Ventura County Sheriff's Department

VANDALISM
08/19/09
646 Block Lemon Way
08/22/09
700 Block Edison Lane
08/23/09
Fillmore St. / Main St.
08/23/09
500 Block Mt. View St.
THREATS-VERBAL/WRITTEN
08/19/09
900 Block Ventura St.
08/20/09
700 Block 3rd Street
HIT & RUN/NON-INJURY
08/20/09
900 Block Ventura St.
08/20/09
A St. / Ventura St. CONTINUED »

Ventura County Sheriff's Department

211 P.C. Armed Robbery
Location: ARCO Station 3907 E. Telegraph Road, Piru
Date & Time: August 30, 2009, 11:55 p.m.
Unit Responsible: Santa Clara Valley Patrol Station

Shortly before midnight, on August 30, 2009, what witnesses described as a male, Hispanic, bald, thick mustache; wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark pants, white tennis shoes and blue motorcycle gloves, entered the ARCO station in Piru.

The suspect selected a couple of beverages from a refrigerator and walked up to the cash register. At this time, all of the other customers that were in the store had left and no one was in the store but the suspect and an employee. The suspect brandished a pistol and told the employee to put the money from the cash register into a bag.

The employee did as the suspect ordered and the suspect left the area of the station on foot.

Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to a $1,000.00 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).

Tuesday evening, August 25, in Executive Session, Fillmore City Council voted 5-0 to offer the position of Fillmore City Manager to Yvonne Quiring, of Lathrop, CA. An agenda notice was posted on the city’s website Wednesday morning announcing an open forum meeting, according to Councilmember Laurie Hernandez. Hernandez stated that the position was offered to Quiring, and she accepted, pending salary and benefit discussion at the Friday meeting. Quiring will be offered a standard International City Managers Association contract “revised to fit our city government,” stated Hernandez.
Quiring has 22 years experience in municipal government, including 17 years in Fresno, two years in Stockton, and three years in Lathrop, as Assistant City Manager from April 2005 to January 2007, and City Manager from June 2007 to October 31, 2008, when council accepted her offer of resignation, with a 3-2 vote. Quiring’s run as Lathrop City Manager was not always a smooth one. In February 2008, the Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, sent a letter to the city voicing displeasure with Quiring and the management staff of the Community Development Department.
The public is welcome to attend the public meeting at Fillmore City Hall chambers, 2 p.m., Friday, August 28th.

Soroptimist International of Fillmore (represented by Sarah Hansen, Lynn Edmonds, and President Oralia Herrera) requested permission to install a Peace Pole in Central Park.
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The Fillmore City Council Meeting on Tuesday, August 25th was long and controversial. The City budget, the RDA budget, and a raise for one City employee were all approved by votes of three against two. Public awareness of and input into Council actions was discussed extensively. The Council held a closed executive session regarding an alleged violation of the Brown Act due to “spoke and hub” meetings. Council Member Steve Conaway urged the Council to postpone adopting the budget because the latest version had been drafted on Monday, and he believed the Council and public needed more time to absorb the changes. More changes to the budget were requested during the Council meeting. The Council also approved some less controversial matters, including the Heritage Valley Tourism Bureau lease, Pole Creek bike path development, appointments to the Parks Commission, and a Peace Pole.

The Council narrowly approved the Budget. Financial Consultant John Wooner, who developed the Budget in cooperation with Pennell and City Staff, used all of his contracted hours, and graciously donated his time at the end of the process. The latest updates were made on Monday afternoon, August 24th, and the Budget is available online at www.fillmoreca.com

Transitional City Manager Larry Pennell summarized the allocations. The City’s budget is $56.8 million, which includes $23 million in CONTINUED »

Ventura County Sheriff's Department

08/10/09 – 08/18/09
Thursday – 08/13/09 - Fillmore -S092250795- Elder Abuse- 400 Block Blaine: Frank Lozano 21 yrs, had battered his Grandparents. Lozano was arrested for 368 and 591.

Saturday – 08/22/09 - 0935 am - Saratoga Street and Main Street. Senior Deputy Hendren and Deputy Brown contacted four subjects in the park and arrested 52 year old Bobby Buckman for fugitive parole violation PC 3056 / 242 PC.

Saturday – 08/22/09 - 618pm hrs: Fillmore, call slip S092340532, suspicious subject Stop, 827 Ventura (Best Western): Officer Rodriguez observed a 17 year old female, walking away from a parked vehicle that did not have plates. Deputy Rodriguez became suspicious and contacted the female. The car was stolen and she was arrested. When Deputies went to retrieve property from her motel room a suspect named Joseph Cook 22yrs, fled by breaking and jumping out a second story window. He was chased by our fast running Fillmore Deputies, caught and determined to be wanted as a fugitive for State parole violations.

Friday - 08/21/09 - 418pm : FILLMORE - Arrest / CONTINUED »

Recently the County of Ventura Fire Department joined with the “For The Troops Program” to send care packages overseas to United States Armed Forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. For the Troops is an organization based in Simi Valley that accepts donations and assembles care packages for our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The care packages are sent year round to our front line troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. These care packages contain much requested items such as snack items, batteries, DVDs, CDs, magazines, personal care items and letters of appreciation from children and adults.

For The Troops have placed collection boxes at all the County of Ventura Fire Department stations and are asking the public to participate in the program by stopping by a local County of Ventura Fire Station in their community and donating items that are needed for the care packages. If any family member has someone serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, For The Troops will send a special package to them upon request. The family member can write, e-mail, or call For The Troops with the address of their serving military family member: For The Troops, P. O. Box 630103, Simi Valley, CA 93063. E-mail: USA@ForTheTroops.us, or visit their Website: www.ForTheTroops.us. For The Troops can also be reached by contacting: Paula Cornell (805) 306-0830, or Janie Josephson (818) 640-3846.

Items needed are: Baby Wipes, AA and AAA Batteries, CONTINUED »

FMS students eating and enjoying lunch together after a long summer!
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Ms. Lindemann guides her new FMS students through the 8th Grade American History curriculum.
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Fillmore Middle School reported an “amazing, smooth start” from the first day of school and through the rest of the week. All staff gave warm welcomes to new and returning students and 6th graders learned what they needed to know to be “Bulldogs” for the next three years. Teachers and staff brought all students to grade-level assemblies to learn and be reminded of the school’s top three priorities: a primary focus on safety; learning that meets the needs of each student, and love for our school..which means always taking care of each other.

FMS staff is pleased and proud to be implementing a strategic, three-tiered plan to continually improve efforts to meet all students’ needs. Due to a combination of after school visitations by teams of staff members, in-service trainings, collaboration among staff, District Office support, Ventura County Office of Education support, and teachers volunteering their time last year and this summer, every adult on the FMS campus will now be a part of the daily effort to implement a much-refined version “Advisory Period.” This effort to tailor interventions and enrichments to the needs of each student has been researched and built as a true Response to Intervention (RtI) Model. As a solution to the lack of funding that challenges all schools, this FMS Advisory period is built right into the school day. Students will be asked to schedule appointments and mid-day pick-ups around this valuable time, in an effort to get the greatest results for everyone.

Family and community members are encouraged to come visit FMS and see what’s new. Karaoke Fridays, Assemblies, Back to School Night on September 10th, lunch with your student, or a walk through of FMS classrooms with an administrator, counselor, or teacher are all ways to get to know your school better.All are welcome to come by and see how many ways FMS students are winning this year.