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By Anonymous — Thursday, July 17th, 2014
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office is very pleased to announce that we have collected 2,830.3 pounds of unused / expired medication through the first six months of 2014. During 2013, we collected a total of 5,288.2 pounds of unused medication, so we are currently on pace for another record setting year. A breakdown of this year’s collection for the first half of the year is as follows: Fillmore station - 16.1 pounds, Ojai station – 106 pounds, Camarillo station – 1,196 pounds, Moorpark station – 158.2 pounds, Headquarters station – 178 pounds, and Thousand Oaks station, 1,176 pounds. A breakdown of the 2013 collection totals is as follows: Fillmore station – 93.9 pounds, Ojai station – 143 pounds, , Camarillo station – 2,197 pounds, Moorpark station – 249.3 pounds, Headquarters station – 257 pounds, and Thousand Oaks station, 2,348 pounds. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the citizens of Ventura County, for their outstanding effort to make our communities safer. The non-medical use of prescription drugs ranks second only to marijuana as the most common form of drug abuse in the United States. Additionally, the majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get them from family, friends and the home medicine cabinet. Unused drugs that are flushed contaminate the water supply. If you want to drop off unused / expired medications at any Sheriff’s Substation, we have Pharmaceutical drop-off bins in all of our lobbies. The lobbies are open Monday-Friday from 8:00AM - 5:00PM. |
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By Anonymous — Thursday, July 17th, 2014
 The 4th of July in Fillmore was a festive event, as always. One of the few trouble calls that went out was for a dumpster fire, above. No significant damage was reported. Enlarge Photo |
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By Ventura County Sheriff Department — Monday, July 14th, 2014
Police asking anyone with information to contact them
The Camarillo Police Department is seeking the help of the public in identifying an indecent exposure subject. On 07/08/14, at 12:51PM, an unknown male exposed himself to a female employee at the Camarillo Outlets. He used a ruse to ask for help in the dressing room and then exposed his genitals to the victim. Over the past year, the same subject exposed himself on two prior occasions in the same manner at the Camarillo Outlets. The suspect used the name “Simon” when communicating with the victim on all three occasions. If you see the suspect, do not attempt to detain, immediately call 9-1-1. If you have any information regarding this suspect, or if a similar incident has happened to you, please call Detective TJ DeSalvo at 805/388-5157. Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477). Nature of Incident: Indecent Exposure |
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By Bob Crum — Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
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By Ventura County Sheriff Department — Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
 Ruben Cendejas Estrada, Fillmore, 42 The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Fillmore Police Department, arrested Ruben Estrada for two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, hit and run, and driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. On July 4, 2014, deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance in the 600 Block of Manzanita Drive in Fillmore. Two separate callers reported a male driving a red truck up and down the street challenging people to fight. Prior to deputies arriving on scene, the male driver, later identified as Ruben Estrada, got out of his truck and became involved in a physical fight at the location. Deputies arrived on scene and attempted to detain Estrada as he got into his truck. While a deputy attempted to remove Estrada from his truck, Estrada shifted the truck into drive and accelerated forward. The truck pushed the deputy up against a patrol car and onto the hood of the patrol car. Responding deputies began to pursue Estrada as he drove away from the area. Estrada then directed his truck towards a responding patrol unit nearly missing it. Estrada collided with a vehicle as he fled the area. Estrada stopped his vehicle in a nearby alley and fled on foot through backyards and was later located at his residence where he was arrested without incident. The deputy pushed onto the hood of the patrol car was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center where he was treated for minor injuries and released. Nature of Incident: Assault with a Deadly Weapon / Hit and Run / Driving under the influence of alcohol. |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
 City workers prepare to bury a Time Capsule to celebrate Fillmore’s 100th Year Anniversary Enlarge Photo |