Full Notification

Nature of Incident: Missing in the Ojai Valley Event – EVENT POSTPONED
Report Number: None
Location: Nordhoff High School parking lot
1401 Maricopa Hwy, Ojai, CA 
Date & Time: Saturday, April 26, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm
Unit(s) Responsible: Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Bureau, Ojai Police Department, Ventura County Crime Analysis Unit 
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UPDATE – EVENT POSTPONED
Due to the expected inclement weather on 04/26/2025, the Missing in Ojai Valley Event will be postponed until May. Based on the level of rain expected, resources and personnel would have been affected and limited, so the decision was made to postpone.  
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office will provide future information on an updated date and time for the event and we thank all community members and volunteers for their efforts and understanding.  
Missing in the Ojai Valley
Missing in the Ojai Valley is a public event hosted by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office in the city of Ojai.  The public event will be held on Saturday April 26 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. in the Nordhoff High School parking lot, 1401 Maricopa Hwy, Ojai, CA. 
This public event is aimed at providing awareness and resources in the continued search for missing people and unidentified people from all around the United States.  In 2023 the FBI’s Crime Information Center reported that over 563,000 people were reported missing in the United States with 125,390 potentially leaving voluntarily.  Investigators spend countless hours searching for these missing people but sometimes come to a point where information becomes scarce.  In some cases, members of the public unknowingly have the answers or clues that can revitalize an investigation.  In many cases around the United States, these seemingly insignificant pieces of information have led to the recovery of a missing person or the identification of a previously unknown deceased person.  Such information can bring closure to a family or provide long-awaited information to a friend or family.  

Prepared by: Detective Erik Herrnandez
News Release Date: April 25, 2025
Media Follow-Up Contact: Detective Chris Dyer 
(805) 535-0270
Approved by: Captain Victor Medina 

Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to a $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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