Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Location: 2400 Pickwick Drive, Camarillo
1672 Pierside Lane, Camarillo
Date & Time: 12/31/2009 & 1/5/2010
Unit Responsible: Camarillo Police Department - Special Enforcement Detail, Detective Bureau and Sheriff’s Warrant Detail

Arrestees: Resident of: Age:
Bernie Denk City of Camarillo 33
Angel Navarette City of Ventura 30
Kaylea Fomenko City of Port Hueneme 18
Robert Odom City of Camarillo 32
April Callis City of Camarillo 27
Staci Hall City of Camarillo 37

The Camarillo Police Department’s Special Enforcement Bureau, Detective Bureau and Sheriff’s Warrant Detail made six arrests this past week after concluding a two-week investigation into a group of suspects counterfeiting United States currency, counterfeiting credit cards and possession of narcotics.

On 12/31/2009, the Special Enforcement Bureau arrested Bernie Denk, Angel Navarette and Kaylea Fomenko at Denk’s residence located in the 2400 block of Pickwick Drive in Camarillo. Bernie Denk was found in possession of approximately one thousand dollars of counterfeit Twenty, Fifty and One Hundred dollar bills. Located in Denk’s bedroom were all the materials needed to make the counterfeit currency. Suspect Navarette was also found in possession of several hundred dollars in counterfeit U.S. currency. Denk, Navarette and Fomenko were all under the influence of a controlled substance, and in possession of narcotics and narcotic paraphernalia.

On 1/5/2010, the Sheriff’s Warrant Detail arrested Robert Odom, April Callis and Staci Hall in the 1600 block of Pierside Lane in Camarillo. Robert Odom was found in possession of approximately five hundred dollars in counterfeit U.S. currency along with all the materials needed to manufacture counterfeit currency. He was also found in possession of numerous counterfeit credit cards. April Callis and Hall were arrested for under the influence of a controlled substance.

Denk and Odom had been living together on Pickwick Drive in Camarillo. After Denk was arrested on New Year’s Eve, Odom fled the area and would not return to the apartment. Both Odom and Denk are suspected of manufacturing and passing thousands of dollars in counterfeit currency in Ventura County. The Secret Service assisted in the investigation. All subjects were booked into the Ventura County Main Jail.