Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release
On 6/11/19 the victim reported their vehicle stolen to the Ventura Police Department. On 6/12/19 a patrol officer located the stolen vehicle in a motel parking lot on Thompson Blvd and contacted the Ventura Police Street Crimes Unit. SCU along with VenCATT observed Gonzales exit a room, enter the stolen vehicle and begin to drive it from the parking lot. Before Gonzales could exit the parking lot, he was stopped and arrested for possession of the stolen vehicle. Gonzales was later transported and booked into the Ventura County Jail.
While investigating Gonzales, detectives located a wanted subject, Jacqueline Randall, who had five local warrants. She was arrested and booked at the Ventura County Jail.
The Ventura Police Department would like to remind everyone to lock their vehicles, do not keep anything valuable in their vehicles, especially overnight, and do not keep a spare key inside the vehicle.