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  • Simi Valley police officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 2600 block of Phipps Avenue at about 1 a.m. Sunday, August 11, 2013.
  • A 19-year-old Simi Valley man was hospitalized Sunday after being shot in the arm and abdomen.
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  • A Google Maps image indicates the location of an assault in the area of Portola Road and Thille Street in Ventura on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013.
  • A male suspect was arrested for assaulting a man who confronted him during a theft in Ventura on Saturday, police said.
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  • A two-year missing-person case turned into a murder investigation when police found a body inside a freezer.
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missing person, murder, homicide investigation, ventura county news, robert holguin
  • Cabrillo Drive and Main Street, Ventura, Calif.
  • An Oxnard woman escaped an attempted carjacking in Ventura Tuesday and police were seeking the two suspects.
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  • Police said a Ventura man suspected of DUI was arrested after crashing into several vehicles and a building on Saturday.
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  • A map indicates the location of a shooting investigation in the 100 block of Sonoma Lane in Santa Paula on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013.
  • A Santa Paula man surrendered to police after admitting to shooting and wounding another man.
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  • This Google Maps image shows the Ventura County Fairgrounds.
  • A man was shot and killed near the Ventura County Fairgrounds Wednesday on the opening day of the county fair.
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  • A map indicates the area around the 4000 block of Madison Street in Ventura, Calif., where police suspect Joshua Orrantia jumped across several backyards to avoid arrest on Tuesday, July 30, 2013.
  • Ventura police arrested a 34-year-old man after he tried to flee officers by jumping across backyards of several homes.
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  • A map indicates the area between Paso De Playa and Surfers point in Ventura, Calif., where police suspect one vagrant punched another in an argument on Tuesday, July 30, 2013.
  • Ventura police officers arrested a man on suspicion of punching someone on the beach promenade, causing injuries.
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  • Authorities investigate the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash in Thousand Oaks on Saturday, July 27, 2013.
  • A motorcycle chase in Thousand Oaks came to a deadly end when a speeding motorcyclist lost control and crashed.
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  • This Google Maps image indicates the location of a stabbing on the 900 block of Cooper Road in Oxnard on Friday, July 26, 2013.
  • An Oxnard man was hospitalized after being stabbed in an alley Friday night. Police continue to look for a suspect.
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  • Israel Barajas, 29, is seen in this booking photo provided by the Simi Valley Police Department on Monday, July 22, 2013.
  • A 29-year-old Palmdale man was arrested Monday for allegedly committing sexual acts on two girls under the age of 10.
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sexual assault, sex crimes, arrest, ventura county news
  • This Google Maps image indicates the location where a suspected drunken driver was arrested following two collisions in the 2100 block of Callahan Avenue in Simi Valley on Saturday, July 20, 2013.
  • A Simi Valley man has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following two collisions Saturday.
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  • Three men were arrested after Ventura County authorities made a major marijuana bust in the Los Padres National Forest.
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  • A mother's memorial to her young son who was killed riding his bike was stolen in Simi Valley.
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  • This Google Maps image indicates the location of a backyard of a home in the 1100 block of Spruce Street in Oxnard where a man was arrested on an outstanding warrant on Friday, July 12, 2013.
  • An Oxnard man wanted on an outstanding warrant for felony possession of narcotics was arrested Friday afternoon.
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  • Juan Aguilar, 45, is seen in this booking photo provided by the Port Hueneme Police Department.
  • A teacher at an elementary school in Oxnard is behind bars, accused of molesting four children under the age of 14.
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arrest, sex crimes, ventura county news, leo stallworth
  • A map indicates the area around the 1400 block of Casa San Carlos Lane in Oxnard, where police officers found a man with a gunshot wound on Monday, July 9, 2013.
  • A man with a gunshot wound was found in the street by police officers in Oxnard on Tuesday, according to Oxnard Police.
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  • A fireworks show went horribly wrong in Simi Valley on Thursday, July 4, 2013.
  • An investigation is under way to find the cause of a Fourth of July accident in Simi Valley that left dozens injured.
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  • People are being treated at a triage following a fireworks mishap in Simi Valley on Thursday, July 4, 2013.
  • An accident during a Fourth of July fireworks display in Simi Valley injured at least 28 people Thursday night.
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  • An investigation is under way in Ventura after a suspect fatally struck a 65-year-old woman in the 1200 block of Halifax Court following a domestic dispute Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
  • A domestic dispute took a deadly turn in Ventura after a 65-year-old woman was fatally struck and a second woman injured.
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  • Chris Lozano of Bakersfield is seen being interviewed after he saved a girl from drowning near the Ventura Pier on Friday, June 28, 2013.
  • A teenage boy from Bakersfield is being called a hero after he saved a girl from drowning at a Ventura beach on Friday.
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  • A Google Maps image indicates the area near Larkspur Drive and Spring Street in Ventura County where a sheriffs deputy shot and wounded a pit bull after he was attacked Tuesday, July 2, 2013.
  • A deputy shot and wounded a pit bull Tuesday after he tried to contact a probationer outside her Ventura County home.
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animal news, dog attack, shooting, ventura county news
  • A Google Maps image indicates the area of Thousand Oaks where Eric Denmark, Spencer Thomas and Khristina Mancilla are suspected of robbing a bank Tuesday, July 2, 2013.
  • Three people accused of robbing a Thousand Oaks bank were arrested after a chase that led authorities into Los Angeles.
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bank robbery, car chase, arrest, los angeles county sheriff's department, ventura county news
  • Two people were killed when a small plane crashed and burst into flames in a field near the Oxnard Airport on Saturday, June 29, 2013.
  • Two people were killed when a small plane crashed and burst into flames in a field near the Oxnard Airport.
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  • 4th of July fireworks show
  • Details on Southern California Fireworks. Find out where you can view 4th of July fireworks displays in Ventura County.
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