Full Notification

Nature of Incident: Commercial Burglary, Vandalism and Petty Theft

Location: Nordhoff High School, Ojai

Dates: Between February 20, 2010 and February 21, 2010

Unit Responsible: Ventura County Sheriff's Department Ojai Substation Detectives


Narrative:

Suspect City of Residence Age

Ian McMahon Meiners Oaks 18 years old

Male Juvenile Oak View 16 years old

Male Juvenile Ojai 16 years old

Male Juvenile Ojai 16 years old



The Ventura County Sheriff's Department’s Ojai Detectives concluded an investigation into a commercial burglary and vandalism that occurred at Nordhoff High School between the evening of February 20, 2010 and the morning of February 21, 2010. Deputies initially responded to the school reference a flag that had been stolen from a local Jewish camp and was found flying from the football stadium flagpole at Nordhoff High School. When Deputies arrived to investigate the stolen flag incident, they found that the suspects had forced entry into two snack bars in the area of the football stadium, the announcer’s box above the bleachers in the stadium, a metal storage container and the girl’s locker room. The deputies also found that the school’s pool and marching band equipment truck had been vandalized and a swastika had been painted on the asphalt of the southwest parking lot.



During the investigation four suspects were identified and property stolen during the incident was recovered. The suspects were ultimately arrested for 459P.C. – Commercial Burglary, 594(b)(1) P.C. – Vandalism over $400.00, and 484(a) P.C. – Petty Theft. Three of the four suspects were juveniles. Based on the investigation a hate crime could not be established.



Officer Preparing Release: Detective M. Burgess

Follow-up Contact: Detectives M. Burgess or S. Michalec (805) 646-1414

Date of Release: March 10, 2010

Approved By: Captain Chris Dunn