Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release
On 12/5/19 at 9:45 VPD Patrol units responded to De Anza Middle School in reference to an armed robbery that had just occurred. Upon arrival, officers spoke with (2) victims who told them they were sitting on a bench in the quad area of the school when the suspect approached them, brandished a firearm and demanded their property. The suspect then fled the area with the victim’s property. Officers canvassed the area but were unable to locate the suspect.
VPD Detectives later identified the suspect as Adrian Riggs. On 12/18/19 at 1015 hours, Riggs was taken into custody in the area of Seaward Ave and Harbor Blvd. Detectives executed search warrants in the 100 block of James Dr. and the 70 block of Franklin Ln. Detectives recovered evidence related to the robbery.
Riggs was booked at Ventura County Jail for 211PC- Robbery. This investigation is on-going; anyone with information is asked to call Det. Reginato at 805-339-4466.
Get Citizensjournal.us Headlines free SUBSCRIPTION. Keep us publishing – DONATE
I assume that was 21:45 and not 09:45 that the incident took place with two innocent victims just sitting on a bench in the quad of a closed school.
Wonder if there just might be a tad more to the story than is related in this article and, apparently, the police report.