Sheriff's Blotter
      Newbury Park During an undercover narcotics operation, a male, 19, was arrested on charges of selling marijuana and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at 7:20 p.m. Jan. 17 in the 800 block of Wendy Drive. A male, 52, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol at 8:36 p.m. Jan.
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Newbury Park girl escapes suspected kidnapper
By Nancy Needham nancy@theacorn.com
      Police are searching for a white man in his 40s, 5 feet 10 inches tall, medium build with long wavy or curly blond hair and an unkempt appearance who's suspected of kidnapping an 11-year-old girl in Newbury Park on Sat., Jan. 26.
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Two arrested in connection with assault
      Two men were arrested and charged with conspiring to commit murder after a woman pregnant with an 11-week-old fetus was punched in the abdomen during what appeared at first to be a robbery, a police report said.
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