Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Stabbing Victim
DATE/TIME:	August 01, 2012 08:25 P.M.
LOCATION:	4700 Block Terrace Ave, City of Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	30 Year Old Black Male, Oxnard Resident
SUSPECT(S):	3 Unknown Subjects
WITNESS(ES):	Detective Cody Collet
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Cody Collet [email protected] 805-486-6228

DETAILS:
On August 1, 2012 at about 2025 hours Oxnard Police Department officers responded to a stabbing victim located in the 4700 block of Terrace Avenue. The victim, a 30 year old male Oxnard resident, was taken to Ventura County Medical Center for his injuries. During the investigation it was learned that the victim was standing with several subjects in the alley of Terrace Ave in the south end of Oxnard. The victim was approached by 3 unknown subjects. The subjects began arguing with the victim. The subjects charged at the victim and beat him for several minutes and then fled the area. The victim was able to call 9-1-1 and Fire and EMS responded. The victim was transported to the hospital for his non-life threatening injuries. The motive for the stabbing is unknown at this time.
If anyone has information about this incident, they are encouraged to call Detective Cody Collet at (805) 486-6228. 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.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 8/1/12 / 23:38 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:	09/17/12 / 1027 hours
LOCATION:	1900 block Dunsmuir Street
SUSPECT(S):	Daniel Gonzales, 26 years, Oxnard resident
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Alex Rangel, Public Information Officer, (805) 385-7631, [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Steven Funk, (805) 385-7796, [email protected]

DETAILS:
On 09/17/12 at approximately 1027 hours Oxnard police officers responded to the 1900 block of Dunsmuir Street reference a family disturbance. Officers learned the victim and his cousin, Daniel Gonzales, were involved in an argument when the stabbing occurred. Gonzales left the residence prior to officers’ arrival.

The victim was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center with injuries described as “non-life threatening.”

If anyone has information about this incident, they are encouraged to call Detective Steven Funk at (805) 385-7796 or Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7740. 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.venturacounty crimestoppers.org/contactus.aspx to submit a tip via text or e-mail.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 09/17/12 / 1350 hours

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Bank Robbery Suspect Sought
DATE/TIME:	October 30, 2012, 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION:	371 W. Esplanade Dr., Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	Bank of the West
SUSPECT(S):	Daniel Lopez Jr., 49 years of age Hispanic male, date of birth July 24, 1963, five foot ten inches tall, one hundred and eighty five pounds, black shaved hair, and brown eyes.
LOSS:	Undisclosed amount of money
PREPARED BY:	Sr. Officer Luis McArthur, Public Information Officer (805) 385-7631, [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Steven Funk, Robbery Unit (805) 385-7796, [email protected]

DETAILS:
(OXNARD, Calif) Investigators with the Oxnard and Ventura Police Departments, along with agents from the local FBI office, have identified the bank robbery suspect known as the ‘Wig-Out Bandit’. The suspect has been identified as Daniel Lopez Jr., 49 years of age. Lopez is suspected of robbing:

Bank of the West in Oxnard on August 13, 2012,
US Bank inside of Vons in Ventura on August 16, 2012 and
Chase Bank in Ventura on August 23, 2012.

He is also believed to be linked to other bank robberies in Oxnard and within the city of Ventura. Law enforcement has not yet located Lopez, but warrants have been issued for his arrest. There is a felony warrant for bank robbery and a felony post release offender warrant out for his arrest.

Lopez is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information as to his whereabouts is urged to call the Oxnard Police Department. Residents may either call 911 to report his location or the non-emergency number at (805) 385-7740. Law enforcement always encourages our residents to call police rather than attempting to contact dangerous persons.

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.

You can also contact the FBI, attention Special Agent Bernard Riedel at 1-310-477-6565 or [email protected]

Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a suspected bank robber in Oxnard and Ventura.
Police have identified Daniel Lopez Jr., 49, as the ‘Wig-Out Bandit’.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: October 30, 2012, 4:00 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:	Homicide Suspect Extradited
DATE/TIME:	November 18, 2012
LOCATION:	Fairfield, Alabama to Ventura County, California
VICTIM(S):	Stacy Knappenberger, 15-years old (1980)
SUSPECT(S):	Thomas Young, 65 years old, Fairfield, Alabama
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant David Villanueva, (805) 385-7763, [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Det Bob Eckman, Oxnard Police Major Crimes, 385-7760, [email protected]

DETAILS:

On September 6, 2012, Oxnard Police Department detectives and members of the Ventura County Cold Case Task Force arrested Thomas Young, age 65, of Fairfield, Alabama, for the murder of Stacy Knappenberger. Stacy Knappenberger was 15 years old when she was murdered on July 30, 1980, in her Oxnard home. An autopsy at that time determined that Knappenberger had died from blunt force trauma and multiple stab wounds. It is also suspected that a sexual assault occurred.

After his arrest in Alabama, Young declined to voluntarily waive extradition proceedings to Ventura County. The Ventura County DA’s Office applied for a Governor’s Warrant which was approved and sent to the Alabama Governor’s Office. The extradition was approved through the Jefferson County Superior Court, and Young’s extradition was ordered.

Members of the Ventura County Cold Case Task Force proceeded to Alabama and have returned to Ventura County, November 18, 2012, with Young in custody. He has been booked late last night into Ventura County Main Jail with no bail. Young’s first court appearance in Ventura County is scheduled at 9:00 AM, Monday, November 19, 2012, in Division 12 of the Ventura County Superior Court.

Anyone having information about the case should call Detective Bob Eckman at 385-7760. 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/contactus.aspxto submit a tip via text or email. Lastly, you can also call the Oxnard Police Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: November 19, 2012 / 0807 hours, DV

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	DUI Injury Collision
DATE/TIME:	November 26, 2012 / 1053 hours
LOCATION:	Channel Islands Boulevard and Peninsula Road, Oxnard CA
DRIVER-1:	Sydney Irene Bolton, 26, Oxnard resident
DRIVER-2:	Christine Rebecca Torres, 53, Oxnard resident
VEHICLE-1:	Pewter 1999 Honda Accord
VEHICLE-2:	Gray 2009 Honda Civic
PREPARED BY:	Maria Peña, Traffic Collision Investigator
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Maria Peña (805) 385-7750 [email protected]

DETAILS:

On November 26, 2012, at about 10:53 a.m., Oxnard PD officers responded to the area of Channel Islands Boulevardand Peninsula Roadafter receiving a call of an injury collision involving two vehicles at the intersection of Channel Islands Boulevard and Peninsula Road. Upon arrival to the scene, officers and EMS personnel found that a pewter Honda Accord and a gray Honda Civic collided in the intersection.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the Accord, driven by Sydney Irene Bolton, was traveling westbound on Channel Islands Boulevard towards a red light at Peninsula Road. The Civic was traveling southbound on Peninsula Road at Channel Islands Boulevard. For unknown reasons, the Accord drove into the intersection against a red light and broadsided the Civic. Ms. Torres and her passenger were transported by Gold Coast Ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center with minor injuries. Ms. Torres and her passenger are listed in stable condition.

Driver Bolton was not injured as a result of the collision and was arrested for suspicion of driving while under the influence.

If anyone has information about this collision, please contact Senior Officer Maria Peña at
805-385-7750. The investigation is ongoing.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: November 26, 2012, 3:00 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:	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 [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Steve Funk, Violent Crime Unit, (805) 385-8261 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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, [email protected]

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, [email protected]
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Sgt. Humberto Jimenez, (805) 385-7600, [email protected] and, Nicole Crisostomo, (805)385-7780, [email protected]

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