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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
Arrest of Robbery Suspect News Story
| Nature of Incident: | Arrest of Robbery Suspect |
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| Report Number: | 22-163454 | ||||
| Location: | Shell Gas Station, Thousand Oaks, CA | ||||
| Date & Time: | December 09, 2022 @ 11:15 P.M. | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Thousand Oaks Patrol Services, East County Major Crimes | ||||
| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| (S) Anthony Hernandez | Woodland Hills, CA | 44 | |||
| Narrative: |
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| On 12-09-22, at approximately 2315 hours, a robbery was reported at the Shell Gas Station located in the 300 block of Hampshire Road in the city of Thousand Oaks. Thousand Oaks patrol deputies obtained video surveillance footage confirming the robbery was committed by a Hispanic male, who battered the gas station manager during the commission of the theft and fled in a gray sedan. The video footage also captured the license plate of the suspect’s vehicle. The East County Major Crimes Unit continued with the investigation, in which Anthony Hernandez was identified as the suspect. Hernandez managed to avoid detection for some time, however, in May of 2023, Hernandez was arrested by Thousand Oaks patrol deputies for hit and run, resisting arrest, and multiple narcotics related charges. In addition, Hernandez was arrested on two out of county warrants for firearms and narcotics related charges. On 06-06-23, detectives from the East County Major Crimes Unit arrested and supplementally booked Hernandez for PC 211 – Robbery. Hernandez remains in custody within the Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility, without bail, on one of his out of county warrants, and with a total bail amount set at $210,000.00 for his additional out of county warrant and fresh charges. |
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| Prepared by: | Detective Ken Michaelson | ||||
| News Release Date: | 06/08/2023 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Ken Michaelson (805) 494-8223 [email protected] |
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| Approved by: Booking Photo Release: |
Captain Kevin Lynch YES NO |
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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511