Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Suspicious Death
DATE/TIME:	3/29/14 1127 hours
LOCATION:	4900 block of South “C” Street
VICTIM(S):	48 year old Oxnard resident, name withheld pending notification of next of kin
SUSPECT(S):	Unknown
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Christopher Williams, (805) 385-7763 [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Miguel Serrato , (805) 385-7688 [email protected]

DETAILS:
On March 29, 2014 at approximately 1127 hours, officers and EMS were dispatched to the 4900 block of South “C” Street regarding a subject not breathing. When officers and EMS arrived they located the female subject. Emergency responders pronounced her deceased at the scene.

The subject was a 48 year old Oxnard resident. Her name is being withheld until her family is notified. Investigators didn’t observe any signs of trauma on the victim and at this time don’t know the cause of death. Investigators are attempting to locate witnesses and establish what occurred.

Investigators are encouraging anyone with information about this incident to contact Detective Miguel Serrato at (805) 385-7688. If you wish to remain anonymous you can call the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070 or Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Narcotics Arrest
DATE/TIME:	4/11/14 0700 hours
LOCATION:	300 Block of E. Juniper Street
VICTIM(S):	14 year old juvenile
SUSPECT(S):	Salvador Munoz, 44 year old, Oxnard Resident David Munoz, 49 year old, Oxnard Resident
PREPARED BY:	Charles Woodruff, Sergeant
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Eddie Kasaba, Detective (805) 385-7641

DETAILS:
The Oxnard Police Department Narcotics/FBI task force ended a three week long investigation with the service of a search warrant to a residence in the 300 block of East Juniper Street. During the search, detectives located several handguns and rifles with one of them being reported stolen. They also located evidence of methamphetamine sales and stolen property which included a stolen vehicle.

During the search, detectives also learned that the suspect’s 14 year old son was staying in the same room where the weapons and narcotics were located. Child Protective Services were notified and responded to the scene.

Suspect Salvador Munoz was arrested along with his brother, David Munoz. Both were later booked at the Ventura County Jail for a variety of charges including child endangerment.

The Oxnard Police Department is continuing to actively investigate individuals for narcotic and weapon violations.

The Oxnard Police Department continues to encourage residents to be partners in public safety as part of the Operation Safer and Stronger initiative. If you wish to remain anonymous you may call the narcotic hotline at (805) 982-7084 or Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site http://www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.aspx to submit a tip via text or e-mail.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 4/11/14 12:50 pm

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Fraudulent use of credit cards
DATE/TIME:	4-23-14 1200 hours
LOCATION:	900 Blk Cheyenne Way
SUSPECT(S):	Jose Armando Navarro 46 years of age
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Charles Woodruff [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Edward Kasaba 805 385 7641 [email protected]

DETAILS: On 4-23-14, at about 1200 hours, detectives from the Oxnard Narcotic Street team conducted a probation search at a residence in the 900 block of Cheyenne Way. Once at the location, detectives contacted several subjects inside. They contacted suspect Jose Armando Navarro who is also the renter of the location. After further investigation, detectives learned that Navarro had been using his deceased brother’s identity. Navarro had obtained a California identification card, credit cards and state benefits cards. Detectives were able to confirm the suspect’s true identity as Jose Armando Navarro.

Navarro was arrested for fraudulent use of credit cards. The investigation is continuing to find out how many accounts were opened as well as how many state provided benefits Navarro had fraudulently received from the State of California.

Two additional male subjects were arrested at the location for outstanding warrants.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 4-23-14 1900 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Robbery Arrest
DATE/TIME:	4-25-14, 2115 hours
LOCATION:	1800 Block North Ventura Road
SUSPECT(S):	Adrian Villagomez 18 years old
LOSS:	Undisclosed amount of money
PREPARED BY:	Senior Officer Scott Aaron
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Scott Aaron 385-8241 [email protected]

DETAILS:
On April 25, 2014, at about 2120 hours, officers from the Oxnard Police Department contacted Adrian Villagomez in the 1800 block of North Ventura Road. Villagomez was wanted for a vehicle burglary that occurred on March 5, 2014. During the contact, officers were advised that Villagomez had just committed a robbery of a food vendor who was set up in a parking lot in the 1800 block of Ventura Road.

An investigation revealed that Villagomez had just stolen the vendor’s tip canister. When the victim attempted to chase down Villagomez to retrieve the canister, Villagomez simulated a handgun and told the victim he had a gun. Villagomez was contacted by officers while fleeing and was taken into custody for robbery. He was also charged with being in possession of a narcotic smoking pipe. Villagomez did not have a gun.

Anyone with information regarding this crime should contact the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070. You may also contact the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (805) 222-8477 and http://www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.aspx.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Suspicious Death (Update Release)
DATE/TIME:	June 3, 2014 / 2320 Hours
LOCATION:	Wooley Road @ Richmond Avenue
VICTIM(S):	Carlos Marrero Alvarado, 49 years, Oxnard Resident
PREPARED BY:	Brian Woolley, Traffic Sergeant, (805) 385-7847 [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Jamie Brown, Traffic Coordinator, (805) 385-7749 [email protected]

DETAILS: On June 3, 2014, at approximately 11:20 P.M, Oxnard Police Officers responded to a call for service related to a man down in the area of Wooley Road and Richmond Avenue. They arrived on scene and found an unconscious male subject lying near the roadway. Emergency medical personnel also responded, but unfortunately the male victim was determined to be deceased.

The Oxnard Police Department is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding this death. An autopsy examination is scheduled to take place on June 4, 2014.

Update:
On June 4, the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s office conducted an autopsy on victim Carlos Marrero Alvarado. The results of the examination revealed that victim Alvarado died as a result of injuries consistent with a traffic collision. The Oxnard Police Department is now investigating this incident as a hit and run collision as the vehicle involved fled the scene. It is unknown what time the collision occurred.

The Oxnard Police Department continues to encourage residents to be partners in public safety as part of the Operation Safer and Stronger initiative. Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Senior Officer Jamie Brown at (805) 385-7749, or the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (805) 222-8477, http://www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.aspx.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: June 4, 2014, 1530 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Oxnard Police Department to Conduct Motorcycle Safety Enforcement and DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint
DATE/TIME:	6-8-14
PREPARED BY:	Senior Officer Jamie Brown, Traffic Coordinator
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Jamie Brown, (805) 385-7749 [email protected]

DETAILS:

The Oxnard Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting two traffic safety operations this Sunday, June 8, 2014. The first operation, scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m., will target motorcycle safety. Officers will be on the lookout for unsafe motorcycle riders as well as those motorists who jeopardize the safety of motorcyclists. Motorcycle riders and passenger vehicle drivers are reminded to watch out for each other while traveling the roadways, especially at intersections and in vehicles’ blind spots while traveling alongside or passing. In 2014, there have been 7 motorcycle collisions in the City of Oxnard, all of which resulted in injuries to the motorcyclists. Tragically, a motorcyclist was killed in one of the collisions.

According to preliminary figures from the CHP’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, more than 400 people were killed and nearly 12,000 people were injured in motorcycle-involved collisions in 2011, representing a nearly 20 percent increase in the death rate in California from the previous year.
At the conclusion of the motorcycle enforcement, officers will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

In 2014, there have been 395 vehicle collisions, with 41 of those involving an impaired driver. Two of those collisions resulted in the deaths. The Oxnard Police Department has arrested 195 drivers for DUI so far this year.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent. Nearly 90 percent of California drivers approve of DUI checkpoints.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided to the Oxnard Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reminding everyone to ‘Report Drunk Driver – Call 9-1-1.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: June 6, 2014 / 2030 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Online Enticement of a Minor / Child Luring Child Annoying
DATE/TIME:	7/9/14 @1045 hours
LOCATION:	4400 Block of Cathedral Oaks Lane, Goleta, CA
VICTIM(S):	14-year-old female (name withheld due to age)
SUSPECT(S):	Patrick Brian Kennedy, 30 year old resident of Goleta
PREPARED BY:	Detective Terry Dobrosky, Sexual Assault & Family Protection Unit [email protected] 805-385-7609
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Sergeant Sharon Giles, Sexual Assault & Family Protection Unit [email protected] 805-385-7620

DETAILS: On May 12th, 2014, officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to the 4200 block of Harbor Blvd in the City of Oxnard in reference to the online enticement of a minor female by an adult male. The minor’s mother reported that she discovered that her 14-year-old daughter had engaged in sexual conversations through Facebook with an adult male.

On July 9^th, 2014, after an extensive two month investigation, detectives from the Oxnard Police Department’s Family Protection Unit arrested Patrick Brian Kennedy at his place of employment in the City of Goleta. Mr. Kennedy was arrested for various charges including: traveling for the purposes of engaging a minor for sex, delaying and obstructing a police investigation, conspiracy to commit a crime, and child annoying. He is currently in custody with bail set at $250,000.

Detectives have reason to believe that there may be other minor victims that have been contacted by Kennedy through Facebook. Anyone with additional information should contact Detective Terrance Dobrosky at (805) 385-7609.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 07/09/14 – 1800 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Assault with a deadly weapon – Vehicle
DATE/TIME:	8-9-14 / 0345 hours
LOCATION:	700 Block of Hermosa Way, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	Adam Rodriguez, 27 years, Ventura residence
SUSPECT(S):	Jeannette Robles, 31 years, Oxnard residence
WITNESS(ES):	Withheld
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	Not disclosed
LOSS:	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Sharon Giles, Family Protection Unit, (805) 385-7620, [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Dale McAlpine, Family Protection Unit, (805) 385-3921, [email protected]

DETAILS:

(Oxnard, CA) – On 8-9-14, at 0345 hours, officers responded to the 700 Block of Hermosa Way reference a subject yelling in the street. Officers made contact with a witness who told officers that a man was struck by a car. The witness stated the car fled after striking the man knocking this individual to the ground. The victim was later identified as Adam Rodriguez. Rodriguez was contacted at his home in Ventura by Oxnard officers. Rodriguez told officers that his ex-girlfriend, Jeannette Robles, hit him with her car while he was walking on Hermosa Way. Rodriguez said he and Robles were involved in a verbal dispute prior to him being struck by the car.

Mr. Rodriguez sustained moderate injuries from being struck by the car. Jeannette Robles was arrested at her residence on Blanca Place in Oxnard a short time after the incident. Jeannette Robles is currently in custody with bail set at $500,000.

Detectives are still investigating the case and request persons with information about this incident call the Oxnard PD at (805) 385-3921 or (805) 385-7620.

You can remain anonymous by calling the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070 or Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit http://www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.aspx to submit a tip via text or e-mail.

Date / Time Prepared: August 9, 2014, 2300 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Arrest – Assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism
DATE/TIME:	Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 4:31p.m.
LOCATION:	3600 Block of Leeward
VICTIM(S):	55 year old male, Oxnard Resident
SUSPECT(S):	Cliff Thieme, 63 years, Port Hueneme Resident
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	Red Hyundai Elantra
PREPARED BY:	Scott Hebert, Commander

DETAILS:

On Tuesday August 12, 2014, at approximately 4:31 p.m., Oxnard police officers responded to the 3600 block of Leeward Way regarding a call of shots fired from a red vehicle. When officers arrived on scene, Cliff Thieme was contacted and eventually arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism.

Officers learned that the shooting resulted from a “road rage” incident between the suspect and victim at Rice Ave and the 101 freeway. The suspect followed the victim to the 3600 block of Leeward way where an altercation took place. The suspect caused damage to the victim’s vehicle, and at some point during the altercation, produced a handgun and fired one shot in the direction of the victim. The victim was not injured.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7740.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: August 12, 2014 at 9:00 p.m.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

EVENT:	Road Closures for the 2014 Ventura Pier to Pier Marathon
DATE/TIME:	September 7, 2014 / 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION:	Cities of Ventura, Oxnard and Port Hueneme
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Jamie Brown, Traffic Coordinator (805) 385-7749 [email protected]

DETAILS: The 2nd Annual Ventura Pier to Pier Marathon will be held this Sunday, September 7^th. The event starts at the Ventura Pier at 6:20 a.m. and ends at 1:00 p.m. The marathon will travel through the cities of Ventura, Oxnard and Port Hueneme. The marathon is expected to have approximately 3000 runners which may cause some traffic delays along the marathon route.

The marathon route from Ventura will be southbound on Harbor Boulevard to Channel Islands Boulevard, eastbound Channel Islands Boulevard to Ventura Road and southbound Ventura Road to the Port Hueneme Pier. Runners will make a U-turn at the Port Hueneme Pier and return to the Ventura Pier following the same route.

The only road closures in the City Oxnard will be on Harbor Boulevard between Fifth Street and Spinnaker Drive in Ventura and Gonzales Road between Victoria Avenue and Harbor Boulevard. All other streets along the marathon route will remain open. As this is a competitive race, priority right-of-way will be provided to the participants. Local residents are encouraged to use alternate routes for trips in and out of the city.

In an attempt to accommodate local residents traveling along the marathon route, the Oxnard Police Traffic Unit will have officers and additional traffic control personnel assigned to several intersections along the marathon route to assist with traffic control.

For Further Information regarding road closures contact Senior Officer Jamie Brown at 385-7749 or [email protected]. For further information regarding the marathon go to: www.venturamarathon.com

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 9/4/14, 1530 hours