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Morning Report: 3 suspected auto thieves arrested after short pursuit
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More from Other NewsPolice and Fire: Three men were arrested in Thousand Oaks Wednesday on suspicion of crimes including auto theft after they ran from a Sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop, authorities said this morning.
A deputy who was stopping a car for vehicle violation about 4:45 p.m. learned that it had been reported stolen from a Thousand Oaks home the previous day when he ran a records check, said Capt. Monica McGrath of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department.
When he stopped the vehicle on Conejo Boulevard near Hillcrest Drive, three men ran from the car into the Janss Marketplace, McGrath said.
Sheriff's deputies, California Highway Patrol officers and a Sheriff's department helicopter responded to the scene and arrested three suspects within about 15 minutes, McGrath said.
Daniel Pahua, 18, of Thousand Oaks, John Lomeli, 20, of Oxnard, and Gabriel Delgado, 23, of Thousand Oaks, were booked into Ventura County Jail.
All three could face charges of vehicle theft, resisting arrest, conspiracy and street terrorism.
Delgado could also face a felony identity theft charge.
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Traffic: At 7:03 a.m., the California Highway Patrol was reporting a non-injury collision between a vehicle and a tree on Guiberson Road at Chambersberg Road near Fillmore.
Malfunctioning traffic signals were reported on Friedrich Road at Santa Clara Avenue in Nyeland Acres.
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Weather: Record high temperatures were set in Camarillo and Oxnard this weekend, the National Weather Service reported.
Thermometers in both cities hit 89 degrees on Sunday. The previous record for March 23 in Camarillo and Oxnard was 85 degrees in 1953.
Both cities recorded 88 degree temperatures Saturday, breaking records for March 22 set in 1976. The previous March 22 records were 84 degrees.
Sunny conditions with high temperatures into the mid 80s in valleys are expected today, according to weather service forecasts.
Posted by AnnaWhaat on March 24, 2008 at 8:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Wonder if this was related to the other incident of the three men they were looking for in the dark green car?
Good Arrest !!!
Posted by TimeArrow on March 24, 2008 at 9:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Excellent police work - by a deputy who placed his life at risk by stopping the dirtbags.
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