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Sylmar man arrested with assault weapon, ghost gun: VCSO

Sylmar assault weapons

Thieves escape with thousands worth of high-end alcohol …

Thousands of dollars worth of stolen high-end alcohol was discovered during a Thousand Oaks retail theft bust on June 12, 2024. (Ventura County Sheriff’s Office)

Ventura County man convicted of murdering brother-in-law

SoCal man, 71, pleads guilty in murder of his brother-in-law

80-year-old men involved in deadly shooting: Sheriff

3 arrested for ransacking Target stores in SoCal

SoCal man stole over $100,000 worth of items from Target

A Target retail store in California. (Getty Images)

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3 SoCal men arrested for string of Home Depot thefts

A Home Depot improvement store is seen on Feb. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Body found washed ashore on Ventura County beach …

Connor O’Donnell, 31, is seen in a photo from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

Teen texts 911, saves self from human trafficking

Hundreds of stolen gift cards found in SoCal theft …

Two suspects were arrested after 800 stolen gift cards were discovered in a “card draining” scheme in Ventura County on May 10, 2024. (Ventura County Sheriff’s Office)

SoCal man sexually assaulted hikers, sleeping women

Edgar Rodriguez Ruelas, 42, was convicted on May 2, 2024 for sexually assaulting five women in Ventura County from 2017 to 2020. (Ventura County District Attorney’s Office)

Family arrested for ransacking Ventura County stores

A Ross Dress for Less discount store in California. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Safe-stealing burglars ransack Agoura Hills home

Agoura Hills burglary