Ventura County Sheriff – Incident Press Release
As the summer months are approaching, the City of Ojai has seen an increase in vandalism occurring at the Ojai Skate Park and Libbey Park. On 05/21/2021, Ojai Patrol Deputies were dispatched to several vandalisms at the Ojai Skate Park and Libbey Park. The Ojai Investigations Unit, with the assistance of patrol assumed the investigation. On 05/21/2021, at about 1700 hours, a male juvenile was observed vandalizing City of Ojai property using a paint marker. Ojai Patrol deputies and the Ojai Investigations Unit responded to the location and detained the juvenile. During the investigation, the Ojai Investigations Unit linked the juvenile to the vandalism at the Ojai Skate Park, and two additional vandalisms at Libbey Park.
The juvenile male was arrested for the vandalisms and released to a parent/guardian. The cases will be presented to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office and Ventura County Probation for filing consideration.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Ojai Police would like to remind citizens to report vandalisms and other suspicious behavior by calling the Ojai Police Station at (805) 646-1414 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (805) 654-9511. Graffiti and other vandalism can be an eye sore and result in thousands of dollars in damages per incident. The Ojai Police Department would like to thank the citizens of Ojai for helping keep Ojai a beautiful place to live and visit.
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