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News Story - Suspect Arrested for Firearms and Narcotics Violations
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News Story - Suspect Arrested for Firearms and Narcotics Violations 
| Nature of Incident: | Suspect Arrested for Firearms and Narcotics Violations | ||||
| Report Number: | 22-21041 | ||||
| Location: | 100 N. Olive Street, Santa Paula |
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| Date & Time: | 2/16/2022 @ 15:40 PM | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Ventura County Post Release Offender Supervision (PROS) Unit |
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| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| (S) Resendez, Ricardo |
Santa Paula |
30 |
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| Narrative: | |||||
| On February 16, 2022, members of the Ventura County Post Release Offender Supervision (PROS) Unit arrested Ricardo Resendez for various firearms and narcotics violations after he was found to be in possession of an illegal firearm, narcotics, and narcotics paraphernalia. On February 16, 2022, at approximately 1535 hours, members of the PROS Unit contacted Resendez during a probation search in the 100 block of N. Olive Street in Santa Paula. Resendez is supervised by the Ventura County Probation Department for multiple firearm violation cases. A Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Deputy, who is assigned to the PROS Unit, searched Resendez and discovered he had a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic “Ghost Gun” concealed in his waistband. Additionally, Resendez was found to be in possession of suspected methamphetamine and narcotics paraphernalia. Resendez’s criminal history and probation terms prohibit him from owning or possessing firearms and ammunition. Resendez was arrested and booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility for various firearm, narcotics, and probation violations. Resendez has pending court dates on February 16 and 18, 2022. The Ventura County Post Release Offender Supervision Unit is comprised of Deputy Probation Officers from the Ventura County Probation Agency, a Ventura Police Department Officer, a Simi Valley Police Department Officer, and a Deputy Sheriff with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. The located firearm is commonly referred to as a “Ghost Gun” due to the lack of a commercial serial number, which makes the firearm untraceable and allows the possessor to circumvent regulated background checks by the Department of Justice. There has been an increase of “Ghost Guns”, crudely manufactured firearms, and illegal firearm activities in Ventura County. If you have any information about unlawful firearm activities in the West County areas in the Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction, including in Fillmore, Saticoy, El Rio, and Ojai, please contact Detective Sergeant Beau Rodriguez at 805-767-0360. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank members of the public for their on-going support and due diligence in providing information to assist our agency in solving crimes. We are better at what we do because of our community partnerships. Join us in the fight on crime by following us on Twitter @VENTURASHERIFF, Facebook, Instagram @ VCSHERIFF, and with Nixle by texting your zip code to 888777 to receive local law enforcement and public safety alerts and advisories. |
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| Prepared by: | Sergeant Beau Rodriguez | ||||
| News Release Date: | 2/17/2022 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Deputy Axel Morales 805-654-2856 [email protected] |
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| Approved by: |
Captain Victor Medina | ||||
Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
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Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511