Moorpark Police Make Arrests in Halloween Burglary

The Moorpark Police Department arrested six Moorpark juveniles ranging in age from 15 to 16-years old in connection with an Oct. 31 burglary that occurred in the 13000 block of Williams Ranch Road in the City of Moorpark.  

The police department reported that some local residents saw several juveniles leaving the back yard of a neighbor’s house. The owners of the house were not home at the time.

The witnesses contacted the homeowner, who then returned and confirmed that someone had entered the home and stolen their property. The theft included valuables such as jewelry.

Shortly thereafter, the Moorpark School Resource Officer recovered some of that jewelry at Moorpark High School. The School Resource Officer contacted detectives with the Moorpark Investigations Bureau who identified the recovered jewelry as stolen during the Halloween night burglary.

A subsequent investigation identified six juvenile suspects from Moorpark who were allegedly involved either in the burglary or the sales of the stolen property. During the investigation, more property was recovered from the residences of the suspects.

One juvenile was booked into juvenile hall while the five others  were cited and released for charges that included burglary and possession of stolen property.