Moorpark Crime Watch

Two teens were arrested for allegedly throwing incendiary devices that caused a fire at a Moorpark arroyo last week, officials announced Tuesday. Nov 30, 2021 The juveniles, ages 15 and 16, were each booked on suspicion of arson of property and possession of a destructive device, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said in a  news release . Just after 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 24, the Ventura County Fire Department received a call of a fire in the arroyo south of the 200 block of Moorpark Avenue. Crews arrived on scene and quickly extinguished the fire, which was contained to a sewer drainage channel. No structures or wildland areas were threatened. Deputies from the Moorpark Police Station responded and conducted an investigation of the fire and deemed it “suspicious.” Arson investigators then determined the fire was the result of arson by incendiary device. Several juveniles were identified as possible suspects due to a photo taken by witnesses at the scene, officials said. The investigation

  MOORPARK (CBSLA) –  Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputies on Friday arrested a man for attempted murder and arson in Moorpark on Moonsong Court. The incident was reported early on Friday, at around 10 a.m., when authorities found a man, Shaka Watkins, attempting to light a residence on the street on fire. Two victims were involved in the incident, both of whom are related to Watkins. An altercation broke out between the two males involved in the incident, with Watkins injured the other man enough to require medial treatment at a local medical facility.According to reports, which identify Watkins as a transient, he had poured a significant amount of gasoline on a vehicle outside the home, the front door and the garage door. He is currently being held at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility with a bail set at $1.5 million. He has been booked with two charges of arson and two charges of attempted murder.A media release from VCSD stated that Watkins had intent to burn down the residence, and kil

William Koznar A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with a 36-year-old woman's death after she was found severely injured in a Moorpark hotel room Wednesday morning, authorities said. The woman, whose name has not yet been released, died at a Simi Valley hospital late Wednesday afternoon. Ventura County Sheriff's Sgt. Marta Bugarin, a spokesperson for the agency, released additional details about the case Thursday morning. The sheriff's office is contracted to provide police services in Moorpark. Hotel staff at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Suites at 14350 White Sage Road called the sheriff's office shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday for a disturbance in the lobby, Bugarin said. The site is on the east side of Highway 23 near the junction with Los Angeles Avenue.

  MOORPARK – A married couple, both 91, were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds in Moorpark Saturday in what authorities have described as a possible murder-suicide or similar scenario. At about 11:50 a.m., a man called 911 and requested that deputies come to a home in the 11100 block of Broadview Drive in southwest Moorpark, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, which is contracted to provide police services in the city. The caller reportedly told a dispatcher that the deputies would find two bodies at the house, authorities said. Investigators believe the man who made the call was the male victim at the scene, sheriff's officials said Sunday. The couple was identified Sunday as Robert and Mildred Peskay, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office. The official cause and manner of death had not been determined Sunday pending examination, an official said. The two were found in the backyard of their home, said Sgt. Ryan Clark, who is supervis