VENTURA, California – Acting District Attorney Cheryl M. Temple announced today that Caden Crowell (DOB 11/19/98), of Camarillo, was sentenced by Judge Ryan Wright to 50 years to life in prison for the first-degree murder of David Smith, of Thousand Oaks. On July 14, 2020, Crowell pled guilty to the first-degree murder of Mr. Smith and admitted the special allegation that he personally used a firearm causing death.
January 11, 2021
December 17, 2020
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the review of the circumstances surrounding the November 7, 2018, shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, by Ventura County Sheriff’s Sergeant Ronald Helus and California Highway Patrol Officer Todd Barrett has been completed.
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., to Pay $1.49 Million in Settlement of Environmental Violations
A spontaneous fire from store waste led to an investigation directed by the District Attorney’s Office which discovered that Bed Bath and Beyond was systematically sending regulated hazardous wastes from stores to local landfills throughout California. In a stipulated Final Judgment, Bed Bath and Beyond agreed to pay $1,327,500 in civil penalties and reimbursement of investigation and prosecution costs, and $171,250 to fund environmental enforcement in California. Bed Bath & Beyond cooperated during the investigation and dedicated additional resources towards environmental compliance.