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United States Postal Service Burglary Arrests
| Nature of Incident: | United States Postal Service Burglary Arrests | ||||
| Report Number: | RB #26-103637 | ||||
| Location: | United States Postal Office (3000 block of E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard) |
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| Date & Time: | 8/10/2026 at 5:02 PM | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | East County Special Enforcement Unit, East County Investigations Bureau, Thousand Oaks Police Directed Enforcement Unit, Ventura County Sheriff’s Crime Analysis Unit, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and Unites States Postal Service |
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| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| (S) Mireya Martinez (S) Hector Mendoza (S) Manuel Santos |
Compton, CA Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA |
29 25 33 |
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| Narrative: | |||||
| On 8/10/2026, Thousand Oaks Patrol Deputies responded to a call for service at the United States Postal Service Office located in the 3000 block of E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, in the City of Thousand Oaks in reference to a reported commercial burglary. Deputies on scene determined that unknown suspect(s) drove into the employee lot, entered a rear employee door, and fled with multiple crates containing US mail. Detectives from the East County Special Enforcement Unit and Commercial & Residential Burglary Unit began investigating the incident. Through the course of the investigation, detectives learned this same theft crew was involved in 14 similar style crimes throughout Southern California, specifically; targeting United States Postal Service Offices. Utilizing law enforcement techniques, license plate reading technology and covert surveillance, detectives located the crime car in the City of Compton. Detectives also identified (S) Mireya Martinez, (S) Hector Mendoza and (S) Manuel Santos as being involved with the burglary that had occurred in the City of Thousand Oaks. Detectives worked in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (Operation Safe Street) and learned Martinez, Mendoza and Santos were affiliated with Los Angeles criminal street gangs, all with extensive criminal history. On the morning of October 6th, 2026, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Police Department S.W.A.T., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (Operation Safe Street), and United States Postal Inspection Service, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Detectives served a two-location residential search warrant in the City of Compton and the City of Los Angeles. Detectives arrested Martinez and Mendoza without incident. At the conclusion of the search warrant services and collection of evidence, detectives from the East County Special Enforcement Unit responded to the area of S. Central Avenue and 108th Street in the City of Los Angeles and arrested Santos without incident. Mireya Martinez, Hector Mendoza and Manuel Santos were all booked at the Ventura County Jail on charges of Penal Code 459-Commerical Burglary and Penal Code 182-Criminal Conspiracy and are currently in-custody awaiting further court proceedings. The Thousand Oaks Police Department would like to remind citizens to be aware of your surroundings. Report suspicious people or vehicles unfamiliar to your area by promptly calling 911, or our non-emergency line (805) 654-9511. If you see something, say something. Join us to stay alerted by following us on Twitter @ThousandOaksPD, Facebook @Thousand Oaks Police Department, Instagram @ThousandOaksPD, 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 Robert Curiel | ||||
| News Release Date: | 10/07/2026 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Robert Curiel (805) 947-8109 [email protected] Detective Brian Kuroda (805) 826-7804 [email protected] |
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| Approved by: Booking Photo Release: |
Captain Albert Ramirez 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