CRIME & SAFETY

The wealthy socialite accused of killing two young brothers while driving intoxicated nearly three years ago had her trial delayed on Thursday, leaving the victims' mother "crushed" that the judge would not set a start date.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Around 2:00pm Friday, Ventura County Sheriff's began a pursuit a black Prius on the 101 Freeway in Calabasas, according to CBS News Los Angeles. It moved to surface streets shortly after, where LAPD took over and two PIT maneuvers were attempted. The black Prius...

Authorities in Thousand Oaks are investigating a possible murder-suicide involving a father and his young son.

32-year-old Oxnard resident Jessica Valadez became the subject of an investigation conducted by the Ventura County Fentanyl and Overdose Crimes Units (VCFOCUS) in early May as detectives received credible information regarding her involvement in the illicit sales of Oxycodone pills throughout Ventura County. According to Ventura County Sheriff’s Department spokesman...

On May 27, 2023 at about 4:00 P.M., Officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to the call of a stabbing victim in the 400 block of North Anita Avenue. Emergency medical personnel quickly arrived, began life-saving measures and transported the victim to the Ventura County Medical Center. Unfortunately, on...

The joint efforts of the Thousand Oaks Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit, Investigations Bureau, Ventura County Auto Theft Task Force (VENCATT), and several law enforcement agencies from San Bernardino County culminated in the apprehension of four individuals involved in an elaborate stolen vehicle operation. Since November of 2022, Ventura...

The Ventura County Sheriff’s West County Special Enforcement Unit consists of a team of eight detectives whose primary focus lies in supporting patrol services by investigating the unlawful possession of firearms. According to VCSD spokesman Sr. Deputy Matt Smith, there has been “a noticeable increase in illicit firearm-related incidents” within the county, including the proliferation of ”ghost guns.”

It doesn’t look like the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department West County Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) will ever be sitting around with nothing to do. A reminder of that eternal verity came with the recent arrests of 31-year-old Fillmore resident Eric Martinez and his collaborator in crime, 31-year-old Oxnard resident Doria Ferrer.

A Santa Paula woman died after reportedly driving a Land Rover through a dirt field off Gonzales Road, west of Oxnard city limits, on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The fatality, west of the intersection of Gonzales and Victoria Avenue, apparently took place minutes after the driver had been involved in a separate hit-and-run collision just north of the intersection. ...

The Ventura County Sheriff's Major Crimes detectives were investigating the suspicious deaths of a father and son. Deputies received a 9-1-1 call around 7 PM Tuesday from a condo in the 2300 block of Chiquita Lane in Thousand Oaks. When they and firefighters arrived at the scene they found a...

Photographer Nichol Lechmanik has filed a lawsuit against Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, after the rapper grabbed her phone and threw it in the street in January.

Three of four Los Angeles County men charged with the theft of more than $500,000 from the Ventura County Fairgrounds in August were ordered Tuesday to stand trial. Visiting Judge Teresa Mullaney ordered the three defendants to trial following a preliminary hearing lasting a little over a day in Ventura County Superior Court.

The California Highway Patrol says a woman was killed Wednesday afternoon in a solo vehicle crash in an agricultural field north of Gonzales Road and west of Victoria Avenue. The incident was reported around 2 PM in the 4100 block of Gonzales Road. The CHP says it appears that the...

An Oxnard man suffered major injuries when his car was struck head-on by another vehicle north of Camarillo Tuesday night. At about 8:45 p.m., Timothy Wells, 60, was driving his 2004 Saturn Vue east on the 118 Freeway near Walnut Avenue when he attempted to pass another vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. Wells […]

SUSPECTS: Brian Ramos, 20 year-old Oxnard resident. On May 31st at about 10:01 PM, officers from the Oxnard Police Department conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation in the 400 block of S. Rose Avenue, in Oxnard. A passenger of the vehicle, Brian Ramos, was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine. Ramos was charged with multiple-firearms related charges.

The City of Port Hueneme has a new Police Chief. Following a nationwide search, the city found someone who is no stranger to Port Hueneme. Michael Federico started his law enforcement career with Port Hueneme PD for ten years before spending 20 years with the Santa Monica Police Department, the last three as Detective Lieutenant.

Ventura County Sheriff's deputies were involved in a pursuit with the CHP that ended with the capture of two suspects in the attempted theft of a catalytic converter in Camarillo. Captain William Hutton told KVTA News the incident began around 1:30 PM Friday afternoon when a woman left the Michaels...

Detectives are trying to sort out what led to a fatal stabbing in Ventura County over the holiday weekend. A man was stabbed on the 400 block of North Anita Avenue in Oxnard Saturday afternoon. Edmundo Lopez Velasco died at a hospital from his injuries Sunday morning. There’s no word...

The California Highway Patrol says there were two major injury head on crashes on Highway 118 (Los Angeles Avenue) west of Somis Tuesday night that happened about a half hour and a half mile apart. The first was at 8:15 PM on the 118 east of what's known as the...

(NPS photos of San Miguel & Santa Barbara Island) Channel Islands National Park has good news and bad news for visitors to two of the islands. The good news is that Santa Barbara Island has been reopened to the public. It had been shut down due to damage from the...