Group Offers Reward for Tip on Store Blaze
Ventura County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for setting fire to the Heroes and Legends comic-book store in Thousand Oaks and defacing the building with anti-Semitic graffiti.
The Thousand Oaks Boulevard store was set ablaze last week, triggering a fire that caused nearly $300,000 in damage to the store and three adjoining businesses.
Sheriff’s investigators called the incident the latest in a series of hate crimes. Another Conejo Valley building was defaced in a similar manner about three months ago.
Those with information about the incident may call Crime Stoppers at 494-TALK.
Also, concerned residents have opened an account on behalf of the store owners, Myron and Judith Cohen-Ross, to help them recover their losses. Donations may be sent to the First State Bank of the Oaks in Newbury Park. For more information, call 498-3102.
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