Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release
On March 25th at 1:41 PM. the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a 911 call from a victim reporting that his vehicle had just been stolen. The victim said his vehicle was left unattended while it was being worked on at a business in the 100 block of Ventura Ave., when the suspect, later identified as Brandon Chamberlain, Vagrant, got into the vehicle and fled.
A short time late, an officer responding to the call saw the vehicle as it was traveling northbound on Highway 101 and followed it onto Highway 33. Once additional officers arrived, a traffic stop was initiated. Chamberlain exited at Shell Rd. and was taken into custody without incident.
While officers were following Chamberlain, he threw a knife out of the vehicle. The knife was later recovered by officers.
The vehicle was released back to the victim.
A review of the Ventura County Superior Court website shows that Chamberlain has prior convictions for stolen vehicle, evading arrest and driving under the influence. He is also a post release offender out of Kern County.
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