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NEWS RELEASE

DATE: July 29, 2023, 6:45 P.M.

SUBJECT: Missing Adult

LOCATION: 1600 block Auto Center Drive, Oxnard

MISSING PERSON: Delfino Ochoa, 75 year old Ventura County Resident

CONTACT: Kevin Baysinger, Commander (Thursday-Saturday 4PM- 4 AM)

(805) 385-7741 | Kevin.Baysinger@OxnardPD.Org

The Oxnard Police Department is asking for the community's assistance in locating a missing adult. Delfino Ochoa is a 75-year-old male, 5’7”, 220 lbs., with gray hair and brown eyes. Mr. Ochoa was last seen in the 1600 block of Auto Center Drive. He was wearing a grey button up shirt, a white undershirt and green pants.

The Oxnard Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Mr. Ochoa. If you have any information about the whereabouts of Mr. Ochoa, we ask that you contact the Oxnard Police Department dispatch immediately at (805) 385-7740.

Mr. Ochoa has been located safely. Thank you.

On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 7:52 PM Baysinger, Kevin <kevin.baysinger@oxnardpd.org> wrote:

NEWS RELEASE

DATE: July 29, 2023, 6:45 P.M.

SUBJECT: Missing Adult

LOCATION: 1600 block Auto Center Drive, Oxnard

MISSING PERSON: Delfino Ochoa, 75 year old Ventura County Resident

CONTACT: Kevin Baysinger, Commander (Thursday-Saturday 4PM- 4 AM)

(805) 385-7741 | Kevin.Baysinger@OxnardPD.Org

The Oxnard Police Department is asking for the community's assistance in locating a missing adult. Delfino Ochoa is a 75-year-old male, 5’7”, 220 lbs., with gray hair and brown eyes. Mr. Ochoa was last seen in the 1600 block of Auto Center Drive. He was wearing a grey button up shirt, a white undershirt and green pants.

The Oxnard Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Mr. Ochoa. If you have any information about the whereabouts of Mr. Ochoa, we ask that you contact the Oxnard Police Department dispatch immediately at (805) 385-7740.

NEWS RELEASE

DATE: July 28, 2023

SUBJECT: Shoplifting Sting Operation

SUSPECTS: Savannah Avalos, 22-year-old Oxnard Resident

Dayyana Magana, 47-year-old Oxnard Resident

Benjamin Acosta, 36-year-old Oxnard Resident

LOCATION: The Marketplace at Oxnard Shopping Center, Oxnard

CONTACT: Hannah Estrada, Sergeant

(805) 385-7600, hannah.estrada@oxnardpd.org

On 07/27/23, the Oxnard Police Department concluded a shoplifting sting operation at The Marketplace at Oxnard Shopping Center located in the 1800 block of Ventura Boulevard. Officers worked in conjunction with organized retail crime investigators during peak hours, to contact and arrest individuals who were actively committing thefts from the business.

All three of the suspects, Savannah Avalos, a 22-year-old Oxnard resident, Dayyana Magana, a 47-year-old Oxnard resident and Benjamin Acosta, a 36-year-old Oxnard resident were arrested for felony theft violations.

Earlier this month, the Oxnard Police Department was made aware that the businesses were experiencing a large number of unreported thefts with one business totaling last year’s losses at over $700,000. During this operation, the total dollar amount of recovered property was over $3000 in merchandise.

The Oxnard Police Department asks that anyone with information regarding thefts or other criminal activity to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on “Report Suspicious Activity.” You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers. at (800)222-8477. You can also visit their website: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.

Paul Carganilla
Community Affairs Manager, Oxnard Police Department

(805)385-7631 | (805)342-8292 | www.oxnardpd.org

paul.carganilla@oxnardpd.org | 251 South "C" Street

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NEWS RELEASE

DATE: July 28, 2023

SUBJECT: Shooting Victim

LOCATION: 2701 Riverpark Boulevard, Oxnard

VICTIM: 15-Year-Old Male, Oxnard Resident

CONTACT: Detective Steve Eckman

(805) 385-7641 | steve.eckman@oxnardpd.org

On July 28, 2023, at approximately 8:50 PM, Officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a call of a shooting victim on the first floor of the parking structure at The Collection in Riverpark. Officers and EMS personnel arrived on scene and located a 15-year-old male suffering from what appeared to be a single gunshot wound to his lower leg. The subject was immediately transported to a local hospital where he is listed in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.

Investigators from the Oxnard Police Department Violent Crimes Unit assumed responsibility for the investigation. The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time. If you have any information regarding this case, please contact Detective Steve Eckman at 805-385-7641 or by email at steve.eckman@oxnardpd.org.

Information can be reported online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and click on “Report Suspicious Activity.” You can remain anonymous and still provide valuable information by calling Ventura Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.

NEWS RELEASE

DATE: July 28, 2023 (3:36 p.m.)

SUBJECT: Documented Criminal Street Gang member, with Prior Homicide Conviction, Arrested for Firearm and Narcotics Possession

SUSPECTS: Bardomiano Sanchez, 31-year-old Oxnard resident

LOCATION: Third St. at “A” St., Oxnard

CONTACT: Bakari Myers, Sergeant

(805) 797-6202 | bakari.myers@Oxnardpd.org

On July 28th, at 3:36 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Special Enforcement Unit (Gang Unit) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at the intersection of Third St. and “A” St. for a suspected traffic infraction. Officers made contact with the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, Bardomiano Sanchez. During the contact with Sanchez, officers made observations that led them to believe that Sanchez was possibly under the influence of a controlled substance. Officers conducted an evaluation of Sanchez and ultimately arrested Sanchez for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

During an inventory search of the vehicle, officers located a loaded 9mm magazine that was concealed in the vehicle. Officers continued searching and located a 9mm semi-automatic handgun that was concealed in a separate location in the vehicle. Officers also located a usable amount of fentanyl in the vehicle. Sanchez is a documented Oxnard criminal street gang member who is prohibited from owning firearms due to a prior voluntary manslaughter conviction. Sanchez was arrested for several felony firearm and narcotics violations and booked into Ventura County Jail.

The Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and gun violence in the City of Oxnard through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members residing in the city. Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity. You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so. You can remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.

NEWS RELEASE

DATE/TIME: July 27, 2023 / 7:45 PM

SUBJECT: Firearm Arrest

SUSPECT: Fernando Godinez, 37 year-old Oxnard Resident

LOCATION: 200 block Cooper Road, Oxnard

CONTACT: Kevin Baysinger, Commander

Kevin.Baysinger@OxnardPD.org

(805) 385-7746 (Th-Sat 4PM-4AM)

On the above date and time, Oxnard Police Officers conducted a traffic stop in the 200 block of Cooper Road. Godinez, the solo occupant and driver of the car, was determined to have a suspended driver’s license. As he exited the vehicle, he fled from officers and discarded a loaded firearm. He was apprehended a short distance away. Godinez, a convicted felon, was arrested for numerous firearms violations as well as resisting/delaying a police officer.

Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on “Report Suspicious Activity.” You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800)222-8477. You can also visit their website: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.

NEWS RELEASE

DATE: July 27, 2023

SUBJECT: Narcotic Sales and Gun Arrest

SUSPECTS: Armando Garcia, 25 year-old Oxnard Resident

LOCATION: 300 block of North Bonita Street, Oxnard

CONTACT: Jose Velazquez, Sergeant

(805) 385-7623 (Tue-Fri 10AM-8PM) jose.velazquez@oxnardpd.org

During the early part of July 2023, the Oxnard Police Department received several complaints of possible narcotic activity occurring in and around the area of the 300 block of North Bonita Street, located in the La Colonia neighborhood.

The Oxnard Police Department Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) took over the narcotic investigation and identified Armando Garcia as a possible suspect. Sufficient evidence was gathered permitting detectives to secure a search warrant at Garcia’s residence. During the course of the investigation, DEU detectives discovered Garcia was involved in an assault with a deadly weapon with a firearm in 2022. This allowed DEU detectives to secure an arrest warrant issued by the Ventura County Superior Court for criminal threats and assault with a deadly weapon.

On July 26, 2023, the Oxnard Police Department’s S.W.A.T. team took Garcia into custody and executed the search warrant at his residence. With the assistance of detectives from the Investigations Bureau, detectives located and seized a loaded unregistered semi-automatic handgun, narcotics possessed for sales, and indicia of narcotic sales associated to Garcia. Garcia was arrested and booked at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Pre-Trial Detention Facility for assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats, and gun and narcotic related charges. This investigation would not have been possible without information obtained the community.

The Oxnard Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit is comprised of detectives who have been federally deputized as Task Force Officer(s) by the Federal of Bureau of Investigation. These Task Force Officer(s) are assigned to the Ventura County Criminal Investigation Division and are in charge with the duties of investigating violations of the drug and criminal laws of the United States of America.

The Oxnard Police Department is committed to reducing drug overdoses in the city of Oxnard. Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on “Report Suspicious Activity.” You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers. at (800)222-8477. You can also visit their website: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.

NEWS RELEASE

DATE/TIME: July 23, 2023 / 12:50 AM

SUBJECT: Firearm Arrest

SUSPECT: Bryan Zazueta, 19 year-old Oxnard Resident

LOCATION: 1300 block Commercial Avenue, Oxnard

CONTACT: Kevin Baysinger, Commander

Kevin.Baysinger@OxnardPD.org

(805) 385-7746 (Th-Sat 4PM-4AM)

On the above date and time, an Oxnard Police Officer contacted Zazueta in the 1300 block of Commercial Avenue. The officer observed the handle of a firearm protruding from Zazueta’s front pocket. Zazueta fled from the officer but was apprehended a short distance away. The firearm was a loaded 9mm firearm that was not registered to Zazueta. He was arrested for firearms violations.

NEWS RELEASE

DATE: June 25, 2023 / 9:24 PM

SUBJECT: Man Arrested After Threatening in Movie Theater

SUSPECT: 62-year-old Oxnard resident

LOCATION: Cinemark Century Riverpark, 2766 block of Seaglass Way, Oxnard

CONTACT: Rocky Marquez, Commander

(805) 385-7600 rocky.marquez@oxnardpd.org

On July 25th at about 9:24 PM, officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a report of a man armed with a gun inside the Cinemark Century Riverpark Theaters in Oxnard. A victim reported the suspect, a 62-year-old Oxnard resident, was in the theater when he began to yell at the screen and claimed to be armed with a handgun. The suspect was seen brandishing what the victim believed to be a handgun in a threatening manner.

Officers responded, evacuated all theater patrons, and detained the suspect, who was found to possess a taser resembling a firearm. The suspect was arrested for disturbing the peace and weapons-related offenses. No one was injured during this incident.

Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity. You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so. You can remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email. Booking photographs for adult felony arrest available on the department website: www.oxnardpd.org under crime & safety, and booking / call logs.

NEWS RELEASE

DATE: July 22, 2023 / 2:38 a.m.

SUBJECT: Firearm and Narcotics Arrest

SUSPECTS: Angel Virgen, 35 year-old Oxnard Resident
Marcos Nunez, 29 year-old Oxnard Resident

LOCATION: 100 block N. Oxnard Blvd, Oxnard

CONTACT: Mike Wood, Sergeant

(805) 385-7600 (Fri-Sun 6PM-630AM) mike.wood@oxnardpd.org

On the above date and time, the Oxnard Police Department responded to a call for service of a brandishing involving a firearm in the 100 Block of N. Oxnard Blvd. Arriving officers located the described vehicle and detained the occupants without incident. One of the occupants detained, Angel Virgen, admitted to possessing a concealed firearm underneath her shirt. Officers also located narcotics in the vehicle Virgen was driving. An additional occupant, Marcos Nunez, was arrested for narcotics-related offenses. Virgen was arrested for unlawful possession of a loaded firearm and a large quantity of narcotics.