Roundup: Fireworks explosion mars Simi Valley football field, more local news
Here's a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies:
Disturbances at Simi football field
SIMI VALLEY — Authorities in Simi Valley reported a pair of unrelated incidents at Simi Valley High School's football stadium overnight.
During Friday night's football game, a disturbance caused by several Royal High School students escalated, prompting deployment of a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter to clear out a crowd, according to the Simi Valley Police Department.
The Royal High students had been told to leave the campus after causing a disturbance during Simi Valley High's game against Ventura High School. The campus is at 5400 Cochran St.
The students returned a short time later with a larger group, according to police, and began instigating fights.
A school resource officer requested help, bringing more Simi Valley police officers to the scene, with the crowd ultimately dispersed with help from the LAPD helicopter.
No weapons or serious injuries were reported.
Two juveniles were arrested, cited and released to their parents, authorities said. Both were arrested on suspicion of trespassing and one was also arrested on suspicion of battery.
Separately, at around 2 a.m. Saturday, several residents reported what sounded like gunshots near the Simi Valley High campus.
Officers found remnants of "large fireworks" that had apparently been set off on the football field.
The explosion caused burn marks and an indentation in the turf, authorities said.
The Pioneers had earlier won their Friday night game against visiting Ventura High .
No suspects in the fireworks case had been apprehended as of midday Saturday, said Sgt. Tim Wedemeyer.
Anyone with information on the fireworks incident is asked to call Officer Julio Mora at 805-583-6950.
Editors note: This item has been updated to correct a location. Both incidents took place at Simi Valley High School.
Motorcyclist injured in Camarillo crash
CAMARILLO — A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash with a vehicle in Camarillo late Saturday morning, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.
The accident was reported shortly before 11:15 a.m. near the intersection of Santa Rosa and Woodcreek roads.
The sheriff's initial investigation indicates the driver of an SUV was making a turn when the vehicles collided, said Capt. Ron Chips. The sheriff's agency is contracted to provide police services in Camarillo.
The motorcycle rider, a 24-year-old Simi Valley man, was taken by ambulance to Los Robles Regional Medical Center with major injuries, he said.
On Saturday night, authorities said the rider was in serious but stable condition at the hospital.
A sheriff's official said Saturday night the agency's preliminary investigation indicated the motorcyclist was traveling westbound on Santa Rosa Road. As the rider approached the intersection with Woodcreek, the traffic light had turned red and the rider appeared to have run the red light.
The driver of the SUV had been going eastbound on Santa Rosa and was turning left onto Woodcreek, with the green light, when two collided, authorities said of the preliminary findings.
The SUV driver, a 56-year-old Camarillo woman, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to call the Camarillo Police Department at 805-388-5100.
Driver, 15, tossed gun from car, police say
OXNARD — A 15-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of multiple felonies after allegedly leading police on a short pursuit and tossing a loaded gun from the car in south Oxnard Friday afternoon, authorities said.
Detectives with the Oxnard Police Department's drug and neighborhood policing teams had been conducing extra enforcement in the Southwinds neighborhood due to recent complaints from residents, the agency said.
Detectives requested assistance from patrol officers after spotting a suspicious vehicle. When officers tried to pull over the car, the driver reportedly fled, launching a brief pursuit on westbound Hueneme Road. The chase continued past Perkins Road into Port Hueneme city limits.
Officers reportedly saw the male driver, a 15-year-old Oxnard resident, throw a loaded handgun from the vehicle. He soon pulled over and was arrested without incident on suspicion of felony evading and firearms violations.
Two female passengers, both in their 20s and Oxnard residents, were also arrested, one for an outstanding felony warrant and one on suspicion of a misdemeanor narcotics violation for having methamphetamine.
The teen driver was booked into the Ventura County Juvenile Justice center.
Guilty plea in sex crimes case
VENTURA COUNTY — A Thousand Oaks man pleaded guilty Thursday in a sex crimes case involving teen girls.
Guadalupe Hernandez Rosas, 55, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of lewd act upon a child and a felony count of continuous sexual abuse, Ventura County Superior Court records show.
Rosas was arrested in October after an investigation by the Ventura County Sheriff's sexual assault unit. Deputies initially had taken an abuse report from a 13-year-old girl. Authorities said Rosas was a family friend of the victim's.
Further investigation led to a 15-year-old girl who told detectives Rosas had touched her inappropriately on several occasions when she was 13. Sheriff's officials have reported his last name as Rosas Hernandez.
Rosas remained at Todd Road Jail on Friday with bail set at $500,000. Sentencing is scheduled for the morning of Sept. 16 in courtroom 12.
Items may be updated if more information becomes available.
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