Full Notification

On January 14, 2016, the Simi Valley Police Department Detective Unit assisted the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Major Crimes Bureau, Burglary Robbery Task Force in a surveillance of three subjects in Simi Valley. With the assistance of the a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s airship, Detectives and Task Force members witnessed the suspects commit a commercial burglary at Lowes Home Improvement, 1275 Simi Town Center Way, Simi Valley.

The suspects left the location and eventually made their way to E/B Hwy-118, where they were stopped and arrested without incident near Tapo Canyon Road. Nearly $2,000 in stolen property was recovered from the vehicle. The suspects, named below, were arrested and booked in the Ventura County Jail for the listed charges:

Clark Cooper , Male, 33 yrs, Long Beach resident:
459 PC (Burglary) 182 PC (Conspiracy)

Raul Tapia, Male 29 yrs, Long Beach resident :
459 PC (Burglary) 182 PC (Conspiracy)

Nelcy Gonzalez, Female 32 yrs, Long Beach resident:
459 PC (Burglary) 182 PC (Conspiracy)

Each suspect is associated with a Long Beach area gang. The SVPD Detective Unit is working with Detectives from the Long Beach Police Department’s Gang Unit and will file documentation to support a gang enhancement pursuant to 186.22 PC.