Beached panga boat, Ojai mosquitoes and other recent news
vcstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vcstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Fatal crashes in Ventura County claim five lives over the weekend
vcstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vcstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Staff reports
View Comments
A man reportedly driving a delivery van for Amazon was arrested on suspicion of DUI violations after two hit-and-run crashes in Simi Valley on Thursday, police officials said.
The first crash was reported around 2 p.m. in the 2000 block of Avenida Vista Del Monte, according to the Simi Valley Police Department. Officers found a city light pole had been knocked over, reportedly by a delivery van that was actively working in the neighborhood. Police photos show the concrete pole lying across the sidewalk of a residential street, draped by a leafy branch ripped from a tree as it fell. The base of the pole was shattered.
View Comments
Simi Valley police on Tuesday arrested a woman who bit an officer and a man who barricaded himself in a fast food restaurant.
The barricade arrest occurred around 6:30 p.m. at Jack in the Box, 1579 E. Los Angeles Ave., according to the Simi Valley Police Department.
A patrol officer was in the area and identified a driver with outstanding felony arrest warrants. The officer followed the vehicle into the parking lot of the Jack in the Box, where a passenger got out of the car and ran into the eatery s restroom.
The officer ordered the passenger to exit the bathroom, but the man refused to comply. Additional officers arrived and helped evacuate the restaurant as authorities negotiated with the barricaded man. After 15 minutes, he surrendered. A subsequent search of the restroom turned up a handgun and narcotics that police said belonged to the passenger.