METH ADDICTS OUT ON A SPREE? AUTO BREAK-INS LINKED TO DRUGS.Byline: Daily News MOORPARK -- Thieves have been breaking into cars in Ventura County in a string of auto burglaries, including a rash of break-ins this month in Moorpark. Moorpark Police Department spokesman Ed Tumbleson said most of the recent break-ins have occurred at night on residential streets and in driveways. "It's a new trend," he said. "It's happening all over Ventura County. He said the thieves are targeting vehicles with valuables clearly visible inside. "They walked by cars that didn't have anything in them," Tumbleson said. "They are not breaking in to take stereos, but cars that they can easily get money out of." Vehicle break-ins have also been reported over the past months in Camarillo, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , where police have been warning residents and shoppers not to leave valuables visible inside their cars. In Moorpark, the break-ins were reported March 6, 8, 10 and 12 on 15 streets, including three streets inside a gated community gat·ed community n. A subdivision or neighborhood, often surrounded by a barrier, to which entry is restricted to residents and their guests. off Miller Parkway. The thieves took laptop computers, purses, gift cards, iPods and MP3 players A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. , and cash and checks from a bank deposit bag. Ventura County sheriff's deputies have speculated that the break-ins might be the result of increasing methamphetamine use. Lt. Roy Jones of the Simi Valley Police Department The Simi Valley Police Department (SVPD) is the police department of the city of Simi Valley, California. The department currently has over 120 sworn officers, and more than 65 support personnel[1]. The department has a patrol area that covers over 39 square miles. said there have been similar break-ins in Simi Valley over the past year, but he could not recall so many occurring in such a short period of time as in Moorpark. Jones said arrests his department has made in the past confirm that people who break into cars are often also involved in illegal drug use. "Most property crimes are crimes of opportunity," he said. "We always suggest people remove visible property from their cars." People with information about these crimes that leads to an arrest and charges could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 from Ventura County Crime Stoppers stoppers see stopper pad. . Crime Stoppers in Thousand Oaks and Moorpark can be reached at (805) 494-TALK, and at (805) 385-TALK in Camarillo, Oxnard and Port Hueneme Port Hueneme (wī'nē`mē), city (1990 pop. 20,319), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1870, inc. 1948. It has an artificial deep-sea harbor and is the site of a huge naval construction-battalion (Seabee) center. . |
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