Thousand Oaks

A 16-year-old girl was hospitalized after being struck by a driver in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, on July 5. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on Potrero Road near Wendy Drive, with the driver stopping to drop off the girl as a passenger.

A SWAT team stormed a Thousand Oaks home, rescuing elderly parents who were held captive by their 36-year-old son. The son, accused of threatening to kill his parents, was taken into custody by Ventura County sheriff’s deputies.

Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, 53, of Moorpark was sentenced for a 2023 death at a Free Palestine rally in Thousand Oaks after pleading guilty in May.

Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, 53, of Moorpark, was sentenced for a 2023 death at a Free Palestine rally in Thousand Oaks. He pleaded guilty in May.

A Moorpark man was sentenced to one year in Ventura County Jail after pleading guilty to causing the death of a 69-year-old Jewish demonstrator during a protest related to the Israel-Hamas war in Thousand Oaks. The victim suffered a head injury in an altercation during the event.

A man was arrested by the Ventura County Sheriff's Department after allegedly entering an office building in Thousand Oaks with multiple firearms, leading to an extensive search. The incident occurred on June 17 at approximately 3:42 p.m. following reports from community members.

Javier Gomez, a 20-year-old from Thousand Oaks, was sentenced to five years in prison for beating an African-American man with a baseball bat in a racially motivated attack. Authorities described the incident as a hate crime.

A 20-year-old Los Angeles man, Efran Esau Flores Alvarez, has been charged with nine felony grand theft counts for catalytic converter thefts in Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley, Ventura County, between March 20 and April. Prosecutors linked him to the spree, which has been a growing issue in the region.

A fast-moving brush fire, known as the Sandy Fire, burned 184 acres in Southern California, forcing evacuations in Simi Valley area. The fire broke out around 10:50 a.m. and was threatening nearby structures. Evacuation orders were issued for residents in parts of Simi Valley and the Thousand Oaks area.

Four men were arrested for burglarizing a Thousand Oaks home and stealing over $100,000 in valuables. The burglary occurred on May 5, and the victims discovered their house ransacked around 10 a.m. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests on Monday.

A California community college professor, Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, is likely to avoid a lengthy prison sentence after striking an elderly pro-Israel protester, Paul Kessler, with a megaphone, resulting in Kessler's death. The incident occurred during dueling pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests in Thousand Oaks, California. The professor's potential lenient sentence has sparked outrage from the Jewish community.

A California community college professor, Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, is likely to avoid a lengthy prison sentence after striking an elderly pro-Israel protester, Paul Kessler, with a megaphone, resulting in Kessler's death. The incident occurred during dueling protests in Thousand Oaks, California. Alnaji may receive formal probation with up to 365 days in jail.

A Thousand Oaks man has been charged with labor trafficking of a 14-year-old boy, forcing him to sell clothing online and abandoning him on an L.A. freeway. The man allegedly fed the teen Adderall and coerced him into working. Authorities have taken action against the perpetrator.

A Moorpark professor changed his plea to guilty in the death of a Jewish man at a Thousand Oaks protest and may avoid prison time. The protester was advocating for pro-Palestinian rights. This incident occurred during a protest in Thousand Oaks.

Brandon Holguin, a 26-year-old man from Thousand Oaks, was charged with trafficking a 14-year-old boy who was reported missing by his family. The incident occurred after Holguin reportedly targeted the boy at a thrift store. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is handling the case.

A cache of 100-year-old grenades was found in Thousand Oaks by a family organizing their late grandfather's belongings, who served in WWII. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad was called in to handle the explosives. The grenades were from Japan, Britain, and America.

A former Ventura County school counselor, David Lane Braff, Jr., will stand trial for allegedly molesting 15 children over two decades. The case was announced by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance to locate 72-year-old Brent Hartley, who went missing from his Thousand Oaks home two days ago without his cellphone. Authorities confirmed he was reported missing by his wife and noted he has a medical condition.