VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – On July 1st, two men were arrested out of Los Angeles County in connection with multiple stolen vehicles in both Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office says this was part of a mass organized vehicle theft operation throughout Southern California, resulting in over $1.3 million in stolen vehicles.
Ventura County officers were initially looped into the investigation during the early morning hours of May 16, 2026 when a 2026 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, valued at approximately $105,000, was stolen from a Thousand Oaks dealership.
From there, an extensive investigation unveiled a much larger criminal operation and those responsible, involving stolen vehicles, fraudulent registrations, altered vehicle identification numbers, and fictitious license plates…