Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: This is the emblem of the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Simi Valley man convicted in stalking case A Simi Valley man has been convicted of stalking and extorting his former girlfriend, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced last week. Jason Anthony […]
Residents of a Simi Valley home were frightened after seeing an unknown man in their backyard early Saturday morning. When one of the people living in the home went out to confront the man, the suspect pulled out a gun and threatened the individual before leaving the premises. Police say 38-year-old Kevin Dessaint was arrested […]
A Sylmar man was arrested Sunday morning on suspicion of attempted vehicle theft and assault with a deadly weapon in Simi Valley. Simi Valley police said they responded to a report at 6:33 a.m. of a man who trespassed into a backyard on the 1200 block of Newman Street and, upon being approached, pointed a […]
A man was arrested for allegedly disrobing and threatening customers with a knife at a Simi Valley gym on Saturday night. The suspect was identified as Jhovan Rojo, 31, by the Simi Valley Police Department. Officers responded to a Planet Fitness located on the 2800 block of East Cochran Street at around 5 p.m. Rojo […]
Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Arrest made in Simi hit-and-run case A 46-year-old Simi Valley woman was arrested Friday in connection with a hit-and-run incident that seriously injured a bicyclist two weeks earlier. The Simi Valley Police Department investigated tips from the public to identify the suspected driver […]
Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County and regional agencies: Shooting victim identified Authorities have named the victim of a fatal shooting in Port Hueneme on Jan. 5. Marvin Aguilar Mendoza, 25, was an Oxnard resident, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office. The cause of death was a gunshot […]
Brian Gabler Simi Valley City Manager Brian Gabler will retire on June 30 after nearly four decades with the city. Gabler, 63, who told the City Council confidentially about the retirement in December, made it official this week with a public announcement at a council meeting. A recruitment consultant is working with the council, Gabler […]
Editor’s note: This article is the fourth in a series highlighting The Star’s top stories of the year. Listed in no particular order, these news events were chosen by the staff and organized by topic. This was an election off year, but politicos daydreaming of a tumultuous 2024 might have missed a delightfully disordered year […]