Moorpark man arrested after hours-long standoff with deputies
A Moorpark man was arrested on Sept. 17 after an overnight standoff with deputies.
Deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for service at a home in the 6400 block of East Westwood Street around 7:30 p.m. on Sept.16, said sheriff’s Capt. Jason Karol.
When deputies approached the home, a 34-year-old male resident of the house stepped outside and allegedly brandished a gun and threatened to shoot deputies if they entered, the captain said.
The sheriff’s office initiated a shelter-in-place for the surrounding homes on Yale Ave and Berkeley Circle around 9 p.m., authorities said. Other residents in the suspect’s home were evacuated.
A sheriff’s SWAT team entered the man’s residence around 2 a.m. and detained the man without incident, authorities said. No injuries were reported.
The man was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and brandishing an imitation gun, authorities said. As of 10 a.m. Sept. 17, he had not yet been booked into jail.
The sheriff’s office is investigating the incident.
2 firefighters injured after house fire near Ventura Keys
Two firefighters were injured after a fire at a home in the Ventura Keys Sept. 16.
Firefighters with the Ventura Fire Department arrived at a single-story home in the 2900 block of Sailor Avenue shortly before 4:15 p.m. after receiving reports of smoke coming from the attic, according to a fire department news release.
Crews with the Ventura, Oxnard and Ventura County Fire departments attempted to enter the home but found debris blocking all entrances, including windows, authorities said. The state the home was found in was described as being in a hoarding condition.
Firefighters were able to remove the debris and extinguish the fire, authorities said.
Initial reports said that two people were trapped inside, but firefighters were not able to locate anyone in the home, authorities said. The residents were later confirmed to be at another location.
Two firefighters were transported to a local hospital after sustaining minor injuries, authorities said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Woman arrested for alleged arson at a Camarillo home
A 44-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of arson after a house fire in the Sterling Hills neighborhood of Camarillo Sept. 17.
Authorities with the Ventura County Fire Department and sheriff’s office responded to a two-story home in the 700 block of Sterling Hills Drive shortly before 3 a.m., said Megan Yessner, a spokesperson for the fire department.
Firefighters entered the home around 2:56 a.m. and found fire and smoke coming from the single-family home, authorities said. The main fire was knocked down less than 30 minutes later.
About 40 firefighters were on site and kept the fire contained mostly to the second story of the home, authorities said. No injuries were reported from the incident.
The building was deemed uninhabitable by the county’s building and safety department.
Shortly before firefighters arrived, deputies with the sheriff’s office arrested a 44-year-old woman in connection to the house fire, said the sheriff’s Karol.
The woman was booked into Ventura County Main Jail for suspicion of felony arson of an inhabited structure, jail records show. Her bail is set at $50,000.
The woman is scheduled to appear in Ventura County Superior Court on Sept. 19, records show.
Investigators with both the fire department and the sheriff’s office are investigating the incident.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: 1 arrested for possible threats, 2 injured in Ventura fire, 1 woman arrested for arson
Reporting by Ernesto Centeno Araujo, Ventura County Star / Ventura County Star
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