Partygoer pistol-whipped in Fillmore, $125,000 tractor recovered

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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Here is a summary of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies:

Stolen tractor found in river bed

Deputies recently recovered a stolen tractor worth about $125,000 from the bottom of the Santa Clara River, authorities said.

The John Deere Model 5100MH, along with a blade tool worth about $10,000, was stolen March 17 from an outdoor farming business located in an unincorporated area outside of Ventura, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Thursday.

On May 30, while deputies from the sheriff's Homeless Liaison Unit were conducting an operation in the riverbed, they learned where the stolen tractor might be located and called detectives to coordinate a search that ultimately proved fruitful.

A sheriff's photo taken at the scene shows the tractor surrounded by large arundo and other plants. The utility tractor is designed with high clearance for use with high-growing crops, the manufacturer's website states.

The victim went to the scene and retrieved the tractor.

No suspects have yet been identified, authorities said.

Man allegedly pistol-whipped at Fillmore party

A man was pistol-whipped early Friday after reports of a fight, accident and shots fired at a Fillmore house party, sheriff's officials said.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office then asked for the public's help in the investigation.

Several nearby residents called the Ventura County Sheriff's Office around 12:40 a.m. Friday to report shots fired at a residence in the 300 block of Foothill Drive, sheriff's Capt. Rob Yoos said.

Callers also reported a large fight and a traffic accident, authorities said.

Officers found shell casings at the scene, as well as a handgun and a loaded magazine indicating shots had been fired, Yoos said. The Sheriff's Office is contracted to police Fillmore and also patrols around unincorporated areas.

Authorities also determined that a hit-and-run collision had occurred.

No gunshot victims were found after deputies checked with area hospitals, Yoos said. But a local hospital called the sheriff's office at one point to say a man was being treated after being beaten with a gun. That report is being followed up, Yoos said.

Lina Portman

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