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Ventura County man, 19, arrested for hitting 2 people with baseball bat: VCSO

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Ventura County man, 19, arrested for hitting 2 people with baseball bat: VCSO

A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly hitting a man and a woman with a baseball bat during a dispute in Ojai.

Deputies were called to the 300 block of East Ojai Avenue when someone reported seeing someone with a bat involved in a fight around 12:15 p.m.

Arriving deputies were told that a verbal confrontation between three people, two men and a woman, had escalated into a physical fight, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office stated in a news release.

The suspect, identified as Reef Matte of Ojai, had struck the 23-year-old man and the 28-year-old woman with the bat, the Sheriff’s Department said.

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It was unclear if either of the victims were injured in the fight.

Matte was arrested and booked on suspicion of two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

There was no word on what prompted the initial argument.

Anyone with further information was asked to contact Detective Joseph Sharif at 805-477-7038.

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Police investigate deadly stabbing in Tarzana; suspect in custody

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A suspect has been taken into custody after a man was stabbed and killed at a home in Tarzana on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed. The LAPD says it received a call at approximately 9:30 a.m. about an incident in the 19200 block of Erwin Street. When they arrived at the scene, officers […]

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California primary election results: governor and L.A. mayor races

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With a little more than half of the vote counted, Republican Steve Hilton opened a one-point lead over Democrat Xavier Becerra in California’s governor’s race Wednesday morning, 27% to 25%, respectively. Democrat Tom Steyer was in third with 20%, raising the strong likelihood that Hilton and Becerra will advance to November’s runoff. Meanwhile, Los Angeles […]

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L.A. police in pursuit of suspected car thief

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Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department are in pursuit of a person behind the wheel of a vehicle that has been reported stolen. Preliminary, though unconfirmed, details suggest the suspect stole the vehicle, a 2012 Hyundai, in downtown L.A., near the intersection of 7th and Figueroa streets. The suspect is believed to have struck […]

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