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Ventura police ramp up fireworks enforcement ahead of July Fourth
VPD will deploy extra patrols and drones over the holiday weekend after logging 650 fireworks calls and 13 citations in 2025.
Pier and Point Newsroom · Jul 16, 2026
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Camarillo police arrest suspect in $84,000 elder scam using fake McAfee calls
A 70-year-old man lost $84,000 to a caller posing as McAfee Security, and detectives arrested the suspect en route to another victim.
Pier and Point Newsroom · Jul 16, 2026
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Oxnard council advances Fire Station No. 3 reconstruction at 150 Hill Street
Council held a public hearing on the two-story replacement station, certifying a mitigated negative declaration and moving a zone change, general plan amendment, and lot coverage tweak toward final approval.
Pier and Point Newsroom · Jul 1, 2026
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Ventura fire displaces eight residents at fourplex on Riverside Street
A fire in an upstairs unit at 701 Riverside Street displaced eight residents and sent one person to Community Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.
Pier and Point Newsroom · Jun 22, 2026
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Two men arrested for serial wheel thefts in Thousand Oaks
Sheriff deputies arrested two Northern California men after a string of wheel‑theft incidents across Thousand Oaks and surrounding areas, the department announced.
Pier and Point staff · Jun 15, 2026
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Thousand Oaks serial vehicle burglar arrested after 25-plus break-ins
Sheriff's detectives arrested Jason Kohr for a month-long string of vehicle thefts across Thousand Oaks and Moorpark in April.
Pier and Point staff · Jun 15, 2026