Roundup: Officials name men in Ventura, Oxnard deaths; LA nabbed after Simi chase
The Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office said it was 53-year-old John M. Kimmis who was discovered in his vehicle in the 800 block of West Main Street. He was described as homeless.
On Feb. 18 around 3:10 p.m., Ventura police officers responded to a report of a man slumped over the steering wheel of his car parked across the street from a RV park west of the Ventura River, police said at the time.
Officers determined that Kimmis had been dead for some time and determined his death was not suspicious. The cause and manner of death have not been determined yet, officials in the medical examiner's office said.
Police identified a man who died from stab wounds after being found in Oxnard's La Colonia neighborhood Sunday.
Eugenio Lopez Ramirez, 26, of Oxnard, was found with stab wounds in the 100 block of Wilson Avenue at 9:46 p.m., according to the Oxnard Police Department. Both officers and emergency medical personnel tried to revive him before the victim was taken to Ventura County Medical Center where he later died.
Lopez Ramirez's death was the second in 2025 and the second in a week for Oxnard.
Police previously said they believed a bystander happened upon Lopez Ramirez and called for help. Investigators also said they thought the victim had been stabbed elsewhere and collapsed near Wilson Avenue and First Street.
Lopez Ramirez's death remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Manuel Perez III at 805-385-7605or manuel.perez5428@oxnardpd.org.
A 33-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly stole a purse from a woman in Simi Valley and led police on a chase that reached up to 100 mph.
The Simi Valley Police Department said they received the report of a theft from a woman at the Costco at 2660 Park Center Way. A witness saw the man take the purse from the child's seat of a cart, alerted the victim and shared the suspect's description with officers.
Simi police spotted the suspect's Toyota Prius about 2 miles away at the Best Buy at 1173 Simi Town Center Way. The man came out of the store and drove from the Simi Town Center lot when officers gave chase.
The man refused to stop and led officers onto Highway 118 toward Moorpark and Thousand Oaks before turning back toward Simi Valley. Officers used a vehicle maneuver that disabled the Prius on the 118 and First Street., according to Simi Valley police.
Investigators later learned that the man had gone into the store and tried to make a large purchase using the victim's credit cards but the transactions were declined.
The Los Angeles man was arrested and booked into Ventura County jail on suspicion of felony evading, grand theft and identity theft, police said. The man also had felony warrant for similar offenses in San Bernardino County, Simi Valley, police said. His was being held on $325,000 bail.
He is expected to appear in Ventura Superior Court. Friday afternoon.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Roundup: Men dead in Ventura, Oxnard ID'd; LA man nabbed in Simi
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