Arson Suspect arrested in Ventura
Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release
On March 11th between the hours of 12:21 AM and 3:24 AM Ventura City Fire personnel along with Ventura patrol officers responded to numerous fires throughout the city. The fires started in the area of Shenandoah Street and Portola Road at 0021 hours. At 0145 hours, Ventura city fire and VPD responded to four additional fires in the 2400-2600 block of Main Street.
At 3:24 AM, an alert citizen observed a female subject, later identified as 37 year old Ventura resident, Elisabeth Hurtadovera, set a fire to a trash can and shopping cart in the area of Ventura Avenue and Prospect Road. The citizen contacted the Ventura Police Department Command Center and continued to watch Hurtadovera as she proceeded northbound on Ventura Avenue. Officers arrived on scene and contacted Hurtadovera in the area of Barnett and Ventura Avenue.
Hurtadovera admitted to setting the fires with an excuse. She was arrested and booked at Ventura County Jail for Arson.
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