Theft/Property — Thousand Oaks, CA — reported 2026-07-15

SUMMARY

Two men have been charged with felony grand theft after allegedly stealing $14,000 from a bank customer's vehicle in Thousand Oaks.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Theft/Property
  • Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
  • Date reported: 2026-07-15
  • Suspect: male, age 45
  • Victim(s): 1
  • Status: charged

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The suspects allegedly tracked a victim from a local bank before breaking into their parked vehicle to steal the cash.
  • Both defendants have pleaded not guilty, and a court hearing is scheduled for later this month to determine the next steps.
  • The incident marks the fourth 'bank jugging' case filed in Ventura County over the last four months.
  • Francisco Javier Nieto Mosquera, 45, and Ricardo De Jesus Melendez Rodriguez, 37, have both been charged with one felony count of grand theft.
  • Prosecutors say they followed the victim to a convenience store in the 1000 block of East Avenida De Los Arboles while one defendant acted as a lookout and the other forcibly entered the victim's parked vehicle.