At approximately 2:49 a.m. on November 13, the SPPD received a “phone call from a citizen reporting suspicious activity at the west end of the field on airport property,” noted Cooper. “Quick response by patrol officers in the area were able to locate a subject wearing dark clothing,” just north of the taxiway.“As officers were attempting to make contact with the suspect, he fled on foot but was caught a short time later” by Officer Matthew Alonzo. The suspect, 25-year-old Mario Ruiz Calvillo of Santa Paula, was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary, prowling, possession of burglary tools and possession of stolen property. Cooper said that Calvillo is “currently on probation for burglary.”Calvillo had a utility knife and flashlight when taken into custody, as well as “personal possessions of a non-resident in his possession,” said Saviers. Calvillo was transported to the SPPD Station for booking, and then to Ventura County Jail.
SPPD: Heightened patrol of theft-plagued SP Airport nets suspect
November 16, 2007
Santa Paula Police Department
A series of thefts from vehicles and hangars led to heightened patrol by the Santa Paula Police Department and the arrest of an area man on probation for burglary, according to SPPD spokesmen.
By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesA series of thefts from vehicles and hangars led to heightened patrol by the Santa Paula Police Department and the arrest of an area man on probation for burglary, according to SPPD spokesmen. Sergeant Robert Cooper said that in “recent weeks” the airport and surrounding area had been “plagued with vehicle and hangar burglaries,” and in response the “SPPD increased patrols on and around the airport.”“It’s like somebody got a brainstorm” that the airport is vacant at night, and “they’ve been hitting it hard the last couple of weeks,” said SPPD Lieutenant Mike Saviers.