Newbury Park man, 38, apparent victim of homicide
      Police were suspicious when they found Jorge Zavala, 38, dead in his home in the 1600 block of Calle Diamonte in Newbury Park. Zavala's landlord called police to the condominium on March 21 to check on Zavala's well-being after the resident hadn't been seen for a few weeks...
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Sheriff's Blotter
      Newbury Park A male, 44, was arrested and charged with battering a deputy at 5:24 p.m. March 6 in the 1100 block of Amberton Lane. On suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, the following subjects were arrested at the times, dates and places indicated: A male, 27, at...
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Residents are robbed after letting strangers into their homes
      Two identical crimes in Newbury Park and Thousand Oaks also occurred several times recently in Simi Valley, possibly involving the same suspects, but certainly the same technique. In the Newbury Park and T.O. incidents, a young woman who identified herself as "Tanya" was selling magazine ...
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T.O. man pleads guilty to charge of insurance fraud
      Yair Romo Hernandez, 26, of Thousand Oaks recently pleaded guilty to felony auto insurance fraud. He'll be sentenced on April 21 in Ventura. On Sept. 22, 2007, Hernandez falsely reported to the Ventura Police Department that his 2007 Nissan pickup truck had been stolen from downtown Ventur...
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Newbury Park site of home invasion robbery
      A man slashed with a knife was taken to Los Robles Hospital after four men armed with guns and knives stormed a Newbury Park condominium occupied by the victim and two other men, a police report said. The knife-wound victim is said to have told the robbers he had no money before he...
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