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06-07-2025
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Roundup: Madre Fire burns in Carrizo monument area, more
The state's largest wildfire of the year has grown to almost 80,000 acres in San Luis Obispo County, resulting in the closure of a nature area, officials said July 5. The Madre Fire broke out shortly after 1 p.m. on July 2 along Highway 166. The blaze resulted in the closure of the Carrizo Plain National Monument, where it is burning, said Andrew Madsen, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service. The fire has not claimed any homes, he said. Madsen said the monument is an ecologically sensitive area known for "superblooms" of wildflowers. The area is home to diverse communities of wildlife and plant species including several listed as threatened or endangered, according to a Bureau of Land Management website. The monument area encompasses more than 200,000 acres of land located north of Highway 166 and west of Highway 33. Federal and state officials said the wildfire remains active with wind-driven runs that allow for continued fire growth to the southeast. Hundreds of fire personnel have been involved in the response, a figure that reportedly includes firefighters from Ventura and Kern counties. Firefighters are attacking the blaze with water and retardant, Madsen said. A 15-year-old youth was caught with a loaded handgun on July 3 and arrested on suspicion of numerous firearm violations, Oxnard police said. Officers said they detained the individual with the 9mm weapon around 11 p.m. after attempting to contact a group of individuals in an alley in the 300 block of Cuesta del Mar. The others fled. The address is located north of Hueneme Road and west of Saviers Road in south Oxnard. Police ask that anyone with information on the case or other criminal activity contact the Oxnard Police Department at 805-385-7600, or online by clicking on the "Report Suspicious Activity" tab on the agency's website at This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Madre Fire reaches 80K acres, more news
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04-07-2025
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Oxnard police warn of danger after seizing 1,200 pounds of fireworks
Oxnard police seized an unusually large haul of 1,200 pounds of illegal fireworks in late June ahead of the Fourth of July holiday after finding them in a pickup truck parked on a street in nearby Port Hueneme, officers said. Officers said they were told June 27 the sales were occurring in north Oxnard and located the truck a day later in the 700 block of Bryce Canyon Avenue, northeast of the Navy base in Port Hueneme. The vehicle was unoccupied, but police found the fireworks when they searched it, according to a news release issued July 3 by the Oxnard Police Department. Officers said the vehicle was towed and the fireworks stored at a secure location, plus a suspect was identified in the ongoing investigation. All fireworks are illegal in Oxnard, but calls to dispatchers last year numbered more than 850 in the month leading up to July 4, officials said. An additional 304 calls, emails and messages were received on the department's fireworks tip lines. Police said that on the July 4 holiday alone last year, they received 340 fireworks disturbance calls during the eight-hour time frame between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. Police issued 56 fireworks citations last year, including 31 on July 4. During firework enforcement efforts leading up to the holiday, a little over 1,900 pounds of fireworks was seized from businesses and residents. Fireworks are a "significant nuisance" to most residents of Oxnard and they can be "extremely dangerous" with a risk of significant injuries, the news release said. The agency said the fireworks land on rooftops and cause fires. They also lead to distress for pets and many people, particularly those with post-traumatic stess syndrome, police said. Individuals caught using or possessing fireworks are subject to fines of $250 to $1,000. To report fireworks activity in progress, call the Oxnard Police Department's non-emergency number at 805-385-7740. This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Police find 1,200 pounds of illegal fireworks in Port Hueneme spot
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03-07-2025
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5 Youths caught up in alleged Oxnard carjacking, more news
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. 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. 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@ This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Youths caught up in alleged Oxnard carjacking, more news
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23-06-2025
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Oxnard police probe shooting at Colonia Park
An Oxnard man was shot in the right hip June 22 while at Colonia Park in Oxnard. The Oxnard Police Department received a call about shots fired at the park around 1:30 p.m. and found the victim who was taken to a local hospital for treatment, said Cmdr. Greg Harasymowycz. The man's wound was described as non-life threatening. Officers were still at the scene as of 5:45 p.m. actively working the case, he said. Harasymowycz said investigators had very little information to go on so far. It was not clear what precipitated the shooting. "It's like a whodunit at this point," he said. No arrests had been made and no additional victims had been identified, Harasymowycz said. Anyone with additional information can call the police at 805-385-7600 or online at Stacie N. Galang is news director of the Ventura County Star. She can be reached at 805-437-0222 or This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Oxnard police probe shooting at Colonia Park
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25-05-2025
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Roundup: SWAT responds to firearm incident, Christmas crash in Simi area brings prison term
Here's a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: An Oxnard man was booked into jail May 24 on suspicion of multiple violent crimes in connection with a domestic violence incident involving a firearm, officers said. Oxnard police said the 26-year-old man battered and threatened to kill his 29-year-old girlfriend on the evening of May 23, forcing her to leave a residence in the 900 block of East Channel Islands Boulevard and go to a hospital for treatment. Cmdr. Scott Aaron said hospital staff alerted police. They interviewed the woman at the hospital and gave her a ruse she used on the phone to coax him out of the house, he said. The man had the couple's 3-month-old child with him, but turned the baby over unharmed to family members, Aaron said. Officers said the man was in possession of a firearm but the department's SWAT team took him into custody without incident. Police said they did not know the condition of the woman as of May 24, but that she had been released from the hospital. The suspect was booked into the Ventura County Jail on multiple charges, according to a jail inmate listing. Included were kidnapping, domestic battery causing injury, assault with a deadly weapon, making criminal threats, child endangerment and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The man remained in the main jail in Ventura on the night of May 24 in lieu of $1 million bail. He is due to appear in court May 28. A Simi Valley man was sentenced May 20 to four years in prison in connection with the death of a passenger in a crash on Christmas Day 2022, the District Attorney's Office said. The defendant identified as 40-year-old Michael Gordon Butler pled guilty on April 24 to one felony count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, according to a news release issued by the DA's office. He received the low prison term for the offense and his driving privileges were suspended for three years, according to the court docket. Butler and the 23-year-old passenger had been at a family gathering before leaving in a Corvette that Butler had recently purchased, according to the DA's office. The vehicle went off Santa Susana Pass Road and landed 200 feet down an embankment, the DA's office said. Investigators with the California Highway Patrol reportedly determined Butler had been driving at a high rate of speed while impaired, lost control of the vehicle, and struck trees and the hillside during the fatal crash. This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Roundup: SWAT responds to firearm incident, Christmas crash in Simi area brings prison term
