Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Assault With a Deadly Weapon (Stabbing)
DATE/TIME:	11/30/2012-1807 hours
LOCATION:	900 Block of Ventura Road
VICTIM(S):	Roberto Alejo (53 years), Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Miguel Silva (20 years), Oxnard resident
PREPARED BY:	Officer Mike Thomas, Patrol, (805) 385-7600 michael.thomas@oxnardpd.org
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Steve Funk, Violent Crime Unit, (805) 385-8261 steven.funk@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On 11/30/2012, at approximately 1807 hours, officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a stabbing victim in the west alley of the 900 Block of South Ventura Road. Officers learned suspect Miguel Silva stabbed victim Roberto Alejo before fleeing the scene on foot. Suspect Silva is still outstanding. Alejo sustained minor injuries and was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center where he is listed in stable condition.

Anyone having information about this investigation should call Detective Steven Funk at (805) 385-8261.

If you wish to remain anonymous you may call Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site http://www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contacus.aspx to submit a tip via text or e-mail. Lastly, you can also call the Oxnard Police Department Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070.

Date/Time Prepared: November 30, 2012/1928 hours, MT

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Ventura County AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force Arrest Five in DUI Task Force Operation Overnight in Ventura
DATE/TIME:	December 29, 2012 /9 pm to 3 am
LOCATION:	City of Ventura
PREPARED BY:	Randy Latimer, AVOID the 14 Coordinator
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Randy Latimer, Traffic Sergeant, Oxnard Police Department 805-385-7847 randy.latimer@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

Ventura County AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force Arrest Five in DUI Task Force Operation Overnight in Ventura

Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over

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

On December 29, 2012, from 9 pm to 3 am, officers from the Ventura County AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force conducted a DUI Saturation Patrol in the city of Ventura. Officers from Camarillo, Moorpark, Port Hueneme, Ojai, Oxnard, and CSUCI police departments, along with deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office participated in this operation.

As a result, task force members arrested five motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs with blood alcohol levels ranging between .17 and .13. One of the drivers was under 21 years old. Officers also conducted field sobriety tests on 32 drivers who were suspected of driving while impaired. In addition to the specific DUI investigations, officers made 89 traffic stops, issued 36 citations (five to drivers who were unlicensed), and towed one vehicle.

These types of operations will continue through New Year’s Eve.

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, 2013.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Missing Juvenile
DATE/TIME:	2/9/13 1:28 a.m.
LOCATION:	2100 Block Posada Drive
MISSING CHILD:	John Carlo Marquez, 11 years
PREPARED BY:	Commander Eduardo M. Miranda
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Commander Eduardo M. Miranda (805) 385-7600 eduardo.miranda@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
On 2/9/13 at 0128 hours, the Oxnard Police Department was notified regarding a critical missing; John Carlo Marquez. He was last seen on February 8, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in the 2100 block of Posada Drive in Oxnard.

John is a Hispanic male, 5 feet tall, weighs 100 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. John was last seen wearing a white buttoned shirt and black athletic shorts.

Oxnard PD officers are checking possible known locations where John has been in the past.

Anyone with information regarding the missing juvenile is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department (805) 385-7600

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 2/9/13 0440 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Man with gun runs inside residence
DATE/TIME:	2-13-13 / 1706 hours
LOCATION:	700 Block of Fresca Drive
VICTIM(S):	Name(s) withheld
SUSPECT(S):	Martin Rojo, 19 years, Oxnard resident
PREPARED BY:	Martin Meyer, Commander
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Martin Meyer, (805) 207-7078, martin.meyer@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

At 1706 hours, officers were dispatched to the 700 Block of Fresca Drive re: a subject reportedly having run inside the residence and in possession of a gun. The persons reporting this were the residents of the home on Fresca Drive.

Officers had residents come out of the home and then went to search for the subject allegedly in possession of a gun. Martin Rojas, 19 years, an Oxnard resident, was found inside. A handgun was located in the garage of the residence. Officers found the handgun was unloaded. Officers also learned that the handgun was placed in the garage by Rojas.

Rojas did not threaten the residents. There were no injuries.

It was not established why Rojas ran into the residence and hid the handgun.

Rosas was charged with possession of a concealed firearm, 25400(a)(2) PC.

Anyone with information regarding this incident may call the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7740.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 2-24-13 / 2130 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

EVENT:	Oxnard Police Department Collecting Unwanted Prescription Drugs, this Saturday
DATE/TIME:	April 27, 2013 9:00am-2:00pm
LOCATION:	Oxnard Police Department 251 S. C Street Oxnard, CA 93030
VICTIM(S):	N/A
SUSPECT(S):	N/A
WITNESS(ES):	N/A
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	N/A
LOSS:	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Miguel Lopez, Community Affairs Manager, (805) 385-7631, miguel.lopez@oxnardpd.org
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Sgt. Humberto Jimenez, (805) 385-7600, Humberto.Jimenez@oxnardpd.org and, Nicole Crisostomo, (805)385-7780, Nicole.Crisostomo@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS: (OXNARD, Calif)– On April 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Oxnard Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its sixth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to the Oxnard Police Department at 251 South C Street, Oxnard, CA 93030. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Last September, Americans turned in 244 tons of prescription drugs at over 5,200 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners. In its five previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in over 2 million pounds—over a thousand tons—of pills.

In Oxnard, the Police Department has participated since the program’s inception, and has collected over 3,000 pounds of pills in the last two years.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

Four days after the first event, Congress passed the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, which amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to entities authorized by the Attorney General to accept them. The Act also allows the Attorney General to authorize long term care facilities to dispose of their residents’ controlled substances in certain instances. DEA is drafting regulations to implement the Act. Until new regulations are in place, local law enforcement agencies like the Oxnard Police Department and the DEA will continue to hold prescription drug take-back events every few months.

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DATE / TIME PREPARED: April 24, 2013, 3:00 PM

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Assault with a Deadly Weapon – Stabbing
DATE/TIME:	5/10/13 at approximately 2200 hours
LOCATION:	2100 Block of Mariposa Street
VICTIM(S):	21 year old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Unknown Hispanic male in his 20’s wearing dark colored clothing
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Alex Arnett, Sergeant
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Cody Collet at (805) 486-6228 cody.collet@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
On 5/10/13 at approximately 2200 hours, Oxnard police officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of Mariposa Street reference an assault with a deadly weapon.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a 21 year old Oxnard resident was involved in a verbal altercation with an unknown Hispanic male in his 20’s wearing dark colored clothing. During the argument, the victim was stabbed multiple times. The victim was transported to Saint John’s Hospital by some friends in a private vehicle. The victim’s injuries are not life threatening.

The investigation is continuing.

If anyone has information about this incident, they are encouraged to call Oxnard P.D. 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 email.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 5/11/13 0046 Hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

EVENT:	Oxnard Police Department Memorial Ceremony
DATE/TIME:	Wednesday, May 15, 2013 / 10:30-11:00am
LOCATION:	251 South “C” Street, Oxnard CA
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Miguel Lopez, Community Affairs Manager, (805)385-7631 or miguel.lopez@oxnardpd.org
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Marc Amon, (805) 385-8300, Marc.Amon@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

Oxnard Police to mark National Law Enforcement Memorial Week

On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, The City of Oxnard and the Oxnard Police Department welcome you to the 14^th annual Police Memorial Ceremony starting promptly at 10:30 a.m. The 30-minute ceremony will occur in front of the Public Safety Building, at Third and C Streets, Downtown Oxnard.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week, which honors those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

In Oxnard, the City and Police Department pay tribute to honor our own fallen—our seven Oxnard Officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty since our city’s founding. The ceremony will include a 21-gun salute, the rider-less horse, and a final song by the Oxnard High School Choir.

Our fallen Officers are:

Deputy Constable Andrew M. McNaughton
Constable William E. Kelley
Officer Albert Gasperetti
Officer Frederick J. Clark
Senior Officer John Adair
Officer James E. O’Brien
Officer James R. Jensen, Jr.

For further information, contact Sergeant Marc Amon, at (805) 385-8300, or marc.amon@oxnardpd.org.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Assault, PRO Arrest
DATE/TIME:	6-4-13 / 1600 hours
LOCATION:	Ventura County Probation Agency Office, 1400 Vanguard Way
VICTIM(S):	Five probation officers, names withheld
SUSPECT(S):	Nicomedes Jose Watts, 26 years, Oxnard resident
PREPARED BY:	Marty Meyer, Commander
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Marty Meyer, Commander (805) 207-7078, martin.meyer@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On 6-4-13, post-release offender or PRO, Nicomedes Jose Watts, 26 years, Oxnard resident, went to the Ventura County Probation Agency Office at 1400 Vanguard Way to meet with a probation officer. The PRO Program releases non-violent and non-serious offenders from prison pursuant to Assembly Bill 109.

Watts was recently involved in a domestic violence-related incident where he was named as a suspect re: a vandalism. Probation officers were going to arrest Watts on a ten-day violation of probation charge 3454(c) PC, or flash violation. This charge and arrest tends to stop the PRO from committing other offenses and promotes adherence to post-release terms.

Five probation officers were waiting for Watts as he entered the office. Watts saw the probation officers and immediately bolted away running into one of the officers. A struggle ensued with the other four probation officers joining in an effort to arrest Watts. Watts was arrested.

All five probation officers sustained injuries and were treated at a local hospital. Two of the probation officers sustained moderate injury. Watts sustained very minor injury.

Oxnard police officers took custody of Watts booking him into the Ventura County Main Jail on charged of Vandalism (594 PC), Probation Revocation (3455(a) PC), and Obstructing or Resisting Executive Officers (69 PC). 69 PC is a felony. 3455(a) PC can result in up to 180 days in the VenturaCounty Jail.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 6-5-13 / 2200 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Auto Burglary Arrest Possession of a Replica Firearm
DATE/TIME:	June 15, 2013 / 0355 hours
LOCATION:	300 Block of North Rose Avenue
VICTIM(S):	Male Ventura Resident (Name Withheld)
SUSPECT(S):	17 year old Oxnard Resident



PREPARED BY:	Officer Brandon Ordelheide
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Officer Brandon Ordelheide (805) 385-7600

DETAILS:

On June 15, 2013, at approximately 0355 hours, Officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a radio call of a subject looking into parked vehicles with a flashlight.

Officers arrived on scene and observed the suspect tampering with the passenger side window on a parked vehicle. Officers contacted the subject and found that the suspect was concealing a replica firearm in his front waistband. The suspect was wearing gloves and carrying a utility tool.

During the course of the investigation, Officers learned that the suspect forced entry into a parked vehicle and removed property. The suspect left the area after the vehicle alarm began sounding. The suspect was contacted while attempting to gain entry to a second vehicle.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: June 15, 2013 / 0530 Hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:

Assault Victim

DATE/TIME:

6/23/13 at approximately 0200 hours

LOCATION:

400 block West Hueneme Road, Oxnard

VICTIM(S):

Hispanic male, late 20’s, Oxnard resident

SUSPECT(S):

Three unknown Hispanic males

PREPARED BY:

Alex Arnett, Sergeant

CONTACT PERSON &
CONTACT INFO:

Senior Officer Steve Funk, (805) 385-7796
steven.funk@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
On 6/23/13 at approximately 0200 hours, officers were dispatched to an assault victim in the 400 block of West Hueneme Road. EMS responded and transported the victim to the Ventura County Medical Center. The victim is listed in critical condition.

According to witnesses, the victim was attacked and battered by three unknown Hispanic males. The reason for the attack is unknown at this time and investigators are in the progress of investigating the incident.

If anyone witnessed this incident or has information about this incident, they are encouraged to call Detective Steve Funk 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.aspxto submit a tip via text or email.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 6/23/13 0649 Hours