Crime & Courts Archives

Teen recovering after being hit by SUV in front of Ernest Righetti High Tuesday evening

September 10, 2025 11:05 am Andrew Gillies

{Editor's Note} The original version of this story stated this incident was a hit and run. The driver of the vehicle did stop following the collision… Continue Reading

City Building Inspector and Oxnard man charged with allegedly soliciting a bribe from contractor

September 10, 2025 4:35 pm Andrew Gillies

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (KEYT) – Ray Allan Villanueva III and Jimmy Daniel Coronado have been charged with bribery after allegedly soliciting a bribe… Continue Reading

U.S. Citizen’s ICE Arrest Case Could Reach Supreme Court

September 9, 2025 8:34 pm Tracy Lehr

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Aerial video during an ICE raid could be called into evidence. George Retes can be seen standing next to his… Continue Reading

Barricaded Grover Beach woman arrested after standoff

September 9, 2025 9:27 pm Caleb Nguyen

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEY-T) – San Luis Obispo Police arrested a Grover Beach woman after she refused to leave the Hotel Cerro and threatened harm… Continue Reading

Oxnard man pleads guilty to murder and other violent crimes

September 9, 2025 4:43 pm Caleb Nguyen

VENTURA, Calif. – Jacob Saldivar of Oxnard, 23, pled guilty to 12 felonies Monday, including murdering Charles Barber in 2019, according to the… Continue Reading

Deputies arrested Santa Maria man after five-hour standoff on Ray Road west of Santa Maria

September 9, 2025 1:40 pm Andrew Gillies

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Deputies arrested 48-year-old Santa Maria man after a five-hour standoff in the 400 block of Ray Road, west of… Continue Reading

Hector Prado of Thousand Oaks arrested in connection with kidnapping and sexual assault

September 9, 2025 12:53 pm Andrew Gillies

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Hector Romeo Lopez Prado, 25, was arrested after a woman flagged down a deputy on Sunday and explained she had been… Continue Reading

Santa Maria courthouse bomber Nathaniel McGuire due in federal court on April 7, 2026

September 9, 2025 12:15 pm Andrew Gillies

LOS ANGELES (KEYT) – Nathaniel James McGuire, the man arrested for allegedly detonating an explosive device at the Santa Maria courthouse in… Continue Reading

Police Search for Two People Accused of Stealing Nitrous Oxide from Local Smoke Shop

September 9, 2025 11:48 am Alissa Orozco

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara Police are searching for two suspects accused of stealing canisters of nitrous oxide from a local smoke… Continue Reading

Metal thieves target statues in Oxnard and Ventura

September 8, 2025 7:56 pm Tracy Lehr

OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT)-People driving by the Pacific Beverage Company in Oxnard may notice something missing. The bronze Clydesdale is missing a… Continue Reading

Santa Maria’s Water Supply is Safe Despite False Solicitor Claims

September 8, 2025 11:51 am Jarrod Zinn

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria is warning about a possible scam targeting residents. The scam involves misinformation about the local… Continue Reading

Over 2000 marijuana plants destroyed at illegal grow site in Los Padres National Forest

September 8, 2025 5:40 pm Andrew Gillies

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Detectives seized about 2,500 marijuana plants at an illegal grow site in the Los Padres National Forest. On Sep.… Continue Reading

One-of-a-Kind Bronze Statues Stolen from Ventura County Cemetery

September 8, 2025 1:57 pm Alissa Orozco

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – A police report has been filed after two bronze statutes were stolen last week at Ivy Lawns Memorial Park. According to an… Continue Reading

Fillmore High teacher among six arrested in connection with child pornography investigation

September 8, 2025 2:18 pm Andrew Gillies

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Six people, including Fillmore High chemistry teacher Kevin John Reynolds, were arrested in connection with an… Continue Reading

Driver arrested for DUI after fatal two-vehicle collision at State Route 246 and Domingos Road

September 8, 2025 11:12 am Andrew Gillies

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – The passenger of a Tesla Model S involved in a two-car collision on at the intersection of State Route 246 and… Continue Reading

$1,900 in Fragrances Stolen from Goleta Ulta, 3 Arrested After Freeway Stop

September 6, 2025 4:40 pm Christer Schmidt

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three suspects Friday in connection with a retail theft at Ulta Beauty in… Continue Reading

Oxnard couple convicted of murdering Yanelly Vargas after luring her outside bar

September 6, 2025 2:29 pm Christer Schmidt

OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – A jury on Friday convicted 34-year-old Margarita Jimenez of Oxnard and 39-year-old Jorge Garfias of the first-degree murder… Continue Reading

Judge orders Camarillo man to trial on 35 felonies, including 2 murders

September 6, 2025 2:04 pm Christer Schmidt

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – After a seven-day preliminary hearing, a Ventura County Superior Court judge has ordered 39-year-old Rotherie Durrell Foster… Continue Reading

Arroyo Grande massage therapist arrested for sexual penetration with foreign object

September 4, 2025 8:41 pm Caleb Nguyen

ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. – Arroyo Grande Police arrested a 33-year-old Arroyo Grande man on a felony charge for sexual penetration with a foreign object… Continue Reading

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office Seeking Witnesses in Isla Vista Sexual Assault Case

September 2, 2025 2:26 pm Alissa Orozco

ISLA VISTA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office is asking witnesses to come forward in a sexual assault case that happened over the… Continue Reading