Sheriff's Blotter
      Newbury Park The following subjects were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol at the times, dates and places indicated: A male, 48, at 6:28 a.m. Dec. 29 at the intersection of Old Conejo Road and Jenny Drive (hitand-run traffic accident); and a male,...
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Suspect arrested for soliciting murder of T.O. man
      Ventura County deputies went to the Big Bear home of Basil Leonard Dantinne and arrested him on suspicion of attempting to hire someone to kill a Thousand Oaks man and his family, Detective Allen Devers said. The 62-year-old Dantinne was arrested and booked into Ventura County Jail o...
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Murder suspect's arraignment postponed
      Murder suspect Calvin Sharp's arraignment was postponed on Monday until May 12. Sharp is accused of killing 6-year-old Sev'n Molina on Aug. 12 in the 1800 block of W. Hillcrest Drive in Newbury Park. The boy's mother, Sandra Ruiz, 33, was seriously injured during the attack.
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Passionate prosecutor helps fight crime in T.O.
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
      Senior Dep. District Attorney Ryan Wright still tears up recalling the three-year-old case of Victoria "Tia" Nugent. A few hours after ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms, the Thousand Oaks teen died after a car hit her as she walked disoriented and naked on the 101 Freeway.
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