Nature of Incident: Identity Theft Arrest
Report Number: RB #16-0005998
Location: 1000 block of Rancho Drive
Ojai, Ca 93023
Date & Time: 02/01/2016 1030 hours
Unit(s) Responsible: Ojai Detectives
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (Party), (D)ecedent City of Residence Age
(S) Manuel Rosales Oxnard 62 yrs
Narrative:
During the dates of January 5-13, 2016 a resident residing in the unincorporated area of Ventura County/Ojai area reported being a victim of mail theft. Included in the stolen mail was a Costco American Express credit card.
Detectives from the Ojai Station began investigating this crime. It was determined that this stolen credit card was used at various locations throughout the cities of Ventura, Oxnard, and Camarillo. Video of the suspect using the stolen credit card was obtained from Target Stores located in Camarillo and Oxnard (River Park location).
A request to identify the suspect was sent out to the public. The request contained a video clip of the suspect making the fraudulent transactions. A citizen recognized the suspect from the video and provided his name to law enforcement. This led to the identification and arrest of the suspect, Manuel Rosales. Rosales was booked at the Ventura County Jail with a bail amount of $50,000.00.
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Prepared by: Detective Hollowell
News Release Date: 02/01/2016
Media Follow-Up Contact: Detective Will Hollowell 805-646-1414
Approved by: Captain David Kenney
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).
