Armed Robbery
On April 29, at 10pm, the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a 911 call from an employee of Arco AM/PM, 605 S. Mills Rd., reporting that an armed robbery had just occurred. The suspect, Hispanic Male, 20’s, wearing a Kings hat, grey sweater, black pants and a black bandanna over his face who was armed with a handgun, was last seen fleeing the business on foot in an unknown direction.
During the investigation officers learned that the suspect entered the business and approached the one employee behind the counter. The suspect brandished a gun at the employee and demanded money from the register. The employee gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash and he fled from the business.
Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the suspect. The employee, and one customer that was inside the business at the time, were not injured as a result of this crime.
Armed Robbery Again
On April 30, at 9pm, the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a 911 call from an employee of Arco AM/PM, 605 S. Mills Rd., reporting that an armed robbery had just occurred. The suspect, Hispanic Male, 20-30’s, wearing a grey hoodie sweatshirt, black pants and a black bandanna over his face. who was armed with a handgun, was last seen fleeing the area eastbound on Main St. in a small, light colored compact sedan.
During the investigation officers learned that the suspect entered the business and approached the one employee behind the counter. The suspect brandished a gun at the employee and demanded money from the register. The employee gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash and he fled from the business.Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the suspect. The employee was not injured as a result of this crime.
This is the second armed robbery at the same location in the last two days. At this time it is not known if both crimes are related.
Anyone with information or is a witness to this crime is asked to contact the Ventura Police Department at 339-4488.
If you have any information about this crime, you can make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. If your information leads to an arrest, you could receive a cash reward of up to $1,000.Traffic
Pursuit
On May 5, at 2:13am, a Ventura Police Corporal was driving on the 101 NB freeway to assist another officer across town. While travelling on the freeway in his marked black and white police car, a motorist passed him at 120 + MPH.
The police corporal caught up and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. As the corporal approached the vehicle on foot, the driver fled from the traffic stop at a high rate of speed.
The corporal followed and engaged in a high speed pursuit on the freeway. Eventually the driver yielded on the left side of the freeway and a high risk stop was conducted. The driver, Simon Rose 33-year-old, Camarillo resident was taken into custody without incident and booked in Ventura County Jail for 2800.2 VC Evading and 23103 VC Reckless Driving.
In order to safely complete the high risk stop, northbound traffic on the freeway was stopped for a short period with the assistance of the California Highway Patrol.
