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Red Flag Warning covers Conejo Valley ahead of Thursday winds
The National Weather Service issued Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches ahead of the season's first Santa Ana wind event, with gusts up to 60 mph, single-digit humidity and temperatures near 95 degrees peaking Thursday through Friday across the Conejo Valley.
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Newbury Park man faces 12 felonies in Thousand Oaks mail thefts
Rusty Sellner, 34, of Newbury Park pleaded not guilty Oct. 8 to felony charges stemming from a mail theft investigation in Thousand Oaks, with more than a dozen felonies filed against him since February.
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Thousand Oaks logs four rabid bats as Ventura County sets record
Ventura County has confirmed 28 rabies-positive bats in 2026, a new county record, with four found in Thousand Oaks and one in Westlake Village; health officials urge residents to avoid contact with bats and keep pets vaccinated.
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CHP investigates motorcycle crash that injured Thousand Oaks woman
A 78-year-old Thousand Oaks woman was airlifted to Los Robles Regional Medical Center with major injuries after a motorcycle went off South Mountain Road near Santa Paula on Friday, Sept. 25, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Invasive mosquito species spreads to Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village
The invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito, capable of transmitting dengue, Zika and chikungunya, has been confirmed in Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village, prompting Ventura County health officials to urge residents to eliminate standing water around their homes.
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Ex-LAPD detective faces Thousand Oaks kidnapping hearing Tuesday
Michael Douglas Brambles, a 77-year-old former LAPD detective and convicted rapist, faces an early disposition conference Tuesday in Ventura County Superior Court on charges he kidnapped a Thousand Oaks boutique owner at gunpoint in 1994, a cold case cracked through the county's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative after Brambles was paroled in 2020.
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Thousand Oaks narcotics suspect Emmons pleads not guilty
Jarrod Emmons, 43, the Thousand Oaks man arrested Sept. 8 after detectives allegedly found meth, marijuana, pills and cash, pleaded not guilty at his Sept. 10 arraignment and is due back in court Monday, Sept. 21.
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Ventura County rabies cases in bats spike to 27 in 2026
Ventura County health officials warned residents after 27 bats tested positive for rabies as of mid-September 2026, a sharp increase from six in all of 2024, urging people never to touch bats and to keep pet vaccinations current.
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Child dies after cardiac arrest at Thousand Oaks school
A 14-month-old child died Tuesday, Sept. 15, after going into cardiac arrest at Westlake Elementary School in Thousand Oaks; the Ventura County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit is investigating but says no foul play is suspected.
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Oak Park man pleads guilty in fatal Newbury Park crash
Neil Liam Reb, 22, of Oak Park pleaded guilty Aug. 28 to two felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter for a May 2025 crash that killed Alejandro Ramirez, 77, and Maria Ramirez, 73, at a Newbury Park intersection; sentencing is set for Oct. 9.
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Ex-LAPD detective pleads not guilty in Thousand Oaks kidnapping
Former LAPD detective and convicted rapist Michael Douglas Brambles, 77, pleaded not guilty Friday, Sept. 11, to kidnapping a Thousand Oaks business owner at gunpoint in 1994; he faces up to 12 years to life and is due in Ventura County Superior Court on Sept. 22.
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Thousand Oaks man arrested with meth, marijuana after probe
Ventura County Sheriff's detectives arrested a 43-year-old Thousand Oaks man on eight counts Tuesday, Sept. 8, after a narcotics sales investigation led them to methamphetamine, marijuana, pills and cash at a North Ventu Park Road storage area.
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Three arrested in alleged assault at Thousand Oaks apartment
Three Thousand Oaks men were arrested on suspicion of felony assault after allegedly attacking a 25-year-old man at the Oakview Apartment Homes on Hampshire Road on Aug. 28, and detectives are asking the public for photos, video and witness accounts.
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Extreme heat cancels CVUSD Back to School Night gym ceremonies
Conejo Valley Unified School District staff canceled the traditional gym opening ceremonies at all high schools' Back to School Night on Wednesday, Sept. 9, due to an extreme heat warning, though classroom visits with teachers went ahead as planned.
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