Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Location: 300 Block of Wynn Court – Thousand Oaks
Date & Time: 8-13-09 @ 9:30 AM Unit Responsible: Thousand Oaks Police Dept.

(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (W)itnesses Address Age
(S) Male juvenile Thousand Oaks 17
(S) Israelson, Jesse Thousand Oaks 18

On 8-13-09, Thousand Oaks Police were called to the 300 block of Wynn Court for a suspicious vehicle. Upon the arrival of deputies, they found Jesse Israelson and a 17 year old juvenile inside the vehicle, sleeping. During the contact, Thousand Oaks Police conducted a search that revealed stolen property, which included several Ipods, GPS devices, cell phones, digital cameras, jewelry, wallets, credit cards, and pain medication.

Follow up investigation by Thousand Oaks Detectives determined the stolen property belongs to several victims of thefts from motor vehicles. These victims reside in the City of Thousand Oaks as well as the Oak Park area and Agoura Hills.

Investigators determined the subjects would comb the neighborhoods, on foot, checking for unlocked car doors. It is estimated they entered at least one hundred vehicles in the past few weeks and stole items from a majority of those vehicles.

Both subjects were arrested for possession of stolen property. The juvenile was cited and released to a parent while Israelson was booked at the East Valley Jail.

The Thousand Oaks Police Department wants to remind the public to remove valuable property from their vehicles when left unattended, and secure all the doors and windows.