The Ventura Police Department said they spotted Hurtado on surveillance cameras attacking a sea lion resting along the Ventura Beach Promenade at roughly 9:20 a.m. on March 4.

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Surfrider's “Love Your Beach” tour will go from San Diego to Humboldt County before the group heads to Sacramento on May 6. Along the way, the nonprofit plans to collect thousands of signed ...

Commander Edward Caliento of the Ventura Police told KCAL, "They saw a male subject come up and grab a stick off the beach and just began hitting the sea lion. It's something that is very shocking.

VENTURA, Calif. – A 32-year-old man is in custody after he was caught on camera attacking a beached California sea lion with a stick at the Ventura Beach Promenade Tuesday. On March 4, 2025 ...

As officers monitored the Ventura Beach promenade using remote cameras, they saw a man hit the beached sea lion “multiple times with a large stick,” the Ventura Police Department said in a ...