Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Recently, the city of Thousand Oaks has experienced an increase in residential and vehicle burglaries. During this investigation, the Thousand Oaks Police Department engaged in a public awareness campaign, asking residents to call and report suspicious activity. With the help of tips from our community members, several burglary suspects have been arrested over the past month. These suspects are uknown to one another, and their crimes are not related.

On April 10th, 2013, Detectives and School Resource Officers from the Thousand Oaks Police Station arrested two juveniles for a rash of burglaries to storage lockers in the Thousand Oaks area.

On April 15th, 2013, a tip from the public led patrol officers to Madison McConnell. McConnell was found in possession of stolen property and has been connected to at least one residential burglary in the city of Thousand Oaks. Detectives are continuing to investigate the possibility he has been involved in more.

On April 26th, 2013, investigators from the Thousand Oaks Special Enforcement Unit arrested Sean Torbert for residential burglaries that occurred in the city of Los Angeles. Torbert is suspected of committing similar residential burglaries in Thousand Oaks, and investigators are investigating his connection to those crimes.

The identification and arrest of these suspects is the direct result of the partnership the Thousand Oaks Police Department has with our community, and the willingness of our community members to provide essential information regarding crime in our neighborhoods. The Thousand Oaks Police Department would like to remind our community to remain vigilent and report any suspicous activity.

Nature of Incident: Recent arrests of burglary and theft suspects
Report Number: 13-7843 / 13-8349
Location: Thousand Oaks / Los Angeles County
Date & Time: April 26th, 2013 1400 hours
Unit Responsible: Thousand Oaks Police Investigations and Special Enforcement Unit
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent City of Residence Age
Sean Torbert
Madison McConnell
Juvenile
Juvenile
Prepared by: Sgt. Jason Robarts #2948
Media Release Date: April 29, 2013
Follow-Up Contact: Sgt. Jason Robarts #2948
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).