DETAILS: 

On January 25, 2009 at 8:40 p.m. officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a call of a shooting victim in the area of Hemlock Street and Ventura Road. Upon officers’ arrival they contacted the victim on the frontage road of Ventura Road at Date Street. The victim was suffering from at least gunshot wound. The victim was transported to St. John’s Regional Medical Center where he was rushed into surgery in serious condition.

During the investigation officers learned that the victim was walking home from the area of Channel Islands Blvd. and Ventura Road. He was confronted by two suspects. Both suspects remove handguns and discharged several rounds towards the victim. Investigators do not know the motive for the shooting.

Anyone with information about this shooting are asked to call Detective Jeff Long at (805) 486-6506 or the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070.

An investigation is continuing.

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DATE: 1-25-2009

DETAILS:

On 12-3-09, at approximately 8:14 PM, officers responded to a call in the 3300-block of Merced Place regarding a shooting victim. During the investigation Ignacio Ixta Jr (DOB 12-20-88) was identified as a person of interest in the shooting. On 12-22-09 Officer from the Oxnard Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team and members of the Violent Crimes Unit served a Search Warrant at Ixta’s residence. Numerous items of evidentiary value were located.

At approximately 9:00 PM Ignacio Ixta Jr. came to the Oxnard Police station to speak with investigators. Ixta Jr. was arrested for the shooting. Ixta is currently being held in the Ventura County Jail with a $1,000,000 Bail. Investigators can not release the motive for the shooting at this time.

John Crombach Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS:

The Oxnard Police Department Traffic Division conducted two Sobriety and Driver’s License checkpoints on January 29th, 2010, from 6:00 P.M. to midnight.

The first checkpoint was conducted in the southbound lanes of Rose Avenue @ Lindsay Place.

The second checkpoint was conducted in the westbound lanes of Pleasant Valley Road @ C Street.

Officers screened 690 motorists who passed through the checkpoints. Officers conducted five DUI investigations that led to the arrest of one driver for DUI. One of those drivers had a blood alcohol level of over three times the legal limit.

During the checkpoint, an Oxnard Police Department motor officer observed a vehicle commit a vehicle code violation and conducted a traffic stop. The vehicle was found to be stolen and a brief pursuit occurred before all occupants fled from the vehicle on foot. The vehicle was also found to have stolen license plates. As of this time, no arrests have been made in this incident.

37 drivers were issued citations for various drivers’ license violations. 27 vehicles were towed and the owners of those vehicles will face a minimum tow fee of $494.00. 27 drivers were issued citations for driving without a valid driver’s license and two drivers were cited for driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license.

The Oxnard Police Department will continue to conduct DUI enforcement operations this year. These DUI operations are an effort to reduce the number of alcohol related crashes and to make our roadways and community safer. We also remind people that if they see an impaired driver to dial 911. The checkpoints are funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Transportation Administration.

For any questions related to DUI and traffic enforcement, please contact Senior Officer Brian Woolley at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at brianwoolley@oxnardpd.org.

John Crombach Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS:

A man fractured his own leg while fleeing from officers in midtown Oxnard this morning.

On 4/17/10 at about 1030 hours, K-9 Officer Roger Ramirez was on routine patrol when he observed a white station wagon at a high rate of speed on “A” Street approaching Palm Drive. The car almost struck a pedestrian crossing legally at the intersection.

As the police car started to gain on the station wagon, the motorist sped up and ran the stop sign at Palm Drive and “C” Street. Officer Ramirez activated his lights and sirens; the motorist then ran the stop sign at Doris Avenue and “C” Street. The vehicle ultimately came to a stop in the 600 block of Roderick Avenue and the driver fled into residential back yards on foot. Officer Ramirez observed the motorist as he made his way across the top of a block wall; the officer then lost sight of the subject.

Officers on the perimeter located the subject lying face down in a side residential yard in the 600 block of Robert Avenue. The subject, later identified as Baudelio Cuevas, had apparently fallen off of a wall and suffered a compound fracture to his right-lower leg. Cuevas was transported by ambulance to St. John’s Regional Medical Center where he underwent surgery for the fracture. Cuevas was released on a Notice to Appear for reckless driving and an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. His vehicle was towed from the scene.

John Crombach Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS:

On 5-19-10 around 9:10 PM a robbery call came into dispatch at the Oxnard Police Department from the area of Spruce and “C” street. Upon officers arrival they contacted the victims of an armed robbery.

They told officers that the victims were walking home from Taco Bell when they were confronted by two subjects. The juvenile suspect was armed with a knife and demanded the victim’s property. When the victims stated they only had cellular phones, suspect Eric Appel punched one victim and took the victims cash. The other victim’s gave up their cellular phones in fear of being assaulted. The suspects fled the area on foot.

At around 10:45 PM one of the victims saw the two suspects involved in the earlier robbery in front of a residence at 3100 South “D” street. When officers arrived and contacted the victim of the prior robbery he said he could identify the residence that the suspect’s were standing in front of. A perimeter was established by patrol officers. As a vehicle started leaving from the alley the occupants were detained. The victims were driven by and identified both suspect’s as being involved in the robberies.

Officers searched the vehicle the pair were attempting to leave in and located two of the victim’s phones. The cash was not recovered. Both suspects were arrested for multiple counts of armed robbery and conspiracy. The father Eric Appel was booked in Ventura County jail. The son was booked into juvenile hall.

All the victim’s names are being withheld due to their ages. There was only a complaint of pain injury to the victim punched in the face by the suspect.

John Crombach Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS:

The Oxnard Police Department conducted multi-location sobriety and driver’s license checkpoints on Friday and Saturday night. Both of them were held from 6:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. During Saturday night’s checkpoint, Oxnard police officers were joined by officers from the Ventura Police Department, Santa Paula Police Department, and deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department as part of the multi-agency DUI campaign called Avoid the 14 Ventura County.

The weekend checkpoints were held in the following locations:

1. W/B Pleasant Valley Road @ Rose Avenue
2. S/B Rose Avenue @ Gonzales Road
3. N/B Oxnard Boulevard @ Second Street
4. S/B Harbor Boulevard @ Fifth Street

Officers screened 2,239 motorists who passed through the checkpoints. Officers conducted two DUI investigations with drivers who had been drinking alcohol but no arrests were made as the drivers were found to have blood alcohol levels that were under the legal limit of .08. One driver was arrested for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant.

Over 100 drivers were issued citations for various driver’s license violations. 75 drivers were issued citations for driving without a valid driver’s license and three drivers were cited for driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license. Thirteen vehicles were towed from the checkpoints.

Officers from the Oxnard Police Department arrested six DUI drivers on Friday night in other areas of the city. Three of those drivers had blood alcohol levels that were over twice the legal limit of .08.

The Oxnard Police Department will be conducting another multi-location sobriety and driver’s license next Saturday night, August 28th.

All of these DUI enforcement operations are funded by grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Transportation Administration (NHTSA).

For any questions related to DUI and traffic enforcement, please contact Senior Officer Brian Woolley at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at brianwoolley@oxnardpd.org.

John Crombach Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS:

On 8-28-10 at approximately 2352 hours, officers from the Oxnard Police Department were dispatched to a call of a stabbing victim in the 200 block of East Elm Street in the City of Oxnard. Upon arrival officers contacted the victim Oscar Borjon who had suffered two stab wounds to his body. During the investigation the suspect was determined to be the victim’s half brother Ruben Flores. Flores fled the scene on the night of the incident and was unable to be contacted. Flores was contacted on 8-31-10 in the 1300 block of South Oxnard Boulevard where he was taken into custody without incident. Flores was booked into the Ventura County Jail for attempted homicide. Flores’ bail is set at $500,000.

An investigation is continuing.

John Crombach Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS:

On 9-29-10, at 2114 hours, Oxnard Police Officers were sent to the 2000 block of Almanor Street to recover a stolen vehicle. Upon the Officers’ arrival they observed Munden standing next to the victim’s vehicle. When Munden observed the officers approaching, he fled into a nearby residence located on Almanor Street. The homeowner was outside at the time and told officers that he did not know the subject who had just entered his home. Officers searched the home, located Munden hiding in a bedroom closet, and arrested him without further incident. Munden was found in possession of the key belonging to the stolen vehicle. Further investigation revealed that Munden was in possession of stolen property from two recent residential burglaries that occurred in Oxnard.

Munden was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, resisting arrest and trespassing.

The Oxnard Police Department wants to remind residents to lock and secure their vehicles and make sure that valuables are not visible. When you are away from your home, lock and secure all doors and windows, keep photo records and record serial numbers of valuables, so that stolen property can be identified.

Anyone with information regarding burglaries in Oxnard are asked to contact Senior Detective Luis Mancha at (805) 385-7664, email luismancha@oxnardpd.org.