10/10/2026
On August 18, 2026, at approximately 1515 hours, patrol deputies from the Camarillo Police Station were dispatched to a vehicle burglary in progress in the 2200 block of Via Leal. Sheriff’s Dispatch obtained a vehicle description and quickly relayed the information to responding units.
Patrol deputies located the vehicle as it entered U.S. Highway 101 in an attempt to flee the area and conducted a traffic stop. Detectives from the Camarillo Investigations Bureau responded to assist. Three suspects were identified, arrested, and booked.
The investigation revealed that the elderly victim had gone to the bank, withdrawn a large sum of money, and then driven home. Unbeknownst to him, the suspects had surveilled him and followed him. As the victim sat in his vehicle in his driveway, one of the suspects opened the passenger door, entered the vehicle, and stole the money. Surveillance footage showed that while the theft occurred, one suspect acted as a lookout and another served as the getaway driver.
As part of a thorough investigation, detectives utilized additional resources and identified a second follow vehicle that also assisted in the commission of the crime. Detectives learned that the suspects had removed the license plates from the vehicle to avoid detection. Using the Sheriff’s Office Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system’s vehicle signature feature, which allows vehicles to be searched based on description rather than license plate, detectives identified the vehicle and later identified the fourth suspect as Devon Williams.
On October 8, 2026, detectives from various Camarillo Investigative Units located Williams in the 5300 block of Wilshire Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles as he sat in the identified second suspect vehicle and took him into custody.
Williams was arrested and booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility on charges of PC 182 – Conspiracy to Commit a Crime and PC 487 – Grand Theft. He is being held on $200,000 bail.
The Camarillo Police Department and Ventura County Sheriff’s Office also aim to educate the public about a crime trend known as “bank jugging.” This term describes a crime in which suspects specifically targe
