According to police reports, at approximately 7:04, Saturday, Michael Limon, 26, of Fillmore, drove through the alley behind Mountain View at an excessive rate of speed. He crashed his vehicle into two garages, coming to rest in the garage at the 300 block of Mountain View. Extensive damage was done to both garage structures. Limon was arrested for DUI and booked into the Ventura County Jail.
According to police reports, at approximately 7:04, Saturday, Michael Limon, 26, of Fillmore, drove through the alley behind Mountain View at an excessive rate of speed. He crashed his vehicle into two garages, coming to rest in the garage at the 300 block of Mountain View. Extensive damage was done to both garage structures. Limon was arrested for DUI and booked into the Ventura County Jail.
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The pool is open and ready for business.
The pool is open and ready for business.
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
06/18/09
600 Block Fernglen Circle
06/21/09
600 Block Chaparral Street
SEARCH WARRANT
06/19/09
500 Block Kensington Drive
06/19/09
400 Block 2nd Street
06/19/09
800 Block A Street
06/22/09
300 Clay Street
06/23/09
100 Block Carriage Place
06/23/09
400 Block 4th Street CONTINUED »

 
The Auto Club
The Auto Club

The Automobile Club of Southern California is offering its free Tipsy Tow service to drinking drivers during the 4th of July holiday for the 11th consecutive year. The service is available from 6 p.m. on Friday, July 3, to midnight on Saturday, July 4. Tipsy Tow is available in the 13 Southern California counties served by the Auto Club.

Motorists, bartenders, restaurant managers, party hosts or passengers of a drinking driver may call 1-800-400-4AAA for a free tow home of up to seven miles. Callers simply tell the Auto Club operators, “I need a Tipsy Tow,” to receive the free tow and ride home. A regular Auto Club-contracted roadside service truck will be dispatched.

Callers need to keep in mind that the service excludes rides for passengers, is restricted to a one-way, one-time ride for the driver and the destination is limited to the driver’s residence. Reservations are not accepted. Drivers can expect to pay the rate charged by the tow truck contractor for rides farther than seven miles. “Drivers should be aware of the high crash risk from drinking and driving associated with holidays and encourage them to think twice about getting behind the wheel if they’ve been drinking,” said the Auto Club’s senior researcher Steve Bloch. CONTINUED »

 
City staff asked City Council to consider allowing vacated Joanna’s Ice Cream Parlor to be used as the new location of the Heritage Valley Tourism Office (HVTO) and Fillmore & Western Railway Ticket Office. The empty building is located at 364 Main Street. Councilmember Steve Conaway said that the staff had not prepared a report showing the potential financial impact of such use. Deputy City Manager Bill Bartels explained the HVTO was considering a move and timing was critical. The Council’s liaisons to HVTO and Fillmore & Western Railway will discuss the issue in more detail.
City staff asked City Council to consider allowing vacated Joanna’s Ice Cream Parlor to be used as the new location of the Heritage Valley Tourism Office (HVTO) and Fillmore & Western Railway Ticket Office. The empty building is located at 364 Main Street. Councilmember Steve Conaway said that the staff had not prepared a report showing the potential financial impact of such use. Deputy City Manager Bill Bartels explained the HVTO was considering a move and timing was critical. The Council’s liaisons to HVTO and Fillmore & Western Railway will discuss the issue in more detail.
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Dave Roegner, advocate for rent control within the El Dorado Mobile Home Park, addressed the council Tuesday night, regarding an initiative.
Dave Roegner, advocate for rent control within the El Dorado Mobile Home Park, addressed the council Tuesday night, regarding an initiative.
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The City Council met Tuesday, June 23rd at 6:30 p.m. The most controversial items under discussion were the "Fair Rent and Homeownership Initiative", possible uses of the former ice cream parlor, and Addendum #37 to the Water Recycling Project. Postal workers expressed concerns regarding a proposed consolidation of services.
The Council authorized the City Attorney to cooperate with the California League of Cities, and other cities and counties, to challenge any seizure by the State of California of the City's street maintenance funds. Fillmore will support litigation if necessary.

After much discussion, the Council ordered an Initiative report on the potential impacts of the "Fair Rent and Homeownership Initiative". The Initiative report will include in-house analysis of the Initiative's potential impact, and the Council authorized up to $8000 to be spent on a consultant to analyze the Initiative's financial impact on the City. Council Member Jamey Brooks had not wanted to spend that much, but City staff explained that financial impact would be complex, and they would be unable to provide an accurate detailed analysis of the financial impact. The Council voted unanimously for the report, but Jamey Brooks and Steve Conaway voted against allocating the $8000 and were outvoted. CONTINUED »

 
Marshall Lucas Perez arrested after brief foot chase.
Marshall Lucas Perez arrested after brief foot chase.
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Ventura County Sheriff's Department
Ventura County Sheriff's Department

On Monday June 22, at 10:30 am, Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputies Cadman and Meixner made contact with the driver of a blue Nissan Path Finder in front of the 800 block of A Street. When Deputy Cadman asked the driver for his identification, the driver ran from the vehicle into a near-by residence. Deputies Cadman and Meixner chased the driver into the residence. While chasing the suspect, Deputies Cadman and Meixner contacted additional subjects that were involved in criminal conduct. Deputy Meixner detained the subjects while Deputy Cadman continued chasing the fleeing driver through the house and into the backyards of local residences.

Two of the subjects in the house displayed signs of being under the influence of acontrolled substance. Matthew Duenas, 21 and Brina Salas, 41, were both arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance. Salas also had three outstanding warrants for her arrest for prior drug related charges.

During the same time, additional deputies located and detained the fleeing driver, later identified as Marshall Perez, 32. Perez was under the influence of a controlled substance and had methamphetamine in his possession. Perez was arrested for 148(a)(1) PC/ Resist, obstruct or delay of a peace officer, 11377(a) H&S/ Possession of a controlled substance and 11550(a) H&S/ Under the influence of a controlled substance.

The three suspects were booked into the Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility. The Ventura County Sheriff’s
Department and Fillmore Police Department wants to recognize all the local citizens who assisted in the search and arrest of these suspects. With partnership efforts like this, we will make the community a safer place to live and work.

 

The Fourth of July is just around the corner. Here is a list of the booth locations: Chamber of Commerce, east of 1149 Ventura St.; Christian Praise Assembly, 955 W. Ventura St.; Fillmore Athletic Booster Club, 725 Ventura St.; Fillmore Future Farmers of America Booster Club, Lot #14 Telegraph Rd. (E. Hwy 126 & El Dorado); Fillmore High School Athletic Boosters, Ventura Street & A Street (Balden Town Plaza); Fillmore Historical Museum, 725 Ventura St. (Super A Foods Center; Fillmore Lions Club, 1462 W. Ventura St.; Fillmore Senior Center, 251 Telegraph Rd (vacant lot); Fillmore Women’s Service Club, 446 Ventura St. (Margaret’s Restaurant); Fillmore Youth Football, 460 Ventura St.; First Assembly of God Church, 251 Telegraph Rd.; Maranatha Fellowship, 131 E. Telegraph Rd.; Piru 4-H, 501 Central Ave. (NW Corner of Ventura & Central); Rotary Club of Fillmore Noontime, 613 W. Ventura St.; Rotary Club of Fillmore Sun Risers, 908 Ventura St. (McDonalds); Sespe 4-H, 1049 Ventura St.; St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1048 W. Ventura St.; VC Search & Rescue, NW corner of Los Serenos & Ventura St.; Veterans of Foreign Wars (Post 9637), 502 Ventura St.; Santa Clara Valley Grange, 251 Telegraph Rd.; Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society, SW corner Ventura St., & C Street; Fillmore Church of Christ, Balden Towne Plaza (VONS); Fillmore Girls Softball, 572 W Ventura St., (Balden Town Plaza-Burger King).
Have a Safe & Sane Fourth of July!

 
A bicyclist, Mayo Perez, of Fillmore, was struck by a vehicle driven by Gluadalupe Gramildo, 51, of Fillmore, Wednesday evening at about 8:10 p.m. The collision occurred near the railroad tracks on Central Avenue.
A bicyclist, Mayo Perez, of Fillmore, was struck by a vehicle driven by Gluadalupe Gramildo, 51, of Fillmore, Wednesday evening at about 8:10 p.m. The collision occurred near the railroad tracks on Central Avenue.
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Perez was struck by the left bumper of the car and thrown into the windshield. He was transferred to the Ventura County Medical Center. His condition is unknown.
Perez was struck by the left bumper of the car and thrown into the windshield. He was transferred to the Ventura County Medical Center. His condition is unknown.
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Ventura County Sheriff's Department
Ventura County Sheriff's Department

POLICE BLOTTER
THEFT OTHER
06/14/09
600 Block Ventura Street
06/17/09
1000 Block Ventura Street
BURGLARY
06/17/09
500 Block Sespe Avenue
BATTERY
06/11/09
500 Block Sespe Avenue
06/11/09
600 Block Ventura Street
THEFT VEHICLE
06/13/09
4th St. / B. Street CONTINUED »

 
It's 80 degrees, it's summer, where is everyone?
Can you identify the one person in the pool?
Can you identify the one person in the pool?
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