Authorities in Ventura County arrested 37 individuals, including 21 adults and 16 juveniles, during a retail theft blitz operation at the Pacific View Mall in Ventura. The operation, which took place over Friday and Saturday, targeted organized retail theft and resulted in the recovery of nearly $2,000 in stolen goods, burglary tools, and narcotics such as methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.
List of Adult Suspects Arrested:
- William Borchard (32) – Ventura
- Alyona French (33) – Ventura
- Fredy Velasquez (18) – Santa Paula
- Jonathan Zazueta (24) – Oxnard
- Randy Martinez (35) – Santa Paula
- Skylar Martinez (26) – Ventura
- Matthew Raley (43) – Ventura
- Anthony Romero (34) – Oxnard
- Richard Munoz (39) – Ventura
- Travis Ross (34) – Ojai
- Andre Fernandez (35) – Oxnard
- Candice Arsenault (43) – Oxnard
- Ashlee Honsberger (27) – Oxnard
- Savannah Hartman (18) – Oxnard
- Sahrayah Hartman (21) – Oxnard
- Jacob Aragon (22) – Camarillo
- Erika Martinez (29) – Ventura
- Valentin Lucero (53) – Ventura
- Tony Valdez (37) – Ventura
- Heraclio Lara (29) – Ventura
- William Martinez (45) – Ventura
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office led the operation with assistance from the Ventura Police Department and patrol deputies from Thousand Oaks and Camarillo.
“This effort highlights the significant shoplifting challenges affecting not only the mall but also businesses across the county,” the sheriff’s department wrote in a press release.
This coordinated effort highlights the ongoing commitment to addressing retail theft and associated criminal activity in Ventura County.
Earlier this year, actor Johnny Wactor, who starred in General Hospital, was shot and killed during an alleged car theft in Los Angeles.
The tragic shooting reportedly unraveled when Wactor saw three men attempting to steal a catalytic converter from his car.
Wactor’s mother, Scarlett Wactor, said that her 37-year-old son confronted the suspects with a colleague, who shot him and fled the scene.
