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Blog Posts in July, 2011

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Ventura man arrested after domestic dispute with firearm

A 25-year-old Ventura man was arrested yesterday in connection with a domestic dispute with a firearm. At 3:30 p.m. the suspect, Damian Reyes, was seen yelling at two people inside a residence on the ...
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$10,000 reward offered in theft of rifles from Army base

A $10,000 reward has been offered for information in the July 15 theft of 27 rifles from Ft. Irwin. Twenty-six AK-47 rifles and a Dragunov rifle were stolen from a supply warehouse at the Army post at ...
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Oxnard woman sentenced for illegally taking housing subsidies

An Oxnard woman was sentenced to 85 days in county jail and 60 months of probation after being convicted of felony grand theft from a public housing program. Shirley Pina, 57, also will have to repay ...
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L.A. doctor, son of former Bermuda premier, on trial on suspicion of assaulting patients

Trial began this week for Dr. Kevin Brown, a prominent South Los Angeles doctor facing charges tof sexually assaulting a dozen female patients, including a 15-year-old and an undercover Los Angeles ...
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Simi Valley coach sentenced to 16 months in prison for molesting three girls

Former Simi Valley High School coach was sentenced to 16 months in prison for having sex with three underage girls dating back to 1998. The Judge had no choice but to impose that sentence on former ...
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Suspected drunk driver hits police cruiser

A suspected drunk driver slammed into an LAPD patrol car early Wednesday morning in South Los Angeles and then tried to flee the scene. The driver of a pickup truck was heading south on Main Street ...
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Six arrested in Thousand Oaks on drug counts

Thousand Oaks police said on Tuesday they arrested six people Saturday on drug-related charges. The arrests came after deputies did a probation search of a home along the 3000 block of Camino ...
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Body found in backyard grave in Pico Rivera brings charges

A Pico Rivera man was charged Tuesday with fatally shooting a 19-year-old and burying his remains in a shallow backyard grave. Robert Charles Redd, 51, allegedly shot Joseph Rubalcava once in the head ...
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Suspected Oxnard pimp arrested in prostitution investigation

A suspected Oxnard pimp was arrested on suspicion of crimes including human trafficking this week following a four-month investigation by local and federal authorities. Carlos Hernandez, 30, was ...
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TSA worker stole watches, debit card from LAX bags

A Transportation Security Administration officer has been indicted on five charges in the theft of four watches and a pre-paid debit card from luggage at Los Angeles International Airport. A federal ...
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Suspected Oxnard pimp arrested in prostitution investigation

A suspected Oxnard pimp was arrested on suspicion of crimes including human trafficking this week following a four-month investigation by local and federal authorities. Carlos Hernandez, 30, was ...
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California authorities seize $360,000 of cocaine from car at U.S.-Mexico border

California Department of Justice officials stopped a car at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing in Calexico and found 18 kilograms of cocaine, valued at $360,000, Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris said Thursday. ...
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3 arrested in Ventura after robbery attempt

Three males, including one juvenile, were arrested in Ventura Wednesday night in connection with an attempted robbery. About 9:20 p.m, the police responded to a call of an attempted robbery in the ...
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Attorney accused of stealing $300,000 from friend's estate

An attorney has been charged with stealing more than $300,000 in guns, jewelry and art from a friend who died. Leslie Scott McAfee was arraigned Wednesday on a felony complaint in connection with ...
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More than 18,000 pot plants seized in Los Padres

Nearly 18,400 marijuana plants were seized this week on the Santa Barbara County side of the Los Padres National Forest , authorities said Wednesday. Working with law enforcement agencies including ...
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Convicted child molester arrested on suspicion of annoying youth

A convicted child molester was arrested Wednesday at a West Whittier library after a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy noticed him annoying a teenage boy. Michael Pappas, 48, of Whittier was ...
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3,500 pot plants seized in Santa Monica Mountains

Rangers recently seized 3,500 marijuana plants in the Santa Monica Mountains, the National Park Service reported Tuesday. Authorities found nine separate pot gardens in late June in Malibu's ...
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L.A. County is seeing a spike in deputy-fraud allegations

Several Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have been entangled in fraud allegations in the last year, a spike that the department's watchdog says may be linked to overtime cuts pushing ...
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Man pepper-sprayed, robbed in Ventura

An 18-year-old man was pepper-sprayed and robbed Sunday night in Ventura. The Ventura teen was walking in the 3100 block of Preble Avenue about 10:40 p.m. with three people he had met earlier in the ...
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Record marijuana plant seizure reported by authorities

Ventura County Sheriff's officials announced Monday they had found the largest single seizure of marijuana plants in their jurisdiction from an outdoor grow operation in the Pine Mountain area of ...
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Barron Hilton ordered to pay $4.9 million in drunk-driving case

Barron Hilton, the younger brother of Paris Hilton, has been ordered to pay $4.9 million to a former gas station attendant he struck with his Mercedes-Benz. The July 7 judgment in the civil lawsuit ...
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Text-slaying suspect's bail set at $8 million

The Van Nuys murder suspect who was the subject of an intercontinental manhunt pleaded not guilty Friday to killing a teenager he’d just met in a North Hollywood Parking lot. Zareh Manjikian, ...
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Teacher pleads guilty to killing his wife during luxury cruise

A 57-year-old Los Angeles County teacher pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday in the beating death of his wife during a luxury cruise. Robert McGill admitted that he "deliberately and ...
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Ventura County eradicates largest pot plantation in its history

Ventura County authorities this week eradicated the largest plantation of marijuana in the history of the county, pulling up more than 68,000 plants in Los Padres National Forest, north of the city of ...
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Suspected drunk driver injures pregnant woman

A suspected drunk driver who collided with several cars and then fled, leaving an injured and pregnant passenger behind, was in custody Wednesday morning, police said. Police tried to pull the man ...
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