THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Two Los Angeles men were arrested after investigators linked them to a series of vehicle burglaries at a Thousand Oaks trailhead parking lot, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office announced Friday.
Read the Sheriff's Office release: https://nixle.us/HSYXK
The Break-In, The Camera, The Plate
On October 9, 2026, deputies responded to a vehicle burglary at the Los Robles Trailhead Parking Lot, at the south end of Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks, according to the Sheriff's Office.
The suspects had unlawfully entered the victim's vehicle using an electronic device, took the victim's credit cards, and used them at a local retail store, the release said.
Investigators with the East County Investigations Bureau's Property Crimes Unit noticed the suspects and their method matched a series of similar crimes in Thousand Oaks.
Investigators had placed a trail camera covering the parking lot, and footage from the camera captured the crime and the vehicle the suspects used, according to the release. Using the image of the vehicle, investigators searched nearby Automated License Plate Recognition cameras and identified the suspect vehicle.
The Stop, The Arrest, The Handoff
On November 2, 2026, investigators learned the suspect vehicle was parked in a trailhead parking lot in the Palos Verdes area, the release said.
Ventura County Sheriff's investigators worked with deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Lomita Station, who stopped the vehicle and arrested the two occupants.
The two men were identified as Lucas Ignacio Acuna Salazar, 24, and Anyelo David Cabrera Espinace, 24, both of Los Angeles. Both were arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on conspiracy and theft-related charges, according to the release.
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On November 3, 2026, Los Angeles County cited both men and scheduled them for release that same day. After learning of the planned release, Ventura County Sheriff's investigators drove to the Lomita Station and took custody of both men for the crimes committed in Ventura County, the release said.
The Charges, The Warrant, The Case
Both men were transported to Ventura County and booked at the East County Jail on five counts each of Penal Code 182, conspiracy, Penal Code 459, burglary, and Penal Code 530.5, identity theft, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Acuna Salazar also had an outstanding warrant from San Bernardino County for theft-related charges, the release said.
Both men have been identified as part of Transnational Organized Crime, according to the Sheriff's Office.
The charges are allegations only. Both men are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
The Ventura County charges now move forward through the court system.
Anyone with information about this or similar trailhead burglaries can call Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest and criminal complaint, and callers may remain anonymous.
Sources
Ventura County Sheriff's Office, "Media Release: Suspects Arrested for Trailhead Vehicle Burglaries," November 6, 2026: https://nixle.us/HSYXK