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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).
Media Release: Arrest made in Hate Graffiti Case
| Nature of Incident: | Arrest made in Hate Graffiti Case |
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| Report Number: | RB# 25-25386 | ||||
| Location(s): | Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks Ca |
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| Date & Time: | May 1, 2025, | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | East County Investigations Bureau – Major Crimes Unit, Property Crimes Unit, Special Enforcement Unit, School Resource Officers |
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| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| (S) Male Juvenile (S) Male Juvenile (V) Conejo Valley Unified School District |
Thousand Oaks Simi Valley |
15 17 |
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| Narrative: | |||||
| On February 27, 2025, Thousand Oaks Patrol Services deputies received a report of vandalism in the quad at Newbury Park High School. The suspect vandalized property by writing hate speech and hate symbol graffiti. After learning about the incident, the East County Major Crimes Unit immediately launched an investigation into the matter. Through an extensive investigation, detectives identified two male juvenile suspects who were involved in the incident. On May 1, 2025, detectives served residential search warrants at the suspect’s residence in the cites of Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley. Evidence was located and collected during the service of the search warrants. Both juveniles were cited and released to their parents for the following felony charges: 594(b)(1) PC / Vandalism, 11411(c) PC / Hate Symbol, and 422.6 (a) PC / Hate Crime. The city of Thousand Oaks is an extremely safe community. However, this sense of safety is occasionally exploited by the criminal element. The Thousand Oaks Police Department would like to remind citizens to remain vigilant and report suspicious people and vehicles by promptly calling 911 or our non-emergency line of (805) 654-9511. If you see something, say something. The East County Investigations Bureau continues to combat crimes through keeping the community informed of current crime trends while aggressively pursuing and arresting those that choose to do us harm. |
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| Prepared by: | Sergeant Sean Taylor | ||||
| News Release Date: | 5-1-2025 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective J. Czyrklis Phone number: (805) 494-8223 E-mail: [email protected] |
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| Approved by: Booking Photo Release: |
Captain James Sullivan 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