He has become a media “hero” but the FBI warns he is armed and dangerous. He has robbed 11 banks at gun point, with his oxygen tank and mask over his sholuder.

A man in Ventura who has come to be known as the “Football Bandit” seems to be responsible for another bank robbery.

Hollywood actor James Farentino, best known for his role in Dynasty, was arrested last week for misdemeanor battery.

The so called “Bling Ring” of 2009 is headed back to court this week. The young people involved are starting to speak out by way of confessions and shows of remorse.

Police say they’ve arrested a homeless Ventura man in connection with the murder of disabled Santa Maria resident Steve Tannenbaum. Mark Morton, 48, was arrested in a homeless camp in Ventura when he was arrested last week. Morton is accused of murder in the death of Tannenbaum last month.
Morton appeared in court on [...]

A 13-year-old Camarillo boy was arrested in connection with a purse snatching that happened last week. The juvenile, whose name was not released, allegedly stole a purse from the shoulder of an 80-year-old woman outside a discount store. A Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputy spotted the boy running away from the scene. The boy threw the [...]

A Port Hueneme resident who assisted a friend after the murder of an Oxnard businessman will be free on bond until his sentencing in September. Lance Brown, 26, of Port Hueneme will live with his mother and children at her Oxnard home until he is sentenced for his role in helping Jeffrey Aguilar, 23, escape [...]

Police arrested a Ventura robbery suspect last Thursday. The man, Rene Hernandez, 19, of Santa Paula, is accused of stealing beer and threatening an employee of a Fillmore gas station with a gun. Santa Paula police spotted the vehicle used in the robbery about 20 minutes after the victim reported the incident and stopped it. [...]

Ventura Police Department officers assisted in the arrest of a man wanted on suspicion of bank robbery in Santa Barbara County last week. Authorities arrested Steve Morris at his Ventura home, saying that Morris was responsible for the robbery of a Rabobank in Buellton. Police allege that Morris drove up to the teller’s window [...]

Ventura police arrested three people in conjunction with a robbery and auto theft in Ventura on Monday. Two teenage victims, both from Iowa, reported to police that they had been lured to a Motel 6 on Harbor Road by two juvenile girls. The girls were working with a third person, David Lumas, 20, of [...]