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Arson Arrest in Camarillo
By Ventura County Sheriff Department — Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
 Ventura County Sheriff's Department In October of 2010, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Arson Investigator, Camarillo Detectives, and the Camarillo Special Enforcement Detail began investigating a series of “dumpster fires” in the area of Barry Street and Arneill Road in the City of Camarillo. Between October 2010, and April of this year more than 13 dumpsters were set on fire. The dumpsters were located in various locations including the Chevron Gas Station at 255 Arneill Road, Brake Masters store at 238 Arneill Road, The Lube Shop at 274 Arneill Road, the 99 Cent Store located at 301 Arneill Road and Troop Real Estate located at the corner of Lomita and Arneill Road. On April 13th, at about 9:20 p.m., Camarillo Patrol Deputies responded to a dumpster fire located behind the Camarillo Mattress Warehouse located at 2177 Pickwick Drive. This fire ultimately destroyed several mattresses, burned part of the exterior of the building and destroyed a large advertisement sign. Patrol Deputies and detectives were able to gather several leads on a suspect (Andrew Palacio). On April 14th, at about 9:45 p.m., members of the Camarillo Special Enforcement Detail arrested Palacio behind 2177 Pickwick Drive. Detectives and the members of the Special Enforcement Detail subsequently served a search warrant at Palacio’s home and were able to gather additional evidence against him. Palacio was later booked at the Ventura County Main Jail for arson and bail was set at $200.000.00 Report Number: |
