John Crombach Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS: 

On 6-12-10 at around 2300 hours, Oxnard police officers responded to an assault victim at St. John’s Regional Medical Center. The victim told officers he was confronted by the suspect who was in the company of approximately 10 subjects at Bard Rd. and J St. The suspect assaulted the victim by stabbing him once. The victim was transported by private vehicle to St. John’s Regional Medical Center with a non-life threatening injury.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Mike Thomas at (805) 385-7660 or Ventura County Crimestoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

DATE / TIME PREPARED:  6-13-10 0155 hours.

10-12523

John Crombach Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS: 

On 6-12-10 at approximately 0047 hours, officers from the Oxnard Police Department were dispatched to a call of vehicles disturbing and a possible fight in the 2300 block of Natalie Place. When officers arrived they saw a male subject who appeared to be unconscious being drug back into a residence by several subjects.  Officers entered the residence to check on the subject and located the victim (Alejandro Aguilar) unconscious in a bedroom.  Aguilar was the victim of a physical assault.  Aguilar was transported to St. John’s Hospital where he is currently in stable condition.

An investigation is continuing.

Report # 10-12454

John Crombach Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS: 

On June 10, 2010, the victim was purchasing items from the 7-11 and was standing at the counter.  The 17-year old suspect attempts to distract her by making small-talk, and then grabs the victim’s purse which was on the counter at her elbow.  He runs outside and jumps into a black Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by Jacob Lara, which was waiting outside with the engine running.  The parties flee.  An officer spots the vehicle as it turns northbound J Street from Wooley, and the vehicle is finally stopped at B Street and 5^th Street.  Officers locate the victim’s cell phone, change purse, and other person items in the car.  The juvenile suspect shows officers the location where the driver and the passenger went through the victim’s purse and chose items, then discarded the purse in a dumpster.  All of the victim’s property was recovered.  The adult was booked into Ventura County Jail for Grand Theft Person and Conspiracy, on $40,000 bail.  At the time of the event he was already out on bail for grand theft auto.  The juvenile was lodged into juvenile hall for the same offenses.  The juvenile is hoping to leave Juvenile Hall before his Friday graduation from a local high school.                

DATE / TIME PREPARED:  06/10/2010, 0445 hours

John Crombach Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS: 
On 5-28-10, investigators from the Internet Crimes Against Children Regional Task Force served an arrest warrant on Emmanuel Quezada, 25 years old, of Oxnard, for 15 documented counts of distribution of child pornography for commercial consideration.  The charges carry a maximum total sentence of 20 years in State Prison.  The local Internet Crimes Against Children Regional Task Force team was comprised of members from the Oxnard Police Department and Ventura County Sheriff’s Department with assistance from the FBI, Southern California High Tech Task Force, and Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.  The arrest was the result of an 11-month investigation relating to Quezada using publicly available Internet file sharing programs to distribute child pornography.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Senior Officer Erica Escalante of the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 982-7020.  To give an anonymous tip, call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).

DATE / TIME PREPARED:  5-28-10 / 1800 Hours

John Crombach Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS: 

On May 29^th, 2010, between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 12:30 A.M., officers from the Oxnard Police Department, Port Hueneme Police Department, Ventura Police Department, Santa Paula Police Department, Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, and California State University Channel Islands conducted a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint in the city of Port Hueneme.   

The checkpoint was conducted in the southbound lanes of Ventura Road at Sunkist Street.

Officers screened 1211 motorists who passed through the checkpoint.  Officers conducted four DUI investigations that lead to the arrest of all four drivers for DUI.  One of the drivers traveling towards the checkpoint attempted to avoid it by turning around and driving in the wrong direction on Ventura Road against oncoming traffic.  Officers working at the checkpoint were successful in stopping this vehicle before a head-on crash was likely to occur.  The driver of this vehicle was found to have a blood alcohol level of .21, over twice the legal limit of .08.  

In addition to the DUI arrests, two warrant arrests were made and nine drivers were issued citations for various drivers’ license violations.  Seven drivers were issued citations for driving without a valid driver’s license and two drivers were cited for driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license.  Nine vehicles were towed from the checkpoint.

During the remainder of the Memorial Day weekend, several officers and deputies will be conducting additional DUI saturation patrols in the cities of Oxnard, Fillmore, Santa Paula, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, and Ventura.     

Avoid the 14 Ventura County will conduct several additional DUI checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols this year starting July 4^th weekend.  These DUI operations are an effort to reduce the number of alcohol related crashes and to make our roadways and community safer.  The public is reminded to dial 911 if a suspected drunken driver is seen.  These DUI operations are funded by grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Transportation Administration.

For any questions related to DUI and traffic enforcement, please contact Senior Officer Brian Woolley at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at brianwoolley@oxnardpd.org.

DATE / TIME PREPARED:  5/30/10, 0130 hours

John Crombach Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS: 
On 5-27-10, detectives from the Oxnard Police Department conducted a follow up investigation with the victims from the take-over robbery at 5 De Mayo Jewelry, 120 West Channel Islands Boulevard, that occurred on 5/19/10. The victims worked with officers and were able to produce a composite sketch of one of the suspects involved in this robbery.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Roger Garcia at (805) 385-7688 or you may leave a message on the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070. To give an anonymous tip, call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).

  DATE / TIME PREPARED:  5-28-10 / 1000 Hours

John Crombach Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS: 

The Oxnard Police Department Traffic Division conducted two Sobriety and Driver’s License checkpoints on May 27^th, 2010, from 6:00 P.M. to midnight.  

The first checkpoint was conducted in the southbound lanes of Ventura Road @ Devonshire Drive.

The second checkpoint was conducted in the southbound lanes of Oxnard Boulevard @ Citrus Grove Lane.

Officers screened 1,125 motorists who passed through the checkpoints.  Officers conducted three DUI investigations with drivers who had been drinking alcohol but no arrests were made. 

11 drivers were issued citations for various drivers’ license violations.  Nine drivers were issued citations for driving without a valid driver’s license and two drivers were cited for driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license.  Five vehicles were towed from the checkpoints.

While working at the checkpoint on Ventura Road, officers stopped a vehicle as it was approaching the checkpoint.  Although the vehicle was stopped for another vehicle code violation, the vehicle was soon discovered to have been reported stolen out of the city of Fillmore on May 26th.  The driver of the vehicle, a minor, was arrested by investigating officers for driving a reported stolen vehicle and transported to the Ventura County Juvenile Detention Center.         

The Oxnard Police Department will conduct several additional DUI checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols this year.  The next DUI checkpoint is scheduled for Saturday night, May 29^th, from 6:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. and will be held in the city of Port Hueneme.  These DUI operations are an effort to reduce the number of alcohol related crashes and to make our roadways and community safer.  We also remind people that if they see an impaired driver to dial 911.  The checkpoints are funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Transportation Administration.

For any questions related to DUI and traffic enforcement, please contact Senior Officer Brian Woolley at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at brianwoolley@oxnardpd.org.

John Crombach Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS: 

John Crombach Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS:

As the Memorial Day weekend is approaching, the Oxnard Police Department will conduct a multi-location sobriety and drivers license checkpoint Thursday night, May 27th, from 6:00 P.M. to midnight. The checkpoint will be held throughout the City of Oxnard.

During the Memorial Day weekend in 2009, the Oxnard Police Department investigated over 20 motor vehicle collisions with eight of them involving injuries. Four of those crashes involved a DUI driver. Officers also arrested 20 DUI drivers during that weekend.

Statewide, over 385 people were injured or killed during the 2009 Memorial Day weekend.

So far this year, the Oxnard Police Department has arrested over 394 DUI drivers.

On Saturday night, May 29th, officers from the Oxnard Police Department will join forces with other law enforcement officers in Ventura County to conduct another DUI checkpoint in the City of Port Hueneme. In addition to the checkpoints this weekend, several officers will be deployed to conduct DUI patrol this weekend in the cities of Fillmore, Santa Paula, Moorpark, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, and Oxnard. All of these DUI operations are funded by grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Oxnard Police Department is committed to improving traffic safety and will continue to conduct these checkpoints and DUI enforcement operations in an effort to reduce the number of alcohol related crashes and to make our roadways and community safer.

We also remind people that if they see an impaired driver to dial 911. Please buckle up, drive sober, and drive safely!

For any questions related to DUI and traffic enforcement, please contact Senior Officer Brian Woolley at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at brianwoolley@oxnardpd.org.

John Crombach Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS:

On 5-21-10 around 0725 hours, Oxnard Police Officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of West Cedar Street regarding an assault with a metal pipe. The victim provided a description of the suspect and a responding officer located a 17 year old male Oxnard resident that matched the physical description nearby.

The investigation revealed that there had been prior disputes between the parties and the suspect challenged the victim and shouted gang slogans. The suspect attacked the victim and struck him at least once with a metal pipe causing a non-life threatening injury.

The 17 Year old male juvenile was booked into the Ventura County Juvenile Hall for Assault with a deadly weapon and a gang allegation. Investigators from the Violent Crimes Unit are asking anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact Detective Jeff McGreevy (805) 385-3982.

This is an ongoing investigation.