Felon Arrested for Firearms Violations

NEWS RELEASE

DATE:           September 10, 2024

SUBJECT:    Assembly Bill 413 (Daylighting)  

CONTACT:   Mike Gens, Sergeant

                        (805) 385-7847 | michael.gens@oxnardpd.org

Written Warnings Issued for AB413 “Daylighting” to Improve Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety

Oxnard, Calif. – Assembly Bill 413, also known as “Daylighting,” was signed into law October 10, 2023. Daylighting helps increase the visibility of pedestrians and bicyclists by removing vehicles parked near crosswalks and intersections. This bill prohibits the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle within 20 feet of the approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or 15 feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present. No additional red curbs or signs are required.

Implementation of AB413 began January 1, 2024, and authorized jurisdictions to issue written warnings for a violation. This week, the Oxnard Police Department will be issuing written warnings for this violation. No action will need to be taken by the owners of the vehicles who were issued the citation. This is to let the community know that they are in violation and on January 1, 2025, when the law goes into full effect, an actual citation will be issued.

The Oxnard Police Department began education and outreach on AB413 earlier this year. Officers provided presentations on the new law at various community meetings, and messages were posted on the Oxnard Police Department’s Facebook and social media sites. This will continue throughout 2024. The Oxnard Police Department’s goal is to get the word out, create awareness and understanding of the new parking law before motorists begin receiving citations for non-compliance. Officers and Traffic Service Assistants have now begun to issue warnings for this violation. The warnings will serve as an additional education tool to help remind community members of the new law.

NEWS RELEASE

DATE:           September 17, 2024

SUBJECT:    Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Enforcement

CONTACT:   Mike Gens, Sergeant

                        (805) 385-7847 (Tue-Fri 7AM-5PM) | michael.gens@oxnardpd.org

Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Operation Planned for September 18, 2024

Oxnard, Calif. – The Oxnard Police Department will conduct a traffic safety operation on September 18, 2024 between 7:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at risk.

These violations include speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield or provide the right- of-way to bicyclists or pedestrians, or failing to stop for signs and signals.   

The Oxnard Police Department offers steps drivers and pedestrians can take to greatly reduce the risk of getting injured or killed in a crash:

Pedestrians:

·         Be predictable. Use crosswalks when available.

·         Take notice of approaching vehicles and practice due care.

·         Do not walk or run into the path of a vehicle. At 30 mph, a driver needs at least 90 feet to stop.

·         Be visible. Make it easy for drivers to see you – wear light colors, reflective material and carry a flashlight, particularly at dawn, dusk or at night.

·         Be extra careful crossing streets or entering crosswalks at night when it is harder to see, or when crossing busier streets with more lanes and higher speed limits.

Drivers:

·         Do not speed, and slow down at intersections. Be prepared to stop for pedestrians at marked and unmarked crosswalks, and between intersections where pedestrians may cross.

·         Avoid blocking crosswalks while waiting to make a right-hand turn.

·         Never drive impaired.

Bicyclists:

·         Obey traffic laws, use hand signals, use lights at night (front white light and rear red reflector), and wear a helmet.

·         Bicyclists must travel in the same direction of traffic and have the same requirements as any slow-moving vehicle.

·         Avoid the door zone: do not ride too closely to parked cars.

·         If there’s a bike lane, use it, unless making a left turn, passing, or approaching a place where a right turn is allowed.

·         Yield to pedestrians. Bicyclists must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians with marked crosswalks or within unmarked crosswalks at intersections, and between intersections where pedestrians may cross.

Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

NEWS RELEASE

DATE:           September 3, 2024

SUBJECT:    Impaired Driver Arrested in School Zone

SUSPECT:   Manuel Renteria, 37-year-old Oxnard Resident

LOCATION: Anchorage Street at Billings Street

CONTACT:   Michael Gens, Sergeant

                    (805) 385-7847 (Tue-Fri 7AM-5PM) | michael.gens@oxnardpd.org

On September 3, 2024, at about 8:10 a.m., an Oxnard Police Traffic Enforcement Officer was working school zone enforcement in the area of Fred Williams School when he noticed a vehicle fail to stop for a stop sign. The Officer stopped the vehicle and contacted the driver, Manuel Renteria. The Officer smelled alcohol coming from Renteria and noticed a beer can in the center console of the vehicle. The Officer conducted a DUI investigation and ultimately arrested Renteria for driving impaired. Renteria provided breath samples, the results of which were .31% BAC, or nearly four times the legal limit for alcohol.

The Oxnard Police Department would like to remind motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians to always be aware of their surroundings and obey all traffic laws. Traffic safety is a shared responsibility, and anyone with information regarding a suspected drunk or impaired driver should immediately call 9-1-1.