Police have arrested five people accused of stealing from cars belonging to California wildfire evacuees and taking over $75,000 worth of property, according to a police statement.
The burglary occurred on Dec. 5 at Oxnard when the Thomas fire was ripping through Ventura County. The owners of the two cars that were broken into had recently evacuated from their residence and were staying at a friend’s house for the night at Oxnard.
