Three Arrested In Trans-National Theft Ring

December 12, 2025 ·

Photo Credit: Erik Mclean
MALIBU—On December 10, Luis Alberto Melo Correa, 60, Ramona Del Rosario Silva Gacitua, 47, and Maria Del Milagro Hernandez Puig, 66 were arrested by deputies of Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. Reports indicate that the suspects involved were in a trans-national theft ring. A wallet was initially stolen from a woman at Whole Foods located in the 700 block of North Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Inmate Roster noted that Correa, from Chile, is being detained at Ventura County Main Jail located at 800 S. Victoria Avenue in Ventura. His bail amount has been set at $150,000. His charges are as follows: Code:PC Sec:459 Level:Felony BURGLARY: SECOND DEGREE Code:PC Sec:182(a)(1) Level:Felony Conspiracy To Commit A Crime Code:PC Sec:530.5(a) Level:Felony Identity Theft – Obtain Credit with Other’s Identification Code:PC Sec:459 Level:Felony Commercial Burglary Over $950 Ramona Del Rosario Silva Gacitua, from Chile, is being detained at Todd Road Jail located at 600 Todd Road in Santa Paula. Code:PC Sec:530.5(a) $150,000 Bail Level:Felony, Identity Theft – Obtain Credit with Other’s Identification Code:PC Sec:182(a)(1) Level:Felony Conspiracy To Commit A Crime Code:PC Sec:459 Level:Felony Commercial Burglary Over $950 Code:PC Sec:459 Level:Felony Burglary Code:PC Sec:182(a)(1) $175,000 Bail Level:Felony Conspiracy To Commit A Crime Code:PC Sec:484G Level:Misdemeanor THEFT BY USE OF ACCESS CARD INFORMATION Code:PC Sec:530.5(a) Level:Felony Identity Theft – Obtain Credit with Other’s Identification Code:PC Sec:368(d) Level:Misdemeanor Identity Theft from Elder or Dependent Adult Code:PC Sec:487(a) $200,000 Bail Level:Felony Grand Theft Embezzlement Code:PC Sec:182(a)(1) Level:Felony Conspiracy to Commit A Crime Code:PC Sec:487(a) $150,000 Bail Level:Misdemeanor Grand Theft Embezzlement Code:PC Sec:368(D)(1) Level:Misdemeanor THFT ELDR/DEPN ADLT -$950 Code:PC Sec:484g(a) Level:Misdemeanor Grand Theft Hernandez Puig, from Uruguay, is being detained at Todd Road Jail. Bail was set at $150,000. The charges  include: Code:PC Sec:530.5(a) Level:Felony Identity Theft – Obtain Credit with Other’s Identification Code:PC Sec:182(a)(1) Level:Felony Conspiracy To Commit A Crime Code:PC Sec:459   By Sharon
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