Jeri Williams Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Attempted Murder (Firearm)
DATE/TIME:	November 24, 2011 at 11:58 PM
LOCATION:	2300 block of Farragut Ct.
VICTIM(S):	31 year old Oxnard resident, name withheld pending notification of next of kin
SUSPECT(S):	Antonio Garcia, 43, Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Christopher Williams
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Cody Collet (805) 486-6228 Cody.Collet@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
On November 24, 2011 at about midnight, Oxnard Police officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Farragut Ct. in regards to several shots being fired in the area. When they arrived they contacted the victim who was uninjured. The victim told officers that he was standing outside of his residence when Antonio Garcia, a 43 year old Oxnard resident, approached him. A confrontation occurred between Garcia and the victim. During the confrontation, Garcia’s 15 year old son arrived and tried to diffuse the situation. During the confrontation Garcia pulled out a gun and shot at the victim several times. The victim fled into his residence and waited for police to arrive. No one was injured in the shooting.
 
During the investigation, officers developed information as to where Garcia might be. The Oxnard Police Department’s SWAT Team responded and with the assistance of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, checked a residence in the 1900 block of Kepler Drive. Garcia was not located at that residence. A search warrant was written and served at the residence and numerous items of evidentiary value were seized. Because this is an active investigation, detectives are not releasing information on the items seized. 
 
A short time later, Garcia’s attorney contacted the Oxnard Police Department and arranged for Garcia to turn himself in. Garcia was arrested at the Oxnard Police Department and booked into the Ventura County Jail for attempted murder.
 
The motive for the attack is not known at this time. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Detective Collet at (805) 486-6228 or you can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
 
 

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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	Shop With a Cop Event
DATE/TIME	December 15, 2011 8:30 a.m.
LOCATION	Target, 2850 N. Oxnard Blvd., Oxnard
PREPARED BY	Sergeant Ken Klopman Youth Services Unit
CONTACT	Sergeant Ken Klopman (805) 432-9916 kenklopman@oxnardpd.org

On Thursday, December 15, 2011 starting at 8:30 a.m. twenty students from twenty Oxnard elementary schools will participate in Shop With A Cop — a Target store-based event that pairs Oxnard police officers with pre-selected youth in the community to purchase holiday gifts for themselves and their families. Each child will be paired with an officer from the Oxnard Police Department to go on a $100 holiday shopping spree. In addition to the shopping spree, there will be sweet treats, a coloring station, face painting, gift wrapping, the Oxnard PD DRAGG car, and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus for the participating children. 
 
The Oxnard PD has teamed up with Target for this Shop With A Cop event because we believe that helping local families in need and building relationships with local youth will have a positive impact on community safety. This is the first ever Target Shop With A Cop event to take place in Ventura County. Shop With A Cop is made possible through the generosity of Target, the Oxnard Peace Officers’ Association and other private donors and volunteers.
 
 

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 DATE / TIME PREPARED:  12/14/11 3:45 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	Vehicle pursuit
DATE/TIME	December 21, 2011  /  9:40 p.m.
LOCATION	Gonzales Road at Entrada Drive, Oxnard
SUSPECT/DRIVER	Angel Cardona, 12/23/82, Oxnard resident
PASSENGER	Sergio Contreras, 8/12/81, Oxnard resident
PREPARED BY	Sergeant Ricardo Vazquez
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager  / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS
 

On December 21, 2011, at about 9:40 p.m., officers from the Oxnard PD attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle. The driver was thought to be a wanted person. Officers tried to stop the vehicle, occupied by a driver and passenger, in the area of Gonzales Road and Almanor Street, but the driver failed to yield and a pursuit began.   
 
When the driver reached the intersection of Gonzales Road and Indiana Drive, he crossed into opposing lanes and continued westbound on the eastbound lanes of Gonzales Road. The driver collided into a vehicle at the intersection of Gonzales Road and Entrada Drive. The two occupants of the second vehicle were transported to Saint John’s Regional Medical Center and treated for minor injuries.
 
After the collision, both driver and passenger fled the scene of the collision. The driver and passenger were chased on foot by officers and arrested in the area of Pacifica High School.  The driver was arrested for leaving the scene of an injury collision, vehicle evading, resisting and delaying officer duties and violation of a court order/gang injunction. The passenger was arrested for resisting and delaying officer duties and violation of a court order/gang injunction.
 
If anyone has information about this collision, please contact Senior Officer Jamie Brown at (805) 385-7749.

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DATE/TIME PREPARED:  12/22/11 1 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	245 (a)(1) PC Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Knife)
DATE/TIME	SUSPECT ARRESTED – 12/28/11 12/26/2011, 4 p.m.
LOCATION	La Gloria Market, 430 S. Oxnard Blvd., Oxnard
VICTIM	Cesar Garcia, 62, Oxnard resident
SUSPECT	Macario Ramirez 4/24/54
PREPARED BY	Detective Steven F. Funk 805-385-7796
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

UPDATE
On 12/28/2011 at about 2 p.m. a witness contacted police and said that he saw the suspect board a bus in the area of Esplanade Drive. The suspect was contacted on the same bus in the area of the St. John’s Hospital parking lot at Gonzales Road and Rose Avenue.
 
The suspect was identified as Macario Ramirez and was arrested for the stabbing of Cesar Garcia.
 
Text of original news release – 12/26/11
On 12/26/2011 at about 4 p.m. officers from the Oxnard Police Department were dispatched to the La Gloria Market regarding two subjects seen arguing and one who was stabbed with a knife.  During the disturbance the victim possibly struck the suspect on the forehead with a belt and buckle. 
 
The victim was transported to VCMC with a serious stab wound. He is currently in stable condition. The suspect was seen walking away north bound through the center of the parking lot and was last seen at the south east corner of Fourth Street and Oxnard Blvd.
 
It is unknown why the men were fighting or if the suspect is known to the victim. 
 
If anyone has information about this incident, they are encouraged to call Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7740 or 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.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	Fatal traffic collision
DATE/TIME	March 21, 2012 at 11:04 a.m.
LOCATION	Seventh Street west of “C” Street
VICTIM	Male, 2 years old, Oxnard resident Name withheld
DRIVER	Larry Fryar, 65, Oxnard resident
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager  / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

On March 21, 2012, at about 11:04 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at Seventh Street west of “C” Street. Once on scene, officers found that an Isuzu, mini pick-up truck, driven by Larry Fryar, 65, struck a two-year-old boy (name withheld). The boy was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center where he died as a result of his injuries.
 
Preliminary investigation indicates that the pick-up was traveling eastbound on Seventh Street when the toddler suddenly ran into the street and into the path of the pick-up. The driver, Fryar, was unable to stop and struck the boy.   
 
There are no indications that Fryar was traveling at an unsafe speed nor are there indications that alcohol and/or drugs were a factor.
 
If anyone has information about this collision please contact Senior Officer Maria Pena at (805) 385-7750.
 
The investigation is continuing.
 
 

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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	Shooting into an inhabited residence
DATE/TIME	April 7, 2012 at 8:59 a.m.
LOCATION	200 West Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard
VICTIM	26-year-old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT	Robert Carnes 9/7/93
PREPARED BY	Sergeant Christopher Williams christopher.williams@oxnardpd.org
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager  / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

 (Oxnard, CA) Today at about 8:59 a.m., Oxnard PD officers received a call of shots being fired into an apartment in the 200 block of West Vineyard Avenue. When officers arrived they located an apartment that had several bullet holes through the front door. Officers checked the residence but nobody was home. Officers conducted an extensive search of the area in an effort to locate the suspect.
 
During the course of the investigation, investigators with the OPD violent crimes unit (VCU) were able to identify the suspect who fired into the apartment as Robert Carnes 9/7/93. Members of the OPD special enforcement unit (SEU) were able to locate Carnes leaving his residence which is located in the 2400 block of Hill Rose Place. Officers took Carnes into custody without incident. Carnes was in possession of a loaded firearm. He was booked into the Ventura County Jail for various weapons violations and for shooting into an inhabited dwelling.
 
If anyone has information about this incident, they are encouraged to call Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7740 or Detective Jose Velasquez at 385-7688.  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	Homicide
DATE/TIME	June 3, 2012 at 10 p.m.
LOCATION	East alley Samuel Avenue and La Canada Avenue
VICTIM	Jorge “George” Rodriguez, 26, Oxnard resident
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

(Oxnard, CA) The investigation into the homicide that occurred on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Samuel and La Cañada Avenues continues. The victim, 26-year-old Jorge “George” Rodriguez, died from a gunshot wound to the neck.
 
The city of Oxnard offers a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspect(s) in a homicide cases.
 
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7740 or Detective Mike Young at (805) 385-7606. 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 may 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	Intersection closed to traffic
DATE/TIME	Friday, June 22 through Monday, June 25 at 5 p.m.
LOCATION	Pleasant Valley Road and Terrace Avenue, Oxnard
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

(Oxnard, CA) Beginning Friday, June 22, 2012 through Monday, June 25 at 5 p.m. the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road and Terrace Avenue will be closed to all traffic for rail road construction work. Signs have been posted for the past two weeks warning motorists of the repair schedule. Motorists are advised to avoid the area until repairs are completed.
 
Signs and cones diverting traffic are currently in place. Questions about the repair work should be directed to Fritz Fernow of All American Track Tamping Inc. at (928) 606-3985.  
 

 
 

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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	Bicycle versus vehicle collision
DATE/TIME	Saturday, July 14 at about 7 p.m.
LOCATION	Victoria Avenue and Via Marina
VICTIM	Robert Escobar, 55, Oxnard resident
SUSPECT	Kris Helms 5/11/76, Oxnard resident
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

(Oxnard, CA) On July 14, 2012, at 7:03 p.m., Oxnard PD officers and emergency services personnel received a call regarding an injury traffic collision in the northbound lanes of Victoria Avenue north of Via Marina Avenue. Officers located a brown Dodge Ram pick-up, driven by Kris Helms, 36, of Oxnard. Helms struck a bicyclist, 55-year-old Robert Escobar of Oxnard. Escobar sustained serious head injuries as a result of the collision and was transported to Ventura County Medical Center where he underwent emergency surgery and was listed in critical condition. Helms was not injured.
 
Preliminary investigation indicates that Escobar was riding his bicycle northbound on Victoria Avenue and was in the bicycle lane. The pickup, driven by Helms, was also northbound. The pick-up sideswiped the bicycle causing Escobar to be thrown several feet and strike his head on the pavement. He was not wearing a helmet.
 
Helms was given field sobriety tests at the scene and was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and causing bodily injury to another person. He was booked into the Ventura County Jail.
 
The investigation into this collision continues.
 
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7740 or Officer Scott Aaron at (805) 385-7750. 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.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	Arrest in sexual assault case – UPDATE
DATE/TIME	Sunday, July 16 at 11:30 p.m.
LOCATION	Ben’s Laundromat 501 Cooper Road, Oxnard
VICTIM	31-year-old female, Oxnard resident
SUSPECT	14-year-old Hispanic male, Oxnard resident
CONTACT	Mónica Muñoz Community Affairs Manager / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

(Oxnard, CA) UPDATE – Today at 11:50 a.m., Oxnard PD officers arrested a 14-year-old Hispanic male in this case. His name will not be released because he is a juvenile. The suspect was arrested at his home in Oxnard. He will be charged with false imprisonment (236 PC) and touching an intimate part of another person while that person is unlawfully restrained (243.4(a) PC). He will be booked into Ventura County Juvenile Hall today.
 
Original text of news release
On Sunday July 15, 2012 at about 11:30 p.m., Oxnard police officers were dispatched to Ben’s Laundromat located at 501 Cooper Road in Oxnard regarding a sexual assault committed against a 31-year-old adult female.  
 
The female told officers that she had been inside the laundromat near closing time when a Hispanic male entered the business and sexually assaulted her. Surveillance cameras captured the assault on video. The suspect fled the scene but was described as a Hispanic male, 15 to 18 years old, with short black hair, wearing a blue short-sleeve t-shirt and black shorts.
 
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7740 or Detective Luis McArthur at (805) 385-7662. 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.aspx to submit a tip via text or email.
 
 
 
 

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