Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Pedestrian killed in Simi An 81-year-old Simi Valley man was killed while crossing a street Tuesday evening, authorities said. The incident was reported shortly after 5:20 p.m. at Ulysses Street and Socrates Avenue, the Simi Valley Police Department said in a news release […]
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Simi Valley man pleads not guilty to real estate crimes, more news
Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Not guilty plea entered in real estate case A former real estate agent from Simi Valley pleaded not guilty late last week to 13 felony counts of forgery, grand theft and money laundering. Lane Yudell, 57, entered the plea Thursday to charges filed […]
Pursuit boomerangs between TO and Simi, more news
Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Pursuit bounces from TO to Simi…and back Ventura County Sheriff’s officials arrested a Thousand Oaks man after a pair of pursuits Saturday afternoon that boomeranged between two cities and included a minor hit-and-run crash. The initial pursuit launched shortly after 1 p.m. near […]
Attempted bank robbery in Fillmore, trespassing in Simi lead to 2 arrests
Attempted robbery at Fillmore bank leads to 1 arrest A 19-year-old man was arrested in connection with a May 28 attempted robbery of a Fillmore Wells Fargo bank. The Fillmore man walked into the bank in 600 block of Ventura Street at 12:30 p.m. and handed a note to a teller demanding money, according to […]
Ex-Fillmore minister pleads guilty in chatroom case, Simi gambling arrests
Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Former Fillmore minister pleads guilty in online sex case Barry Don Fike A former Fillmore minister pleaded guilty last week to sending harmful matter to a child and arranging a meeting with a minor for a lewd purpose. Barry Don Fike, 68, was […]
Reports shed light on unusual traffic deaths, Simi woman arrested after stabbing
Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Cause of death determined in unusual Lockwood Valley crash The cause of death and other details about a crash initially investigated as a possible homicide were released in reports from the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday. The incident was reported March […]
Fatal police shootings in Oxnard, Simi Valley justified, Ventura County DA rules
The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday two separate police shootings it investigated, one in 2022 and the other in 2023, were both justified uses of deadly force and will not be prosecuted. The first incident was the fatal Simi Valley police shooting of Derrick Padilla in 2022. Padilla was a suspect in his […]
Man struck with box cutter in Simi Valley, T.O. residents upset by racing, more
Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Simi Valley Police Department Assault with box cutter reported in Simi Valley A 36-year-old Simi Valley man was struck in the head with a box cutter and transported to a hospital after a fight reported late Saturday night in the city, police said. […]
K-9 used in Simi arrest, authorities seek help in Oak Park man’s death, more
Man arrested in Simi Valley after allegedly throwing boulders Simi Valley police used a K-9 police dog to arrest a man Monday night after he allegedly threw large boulders at a homeowner, cars and other property. The Simi Valley Police Department said officers were called at 5:25 p.m. to the 2100 block of Brownstone Creek […]
Simi Valley to consider police drone program
Police drones have landed on the agenda for Monday’s Simi Valley City Council meeting. Members are scheduled to vote on whether to establish a drone program and buy four or five drones, Police Chief Steve Shorts said Thursday. Estimated cost is $55,000 and includes software, video feed and training, Shorts said. He added the money […]
Fiery crash on Highway 118 in Simi Valley kills driver
A driver was killed in a fiery crash on Highway 118 in Simi Valley early Saturday, the California Highway Patrol reported. The single-vehicle incident occurred shortly before 2:30 a.m. on the westbound side near Sycamore Drive. The driver, a 49-year-old Simi Valley man, had been headed westbound in a 2021 Dodge Durango SUV, CHP officials […]
Simi police investigate fatal stabbing
A Simi Valley man was arrested after a fatal stabbing incident Saturday morning involving a relative, authorities said. Officers responded shortly before 8:45 a.m. to East Pinecrest Street and North Justin Avenue regarding an incident in progress involving a weapon, the Simi Valley Police Department said in a news release. The area is in a […]