Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Shooting Victim
DATE/TIME:	3-8-2011 2020 Hours
LOCATION:
VICTIM(S):	Miguel Gonzales 30 years old, Oxnard Resident Martin Gonzales 23 years old, Oxnard Resident
SUSPECT(S):	Jesus Perez 39 years, Oxnard Resident
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	M. Marostica
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Chip Buttell 385-7665 [email protected]

DETAILS:

On the above date and time, Oxnard Police Officers were dispatched to a shooting victim in the 700 Block of West Pleasant Valley Road. Upon arrival they found Miguel Gonzales, who had sustained a gunshot wound. The victim was treated at the scene by emergency personnel and released.

The suspect, who was still at the scene, was later arrested for assault with a firearm. Officers learned that the two victims and the suspect were involved in a fight. During the fight, the suspect pulled out the gun and fired several rounds. One of the rounds fired grazed the victim. The suspect was transported to St. Johns Hospital where he was treated for his injuries that resulted from the altercation and was later transported to county jail.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Homicide Arrest
DATE/TIME:	June 15, 2011 at 1543 hours
LOCATION:	Ventura County Jail
VICTIM(S):	Joseph Jacquez
SUSPECT(S):	Juan (Johnny) Prado DOB 6-14-89
WITNESS(ES):	N/A
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	N/A
LOSS:	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Homicide Investigations Sergeant Terry Burr
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Det. Erik Mora (805) 385-7680 [email protected]

DETAILS:

On 6-10-2009, victim Joseph Jacquez (13 years old at the time of shooting) was walking in the area of Roosevelt Street and First Street when he was gunned down by several gang members. This shooting occurred in retaliation for a Southside gang member and girlfriend that had been assaulted and robbed the night before in the City of Ventura.

Investigators worked several leads that pointed out a vehicle that was used during the shooting. After identifying the persons involved with that vehicle, two additional suspects, identified as Pablo Cruz 2-21-91 and Victor Montejano 8-12-87, were arrested. Investigators continued with leads to identify an additional suspect in the homicide. After hundreds of staff-hours, the Oxnard Police Department’s Homicide Unit has arrested Juan (Johnny) Prado for his involvement in the homicide.

Mr. Prado was in custody for several unrelated weapons charges when detectives went to the Ventura County Jail and arrested Mr. Prado for the murder of Joseph Jacquez. We have attached a prior booking photo to the press release.

The investigation is continuing.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Shooting into an occupied vehicle
DATE/TIME:	6-26-11 2002 hours
LOCATION:	Hemlock St. and Patterson Rd.
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):	Unknown
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Christopher Williams
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Det. John Sunia (805) 486-7386 [email protected]

DETAILS:

On June 26, 2011 at approximately 8:02 PM, officers responded to a call of shots being fired in the area of Hemlock St. and Patterson Rd. When officers arrived they were unable to locate anyone. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that occupants in an unknown type vehicle shot at another occupied vehicle at the intersection.

Officers were able to locate the victims and their vehicle. The victims stated that they were driving home when another vehicle drove next to them. The occupants started flashing gang signs and yelled out a local Oxnard gang. One of the occupants of that vehicle fired several shots at the victims, striking their vehicle several times. The victims fled the scene and went home to report the incident to police. None of the victims were injured during the incident and don’t appear to have any gang ties.

If anyone has information, they are encouraged to contact Det. John Sunia at (805) 486-7386 or remain anonymous and call the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 1(800) 222-TIPS.

Jeri Williams
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
DATE/TIME:	06/14/2011 1738
LOCATION:	700 Block of W. Channel Islands Blvd
VICTIM(S):	Name Withheld
SUSPECT(S):	Francisco Javier Raygoza, 21 year old Oxnard Resident.
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Christopher Williams
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Mike Thomas (805) 385-7660 or [email protected]

DETAILS:

On 6/14/11, at approximately 1738 hours, officers responded to a call of a stabbing in the 700 block of W. Channel Islands Blvd. When Officers arrived they located the victim, who had sustained a stab wound near his left armpit, causing moderate injuries. The suspect fled the area prior to Officers arriving. During the investigation the suspect was identified as Francisco Javier Raygoza, a 21 year old Oxnard resident.

On 6/29/11 at approximately 1330 hours, members of Oxnard Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) located and arrested Raygoza for the stabbing.

The Oxnard Police Department is requesting anyone with information about this crime to contact Detective Mike Thomas at (805) 385-7660 or remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-TIPS.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

On November 20, 2011 at about noon, the Oxnard Fire Department and EMS personnel responded to a medical call of a woman in a car in the parking lot of McDonald’s at 1741 Pacific Avenue. The caller reported that the woman was not breathing.

Fire department personnel requested Oxnard Police respond to assist. When officers arrived the victim was being transported to St. John’s Regional Medical Center. The victim died while at the hospital and the reason for the death was not readily apparent at the time. This case is being investigated by Oxnard PD as a suspicious death.

The victim’s name is Jung Ja Lee, 69. She is a resident of Laguna Woods, CA.

If anyone has any information about the incident, they are encouraged to call Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7600 or Detective Jaime Miranda at (805) 385-7665. If you wish to remain anonymous you can 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.

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Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT

Burglary at Driffill School

DATE/TIME

December 6, 2011 at 2:06 a.m.

LOCATION

Driffill School, 910 South E Street, Oxnard

VICTIM

SUSPECT

Roberto Padilla DOB 6/11/81 Oxnard resident

WITNESS

SUSPECT VEHICLE

LOSS

PREPARED BY

Sergeant Brian Woolley

CONTACT

Mónica Muñoz, Community Affairs Manager / PIO
(805) 385-7631 [email protected]

DETAILS:
On December 6, 2011, at about 2 a.m. Oxnard PD officers responded to Driffill School, located at 910 South E Street, in regards to a burglary alarm. When the officers arrived, a man was seen running on the campus. A perimeter around the school was quickly established.

As officers searched the school grounds, evidence of a burglary to several classrooms was discovered. In addition, officers located signs indicating that the suspect had ascended to a rooftop. With the assistance of a ladder truck provided by the Oxnard Fire Department, officers searched the roof and located the suspect, 30-year-old Roberto Padilla of Oxnard. He was taken into custody without incident.

Padilla was booked into Ventura County Jail on charges of burglary and an outstanding parole warrant.

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DATE / TIME PREPARED: 12/06/11 6:30 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	Mobile home fire
DATE/TIME	December 6, 2011 at 1 p.m.
LOCATION	2851 Wagon Wheel Road, Oxnard
VICTIM	male
SUSPECT
WITNESS
SUSPECT VEHICLE
LOSS
PREPARED BY
CONTACT	Battalion Chief Gary Sugich (805) 385-7701

Oxnard, CA– Oxnard Fire Department personnel are currently investigating a fire that occurred this afternoon which resulted in the death of one man. The fire happened at 2851 Wagon Wheel Road in an Oxnard mobile home park.

The first call was received at about 1 p.m. today. The caller indicated that someone may be trapped inside the mobile home. When firefighters arrived, they found a single mobile home fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters simultaneously extinguished the flames while searching the residence for the individual inside.

Firefighters located the individual and brought him out for the emergency medical services personnel to attend to. The male was pronounced dead at the scene. No information on the identity of this individual is being released at this time.

There were no others injured. The fire was isolated to one mobile home unit. No other units were damaged as a result of this fire.

Oxnard Police officers and the medical examiner are also on scene assisting in the investigation.

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Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT	Sexual assault
DATE/TIME	August 12, 2001
LOCATION	Rose Avenue and Lindsay Place, Oxnard
VICTIM	Female, 17 years old at the time of the incident
SUSPECT(S)	Martin Hernandez Padilla 7/22/79 Oswaldo Hernandez Pinaloza 3/23/82
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager / PIO (805) 385-7631 [email protected] Bruce McDowell Deputy Chief Investigator, Ventura County District Attorney (805) 477-1682

(Oxnard, CA) Oxnard Police and the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announce the arrest of two men in connection with a rape and kidnapping case that occurred in 2001.

On August 12, 2001 a 17-year-old international exchange student from Japan was walking in the area of Rose Avenue and Lindsay Place when she was grabbed by a male suspect. Two men in a car kidnapped her, took her to an unknown location and sexually assaulted her. As part of the investigation, two DNA profiles were collected from the victim. One DNA sample was matched to Martin Hernandez Padilla 7/22/79 and a warrant was issued for Padilla’s arrest. The other sample did not match anyone in any current law enforcement database thus, the identity of the second suspect was not known.

On February 7, 2012, Orange County Sheriff’s deputies discovered that they had Padilla in custody in their facility; he was arrested because of the warrant. They notified the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department and Padilla was extradited from the Orange County jail to Ventura County.

Ventura County District Attorney investigators conducted several interviews which led to another possible suspect. They interviewed Oswaldo Hernandez Pinaloza 3/23/82 and had probable cause to arrest Pinaloza in this case. Both Padilla and Pinaloza are currently being held in the Ventura County jail.

The victim in this case returned to Japan in 2001. Investigators are in contact with her in the event she is needed for the prosecution.

Investigators believe there may be other victims of sexual assault or attempted kidnapping by these two suspects who have not yet come forward. If you have information in this case, or believe you were a victim please notify the Oxnard PD family protection unit at (805) 385-7620.

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Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT	Pedestrian hit and run
DATE/TIME	March 31, 2012 at 7:40 p.m.
LOCATION	Santa Lucia and Rose Avenues
VICTIM	10-year-old boy
SUSPECT	Raul Rivera, 54, Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES)	FIVE OCCUPANTS OF WITNESS VEHICLE: 34 year-old Oxnard male driver 18 year-old Oxnard female passenger who called 911 12 year-old Oxnard female passenger witness 18 year-old Oxnard female who provided aid to victim 19 year-old Oxnard male who provided aid to victim
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager / PIO (805) 385-7631 [email protected]

(Oxnard, CA) Today at about 7:40 p.m. Oxnard PD received a call of car that hit a pedestrian at the intersection of Santa Lucia and Rose Avenues. Five Oxnard residents saw the collision from a nearby vehicle. Two of the occupants immediately exited the car and rendered aid to the 10-year-old victim. The pair of rescuers pulled him out of traffic lanes to safety.

While tending to the injured bicyclist, the witnesses watched as the suspect vehicle, a gray Ford F-250 pick-up truck, sped away. The remaining three occupants of the witness vehicle followed the suspect while reporting the description and direction of the truck.

The witnesses’ maintained contact with the dispatcher at Oxnard PD as the suspect driver zigzagged his way through southeast Oxnard along Hueneme Road and Rice Avenue. Oxnard PD officers intercepted the suspect vehicle at Channel Islands Boulevard and DuPont Street. The driver was taken into custody without further incident.

The bicyclist was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with moderate injuries. It was determined that he was crossing the street on his bicycle while the light was green when he was hit.

The suspect is identified as Raul Rivera, 54, of Oxnard. Rivera was booked into the Ventura County Jail on charges of felony hit and run, and driving without a license.

Without the assistance of these five witnesses, the victim may have sustained additional injuries from passing traffic at the collision scene and the suspect could have escaped apprehension.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call 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.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.aspx to submit a tip via text or email.

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Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT	Road closure
DATE/TIME	Friday, March 30 at 9 p.m. through Tuesday, April 3 at 9 p.m.
LOCATION	Fifth Street and Rose Avenue, Oxnard
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager / PIO (805) 385-7631 [email protected]

(Oxnard, CA) On Friday, March 30, 2012 beginning at 9 p.m. the intersection of Rose Avenue and Fifth Street will be closed for railroad track maintenance. The shutdown will remain in effect until Tuesday, April 3 at 9 p.m.

Because this intersection is one of the most heavily traveled in all of Oxnard, the Oxnard PD Traffic Unit will manage the shutdown by monitoring the alternate routes closely. If the officers observe major traffic back-up along those routes, they will modify the traffic plan for the closure.

Motorists are strongly urged to avoid Rose Avenue south of Gonzales. It is recommended that motorists use Oxnard Boulevard, Rice and Wooley Roads and Del Norte Boulevard as alternate streets. It is also recommended that motorists allow extra travel time if they need to travel in the areas near Fifth Street and Rose Avenue.

Any questions regarding the repair work should be directed to the city of Oxnard Public Works Department at (805) 385-8136.

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