Two Organized Retail Theft Rings Arrested

Nature of Incident: Two Organized Retail Theft Rings Arrested

Report Number: 21-124213 & 21-124587

Location: Camarillo Factory Outlets, 740 Ventura Blvd. Camarillo CA

Date & Time: 9/18/21 @ 1520 hours, and 9/19/2021 @1250 hours

Unit(s) Responsible: Camarillo Police Department, Ventura County Sheriff

Suspects                             City of Residence    Age 

Carolina Castillo-Valencia    Los Angeles               41

Johana Morales                   Los Angeles               34

Natalie Marin                       Los Angeles                25

Roberto Aguilera Guzman  San Bernardino           61

Jaime Angelica Deleon       Lancaster                    25

Mayra Isabel Ordonez        Lancaster                    46

Camarillo patrol deputies investigated two separate organized retail theft rings over the weekend.  A total of six subjects were arrested.

The first investigation occurred on 9/18/21, when deputies were alerted to a group believed to be involved in an organized retail theft.  Carolina Castillo-Valencia, Johana Morales, Natalie Marin, and an infant child were stopped in a vehicle as it left the area of the outlets.  During a subsequent investigation, deputies discovered stolen property from four different retail stores at the outlets totaling less than $950.  The infant child was found to be in the vehicle when the crimes occurred.    

Castillo-Valencia, Morales, and Marin were booked into the Pre-Trial Detention Facility for numerous theft and child endangerment related charges. Castillo-Valencia and Morales remained in custody with bail set at $5,000.  Marin was released on her own recognizance.     

The second investigation occurred on 9/19/2021, when an alert store clerk reported a theft and included a vehicle description.  Camarillo patrol deputies located the vehicle leaving the area and initiated a traffic stop.  The vehicle was occupied by Roberto Guzman, Jaime DeLeon, and Mayra Ordonez.  The driver initially provided false information about his identity.  During a subsequent investigation, they located burglary tools and stolen merchandise from seven different stores totaling over $3,000.

Guzman, De Leon, and Ordonez were booked into the Pre-Trial Detention Facility for numerous theft related charges. Guzman remained in custody with a set bail of $200,000, Ordonez had a set bail of $60,000, and De Leon had a set bail of $5,000.

Prepared by: Sergeant Gustavo Macias

News Release Date: 9/20/2021

Media Follow-Up Contact: Detective Doepking Camarillo Police Department (805)388-5119

Approved by: Captain Steven Jenkins

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