Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Attempt Murder
DATE/TIME:	12/18/13 2020 Hours
LOCATION:	3000 Block Saviers Road
VICTIM(S):	Humberto Barajas, 35 year old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Edgardo Rodriguez, 23 year old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Alex Arnett
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Jess Aragon, (805) 385-7600 jess.aragon@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
On 12/18/13 at approximately 2020 hours, Oxnard police officers were patrolling the 3000 block of Saviers Road when the officers were flagged down by citizens to report an assault. Officers found the victim, Humberto Barajas, to the rear of the businesses in the 3000 block of Saviers Road. Oxnard fire department and Gold Coast ambulance were dispatched to the scene. The victim was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center in critical condition with severe head injuries. Barajas was listed in stable condition in the intensive care unit.

According to witnesses, the victim was physically assaulted by the suspect identified as 23 year old Oxnard resident Edgardo Rodriguez. The motive for the attack is unknown at this time but police are investigating the incident.

Edgardo Ramirez was contacted by police officers a short distance from the crime scene. He was later arrested for attempted murder and booked into Ventura County Jail.

If anyone has information about this incident, they are encouraged to call Oxnard P.D. 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: 12/19/13 at 0023 Hours.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	AVOID the 14 – Ventura County DUI Campaign
DATE/TIME:	December 21, 2013
LOCATION:	Ventura County
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Senior Officer Pena
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Sergeant Brian Woolley, Oxnard Police, 805-385-7847, brian.woolley@oxnardpd.org Senior Officer Maria Peña, Oxnard Police, 805-385-7750, maria.pena@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS: DUI Arrests Up & No DUI Fatalities

The Winter Holiday Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 14 DUI deployments in Ventura County.

From 12:01 a.m., Friday, December 13, 2013 through midnight, Friday, December 20, 2013, officers representing Ventura County law enforcement agencies have arrested 88 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In 2012, 59 DUI arrests were made during the same eight (8) day time period.

Last year and this year, there were no DUI deaths reported.
(**NOTE: These numbers are only provisional with some agencies yet to report**)

Tonight, a DUI Checkpoint will be conducted in the City of Ventura, a Multi-Agency DUI Task Force will be deploying in the City of Thousand Oaks, and extra DUI saturation patrols will be deployed in the cities of Oxnard, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Port Hueneme, and Moorpark. All regularly scheduled traffic and patrol officers will focus their efforts at stopping and arresting DUI drivers during their normal shifts.

Multiple DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints, Multi Agency DUI Task Force operations and local roving DUI patrols are all part of this region-wide crackdown during the 20-day Winter Holiday Campaign.

Police, Sheriff and the CHP encourage all motorists to help make your community safer: Report Drunk Drivers – Call 911! Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. DUI arrest data collection will continue through New Year’s Weekend, midnight Sunday, January 1, 2014.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Armed robbery with BB gun, beer and cell phone taken
DATE/TIME:	Sunday, October 19, 2014 / 1 a.m.
LOCATION:	3300 block of Merced Place, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	Withheld
SUSPECT(S):	Eduardo Montiel, 18 years of age, from Oxnard
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Luis McArthur, Field Services Bureau luismcarthur@oxnardpd.org (805) 385-7746
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Sergeant Luis McArthur, Field Services Bureau luismcarthur@oxnardpd.org (805) 385-7746

DETAILS:

(OXNARD, Calif)On Sunday, October 19, 2014, at about 1 a.m., patrol officers went to Merced Place in south Oxnard regarding a report of an armed robbery. The victim told officers that a solo, Hispanic male subject approached him. The suspect had a gun and stole the victim’s beer and cell phone before running away.

The suspect returned to the area of the robbery while officers were still conducting their investigation. Upon seeing the officers, the suspect ran and the officers chased and caught him a short distance away. He discarded a BB gun as he ran. The BB gun was recovered by officers and looked like a real gun. The suspect was 18 year-old Eduardo Montiel from Oxnard. He was arrested and booked in Ventura County Jail for armed robbery. His bail was set at $50,000.

In an effort to address the increase in firearms-related crimes, the Oxnard Police Department launched the Operation Safer and Stronger Initiative, as well as the Firearms Strike Team (FAST) led by the Violent Crime Unit, to proactively remove firearms from prohibited persons within the city. The objective of this initiative and FAST is to reduce gun violence in Oxnard through education, intervention, and enforcement.

Persons with additional information may call the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070, or contact the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. Persons can also visit the website http://www.venturacountycrimestopper.org/contact.aspx.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 10/19/14 / 6 a.m.

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:	February 5, 2014 / 0758 hours
LOCATION:	Ansgar Larsen School, 550 Thomas Avenue
Party 1:	Harold Hutton Jr., 43 years, Oxnard Resident
Party 2:	Male, 2 years, (name withheld)
VEHICLE(S):	Blue, 2004 Mitsubishi Montero, sport utility vehicle
PREPARED BY:	Brian Woolley, Traffic Sergeant
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Maria Peña (805) 385-7750 maria.pena@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS: On February 5, 2014, at about 7:58 A.M., officers and EMS personnel responded to Ansgar Larsen School, located at 550 Thomas Avenue, in reference to an injury traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered that a two year-old child had been struck by a vehicle in the school’s parking lot.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the Mitsubishi Montero was traveling through the parking lot of the school when its right side struck the unattended child who was crossing its path.

Medical personnel arrived on scene and rushed the child to the Ventura County Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

The driver of the Mitsubishi, Harold Hutton Jr., was uninjured as a result of the collision.

Speed, alcohol and drugs were not a factor in this collision.

If anyone has information about this collision, please contact Senior Officer Maria Peña at (805) 385-7750.

The investigation is on-going.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: February 5, 2014 at 1200 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Stabbing
DATE/TIME:	November 2, 2014 at approximately 1735 hours
LOCATION:	First Street and Navarro Street
VICTIM(S):	46-year-old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Male Hispanic, approximately 30 years, 5’7”, 150 wearing a dark colored hat, white t-shirt, grey shorts armed with a knife
PREPARED BY:	Scott Coe, Detective
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Scott Coe (805) 385-7796 scott.coe@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On the above date and time, Oxnard Police officers responded to First Street and Navarro Street regarding a stabbing victim. Officers located evidence of an altercation and received information from witnesses about the stabbing.

A short time later, officers located the victim, a 46-year-old Oxnard resident, in the rear yard of a vacant residence near the scene. The victim had been stabbed on the left forearm. The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect was described as a male Hispanic, approximately 30 years, 5’7”, 150 pounds, wearing a dark colored hat, white t-shirt, grey shorts and armed with a knife.

The Oxnard Police Department continues to encourage residents to be partners in public safety as part of the Operation Safer and Stronger initiative. Persons with further information regarding this incident or similar incidents are encouraged to contact Detective Scott Coe at (805) 385-7796. 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 e-mail.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Serious Injury Traffic Collision (Vehicle/ Motorcyclist)
DATE/TIME:	November 05, 2014 / 2312 hours
LOCATION:	Victoria Avenue at Gonzales Road
DRIVER 1:	Unidentified male, approximately 20 years of age.
VEHICLE 1:	Black/Red 2012 Kawasaki Motorcycle
DRIVER 2:	Fernando Martinez Lemus, 46 years, Oxnard Resident
VEHICLE 2:	Blue 2001 Chevrolet pick-up truck
PREPARED BY:	Senior Officer Jamie Brown, Traffic Coordinator jamie.brown@oxnardpd.org
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Officer Manny Perez (805) 385-7748 Manny.Perez@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
On November 5, 2014, at about 11:12 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department and EMS personnel responded to Victoria Avenue and Gonzales Road in reference to an injury traffic collision involving a vehicle and a motorcyclist.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the motorcyclist was traveling southbound on Victoria Avenue approaching Gonzales Road. The Blue Chevrolet Pick-up was also traveling southbound on Victoria Avenue and was stopped for the red light at Gonzales Road. As the blue Chevrolet pick-up was proceeding on the green light, the motorcyclist struck the rear of the pick-up and was ejected from the motorcycle. According to witnesses, prior to the collision, the motorcyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed.

The Motorcyclist was transported from the scene to the Ventura County Medical Center where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and is currently listed in stable/critical condition.

It is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor in this collision. The investigation is continuing.

If anyone has information about this collision, please contact Officer Manny Perez at 805-385-7748.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: November 5, 2014 at 0500 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Suicidal Subject and Officer-Involved Shooting
DATE/TIME:	Wednesday, 2/5/14 at approximately 12:25 PM
LOCATION:	Del Sol Park (Rose Avenue and Camino Del Sol – City of Oxnard)
INVOLVED PERSON:	42 year-old female Oxnard resident (name withheld)
PREPARED BY:	Miguel Lopez, Community Affairs Manager
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Jeff Kay (805) 385-8174 Jeff.Kay@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS: At approximately 12:22 PM on Wednesday, 2/5/14, the Oxnard Police Department’s Emergency Communications Center received a call from Ventura County Behavioral Health. The staff member reported that a 42 year-old woman called Behavioral Health and said that she was going to commit suicide. The female said that she was at Del Sol Park with a loaded handgun, and that she was going to kill herself.

Oxnard police officers were dispatched to respond to this call. The primary officers who responded had previously attended Crisis Intervention Training (CIT). CIT training is designed to assist officers in de-escalating potentially dangerous situations with persons suffering from mental illness.

Officers made contact with the woman in the park, and attempted to gain her cooperation. The officers indicated over the police radio that the woman had a handgun, and was non-compliant.

Preliminary information indicates that shortly after the officers contacted her, the woman raised the handgun and pointed it at the officers. Two officers fired their service weapons.

The woman was struck by gunfire. No officers were injured. Officers immediately requested that emergency medical services respond. The woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries.

The involved officers have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure.

At the time of this release, the investigation is underway, and investigators are still on scene. An update news release will be issued tomorrow (Thursday 2/6/2014).

Persons who have information about this incident are encouraged to call Detective Jeff Kay at (805) 385-8174.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 2/5/14 7:30 PM

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Robbery and Arrest
DATE/TIME:	November 13, 2014 6:35 p.m.
LOCATION:	Charles Street & Canterbury Way, Southwinds Neighborhood, Oxnard, CA
VICTIM(S):	59-year old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Suspect #1 – Ariel Rodriguez, 21 year old Oxnard resident Suspect #2 – Hispanic male, 25-30 years old, wearing a black sweater and black pants in possession of a knife.
WITNESS(ES):	N/A
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	N/A
LOSS:	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Detective Scott Coe, Investigative Services Bureau (805) 385-7796, scott.coe@oxnardpd.org
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Edgar Fernandez, Investigative Services Bureau (805) 385-7645, edgar.fernandez@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On November 13, 2014, at approximately 1835 hours, Oxnard police officers responded to a report of a robbery in the area of Charles Street and Canterbury Way, which is in the Southwinds neighborhood. The Southwinds neighborhood is the small geographical area south of Pleasant Valley Road, north of Hueneme Road, east of “J” Street and west of Saviers Road. This was the 17^th robbery reported in this area in the last four months.

While officers were investigating the robbery, they were alerted by residents to possible suspects that were still in the area. Officers were able to locate and detain two subjects. One of the subjects was positively identified as one of the robbers.

Ariel Rodriguez, a 21 year old resident of the Southwinds neighborhood, was arrested for robbery.

Officers are looking for a second suspect involved in the robbery who was described as a Hispanic male, 25-30 years old, wearing a black sweater and black pants in possession of a knife.

The Oxnard Police Department encourages residents to be partners in public safety as part of the Operation Safer and Stronger initiative. Persons with information regarding these incidents are encouraged to call Detective Edgar Fernandez (805) 385-7645. 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 e-mail.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Arson Arrest
DATE/TIME:	2/16/14; 1720 hours
LOCATION:	1100 Block of Mercantile Street
VICTIM(S):	60 year old female
SUSPECT(S):	Claudia Mendoza, 42 year old Oxnard Resident



PREPARED BY:	Kevin Baysinger, Commander
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Oxnard Police Communications 805-385-7740

DETAILS:
On 2/16/14 at about 1720 hours, the Oxnard Fire Department and the Oxnard Police Department responded to a vehicle fire in the 1200 Block of Mercantile Street. Once on scene, Police and Fire personnel learned that this was part of a dispute between the victim and the suspect, Mendoza. Mendoza had lit the tent of the victim on fire, and the fire spread to an adjacent vehicle. Witnesses pointed out Mendoza to responding officers. The officers contacted Mendoza, and found evidence on her which was related to the crime.

Mendoza was arrested for an outstanding warrant as well as 451(b)PC, Arson of an Inhabited Structure or Property. The victim was not injured.

Persons with information regarding this crime are encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at 385-7740.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 2/16/2014 2320 hrs.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Multiple Arrests including Possession of a Loaded Firearm
DATE/TIME:	November 27, 2014 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION:	500 block of Pacific Avenue, City of Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	State of California
SUSPECT(S):	Angel Hernandez, 37-year old Oxnard Resident Sergio Cupa, 31-year old Oxnard Resident David Mosqueda, 45-year old Oxnard Resident
PREPARED BY:	Eric S. Sonstegard, Commander
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Commander Eric S. Sonstegard (805) 385-7801 eric.sonstegard@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On November 27, 2014, at approximately 4:00 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department were conducting directed patrols in several neighborhoods in east Oxnard in response to a rash of violent crimes over the past several weeks. Officers contacted several adult males in the 500 block of Pacific Avenue. Sergio Cupa, a 31-year old Oxnard resident who had previously been served with the Colonia Chiques civil gang injunction, was found in possession of property believed to be stolen and was subsequently arrested. David Mosqueda, a 45-year old Oxnard resident and a Post-Release Offender (PRO), was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of narcotics paraphernalia, and a PRO hold.

The Post Release Offender (PRO) Program was created by Assembly Bill 109 – the 2011 Public Safety Realignment – which was effective October 1, 2011. This program mandates that individuals sentenced to non-violent, non-serious or non-sex offenses will serve their sentences in county jails instead of state prison. The public should be aware that release under AB 109 is based on the offender’s most recent commitment offense, prior convictions are not considered.

Officers also made contact with Angel Hernandez, a 37-year old Oxnard resident, who was talking with Cupa and Mosqueda as he sat inside a pickup truck. Hernandez was later found to be in possession of a loaded .40 caliber handgun. The handgun was later discovered to have been stolen during a burglary in the city of Santa Paula. Hernandez was subsequently arrested for possession of a stolen firearm.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: November 27, 2330 hours