Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Injury Traffic Collision
DATE/TIME:	May 7, 2015 / 1727 hours
LOCATION:	Rice Avenue at Camino del Sol
DRIVER 1:	Maria De la Luz, 49 years, Oxnard Resident
VEHICLE 1:	White, 2012 White Chevrolet Traverse SUV
PASSENGER (CHEVROLET):	Tarrant Ragis, 19 years, Oxnard Resident
DRIVER 2:	Kenneth Lagree III, California Highway Patrol Officer
VEHICLE 2:	2015 Ford Explorer, California Highway Patrol Vehicle
PREPARED BY:	Brian Woolley, Traffic Sergeant (805) 385-7847 [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Maria Peña (805) 385-7750 [email protected]

DETAILS:
On Thursday, May 7, 2015, at about 5:25 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department and EMS personnel responded to the intersection of Rice Avenue and Camino del Sol in reference to an injury traffic collision involving two vehicles, one being a California Highway Patrol vehicle.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the marked patrol vehicle, driven by CHP Officer Kenneth Lagree III, was traveling southbound on Rice Avenue with activated lights and siren while responding to an emergency call for service. When Officer Lagree reached the red signal light at the intersection of Camino del Sol, he stopped the patrol vehicle. As he slowly proceeded through the intersection, a white Chevrolet Traverse SUV, driven by Maria De la Luz, entered the intersection traveling eastbound and the two vehicles collided. The force of the impact caused the airbags in both vehicles to be deployed. The collision was captured on the patrol vehicle’s forward facing camera system.

Driver De la Luz was transported to Saint John’s Regional Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. Her passenger, Tarrant Ragis, also sustained minor injuries and was treated and released from the scene. Officer Lagree was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

The collision is still under investigation.

If anyone has information about this collision, please contact Senior Officer Maria Peña at 805-385-7750 or via email at [email protected].

DATE / TIME PREPARED: May 7, 2015 at 2100 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Suspicious Object
DATE/TIME:	May 16, 2015 at 7:50 AM
LOCATION:	Hueneme High School, Oxnard, CA
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Sgt. Chris Inglehart
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Sgt. Chris Inglehart, [email protected]

DETAILS:

On May 16 at 7:50 AM the Oxnard Police Department received a report of a suspicious object to the front of Hueneme High School. Officers responded and based upon their observations, a portion of the school was closed off. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad was requested and responded. Bomb technicians utilized their robots to examine the object and found it to be a harmless electronic device which appeared to have been discarded.

Some activities were in progress at Hueneme High School and were minimally affected by the incident.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 5/16/15 @ 1300

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Honey Oil extraction lab located in gated community
DATE/TIME:	May 23, 2015, 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION:	200 block Bolero Lance, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):	Stephen Moreno, 33 years old, Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Detective James Langford, Narcotics Unit (805) 385-7638, [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective James Langford, Narcotics Unit (805) 385-7638, [email protected]

DETAILS(OXNARD, CALIF) On May 23^rd 2015, at about 9:00 a.m., patrol officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a call for service at a residence in the 200 block of Bolero Lane in the City of Oxnard.

During a search of the residence, several pounds of marijuana along with cans of butane, evidence of a concentrated cannabis manufacturing lab (commonly referred to as Butane Honey Oil or BHO lab), two shotguns and evidence of selling marijuana were located.

The suspect, Stephen Moreno, was arrested and booked into Ventura County Jail for suspicion of manufacturing concentrated cannabis, possession for sales of marijuana, and maintaining a place for drug use/sales.

The community is reminded that BHO labs are inherently dangers. The chemical process required in such manufacturing processes are extremely flammable and several explosions have occurred in California as a result of improper care.

The Oxnard Police Department encourages anyone with information on this case to call Detective Langford at (805) 385-7638. We also encourage anyone with narcotic related information to call our Narcotic Hotline at (805) 982-7212 and leave an anonymous tip. Community members may also call the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (805) 222-8477 or e-mail them at www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Stolen Vehicle Arrest
DATE/TIME:	5-31-15 / 0739 Hours
LOCATION:	Rose Avenue at Camino Del Sol
VICTIM(S):	State of California
SUSPECT(S):	Gilberto Aldana, 22-year old Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):	N/A
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	N/A
LOSS:	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Marty Meyer, Commander
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Marty Meyer, (805) 207-7078, [email protected]

DETAILS:

On 5-31-15, at 0739 hours, an Oxnard Police officer saw a stolen vehicle being driven southbound on Rose Avenue near Camino Del Sol. When the officer attempted to stop the vehicle the vehicle failed to yield. The officer went in a short pursuit of the vehicle.

The pursuit was terminated after approximately two minutes. The driver of the stolen vehicle continued and lost control of the vehicle at 2^nd Street and Hayes Avenue where it crashed into a wall. The suspect fled on foot and was tackled by officers.

Gilberto Aldana, 22-year old Oxnard resident, sustained minor injuries and was treated at local hospital prior to being booked into the Ventura County Main Jail. Aldana was charged with stolen vehicle (felony) and evading (misdemeanor). Aldana is currently on probation for stolen vehicle.

Date Prepared: 5-31-15, 0900 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 Participate in Annual Flame of Hope Run through the City of Oxnard, tomorrow
DATE/TIME:	Thursday, June 11, 2015, 9:00am
LOCATION:	City of Oxnard, starting at Ventura Road and Wagon Wheel Road
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Officer Ron Zavala [email protected] 805-857-4657

DETAILS: The Oxnard Police Department will be participating in the annual Southern California Law Enforcement Torch “Flame of Hope” Run in support of Ventura County Special Olympics. Oxnard Police along with community members will be gathering at the U.S. 101 footbridge at Ventura Road and Wagon Wheel Road, where Ventura PD will hand the torch for its run through Oxnard.

Runners will proceed southbound on Ventura Road, go east on Vineyard Ave, south on H Street, to Gonzalez Road, down south on C street. Every year, the group passes along the Oxnard Police Department where they are rallied in front of the police station. Runners then proceed through the City of Oxnard where they hand off the torch to Port Hueneme Police at Ventura Road and Channel Islands Blvd.

Oxnard Police has been supporting this annual event for over 20 years. For one of our officers, Officer Ron Zavala this will be his last year coordinating this event since he will be retiring. He has helped coordinate it for the past 10 years. What makes this event more special for many at our agency is that Officer Zavala has pushed his own daughter in her wheelchair at the front to lead the group year after year on this run – as she carries the torch. We encourage members of the public to come out and support the participants as the Flame of Hope makes its way through Oxnard.

Aside from a run this is also a fundraiser, with all proceeds going to support Special Olympics Ventura County athletes. The public is welcome to join law enforcement on this run, with a $25 donation which includes an official Law Enforcement Torch Run t-shirt.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run is an international fundraising and public awareness campaign for the Special Olympics. For over twenty years, Oxnard Police and Ventura County law enforcement agencies have been raising tens of thousands of dollars annually to benefit Special Olympics of Ventura County. These monies help Ventura County Special Olympics to offer free, year round, sports training and competition to over 700 individuals with intellectual disabilities ages eight years and up, who participate in seventeen sports at forty-five training sites throughout Ventura County.

For additional information on the Law Enforcement Torch Run, or the Special Olympics organization, please refer to the contact Officer Ron Zavala at [email protected] or 805-857-4657. You can also visit the Special Olympics of Southern California website at www.sosc.org.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 6/10/15 1330 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

EVENT:	Oxnard Welcomes Flame of Hope Torch Run for 2015 Special Olympics, this Friday
DATE/TIME:	Friday, July 17, 2015 / 8:30-9:30 AM
LOCATION:	Front of City Hall, 305 West 3^rd Street
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Mike Ramirez, Host Town Co-Chair (805) 385-8230 [email protected]

DETAILS: On Friday, July 17, 2015, the Flame of Hope, the official torch for the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015, will be carried through the City of Oxnard, with a ceremony to be held in front of City Hall, 305 West 3^rd Street, from 8:30-9:30 AM.

Guest speakers, music, and dancers, will all be a part of the ceremony. Oxnard Mayor Tim Flynn, and special guests, will welcome the law enforcement officers who serve as the Guardians of the Flame of Hope and the Special Olympic athletes as they participate in the Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg. Law Enforcement officers and Special Olympic athletes are selected by their respective Special Olympics programs to be one of the 126 Final Leg Team members based on their dedication and commitment to the Special Olympics movement.

Community members are encouraged to join the celebration alongside law enforcement to express support for these athletes. Throughout the journey of the Final Leg, law enforcement officers from around the world will be spreading the message of acceptance and inclusion for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

The Flame of Hope will complete its journey on July 25 when the Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg team carries it into the Opening Ceremony of the 2015 World Games and ignites the cauldron at the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,site of the 1932 and 1984 Olympics.

The public will be able to see daily photographs, videos and read reports of the Flame of Hope’s journey online at: letr-finalleg.org and on social media with #FinalLeg2015 on Facebook and @LETRforSO on Twitter.

For more information on the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, including volunteer and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.LA2015.organd on social media with #ReachUpLA on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Fatal Traffic Collision
DATE/TIME:	July 17, 2015 / 1545 hours
LOCATION:	Saviers Road @ Wolff Street
DRIVER 1:	Andres Ceja, 32 years, Oxnard Resident
VEHICLE 1:	Blue motorcycle
PASSENGER (MOTORCYCLE):	Name withheld, pending notification of next of kin
DRIVER 2:	Raul Trevino, 20 years, Oxnard Resident
VEHICLE 2:	Black, Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck
PREPARED BY:	Brian Woolley, Traffic Sergeant (805) 385-7847 [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Traffic Officer Mike Wood (805) 385-7750 [email protected]

DETAILS:
On Friday, July 17, 2015, at about 3:45 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department and EMS personnel responded to the intersection of Saviers Road and Wolff Street in reference to an injury traffic collision involving two vehicles, one being a small motorcycle.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the motorcycle, driven by Andres Ceja and with a female passenger, was traveling northbound on Saviers Road. The Chevrolet truck was traveling southbound on Saviers Road approaching the intersection of Wolff Street. For an unknown reason, the motorcycle turned left at Wolff Street and into the direct path of the truck causing a broadside collision. The impact caused Driver Ceja and his female passenger to be ejected from the motorcycle. Both of them were transported from the scene to the Ventura County Medical Center with critical injuries. The female was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Driver Ceja is currently listed in stable condition. Driver Trevino was uninjured.

Driver Ceja and his female passenger were not wearing motorcycle helmets at the time of the collision.

It is unknown if alcohol and/or drugs are factors in the collision. The collision is still under investigation.

If anyone has information about this collision, please contact Traffic Officer Mike Wood at 805-385-7750 or via email at [email protected].

DATE / TIME PREPARED: July 17, 2015 at 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:	Shooting Victim
DATE/TIME:	08/13/2015 / 0448 hours
LOCATION:	1300 block of Edgewood Way
VICTIM(S):	Name Withheld, 24 year old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Unknown
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Jeff McGreevy
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Sergeant Alex Arnett (805)385-7600

DETAILS:
On 08/13/15 at 0448 hours, Oxnard police officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of Edgewood Way reference a shooting victim. Upon arrival they contacted the victim, a 24 year old Oxnard resident, in a courtyard. Reyes was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center and is listed in stable condition. His injuries are not life threatening and the motive for the shooting is still under investigation.

Investigators from the Oxnard Police Department’s Violent Crime Unit are investigating the shooting. The motive for the shooting is unknown.

If anyone has information about this incident, they are encouraged to call the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600. If you wish to remain anonymous, you may call the violent crimes hotline at (805) 982-7070 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 email.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 08/13/2015, 0610 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 to Hold DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint
DATE/TIME:	August 28, 2015 / 2000-0300 Hours
LOCATION:	City of Oxnard
PREPARED BY:	Brian Woolley, Traffic Sergeant, (805) 385-7847 [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Jamie Brown, Traffic Coordinator (805) 385-7749 [email protected]

DETAILS:
The Oxnard Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a multiple location DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint tomorrow night, August 28, 2015 at undisclosed locations within the city limits between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment with officers checking drivers for proper licensing delaying motorists only momentarily. Specially trained officers will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving.

In addition, Avoid the 14 Ventura County is still out in full force during the 18-day Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over summer campaign that started on August 21st. During the first five days of the campaign, the Simi Valley Police Department, Oxnard Police Department, Ventura Police Department and Thousand Oaks Police Department have reported the following:

23 DUI arrests
Four individuals arrested for DUI related warrants
Three alcohol-related injury collisions causing injuries to six people

Funding for the checkpoint and Ventura County Avoid the 14 DUI Task Force operations is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration who reminds everyone; Report Drunk Drivers! – Call 9-1-1.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: August 27, 2015 / 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:	Gang member in possession of a loaded handgun
DATE/TIME:	9-5-15 / 1900 Hours
LOCATION:	“B” Street at 6th Street
VICTIM(S):	State of California
SUSPECT(S):	Albert Salazar, 22 years, Oxnard resident Mariah Arroyo, 21 years, Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):	N/A
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	Not disclosed
LOSS:	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Bill Crisostomo
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Sergeant Bill Crisostomo, (805) 385-7644, [email protected]

DETAILS:

On September 5, 2015 at approximately 1900 hours, Officers from the Oxnard Police Department Special Enforcement Unit were conducting gang enforcement in the downtown area of the city. SEU officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Sixth St and “B” St. Immediately upon the vehicle stopping a subject who had been hiding in the rear seat attempted to flee the area. He was detained a short distance away and identified as Albert Salazar. Salazar is a documented gang member and had several outstanding warrants for his arrest. During a search of the vehicle a loaded semi-automatic handgun was located.

Salazar was arrested for several firearm related charges, violation of the gang injunction and his outstanding warrants.

The driver of the vehicle Mariah Arroyo was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance. A third adult female was released.

The Oxnard Police Department Special Enforcement Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and violence in the City of Oxnard through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members residing in the city. Citizens are reminded to contact the Police Department when they observe suspicious activity or are witnesses to a crime.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: September 5, 2015 / 2335 hours