3 LA-area men arrested for alleged role in Fillmore thefts
Three Los Angeles County men were arrested Jan. 15 after gardening equipment was reported stolen in Fillmore.
Deputies with the Fillmore Station responded to the call at 11:35 a.m. in the area of Carriage Place and River Street, a residential neighborhood on the south side of Highway 126, according to a news release from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office is contracted by the city of Fillmore for police services.
The caller told deputies that a white van had pulled up and stolen the equipment. Soon, a California Highway Patrol officer asked for assistance with a traffic stop of a white van in Piru near Main Street and Telegraph Road, also known as Highway 126…