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Release Date: April 18, 2008

 

Contact:

Robert Denton, Deputy District Attorney

(805) 654-2889  

 

District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Grand Jury has indicted Shari Nicole Lopez (DOB 3/18/85) in connection with a conspiracy to burglarize Camarillo residences between November 27, 2007, and December 19, 2007. The indictment accuses Lopez of conspiring to commit burglaries in the city of Camarillo and in fact burglarizing or attempting to burglarize at least 11 houses during the time frame. Co-conspirators Antonio Cervantes, Manuel Elwell, and Ricardo Rodriguez were indicated and arraigned for Conspiracy and related charges on April 17, 2008. The indictment also accuses Lopez of receiving stolen property, a felony violation of Penal Code Section 496.

 

Shari Lopez and the other indicted co-conspirators were apprehended and arrested by sheriff's investigators assigned to the Camarillo Police Department on December 19, 2007, following an extensive investigation and surveillance operation.

 

If convicted of all charges, Shari Lopez faces up to 14 years in prison.