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Stolen Vehicle / Foot Pursuit Arrest
| Nature of Incident: | Stolen Vehicle / Foot Pursuit Arrest |
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| Report Number: | 22-88941 | ||||
| Location: | Various Locations in Fillmore |
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| Date & Time: | 7/5/2022 @ 21:29 PM | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Sheriff’s Gang Unit (SGU) and Fillmore Patrol Station |
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| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| (S) Gonzalez, John Anthony |
Fillmore |
24 | |||
| Narrative: | |||||
| On July 5, 2022, Sheriff’s Gang Unit detectives arrested (S) John Gonzalez, after a brief foot pursuit in the City of Fillmore, for multiple outstanding arrest warrants and other violations stemming from a stolen vehicle investigation. On July 5, 2022, at approximately 1800 hours, SGU detectives conducted directed enforcement in the City of Fillmore and learned that an elderly victim’s vehicle was stolen from a residential garage in the 300 block of Del Valle Drive. At approximately 1930 hours, SGU detectives located the stolen vehicle parked, unoccupied, in the 200 block of Sierra Vista Avenue. At approximately 2129 hours, SGU detectives observed (S) John Gonzalez enter the stolen vehicle before he fled on foot towards the 1100 block of El Paseo Street. After a short foot pursuit, detectives located and arrested Gonzalez in front of a gas station in the 1100 block of W. Ventura Street. Gonzalez was arrested and booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility for multiple warrants, burglary, stolen vehicle, elder abuse, vehicle tampering, and resisting violations. On July 7, 2022, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office filed multiple felony and misdemeanor charges against Gonzalez for the case and he remains in Ventura County Jail custody pending upcoming court dates. The Sheriff’s Gang Unit is comprised of eight detectives, who focus on protecting West County communities from criminal street gang terrorism, reducing violent crime, and supporting the Sheriff’s Office West County Patrol Stations. 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: | 7/7/2022 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Axel Morales 805-677-8734 [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
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511