First Degree Residential Burglary and Prowling Arrest
2200 Block of Anthony Dr., Ventura, 09-12-24 / 2204 Hrs.
Report #: 24-60057
On 09/12/24 at approximately 2204 hrs., Ventura Police Patrol Officers responded to an interrupted residential burglary. The subsequent investigation revealed that a tenant was inside her residence alone when she heard a noise coming from a roommate’s bedroom. When the tenant investigated she saw a subject fleeing through a window out of the bedroom. Police met with the victim a short time later, and she explained that various items in her room had been tampered with, and fresh graffiti was found on a wall inside the room.
While officers were on the scene of that burglary, additional residents called 911 to report a subject prowling on various properties. One resident in the 2100 block of Elizabeth Dr. called 911 to report that a subject had entered her residence through an open window and had fled when confronted.
Due to evidence and statements collected at the various scenes, the same individual was believed to have committed these five separate calls for service/crimes and was later identified as Jesus Martinez Garcia. Officers began searching the surrounding neighborhood for the suspect.
Shortly after midnight, the original victims from the 2200 block of Anthony Dr. called 911 to report a subject was in their backyard. The commotion alerted a nearby neighbor, who quickly responded and confronted Garcia in the rear yard, detaining him briefly until police arrived.
Garcia was taken into custody without further incident and was ultimately arrested and booked into custody at the Ventura County Jail for Frist Degree Residential Burglary and Prowling.
