Three men described by officials with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office as a vehicle theft crew were taken into custody earlier this week.

In a news release, the sheriff’s office said there was a spike in vehicle burglaries and thefts during August, particularly in Camarillo’s Village at the Park community.

At around 2 a.m. on Sept. 1, a VCSO detective who was on extra patrol spotted two dark-colored Infiniti sedans moving slowly through the neighborhood near Rancho Rosal Elementary School.

“The drivers briefly exited their vehicles, with one person seen carrying a crowbar and wearing a face mask,” the release noted. “Both then got back into one vehicle and left, leaving the other sedan abandoned.”

Coordinating with deputies assigned to the Camarillo patrol, a traffic stop was conduc

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