A power outage knocked out traffic lights in Piru on Christmas Eve. Caltrans and Southern California Gas Co. were dispatched to fix the problem. Rep’s said few homes were affected. It is unknown how long the power was out.

City of Fillmore

12/17/2013
Search Warrant
200 Blk. Olive St.
Drunk in Public
300 Blk. Central
Theft
700 Blk. Blaine
Violation Restraining Order
E St. / Ventura
Keep the Peace
200 Blk. Central
Search Warrant
600 Blk. Manzanita
Search Warrant
600 Blk. Fernglen
12/18/2013
Threats
200 Blk. 3rd St.
12/19/2013
Search Warrant
500 Blk. Clay1
Search Warrant
600 Blk. Isl. View
Keep the Peace
1000 Blk. Waterford
Search Warrant
600 Blk. Mazanita
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Ventura County Sheriff's Department

On 12-19-13, Investigators with the East County Major Crimes Unit and Thousand Oaks Special Enforcement Unit arrested Arturo Perez and Steven Salceda for robbing two Taco Bell fast food restaurants in the City of Thousand Oaks.

The first crime occurred on 12-03-13 at the Taco Bell located at 1928 E. Avenida De Los Arboles and the second one occurred on 12-16-13 at the Taco Bell located at 1330 N. Moorpark Road. During the 12-03-13 robbery, the incident was captured on surveillance video. The Sheriff’s Office provided this information to news sources who distributed it through different media channels. Vital information was provided by the public which ultimately assisted with the capture of Perez and Salceda.

Perez and Salceda were both booked on robbery charges and are currently in custody at the Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility. Salceda’s bail is set at $110,000.00 dollars and Perez’ is set at $100,000.00 dollars pending their arraignment in Superior Court.

Nature of Incident: Arrest of Robbery Suspects
Report Number: RB# 13-27013, 13-28069
Location: 1928 E. Avenida De Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks CA
1330 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks CA
Date & Time: 12-19-13 @ 5:30 PM
Unit Responsible: East County Major Crimes, Thousand Oaks Police and Special Enforcement Unit
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent City of Residence Age
(S) Arturo Perez, Fillmore, 18
(S) Steven Salceda, Moorpark, 24
Prepared by: Sergeant Alan Hartkop
Media Release Date: December 20, 2013
Follow-Up Contact: Detective Todd Welty (805)494-8224
Approved by: Captain Mike Hartmann

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).

A new Fillmore Unified School District (FUSD) Board President, Vice President and Clerk were selected at the December 17, 2013 meeting, along with a Title III Update Report on the New English Language Standards, Math Curriculum for grades 6-12 and a presentation of the Golden Bell Award which included a check for $5,000 given to Sierra High School.

The meeting began with the Board electing a new FUSD Board President. Board Member Tony Prado nominated Lucy Rangel, who was approved by unanimous vote. Board Member John Garnica then nominated Tony Prado for Vice President which was unanimously approved. Next was for the position of Clerk which Prado nominated John Garnica and was also approved. The Board then agreed to keep the same meeting schedule of 6:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Rangel, who has been on this committee for three years and wanted to finish out the four year term, elected herself for the School Board Representative of County Committee and she then appointed Board Member Dave Wilde to the Agricultural Advisory Committee.

The next item was recognition of the prestigious Golden Bell Award to Sierra High School given by the F3 Education Awards Foundation, which partners with the California School Board Association (CSBA). The award is given to schools with a site-based student-led environmentally friendly program. Sierra was the only high school to win in the category of Sustainable, Renewable, Energy and Resource Efficient Program and also one of only two schools to receive a $5,000 cash award. All entries are evaluated and selected by the CSBA with F3 financing the award.

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James Van Trees, a Ventura County landowner with a long history of permitting violations, is now under investigation for allegedly bulldozing roads across and along a nearly two-mile stretch of Sespe Creek. The unpermitted work is occurring north of Fillmore, immediately downstream from the boundary of the Los Padres National Forest and a popular rock formation known as Devil’s Gate.

The investigation includes law enforcement officers from local, state, and federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, California Department of Fish & Wildlife, and the County of Ventura. The landowner did not receive permits from any of these agencies prior to clearing significant amounts of land and native vegetation in and along the creek bed.

The unpermitted work reported by the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) has destroyed ecologically sensitive habitat along the creek, and has adversely modified designated critical habitat for the endangered southern steelhead. The creek also provides habitat for other rare wildlife, including southwestern willow flycatchers, least Bell's vireos, arroyo toads, western pond turtles, two-striped garter snakes and California red-legged frogs. The U.S. Forest Service has classified Sespe Creek as an Area of High Ecological Significance due to the abundance of unique wildlife in the watershed.

“The Environmental Defense Center and our partners are committed to seeing that the landowner will begin complying with the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act and will protect Sespe Creek – one of the most important ecosystems in our region – and its wild animals including the endangered California condor and the elusive southern California steelhead,” said Brian Trautwein, EDC’s Environmental Analyst and Watershed Program Coordinator.

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