VenturaCountySheriff
Report Number: 25-72430
Location: Camarillo Premium Outlets – Camarillo
Date & Time: 6/14/25 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Unit(s) Responsible: Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force, Ventura County District Attorney’s Office – Bureau of Investigations, Sheriff’s Thousand Oaks Special Enforcement Unit, Camarillo Patrol
(S)uspects, Location:
(S) Granados, Martin – Newbury Park
(S) Hernandez, Cristian – Newbury Park
(S) Sanchez, Carlos – Moorpark
(S) Santiago, Luis – Oxnard
(S) Flores, Manuel – Bakersfield
(S) Barrero, Santiago – Van Nuys
(S) Rosas, Sergio – Van Nuys
(S) Male Juvenile – West Covina
Eight people were arrested this past Saturday as a result of the Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force’s “No Price Is Right” blitz operation in Camarillo.
The Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force continued its blitz operations throughout the county, this time at the Camarillo Premium Outlets.
On Saturday, the task force partnered with many of the retailers as well as Garda World who provides security at the Outlets. The operation was deemed a success and led to the arrest of 7 adults and 1 juvenile, the recovery of nearly $6000 in stolen property, and the seizure of burglary tools and a pair of brass knuckles.
Blitz operations are common strategies deployed by law enforcement to concentrate on specific retail establishment(s) to combat theft by collaborating with Loss Prevention / Asset Protection officers.
Detectives with the Task Force teamed up with members of the Thousand Oaks Special Enforcement Unit and the District Attorney’s Office – Bureau of Investigations. The Task Force was assisted by deputies from the Camarillo Station.
Granados and Hernandez were arrested after they entered several different stores, stealing nearly $700 worth of merchandise. Detectives contacted the pair at their vehicle and both ran. They were quickly caught and arrested. Both were arrested and booked at the Main Jail for Conspiracy to commit Organized Retail Theft, Resist an Executive Officer and Granados was arrested for possession of brass knuckles.
Sanchez and Santiago were arrested for Conspiracy to commit Organized Retail Theft, Grand Theft, Possession of Stolen Property and Possession of Burglary Tools. The vehicle related to the two was searched incident to arrest and over $2200 worth of stolen merchandise from six different Outlet retailers was seized. Sanchez is known to Task Force detectives as detectives have arrested him on prior occasions for similar charges. Sanchez is out on bail for that case as well as other theft related cases. A third suspect involved has been identified and is currently being sought by Task Force Detectives.
Flores was cited and released for one count of misdemeanor shoplifting after he stole $75 in merchandise from one store. Flores is due in court on 7/14/25 for arraignment.
Rosas, Barrero and a male juvenile were arrested for Conspiracy to Commit Organized Retail Theft. Rosas and Barrero were additionally arrested for Child Endangerment for committing crimes with a juvenile present. Rosas was also arrested for possession of burglary tools. The trio stole over $2600 from 14 different retailers from all three areas of the Outlets. Rosas and Martinez were booked into the Main Jail while the juvenile was cited and released to a parent. Rosas was released on “Pre Trial Monitoring” by the judge.
All cases were submitted to the District Attorney’s Office for review.
The Task Force welcomes retailers from throughout the county who are experiencing significant retail theft and want to participate in similar blitz operations to call their main line at (805) 383-8703.
The Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force was formed after the Sheriff’s Office was awarded grant funding under the California Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program. This program formalizes a coordinated effort, overseen by the Sheriff’s Office, involving all law enforcement agencies in Ventura County to prevent and combat the estimated $10 million yearly loss from organized retail theft, vehicle/vehicle parts theft and cargo theft.
The task force is comprised of detectives from various agencies within Ventura County with the primary mission of combatting organized retail theft, vehicle/vehicle parts theft and cargo theft which impact our businesses, citizens, and communities here in Ventura County. The task force aims to provide a safe environment for everyone while working hand in hand with retailers, law enforcement agencies and the public to identify, locate and arrest the criminals involved in these types of crimes.
Persons with information regarding organized retail theft, vehicle/vehicle parts theft or cargo theft are encouraged to call the Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force’s recorded line at (805) 383-8703 or by calling the Crime Stoppers Tip Line (800) 222-TIPS (8477). You can remain anonymous when calling either number.
What makes you say there is no teeth in the law? Do you know what the penalty is burglary? For conspiracy to commit a felony? In reality these people will face prison time and probably get some. Congratulations to the Governor and Legislature for creating this resource to support such interdiction and enforcement. Much better than nabbing the occasional teen aged petty thief.
Dishonesty makes the troll say it.
Wow. Seems like these guys are making a living repeatedly ripping off stores, and will probably continue to do so, given how soft CA law is on them. Why not keep being a criminal if there’s no real teeth in the law?
BASIC – READ. THE. ARTICLE.
For once, read.
It’s a chosen lifestyle that can be an is quite lucrative for many. California law does nearly nothing to prevent this from continuing. Remember, there is a willing public and business sector willing to buy the things that are being ripped off. The liberal/woke policies of this state are comical….COMICAL. We would be wise to lock more people up for longer periods of time, but need to first build places to keep these criminals. It does not help to have bleeding-heart judges hand out soft penalties. Sounds harsh, but it works.
More con crap from Bends Knees and the BI Guy.
Did you read the article? What it describes is a lot more than “nearly nothing” that is being done to address this particular crime. What is farcical rather than comical is the right wing fascination with punishment and revenge. We, the general public, end up paying huge costs for a prison system (that at one time a few years back was costing more than the state university and college system) that was mainly a sop to the prison guards union that supported so many (a lot of Democrats) politicians. These guards were among the highest paid employees in state government. And the results of that lock em up process was a pretty invisible impact on crime rates. The present balance seems to be dropping crime and improving rehabilitation and protecting the people. We do need, however, more psychiatric care outside of penal joints!
RHS: Fair enough. You seem to be satisfied with the current system, and that’s great. I agree that we need to increase psychiatric care inside and outside of prisons/jails.
BEES – what part of arrested and booked don’t you understand?
Oh wait, you didn’t read the article, did you? You and BASIC are something else….
I’d like to see our great state be a lot harder on crime. Go easy on it, like we are, and it encourages career criminals like these clowns.
Both the FBI and BJS data show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s, when crime spiked across much of the nation. Americans tend to believe crime is up, even when official data shows it is down.
Here are some more facts for you: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/24/what-the-data-says-about-crime-in-the-us/
What would you prefer? Life in prison? Exile ro a jungle prison without trial? Shot on sight?
Our prisons are overflowing and you want to pay more in taxes to house and feed people for years just for stealing some clothes?
Maybe instead we do exactly what the article YOU DIDN’T BOTHER TO READ is talking about – more task forces like this to deter wannabe criminals.
Reading opens so many doors….
You mean the clowns now in the federal administration? Yes, they should definitely face consequences.