A message from Detective Ray Dominguez:

Charlotte Crocker, the Program Manager of the “Ag Pass Program” at the Central Ventura County Fire Safe Council has requested that I send a reminder out reference this program and their office hours for November & December. Please see the attached document for additional information.

The following advice is always wise if you suspect illegal activity on your property:
• Call the Sheriff’s Office immediately at 911.
• Be a good witness
• Note suspect descriptions such as age, height, weight, facial hair, clothing, and shoe type.
• If a vehicle is involved, obtain a license plate number and note vehicle color, body damage, bumper stickers, camper shell, after market tires and wheels, etc.
• Provide the dispatcher with information about the time and last known direction of travel.
If you are not sure of how to address the problem or would like additional crime prevention tips please contact your local Sheriff’s Office substation or contact me directly at (805) 384-4726 or by email at ray.dominguez@ventura.org.

Contacts:
Camarillo Detective Robert Shirk, robert.shirk@ventura.org
Fillmore Detective John Fox john.fox@ventura.org
Ventura Detective Dennis Smith dennis.smith@ventura.org
Agricultural Crimes Detective Ray Dominguez ray.dominguez@ventura.org

Be alert and stay safe!
Ray

Geoff Dean - Sheriff
John Crombach and Gary Pentis - Assistant Sheriffs

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Ag Pass Update
As a reminder, the purpose of the Ventura County Agricultural Employee ID Card (Ag Pass) is to identify farm and ranch employees to firefighting personnel, California Highway Patrol officers, sheriff's deputies and other emergency workers assigned to restrict public access to areas threatened by fires and other disasters.

The cards do not necessarily mean workers will be able to enter property if there is imminent danger. Front-line emergency personnel are empowered to use discretion when it comes to protecting emergency crews from unnecessary exposure to risk - which can happen if civilians enter dangerous zones and then require rescue or protection - and minimizing harm to members of the public.

In those cases when the boundaries of the closure area include agricultural land not deemed at imminent risk, however, the cards should allow employees access to agricultural property.

Ways in which you can obtain Ag Passes for yourself and your employees:
Visit our website at www.cvcfiresafe.org and download a Request Form. After completing and signing the form, you can either email it along with a photo in .jpg format to info@cvcfiresafe.org, or mail it via USPS to:
Central Ventura County Fire Safe Council
2977 Sexton Canyon
Ventura, CA 93003

Request an onsite appointment by emailing info@cvcfiresafe.org

Visit the Farm Bureau office in Ventura on the 4th Wednesday of each month between 8:30 and Noon

Visit the Resource Conservation District office in Somis on the 2nd Wednesday of each month between 8:30 and Noon
Please note that due to the Holidays, we will not have office hours at the Farm Bureau in November.

During December our hours will be as follows:
Resource Conservation District office in Somis: Wednesday, December 11 from 8:30 to Noon.
Farm Bureau: Wednesday, December 18th from 8:30 to Noon.
We will continue to accept online requests throughout the holiday season and the regular schedule will resume in January