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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).
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Theft of Landscape Equipment
| Nature of Incident: | Theft of Landscape Equipment | ||||
| Report Number: | 23-72803 | ||||
| Location: | High Street at Walnut Street, Moorpark, CA | ||||
| Date & Time: | 06-20-23 @ 12:00PM | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Moorpark Patrol Station, Moorpark Traffic Bureau, Moorpark Investigations Bureau | ||||
| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| Gutierrez, John Cardenas, Adrian |
Los Angeles Los Angeles |
26 28 |
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| Narrative: | |||||
| The Moorpark Investigations Bureau concluded a two-week long investigation into the theft of landscape equipment by two suspects driving a dark colored Chevrolet Tahoe. The same two suspects had repeatedly returned to the city of Moorpark to victimize landscape workers. The suspects patiently waited for landscape workers to move to the backyard of a residence they were working at. Taking advantage of this situation, they seized the opportunity to steal landscape equipment from vehicles parked on the street. There are at least eight separate victims of theft that are tied to these same two suspects. On 06-20-23, a victim of a previous theft recognized the suspect vehicle driving suspiciously in the area of Championship Drive and Snead Drive and reported it to Sheriff’s Dispatch. A Traffic Sergeant spotted the suspect’s vehicle travelling south on Walnut Canyon Road towards the city of Moorpark. A traffic stop was initiated, and two suspects were arrested without incident. Evidence of the thefts was located inside of the suspect vehicle. The two suspects are in custody for conspiracy to commit a crime, grand theft, possession of burglary tools, possession of a controlled substance, and a parole hold. Each of the two suspects are being held in custody at the Ventura County Main Jail with a bail set at $250,000.00. 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: | Detective Sergeant Juan Ponce | ||||
| News Release Date: | 06-21-23 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Sergeant Juan Ponce [email protected] (805) 532-2716 |
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| Approved by: Booking Photo Release: |
Captain Darin Hendren 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).
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Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511