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More from County NewsPolice arrested five people late Sunday in connection with a fight at a Santa Paula residence that left three of them injured, authorities said.
Santa Paula police responding about 10:35 p.m. to a report of a disturbance at a residence in the 900 block of East Santa Paula Street found several men fighting, authorities said.
When officers tried to stop the fight, several people forced the door closed and locked the police outside.
After forcing their way in, officers detained 12 people, three of whom were injured. Police said they later arrested the three injured men and two teenagers.
Luis Rodriguez, 27, of Santa Paula, who was taken to Santa Paula Hospital, was suspected of stabbing two men during the brawl, police said.
He was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and resisting an officer with force or violence.
The two Santa Paula men who were stabbed — Nahum Urbina, 18, and Marco Espinosa, 20 — declined treatment from paramedics, police said. Officers took both to Santa Paula Hospital for medical evaluations and arrested them on suspicion of resisting an officer with force or violence, police said.
The conditions of the injured three men were not available Monday, but all were eventually booked into Ventura County Jail, authorities said.
A 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl were also arrested on suspicion of resisting, obstructing or delaying a police officer and violating probation terms, police said.
Their names were not released because they are juveniles.
Posted by Blizzy on April 22, 2008 at 5:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Finally, a picture of an SPPD cop other than Smith!
Posted by CloudyDaze on April 22, 2008 at 5:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Gee, what are we gonna do tonite? I know! Let's all get liquored up and do something stupid.
Posted by AnnaWhaat on April 22, 2008 at 6:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hey at least they didn't bring guns to a fist fight! Got to give them credit for that .........
Posted by djh329 on April 22, 2008 at 7:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Locked the cops out? These kids have no respect for the police. Then when they get killed in the next fight, their parents will cry and cry,,,,
Posted by mmshoot on April 22, 2008 at 9:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I guess so, AnnaWhaat, but they did seem to use knives at a fist fight. Got to give them debit for that.......
Posted by Relvd98 on April 22, 2008 at 10:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Per the article, it appeared the stab wounds were not life threatning, but could have been.
Posted by Face on April 22, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is how they do it in the V.C.
Posted by AnnaWhaat on April 23, 2008 at 1:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Well darn !!!! When the article first came out I didn't read it like that. Come on people , no guns and no knives !!!!!!!
Posted by rbreton59 on April 23, 2008 at 6:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Whatever happened to fists at a fist fight? Oh yah that went out in the early to mid 70's. Last group fight I was in use to be after football games between Nordhoff and Santa Paula High. Good old fashion fists to fists. No one got stabbed or shot, maybe a few broken bones, but it was safe to fight once upon a time.
Posted by Q_E_Public on April 24, 2008 at 11:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
rbreton59,
What about being CIVIL to one another. Stop all violence. Be gentlemenly and duke it out in COURT. I garrantee I could sue you and take so much away from you that you would probly beat yourself up.
Posted by AnnaWhaat on May 1, 2008 at 6:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Q_E_Public ,if someone flips you off I dont think you will get far in court sueing them. But you could get mad at smack em!!!! HEHE
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