Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release
On 8/1/19 an unknown subject driving a U-Haul truck pulled up to two businesses on Morse Ave and forced entry into both establishments and stole property. On 8/3/19, the same subject driving the same U-Haul forced entry into a business on King Dr and stole property.
During the investigation, James Moug became a suspect in all three burglaries. On 8/21/19 Detectives with the Ventura Police Department Street Crimes Unit, with the assistance of Detectives from Bakersfield Police and Kern County Probation served a search warrant on Moug’s residence in the city of Bakersfield. Moug was located and arrested and much of the stolen property was found.
Moug was arrested and subsequently booked at the Ventura County Jail. A review of the Ventura County Superior Court website shows that Moug has prior convictions for grand theft, petty theft, and possession of narcotics.
Date/Time Occurred: 1500 block of Morse Ave: 8/1/19 @ 3:00 AM
6000 block of King Dr: 8/3/19 @ 4:40 AM