John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	OXNARD POLICE WILL DEPLOY SPECIAL DUI ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONSDURING FINAL NBA CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
DATE/TIME:	June 13th, 2010 1700-0100 June 15th, 2010 1800-2400 June 17^th, 2010 1700-2400
LOCATION:	City of Oxnard
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):
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LOSS:
PREPARED BY:
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Brian Woolley, Traffic Coordinator(805) 385-7749

DETAILS:

The Oxnard Police Department will have several officers conducting DUI saturation patrol in Oxnard on Sunday, June 13th from 5:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. in conjunction with the NBA World Championship Game 5.

The Oxnard Police Department will also conduct a multi-location sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Tuesday, June 15th, from 6:00 P.M. to midnight during game 6 of the NBA championship series.

In the event that the series goes to a 7^th and final game on Thursday, June 17th, several officers will also be deployed that night to conduct DUI enforcement between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and midnight.

The Oxnard Police Department wants fans to enjoy the games, but to be responsible and make the right decision to not drink and drive. Designate a sober driver, call a taxi, or call a friend. Additionally, the average cost of a first time DUI conviction in Ventura County is well over $10,000 which includes fines, court costs, lawyer expenses, court ordered DUI Classes, lost time from work, and insurance rates that will skyrocket. Driver’s license suspension and time in jail are also likely to follow a DUI conviction.

So far this year, the Oxnard Police Department has arrested over 400 DUI drivers and remains committed to its ‘Zero Tolerance, DUI Campaign.’ The Oxnard Police Department will continue to conduct these checkpoints and DUI enforcement operations which are funded by grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Transportation Administration.

We also remind everyone that if you see a Drunk Driver, Call 911. This is an easily preventable crime – drive sober, and drive safely!

For any questions related to DUI and traffic enforcement, please contact Senior Officer Brian Woolley at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at [email protected].

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 6/11/10, 1830 hours

John Crombach
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:	6-12-2010 / 2300 hours
LOCATION:	Bard Rd. and J St
VICTIM(S):	Juvenile male, 17 years
SUSPECT(S):	Hispanic male 17 years, 5’8”, medium build
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:	Minor Laceration
PREPARED BY:	Detective Mike Marostica
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Mike Thomas 385-7660

DETAILS:

On 6-12-10 at around 2300 hours, Oxnard police officers responded to an assault victim at St. John’s Regional Medical Center. The victim told officers he was confronted by the suspect who was in the company of approximately 10 subjects at Bard Rd. and J St. The suspect assaulted the victim by stabbing him once. The victim was transported by private vehicle to St. John’s Regional Medical Center with a non-life threatening injury.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Mike Thomas at (805) 385-7660 or Ventura County Crimestoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 6-13-10 0155 hours.

10-12523

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Battery with Serious Bodily Injury
DATE/TIME:	6-12-10/0047 hours
LOCATION:	2300 block of Natalie Place, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	Alejandro Aguilar (20 year old Santa Paula resident)
SUSPECT(S):	5 Hispanic males ages 18-25
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Sgt Villanueva
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Charles Buttell 385-7665

DETAILS:

On 6-12-10 at approximately 0047 hours, officers from the Oxnard Police Department were dispatched to a call of vehicles disturbing and a possible fight in the 2300 block of Natalie Place. When officers arrived they saw a male subject who appeared to be unconscious being drug back into a residence by several subjects. Officers entered the residence to check on the subject and located the victim (Alejandro Aguilar) unconscious in a bedroom. Aguilar was the victim of a physical assault. Aguilar was transported to St. John’s Hospital where he is currently in stable condition.

An investigation is continuing.

Report # 10-12454

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Grand Theft Person
DATE/TIME:	Jun 10, 2010, 12:23 AM
LOCATION:	7-11, 1501 W. Fifth Street
VICTIM(S):	17-year old female, Camarillo resident
SUSPECT(S):	17-year old male, Oxnard resident Jacob Lara, 18-years old, Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	Black Mitsubishi Eclipse, Paper plates
LOSS:	Property Recovered, Dolce and Gabbana Purse, personal items
PREPARED BY:	Sgt David Villanueva, DR# 10-12291
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Sgt David Villanueva, 385-7650

DETAILS:

On June 10, 2010, the victim was purchasing items from the 7-11 and was standing at the counter. The 17-year old suspect attempts to distract her by making small-talk, and then grabs the victim’s purse which was on the counter at her elbow. He runs outside and jumps into a black Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by Jacob Lara, which was waiting outside with the engine running. The parties flee. An officer spots the vehicle as it turns northbound J Street from Wooley, and the vehicle is finally stopped at B Street and 5^th Street. Officers locate the victim’s cell phone, change purse, and other person items in the car. The juvenile suspect shows officers the location where the driver and the passenger went through the victim’s purse and chose items, then discarded the purse in a dumpster. All of the victim’s property was recovered. The adult was booked into Ventura County Jail for Grand Theft Person and Conspiracy, on $40,000 bail. At the time of the event he was already out on bail for grand theft auto. The juvenile was lodged into juvenile hall for the same offenses. The juvenile is hoping to leave Juvenile Hall before his Friday graduation from a local high school.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 06/10/2010, 0445 hours

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Arrest for Child Pornography Distribution
DATE/TIME:	May 28, 2010 08:00
LOCATION:	3100 block Oarfish Lane, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	State of California
SUSPECT(S):	Emmanuel Quezada, 25 years, Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):	N/A
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Senior Officer Erica Escalante
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Erica Escalante [email protected]

DETAILS:
On 5-28-10, investigators from the Internet Crimes Against Children Regional Task Force served an arrest warrant on Emmanuel Quezada, 25 years old, of Oxnard, for 15 documented counts of distribution of child pornography for commercial consideration. The charges carry a maximum total sentence of 20 years in State Prison. The local Internet Crimes Against Children Regional Task Force team was comprised of members from the Oxnard Police Department and Ventura County Sheriff’s Department with assistance from the FBI, Southern California High Tech Task Force, and Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. The arrest was the result of an 11-month investigation relating to Quezada using publicly available Internet file sharing programs to distribute child pornography.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Senior Officer Erica Escalante of the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 982-7020. To give an anonymous tip, call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 5-28-10 / 1800 Hours

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Memorial Day Weekend “Avoid the 14” Sobriety and Driver’s License Checkpoint
DATE/TIME:	May 29^th, 2010 1800 – 0030
LOCATION:	City of Oxnard
VICTIM(S):
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PREPARED BY:
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Brian Woolley, Traffic Coordinator (805) 385-7749

DETAILS:

On May 29^th, 2010, between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 12:30 A.M., officers from the Oxnard Police Department, Port Hueneme Police Department, Ventura Police Department, Santa Paula Police Department, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, and California State University Channel Islands conducted a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint in the city of Port Hueneme.

The checkpoint was conducted in the southbound lanes of Ventura Road at Sunkist Street.

Officers screened 1211 motorists who passed through the checkpoint. Officers conducted four DUI investigations that lead to the arrest of all four drivers for DUI. One of the drivers traveling towards the checkpoint attempted to avoid it by turning around and driving in the wrong direction on Ventura Road against oncoming traffic. Officers working at the checkpoint were successful in stopping this vehicle before a head-on crash was likely to occur. The driver of this vehicle was found to have a blood alcohol level of .21, over twice the legal limit of .08.

In addition to the DUI arrests, two warrant arrests were made and nine drivers were issued citations for various drivers’ license violations. Seven 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. Nine vehicles were towed from the checkpoint.

During the remainder of the Memorial Day weekend, several officers and deputies will be conducting additional DUI saturation patrols in the cities of Oxnard, Fillmore, Santa Paula, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, and Ventura.

Avoid the 14 Ventura County will conduct several additional DUI checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols this year starting July 4^th weekend. These DUI operations are an effort to reduce the number of alcohol related crashes and to make our roadways and community safer. The public is reminded to dial 911 if a suspected drunken driver is seen. These DUI 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 Brian Woolley at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at [email protected].

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 5/30/10, 0130 hours

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Armed Robbery at Business
DATE/TIME:	May 19, 2010 12:20 PM
LOCATION:	120 West Channel Islands Boulevard
VICTIM(S):	5 De Mayo Jewelry
SUSPECT(S):	3 Males, Hispanics between 20-30 years-old
WITNESS(ES):	N/A
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Detective Roger Garcia
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Roger Garcia (805) 385-7688 [email protected]

DETAILS:
On 5-27-10, detectives from the Oxnard Police Department conducted a follow up investigation with the victims from the take-over robbery at 5 De Mayo Jewelry, 120 West Channel Islands Boulevard, that occurred on 5/19/10. The victims worked with officers and were able to produce a composite sketch of one of the suspects involved in this robbery.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Roger Garcia at (805) 385-7688 or you may leave a message on the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070. To give an anonymous tip, call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 5-28-10 / 1000 Hours

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Sobriety and Driver’s License Checkpoint
DATE/TIME:	May 27^th, 2010 1800-2400
LOCATION:	City of Oxnard
VICTIM(S):
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PREPARED BY:
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Brian Woolley, Traffic Coordinator (805) 385-7749

DETAILS:

The Oxnard Police Department Traffic Division conducted two Sobriety and Driver’s License checkpoints on May 27^th, 2010, from 6:00 P.M. to midnight.

The first checkpoint was conducted in the southbound lanes of Ventura Road @ Devonshire Drive.

The second checkpoint was conducted in the southbound lanes of Oxnard Boulevard @ Citrus Grove Lane.

Officers screened 1,125 motorists who passed through the checkpoints. Officers conducted three DUI investigations with drivers who had been drinking alcohol but no arrests were made.

11 drivers were issued citations for various drivers’ license violations. Nine 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. Five vehicles were towed from the checkpoints.

While working at the checkpoint on Ventura Road, officers stopped a vehicle as it was approaching the checkpoint. Although the vehicle was stopped for another vehicle code violation, the vehicle was soon discovered to have been reported stolen out of the city of Fillmore on May 26th. The driver of the vehicle, a minor, was arrested by investigating officers for driving a reported stolen vehicle and transported to the Ventura County Juvenile Detention Center.

The Oxnard Police Department will conduct several additional DUI checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols this year. The next DUI checkpoint is scheduled for Saturday night, May 29^th, from 6:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. and will be held in the city of Port Hueneme. 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 [email protected].

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Illegal Gambling / Slot Machines
DATE/TIME:	5-27-2010 / 1500 hours
LOCATION:	Paradise Video, 2604 South Ventura Road, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):	Darrell Essen, 43 years, City of Oxnard Resident
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Greg Hebert
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	[email protected]

DETAILS:

During the month of May, 2010, the Oxnard Police Department’s Narcotics/Vice unit received information that the Paradise Video store at 2604 South Ventura Road was operating several slot machines in a rear room. During the week of May 24, 2010, an undercover detective entered the store. The detective was able to confirm the presence of the slot machines and the operations of the machines.

On May 27, 2010, at about 1500 hours, uniformed officers and members of the Narcotics/Vice unit entered the store and made contact with an employee, Darrell Essen. Four slot machines in working condition were located in a room towards the rear of the store. The room was hidden by a sliding display case that concealed the doorway leading to the room. The slot machines were seized. Essen was issued a citation for a misdemeanor charge of possession/operation of the slot machines. Essen was released on his written promise to appear in court. Later at the Oxnard Police Department, an undisclosed amount of cash was seized from the slot machines.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Detective Bill Altman at 805-385-7639.

An investigation is ongoing.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: May 27, 2010 / 1800 hours

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint
DATE/TIME:	May 27th, 2010 1800-2400
LOCATION:	City of Oxnard
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Brian Woolley, Traffic Coordinator (805) 385-7749

DETAILS:

As the Memorial Day weekend is approaching, the Oxnard Police Department will conduct a multi-location sobriety and drivers license checkpoint Thursday night, May 27th, from 6:00 P.M. to midnight. The checkpoint will be held throughout the City of Oxnard.

During the Memorial Day weekend in 2009, the Oxnard Police Department investigated over 20 motor vehicle collisions with eight of them involving injuries. Four of those crashes involved a DUI driver. Officers also arrested 20 DUI drivers during that weekend.

Statewide, over 385 people were injured or killed during the 2009 Memorial Day weekend.

So far this year, the Oxnard Police Department has arrested over 394 DUI drivers.

On Saturday night, May 29th, officers from the Oxnard Police Department will join forces with other law enforcement officers in Ventura County to conduct another DUI checkpoint in the City of Port Hueneme. In addition to the checkpoints this weekend, several officers will be deployed to conduct DUI patrol this weekend in the cities of Fillmore, Santa Paula, Moorpark, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, and Oxnard. All of these DUI operations are funded by grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Oxnard Police Department is committed to improving traffic safety and will continue to conduct these checkpoints and DUI enforcement operations in 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. Please buckle up, drive sober, and drive safely!

For any questions related to DUI and traffic enforcement, please contact Senior Officer Brian Woolley at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at [email protected].