Ventura County Sheriff's Department

A message from Detective Chip Cadman:
Farm Watch readers, on Sunday (February 14th), Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 1900 block of Wooley Road in the unincorporated area of Oxnard, in reference to suspects entering fenced storage yards and out buildings. The Deputies were able to detain and later arrest two suspects for burglary (459 California Penal Code), Juan Carlos Arceo (45 years) and Magdiel Ramirez (26 years). Deputies identified two properties the suspects entered. Stolen property was recovered and returned to the rightful owners. These suspects were associated with a yellow 1997 Ford F250 pickup truck (California license plate #04110E1).

The suspects were interested in welding equipment and batteries from farm equipment. Several farms in this area have previously been the victims of battery thefts. If you own property in this area, please take additional steps to protect your property. If you have been the recent victim of a theft, please contact Sheriff’s Dispatch and request a deputy respond to your location to take a crime report, so we can try and tie these suspects to more crimes. Please look at the below posted photographs of the suspects and see if you recognize them as being on your property. A collaborative effort will help us prevail over criminals.

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.

Agricultural Crimes Detective Chip Cadman
E-mail: greg.cadman@ventura.org
Office: 805-384-4726
Work Cell: 805-797-6424
Sheriff’s Office Dispatch 805-654-9511
Be alert and stay safe!
Chip