Ventura | Attempted Carjacking and Attempted Kidnapping Arrest

Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release

On November 29th at 7:49 PM,  the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a 911 call from a female victim advising the suspect had attempted to get into her vehicle forcefully, and she described the suspect. Ventura College Police officers who were in the area saw a suspect matching the description and detained him.

Ventura Police officers arrived and conducted the investigation. A brief moment after the female victim got in her car, the suspect opened her car door and grabbed her. He made a gesture that he had a gun in his waistband and told her to move into the passenger seat. The victim resisted and began honking her horn which caused the suspect to stop his assault and flee.

The victim identified the suspect who was detained,  Anthony Figueroa, 18 years  old from Ventura, as the person who committed the crime. Through the investigation, it was determined the suspect was not armed with a handgun. No one was injured as a result of this crime. Figueroa was booked at Ventura County Jail for Attempt Carjacking and Attempt Kidnapping.

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