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  • 2 weeks ago | vcstar.com | Isaiah Murtaugh |Dominic Massimino

    Oxnard police arrested a Marina West Elementary School staffer on June 4 on suspicion of sending harmful material to a minor and communicating with a minor with the intent to commit sexual assault. The Oxnard Police Department said in a June 6 statement that sexual assault detectives investigated information that the man, a 24-year-old Oxnard resident, had been accused of contacting a minor inappropriately and sending lewd text messages.

  • 3 weeks ago | vcstar.com | Isaiah Murtaugh

    Brass horns and snare drums plodded through a processional tune, keeping slow time as students from Pacifica High School's class of 2025 filed into the school stadium. Oxnard's largest high school awarded nearly 700 diplomas during a breezy June 3 commencement ceremony. Wind tossed the fronds of palms around the Oxnard campus and rocked a leafy backdrop behind the ceremony stage.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Isaiah Murtaugh

    Ventura High School was locked down the afternoon of May 28 after a potential weapon report that later proved to be unfounded, school and law enforcement officials said. The lockdown was triggered when a student reported seeing another student carrying a gun, the Ventura Unified School District wrote in a social media post. Ventura Police Department Cmdr.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Isaiah Murtaugh

    Moorpark’s next city manager is from the ranks of its own city staff.Assistant City Manager PJ Gagajena will take over the city’s top job on June 28 after City Manager Troy Brown retires, the city announced in a May 27 statement.Gagajena, who joined Moorpark's staff in 2020, said he's excited to keep working with the council. He will lead a city hall of 102 employees with an annual budget of $81 million. PJ Gagajena will take over as Moorpark City Manager on June 28.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Isaiah Murtaugh

    A man in his early 20s was found stabbed late on the night of May 22 in the Thousand Oaks area, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said. Sheriff's Capt. Tyler Abbott said dispatchers received a call at 11:30 p.m. about several people fighting near the 1600 block of Calle Diamonte. The address is north of Highway 101 and west of Ventu Park Road. Abbott said deputies went to the scene and found a man with stab wounds. He was transported to nearby Los Robles Regional Medical Center for treatment.

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