News Release: District Attorney Erik Nasarenko Appoints Sara Kulumani as Executive Director of Ventura County Family Justice Centers
VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Read moreNasarenko announced today the appointment of Sara Kulumani as Executive Director of the Ventura County Family Justice Centers. She will lead the Judge Colleen Toy White Family Justice Center in Ventura and two additional centers under development: the Carmen Ramirez Family Justice Center in Oxnard and the East County Family Justice Center located on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. She will also oversee Safe Harbor, Ventura County’s 24-hour sexual assault response centers.
https://da.venturacounty.gov/2026/10/district-attorney-erik-nasarenko-appoints-sara-kulumani-as-executive-director-of-ventura-county-family-justice-centers
It doesn't always look... like a fight.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
News Release: Alleged DUI Driver Arraigned in Connection With Fatal Traffic Accident
VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Jan Grissinger (DOB Read more09/07/73), of Port Hueneme, was charged with three felony counts and multiple special allegations relating to a traffic collision which resulted in the death of Linda Marron. Grissinger is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a collision causing death, and driving under the influence of a drug causing death.
https://da.venturacounty.gov/2026/10/alleged-dui-driver-arraigned-in-connection-with-fatal-traffic-accident
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we’re taking a closer look at the realities of domestic violence and sharing ways we can better support survivors.
Threats and intimidation are not Read moresimply relationship problems. They can be powerful tools of control and can create real safety concerns for survivors and their loved ones.
Take threats seriously. Listen. Connect survivors with help.
Eight years later, we remember the 12 lives lost in the Borderline shooting and honor the survivors, responders, families and community forever changed by that night.
The community is Read moreinvited to gather for the 2026 Day of Remembrance on Saturday, November 7, at 4 p.m. to honoring the Borderline 12.
News Release: Oxnard Man Found Guilty of Possessing Methamphetamine with a Loaded Firearm
VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Emmanuel Munoz Read more(DOB 12/13/90), of Oxnard, was found guilty in a court trial on October 27, 2026, of possession of methamphetamine while armed with a loaded firearm and battery against a peace officer.
https://da.venturacounty.gov/2026/10/oxnard-man-found-guilty-of-possessing-methamphetamine-with-a-loaded-firearm
News Release: Oxnard Man Sentenced for Murder While on Parole for Robbery
VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Omar Romo (DOB 12/17/88), of Read moreOxnard, was sentenced to the maximum possible term of 110 years to life in state prison for the murder of Oscar Rodriguez. Romo was previously convicted by a jury on August 21, 2026, of murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Multiple charged special allegations and aggravating factors, including personal and intentional discharge of a firearm, that Romo was on parole when the crime was committed and two strike priors, were found to be true.
https://da.venturacounty.gov/2026/10/oxnard-man-sentenced-for-murder-while-on-parole-for-robbery
News Release: Port Hueneme Man Sentenced for Murdering Bicyclist with Vehicle
VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Samuel Matthew Rocha (DOB Read more01/25/93), of Port Hueneme, was sentenced to 27 years to life in state prison for the second-degree murder of 16-year-old Pedro Valdez and related assault convictions stemming from an April 2021 incident in Port Hueneme.
https://da.venturacounty.gov/2026/10/port-hueneme-man-sentenced-for-murdering-bicyclist-with-vehicle
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we’re taking a closer look at the realities of domestic violence and sharing ways we can better support survivors.
Technology can be an important Read morepart of young people's lives, but it can also be used to manipulate, threaten, or exploit them.
Young people should know they are not alone, and they are never to blame for someone else's abusive behavior.