Camarillo Police Department

09/02/2026

Camarillo, California. – On August 28th, 2026, a DUI checkpoint was held on Las Posas Road from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. 653 vehicles passed through the checkpoint and 653 drivers were contacted.

Six people were cited and released for driving without a license and one person was arrested for DUI.

DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of a DUI checkpoint is to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off roads.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

08/31/2026

08/27/2026

Nature of Incident: Suspects Arrested for Negligent Discharge of a Firearm and Street Terrorism Report Number: 26-71875 Location: 2700 Barry Street, ...

08/24/2026

On July 27, 2026, Camarillo Patrol deputies responded to a report of a theft at the Target shopping center in Camarillo. Two suspects who were unidentified at the time exited the store with a shopping cart full of unpaid merchandise and fled the scene in a vehicle before deputies arrived. Surveillance footage captured the suspects’ physical descriptions along with the vehicle used in the commission of the crime. Detectives assumed the investigation and entered the vehicle’s license plate into the Sheriff’s Office Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system hotlist feature. The hotlist feature triggers an instant real-time alert notifying law enforcement when a vehicle is captured by an ALPR camera.

On August 21, 2026, detectives received an ALPR alert that the same suspect vehicle from the prior Target theft had returned to the same Target shopping center in Camarillo. Detectives coordinated with Loss Prevention and confirmed that the same suspects had reentered the store, committed additional thefts, and fled. The information was relayed to Camarillo Patrol deputies, who then conducted an enforcement stop on the vehicle as it fled the area and took (S) John Sobodash and (S) Helen Sobodash into custody. (S) John Sobodash and (S) Helen Sobodash were then positively identified as the suspects from the July 27 theft.

Detectives responded to the scene to assist. A search of the vehicle revealed approximately $1,500 in stolen miscellaneous merchandise, a small quantity of crack co***ne, and drug paraphernalia. Based on the quantity and nature of the stolen items, detectives concluded that the suspects were stealing the merchandise for the purpose of resale.

John Sobodash was arrested and booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility on charges of 490.4 PC - Organized Retail Theft, 487 PC - Grand Theft, 182 PC - Conspiracy to Commit a Crime, 459.5 PC- Shoplifting, 11350 HS- Possession of a Controlled Substance, and 11364 HS- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia on $20,000 bail.

Helen Sobodash was arrested and booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility on charges of 490.4 PC - Organized Retail Theft, 487 PC - Grand Theft, 182 PC - Conspiracy to Commit a Crime, and 459

08/21/2026

🚗 Speed Limit Update!

New speed limit signs are soon going up on three Camarillo streets! Following City Council approval, the following reductions will soon be in effect:
📍 Paseo Camarillo (Carmen Drive to the cul-de-sac past Rosewood Avenue): 35 → 30 mph
📍 Temple Avenue (Las Posas Road to Ponderosa Drive): 40 → 35 mph
📍 Flynn Road (Upland Road to Adolfo Road): 45 → 40 mph

These changes are based on traffic safety surveys and are designed to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and residents along these corridors.

🔔 For the first 30 days, drivers will receive warning citations only. Please watch for new signs and adjust your speed. Thank you for helping keep Camarillo safe!

Camarillo Police Department

08/20/2026

On July 1, 2026, patrol deputies from the Camarillo Police Station responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in the 1600 block of Burnley Street.

Detectives from the Camarillo Investigations Bureau assumed the investigation. Using various resources, including the Sheriff's Office Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system, detectives identified the suspect as (S) Manuel Espino.

On August 19, 2026, detectives from the Camarillo Investigations Bureau and Special Enforcement Unit contacted Espino as he was driving in the city of Los Angeles. Espino was arrested and booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility on charges of PC 182 - Conspiracy to Commit a Crime and VC 10851 - Unlawful Taking of a Vehicle. Espino was later released after posting $20,000 bail.

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08/19/2026

  Nature of Incident: Bank Jugging Arrest   Report Number: 26-107689 Location: 2200 Block Via Leal, Camarillo Date & ...

08/19/2026

Last Thursday Camarillo deputies responded to Petco reference a theft of a rare tarantula.  The employees provided a suspect and vehicle description.  Deputy Dante located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.  During the investigation, deputies arrested the suspect for theft and outstanding arrest warrants.  The tarantula was safely returned to Petco after showing his appreciation to Deputy Dante with an eight-legged hug.

08/15/2026

During the early morning hours of August 13, 2026, a sheriff's dispatcher assigned to the Advanced Real Time Information Center (ARTIC) received a notification from the Sheriff's Office Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system regarding a stolen vehicle traveling in the area of Las Posas Road and Ponderosa Drive.

The ARTIC dispatcher confirmed the vehicle was stolen and quickly relayed the information to patrol deputies in the area. Within one minute of the initial notification, patrol deputies located the stolen vehicle, driven by (S) Anallely Vega, and took her into custody.

Vega was arrested for violating 10855 VC - Stolen Vehicle and 496(d) PC- Receiving Stolen Property and was booked into the Pre-Trial Detention Facility on $20,000 bail.

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