Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT	Vehicle pursuit
DATE/TIME	April 2, 2012 at 3:45 p.m.
LOCATION	1800 block of Napoleon
SUSPECT(S)	Jorge Cervantes, 18. Oxnard resident Librado Navarrete, 25, Oxnard resident Govanni Vega, 20, Oxnard resident Jonathan Gallegos, 21, Oxnard resident
PREPARED BY	Sergeant Humberto Jimenez
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager  / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

(Oxnard, CA) On April 2, 2012 at about 3:45 p.m. Oxnard PD officers were on patrol in the area of Greenbrook Drive and O’Neil Place when they heard several gun shots. Officers observed a white, 1994 Toyota Celica traveling at a high rate of speed which failed to stop for a stop sign. Officers initiated an enforcement stop, but the driver failed to yield. Officers chased the car for about two minutes until the car crashed in the north alley of 1800 Napoleon Avenue. 
 
All four occupants fled from the Celica. A house-to-house search was conducted. All occupants were later located and arrested. The suspects are Jorge Cervantes,18; Librado Navarrete, 25; Govanni Vega, 20; and Jonathan Gallegos, 21. All are Oxnard residents. Cervantes was arrested for evading, hit and run and trespassing. The front-seat passenger was identified as Navarrete. He was arrested for a felony warrant. Vega and Gallegos were arrested for delaying the duties of a police officer.
 
No weapons were found and no shooting victims were located.
 
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7740 or. 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.
  
 
 
 

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Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Stabbing)
DATE/TIME:	8/28/2011 5:57 P.M.
LOCATION:	400 Block North Bonita, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	47-year old Oxnard Resident
SUSPECT(S):	Hispanic Male, 50 years old, possibly walks with a limp
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	Unknown
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Officer Ed Baldwin
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Steve Funk

DETAILS:
On 8-28-2011, at 5:57 P.M., officers responded to the 400 Block of North Bonita, in the City of Oxnard re: a stabbing victim. During the investigation officers learned that there was possibly a roommate dispute. The victim suffered minor stab wounds to the head and leg. He was transported to Ventura County Medical Center, where he is listed in stable condition.
 
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 50 years old and walks with a limp.
 
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Funk at 805-385-7796 or you may remain anonymous by calling the Violent Crimes Hotline at 805-982-7070
 
DATE / TIME PREPARED:8/28/2011 10:00 P.M.  
 

Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT	Attempted kidnapping
DATE/TIME	March 26, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.
LOCATION	5200 South J Street, Oxnard
VICTIM	22-year-old female, Oxnard resident
SUSPECT	Hispanic male, light skinned, mustache, twenties, 5'7" 170 lbs. wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, checkered shorts, white tube socks and black corduroy slippers
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager  / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

(Oxnard, CA) OnMonday, March 26, 2012 at about 11:30 a.m. Oxnard Police Department received a call regarding a woman who had been threatened with a knife. The incident occurred in the 5200 block of South J Street.
 
Officers located a 22-year-old woman who was jogging in the area. She told officers she was approached by a man who was armed with a knife. The man threatened her with the knife and forced her into a nearby alley. Because the victim was jogging she wasn’t carrying anything of value. She believes the motive of the incident was sexual assault, but the suspect never said he was going to sexually assault her nor did he try to do so.
 
The victim described the suspect as a light-skinned Hispanic male in his mid twenties with a mustache. He was 5’9” and about 170 pounds. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood covering his head, checkered shorts, white tube socks and black corduroy fabric slippers.
 
The victim was able to convince the suspect to let her go a short time later. She was not injured during the incident.
 
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7740 or Detective Juanita Suarez at (805) 385-3922. 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.
 
 
 

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Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Homicide Case
DATE/TIME:	July 30, 2006 / 5:30 p.m.
LOCATION:	710 – 720 Cuesta del Mar
VICTIM(S):	Gloria Altamirano
SUSPECT(S):	unknown
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Mónica Muñoz
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Mónica Muñoz, Community Affairs Manager/PIO (805) 385-7631

DETAILS:
Gloria Altamirano was shot and killed on a walkway between 710 and 720 Cuesta Del Mar on July 30, 2006 at about 5:30 in the evening. Altamirano was 22 years old at the time of her murder.  She was originally from Puebla, Mexico and worked for Colorado Farms LLC in Somis. 
 
Information gathered in this investigation indicates Altamirano was not the intended victim of the shooting. Detectives believe there may be witnesses to this incident who have not yet come forward.
 
All leads in this case have been exhausted and detectives are asking for the public’s assistance. Anyone with information that leads to the capture and conviction of the suspect is eligible for a reward of $10,000 offered by the city of Oxnard.
 
Additionally, anyone with information can call the violent crimes hotline at
(805) 982-7070 
 

Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT	Road closure
DATE/TIME	Friday, March 30 at 9 p.m. through Tuesday, April 3 at 9 p.m.
LOCATION	Fifth Street and Rose Avenue, Oxnard
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager  / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

(Oxnard, CA) On Friday, March 30, 2012 beginning at 9 p.m. the intersection of Rose Avenue and Fifth Street will be closed for railroad track maintenance. The shutdown will remain in effect until Tuesday, April 3 at 9 p.m.
 
Because this intersection is one of the most heavily traveled in all of Oxnard, the Oxnard PD Traffic Unit will manage the shutdown by monitoring the alternate routes closely. If the officers observe major traffic back-up along those routes, they will modify the traffic plan for the closure.  
 
Motorists are strongly urged to avoid Rose Avenue south of Gonzales. It is recommended that motorists use Oxnard Boulevard, Rice and Wooley Roads and Del Norte Boulevard as alternate streets. It is also recommended that motorists allow extra travel time if they need to travel in the areas near Fifth Street and Rose Avenue.
 
Any questions regarding the repair work should be directed to the city of Oxnard Public Works Department at (805) 385-8136.
 
  
 
 

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Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Officer Involved Shooting
DATE/TIME:	08/22/2011 0300 Hours
LOCATION:	1900 block of N. “H” Street
VICTIM(S):	State Of California
SUSPECT(S):	Bobby Oscar Basquez 25 year old male form Oxnard
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Mike Adair, Commander
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Erik Mora, Detective (805) 385-7680

DETAILS:
On 08/22/2011 at 0300 hours, the Oxnard Police Department responded to a call of a domestic disturbance in the 1900 block of N. “H” Street in Oxnard. When the officers arrived they observed the suspect in the courtyard of the apartment complex and a confrontation occurred.  Several shots were fired and the suspect received a minor gunshot wound.
The suspect was identified as Bobby Oscar Basquez, 25 year old male from Oxnard. He was immediately transported to the Ventura County Medical Center where he received treatment for the injury.  He was later cleared medically and released into police custody. Basquez is on parole and was released from prison in May of this year.
 
If anyone has any information surrounding the incident, they are encouraged to call the Oxnard Police Department or Detective Erik Mora at (805) 385-7680.
 
 
DATE / TIME PREPARED:  08/22/2011 0630 hrs.   
 
 

Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT	Sobriety and drivers license checkpoint
DATE/TIME	Friday, March 23, 2012  6:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m.
PREPARED BY	Senior Officer Jamie Brown
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager  / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

The Oxnard Police Department Traffic Unit conducted a multi-location sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, March 23, 2012, from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m.    
 
The first checkpoint was conducted in the southbound lanes of Ventura Road at Devonshire Drive. The second checkpoint was held in the southbound lanes of Rose Ave at Cesar Chavez Drive.
 
Officers screened 1,247 motorists who passed through the checkpoint locations and conducted five DUI investigations with drivers who had been drinking alcohol. Officers arrested four drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol and one driver for an outstanding warrant.
 
Citations were issued to 11 drivers for various drivers’ license violations. Eleven drivers were issued citations for driving without a valid driver’s license and one driver was cited for driving with a suspended driver’s license. Thirteen drivers were cited for other violations. Six vehicles were towed from the checkpoint.
 
Oxnard PD will continue to conduct DUI enforcement operations in an effort to reduce the number of alcohol related collisions on our roadways. We also remind people that if they see an impaired driver to dial 911. These DUI enforcement operations are funded by grants 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 Jamie Brown at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at Jamie.brown@oxnardpd.org.
 
 
DATE / TIME PREPARED:  3/24/12 at 3 a.m.
 

 

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Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Shooting
DATE/TIME:	8/19/2011 1900 hours
LOCATION:	Circle Drive at Channel Islands Boulevard
VICTIM(S):	26-year-old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Unknown male suspect
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Senior officer Alex Arnett (805) 486-6297 or email: alex.arnertt@oxnardpd.org
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Mike Johnson @ 385-7600

DETAILS:
Oxnard police officers responded to a shooting that occurred at Circle Drive at Channel Islands Boulevard.
 
Preliminary information was received that the victim was a passenger in a vehicle when the suspect confronted him. The victim attempted to flee when the shooting occurred.
 
The victim was rushed to the Ventura County Medical Center in critical but stable condition.
 
It is unclear what the relationship was between the victim and the suspect. Police officers/detectives are still investigating the incident.
 
Investigators are requesting that anyone with information regarding this case to call Detective Mike Johnson at (805) 385-7600 or if you wish to remain anonymous you can call the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (805) 385-8255.
 
DATE / TIME PREPARED:  08/19/2011 2332 hours
 

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	March 21, 2012 at 11:04 a.m.
LOCATION	Seventh Street west of “C” Street
VICTIM	Male, 2 years old, Oxnard resident Name withheld
DRIVER	Larry Fryar, 65, Oxnard resident
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager  / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

On March 21, 2012, at about 11:04 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at Seventh Street west of “C” Street. Once on scene, officers found that an Isuzu, mini pick-up truck, driven by Larry Fryar, 65, struck a two-year-old boy (name withheld). The boy was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center where he died as a result of his injuries.
 
Preliminary investigation indicates that the pick-up was traveling eastbound on Seventh Street when the toddler suddenly ran into the street and into the path of the pick-up. The driver, Fryar, was unable to stop and struck the boy.   
 
There are no indications that Fryar was traveling at an unsafe speed nor are there indications that alcohol and/or drugs were a factor.
 
If anyone has information about this collision please contact Senior Officer Maria Pena at (805) 385-7750.
 
The investigation is continuing.
 
 

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Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Officer Involved Shooting (update)
DATE/TIME:	08/22/2011 3 a.m.
LOCATION:	1900 block of N. “H” Street
VICTIM(S):	State of California
SUSPECT(S):	Bobby Oscar Basquez 25-year-old Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Mónica Muñoz
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Mónica Muñoz, Community Affairs Manager/PIO (805) 385-7631

DETAILS:
On 08/22/2011 at 3 a.m. Oxnard PD officers responded to a call of a domestic disturbance in the 1900 block of N. “H” Street in Oxnard. When the officers arrived they located a male in the courtyard of the apartment complex. The man ignored the officers’ commands to show his hands and as a result, several shots were fired and he was hit. The suspect sustained a minor gunshot wound. A gun was located at the scene.
 
The suspect is Bobby Oscar Basquez, a 25-year-old male from Oxnard. He was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center where he received treatment. He was later cleared medically and booked into Ventura County Jail. Basquez is on parole and was released from prison in May of this year.
 
If anyone has any information about the incident, they are encouraged to call Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7600 or Detective Erik Mora at (805) 385-7680.
 
 
DATE / TIME PREPARED:  08/22/2011 2 p.m.