopped them, police said.
One youth was arrested on suspicion of robbery and was taken to juvenile hall. The others received at the least, curfew violations, Serrato said. All were minors but their ages were not immediately known.
Thousand Oaks man charged for narcotics sales
A 34-year-old man faces charges for illegal drug sales in Thousand Oaks, authorities said.
The Thousand Oaks man was charged June 11 with four felonies: two counts for possession for sale of a controlled substance and two for transportation for sale of a controlled substance, according to Ventura County Superior Court records.
Ventura County Sheriff’s detectives in Thousand Oaks launched an investigation in May after receiving information that the man was selling narcotics in the city, according to the sheriff’s office.
Investigators arrested the man on June 3 on suspicion of drug sales and transportation.
After serving a search warrant on the man’s residence, authorities said they found narcotics, including fentanyl, methamphetamine and psilocybin mushrooms packaged for sale, sheriff’s officials said. The packages had a combined weight of 5 ounces.
The man was released on $50,000 bond the same day he was arrested, jail records show.
He pleaded not guilty to all charges June 17, according to court records. He is scheduled to return to court on Aug. 13.
Fire in Camarillo damages several apartment units
A fire at a three-story apartment building in Camarillo on July 1 caused damage to several several units, authorities said.
Crews from Ventura County Fire Department responded to the complex in the 300 block of Spring Oak Road shortly before 3 p.m., according to a social media post from county fire.
The fire was contained to the second floor unit and held at bay by the building’s sprinkler system, fire officials said in the post. Several lower units suffered water damage, fire officials said. It was not clear if any residents were displaced.
Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. Tyler Abbott said the agency’s arson investigator also went to the fire. He found an old personal battery pack caught fire.
Abbott said if the cause is not initially known, the investigator goes out to provide a second opinion. The captain said it was an accidental fire and no crime.
Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at ecentenoaraujo@vcstar.com.
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