News Story - Public Nuisance in Ventura
Nature of Incident: City of Ventura Public Nuisance
Report Number: 18-116449
Location: 200 Block of West Harrison Avenue
Date & Time: 10/12/18 0700 hours
Unit(s) Responsible: City of Ventura Code Enforcement, California National Guard Counter Drug
Task Force, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Ventura
County Animal Control, Ventura County Child Protective Services, Ventura
Police Department, Post Release Offender Supervision Unit, Ventura Police
Department, Ventura County Sheriff’s Post Release Offender Unit, Ventura
County Sheriff’s K9 Unit, Ventura County Sheriff’s Gang Unit
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty (D)ecedent City of Residence Age
(S) Dustin Townley
(S) Marcos Angulo
(S) Francisco Bonifacio
(S) Christine Loera
(S) John Anderson
(S) Cesar Alvarez
(S) Marie Snyder
(S) Ciara Ashford
(S) Rebecca Deleon
(S) Deborah Fernow
Ventura
Ventura
Ventura
Port Hueneme
Thousand Oaks
Camarillo
Oak View
Santa Paula
Ventura
Ojai
39
43
30
33
52
43
33
23
32
58
Narrative:
On 10/12/18, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Gang Unit concluded a two month multi-agency investigation into a City of Ventura public nuisance within the 200 Block of West Harrison Avenue. Investigators worked closely with the community to resolve this neighborhood nuisance. The multi-condominium property within the 200 Block of Harrison Avenue was overrun by squatters for the past year. The property had become a safe haven for gang members, narcotics users, wanted felons, wanted parolees, and other known dangerous criminals within Ventura County.
During the service of the search warrant at the property, a large quantity of methamphetamine and heroin was recovered. Numerous arrests were made of individuals with outstanding Ventura County felony warrants, parolees at large, and under the influence of a controlled substance.
HEADQUARTERS STATION CAPTAIN TODD C. INGLIS
SHERIFF GEOFF DEAN
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City of Ventura Code Enforcement deemed the property unsafe to live and red tagged the property. Ventura County Child Protective Services contacted numerous children residing on the property to determine their safety and well-being. Ventura County Animal Control responded and rescued sixteen dogs living in poor sanitary conditions.
Prepared by: Detective Tyler Ebell
News Release Date: 10/15/18
Media Follow-Up Contact: Detective Sergeant Victor Medina
(805)-654-2856
Approved by: Captain Todd Inglis
Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511