On April 14, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers from the Special Enforcement Unit (Gang Unit) conducted a probation search of a subject stemming from an earlier traffic stop in the city of Oxnard where upon the driver was arrested for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. The subject involved in the stop and arrest was identified as Agustine Ruelas. Ruelas is on active probation and subject to the search of his person or residence. He is also a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing any firearms or ammunition. During the search of his personal belongings at his residence, officers located a bolt action 410 gauge shotgun. Ruelas was additionally charged with being a convicted felon in control of a firearm.
Agustine Ruelas, 53 Years Old, Oxnard Resident
Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity. You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so. You can also remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org t to submit a tip via text or email.
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On April 14, at approximately 5:00 p.m., officers from the Special Enforcement Unit (Gang Unit) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation. The vehicle stopped in the 5200 block of Saviers Rd. Jerome Senin, the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, was unable to provide proper documentation to operate a motor vehicle. Senin consented to a search of his vehicle and during that search, officers’ located methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a 40 cal. Handgun with ammunition. Senin was arrested for carrying a loaded firearm in his vehicle, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jerome Senin, 37 Years Old, Oxnard Resident
Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity. You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so. You can also remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.
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VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today the filing of charges against Inez Marie Byars (DOB 5/15/1975), of Oxnard, on nine felony fraud counts. A complaint was filed on April 12, 2019, charging Byars with grand theft, forgery, elder/dependent fraud, identity theft and the aggravated white-collar crime enhancement of taking more than $500,000. The charges against Byars are the result of an investigation conducted by the Oxnard Police Department.
Byars was the longtime bookkeeper for an elderly and disabled Oxnard resident who owns a real estate company called Discountland, Inc. The law enforcement investigation in this case revealed that, over many years, Byars secretly embezzled the victim’s money by misappropriating corporate and personal funds for her own benefit. She accomplished her thefts by routinely forging checks and by misusing a company ATM/debit card. Byars also used the victim’s identity to open and use credit accounts for her personal benefit without authorization. Byars was able to conceal her theft for years by failing to make property tax payments on numerous parcels the victim’s company managed.
Byars was arrested on April 10, 2019. She remains in custody in the Ventura County jail with bail set at $1.5 million. She appeared in court on April 12, 2019, and pled not guilty to all charges. An early disposition conference is scheduled for April 19, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. in courtroom 12 of the Ventura Superior Court, County of Ventura. If convicted on all charges, Byars faces up to 14 years in prison.
The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office is the public prosecutor for the county’s 850,000 residents. The office employs approximately 280 employees including attorneys, investigators, victim advocates, and other professional support staff who strive to seek justice, ensure public safety, and protect the rights of crime victims.
Follow the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office on Twitter @VenturaDAOffice
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A fire started on the wooden roof of the historic cathedral in Paris at 6:30 PM local time. The church was under repair and it is not known if that construction activities caused the blaze. Firefighters were not called out until 7 PM, nearly a half hour after the fire began.
Pop singer Cher seemed to do an about-face on the immigration issue, questioning why a city and state that “isn’t taking care of its own” should bring in and “take care of more.”
“I Understand Helping struggling Immigrants, but MY CITY (Los Angeles) ISNT TAKING CARE OF ITS OWN,” Cher said in a Sunday tweet. “WHAT ABOUT THE 50,000+????????Citizens WHO LIVE ON THE STREETS. PPL WHO LIVE BELOW POVERTY LINE,& HUNGRY? If My State Can’t Take Care of Its Own(Many Are VETS) How Can it Take Care Of More?”
Cher’s position is a 180 degree reversal from a September 2017 tweet, when she offered to “take a dreamer” into her home and business.
“Those Who Can Must Take a DREAMER In2 Their Home & Protect Them,” she wrote. “I’m Ready 2 Do This & Others in MY BUSINESS WILL DO THE SAME. SANCTUARY.”
THOUSAND OAKS, CA – Young Artists Ensemble presents Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’sMARY POPPINS, JR. directed by Georgeanne Lees with musical direction by Susan Trewory-Culkins. Performances are Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays May 3 – 19, 2019. Performance times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00pm
Mary Poppins, Jr. is the tale of a no-nonsense nanny with a heart of gold and a little bit of magic who helps a family struggling to break free of their assigned roles. With the help of a dancing chimney sweep, Mary Poppins turns the whole Banks Family household upside down on its way to right side up. The play has original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, book by Julian Fellowes and new songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. It was co-created by Cameron Mackintosh, based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film.
“We are delighted to bring the magic of “Mary Poppins Jr” into the lives of young and old alike,” says director Lees. “Will Mary fly? Well, ‘anything can happen if you let it’!”
Photos by Paul Cranmer: Margaret LeFleur – Mary Poppins, Jassir Rivera – Bert, McKenna Keiser – Jane Banks, Frances Greulach – Michael Banks
Mary Poppins, Jr. is the final production in Young Artists Ensemble’s 38th Annual Family Theatre Season, The “Season of Unexpected Magic”. Tickets can be purchased by contacting the box office at (805) 381-1246 or www.yaeonline.com.
Young Artists Ensemble is an award-winning theatre company for young people that has received many accolades, including the Encore Statue Award from the City of Thousand Oaks for Excellence in the Arts. It has received top honors in the National Youth Arts Awards for many of its Teen Summer Musicals and its Conejo Theatre For Everyone. When the Young Artists Ensemble started in 1981 it was a small group performing on a shoestring budget in the back room of a local park. Today it produces an annual Family Theatre Season as well as annual Teen Dramas and Teen Summer Musicals. YAE works to instill a seed of love for the arts in the youth of this community that will continue to grow and blossom throughout their lives. Yearly it provides opportunities for hundreds of kids between the ages of 10 and 19 to perform in well-known musicals and plays, and hosts an annual program that integrates developmentally delayed adults into the theatrical community.
PERFORMANCES
WHAT: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, Jr. brings a new nanny with a twinkle in her eye and medicine for anything that ails to the Banks Family. Can she help them find their way back to each other? Perhaps she can, with the help of a chimney sweep and a host of family joy. Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s MARY POPPINS, JR. is the third and final production in Young Artists Ensemble’s 38th Annual Family Theatre Season.
Apr 26, 7:15-9 p.m. “Einstein and Light.”Dr Robert Piccioni, Author of 50 books and Expert on Einstein will explore how Einstein’s discoveries revealed the true nature of light and what astronomers learn from light’s gravitational lensing, redshifts, and atomic fingerprints. Moorpark College Forum – Moorpark College Forum, 7075 campus Dr. Admission and parking are free. www.VCAS.org
PSA for VCAS – Free Astronomy Talk – Friday 26 April 2019
7:15 – 9 pm, Moorpark College Forum
7075 Campus Rd, Moorpark 93021
Federal Non-Profit # 95-3162618
Ventura County Astronomical Society
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Overnight Closures on State Route 126 in Fillmore, Ventura and Santa Paula for Construction Projects
VENTURA, SANTA PAULA – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced planned closures on State Route 126 (SR-126) for paving, striping and guardrail work in the cities of Fillmore, Ventura and Santa Paula and the unincorporated area of Piru.
From Monday, April 8 to Friday, April 12, the following planned closures of SR-126 are scheduled between 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.:
Westbound:
One lane from to the Los Angeles-Ventura County line to Spalding Dr. near the city of Fillmore.
One lane from Hallock Dr. in Santa Paula to US 101 in Ventura.
Tenth St. on and off-ramp.
Palm Ave. on and off-ramp
Peck Rd off-ramp
Briggs Rd. on and off-ramp
Wells Rd. on and off-ramp
Kimball Rd on and off-ramp
Victoria Ave on and off-ramp
Eastbound:
One lane from US 101 to Hallock Dr in Santa Paula.
Main St. on
Victoria Ave on and off-ramp
Kimball Rd. on and off-ramp
Wells Rd. on and off-ramp
Briggs Rd. on and off-ramp
Peck Rd on and off-ramp
Palm Ave. on and off-ramp
Tenth St. on and off-ramp.
Closures may start and end later. All closures are weather permitting and subject to change. No two consecutive on and off-ramps will be closed at the same time.
Motorists should expect delays and are strongly advised to use alternate routes or avoid the area. Additionally, motorists can check traffic conditions before they leave by visiting the Caltrans Quickmap.
The closures are part of two road paving projects on SR-126 that stretches from US-101 to Los Angeles-Ventura County line. C.A. Rasmussen Inc. of Valencia, CA and Granite Construction Co. of Santa Barbara, CA are the contractors for the projects.
Caltrans reminds drivers to be “Work Zone Alert” and to “Slow for the Cone Zone.”
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National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd claimed Sunday that it is “absolutely legal” for the federal government to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities.
Judd argued during a “Fox & Friends” segment that President Donald Trump’s proposed planto do just that was “brilliant” and should have been cheered by people on both sides.
Judd went on to detail the “two layers” he saw at work in the proposed plan.
“If he’s doing it for humanitarian purposes, he should be praised,” Judd began. “These are cities that the city councils have consciously made a decision they’re going to accept the illegal aliens into their cities to protect them.”
But then Judd addressed the flip side, saying, “If he’s doing it for political reasons, this is brilliant. These people have to be released for one reason or another. And if we’re going to have to release them, why not show the sanctuary cities the same pressure that other cities are feeling.”
“From those two layers, this is a brilliant move,” Judd concluded.
Reports surfaced last week that the White House had proposed transporting detained illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities once the legal 20-day detention period had lapsed, but that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had rejected the plan over public relations concerns.
Following the public reaction to those reports — particularly the response from Democrats who suddenly appeared to oppose an influx of illegal immigrants into the cities they touted as welcoming to all — Trump has doubled down on the idea, saying that his administration is now seriously considering the option.
The gates opened at 4pm on Saturday, April 13th at California Lutheran’s William Rolland Stadium. The concert was free of charge and there was a strong presence of law enforcement in attendance. Citizens Journal’s founder attended the event. The Lt. Dan Band came out and played at 6:15pm that evening entertaining the crowd with tunes from the 70’s and 80’s.
“Sinise and [John] Ondrasik were only too happy to be able to shed a light on the first responders who helped Thousand Oaks cope with the Borderline murders and the deadly Woolsey Fire days later.
“’I live in Ventura County. I was here when this terrible thing happened last November. A 1-2 punch in the face,’ Sinise said.
“He hosted what he called “A Night of Enjoyment” — free of charge.
“It wasn’t a fundraiser, it was just about putting smiles on peoples’ faces.”
Thank you, Mr. Sinise!
Photos by Michael Hernandez
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