INCIDENT:	Fatal Hit and Run Traffic Collision
DATE/TIME:	Wednesday, December 23, 2009 / 0443 hours
LOCATION:	1100 Block of W. Hemlock Street
VICTIM/S:	Dolores Galiney, 55 years, of Oxnard (passenger)
SUSPECT/S:	Unknown
VEHICLE:	Green 1994 Plymouth Voyager Van
PREPARED BY:	Senior Officer Brian Woolley, Traffic Coordinator

DETAILS:

On Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at approximately 0443 hours, officers from the Oxnard Police Department along with EMS personnel responded to an injury collision in the 1100 block of West Hemlock Street. When officers arrived, they discovered that three vehicles were involved in the crash. One of the vehicles involved, a Plymouth Voyager van, had rolled over and had come to rest on its passenger side. The driver of the van fled the scene on foot leaving an injured female passenger, Dolores Galiney, trapped inside of the vehicle. Galiney was removed from the vehicle by EMS and transported to St John’s Hospital where she was listed in critical condition. Galiney later succumbed to her injuries and died at the hospital.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the van was traveling eastbound on Hemlock Street at an unknown speed and veered left into oncoming traffic after crossing M Street. The van continued across the westbound lane and collided into two parked vehicles along the north curb line. The force of the collision caused the van to overturn.

The Oxnard Police Department is requesting assistance from the public. If you witnessed the collision or have any additional information, please contact the traffic investigator, Senior Officer Maria Pena, at (805) 385-7750.

An investigation is continuing.

INCIDENT:	Officer Involved Shooting, Vehicle Pursuit, Assault with a Deadly Weapon against a Police Officer
DATE/TIME:	12/23/2009 1300 hours
LOCATION:	300 Block South Ventura Rd
SUSPECT/S:	46 year old male, Oxnard Resident, Name with-held
SUSPECT VEHICLE:	Large Commercial Propane Truck
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Jim Seitz, Homicide Supervisor

DETAILS:

A 46 year old Oxnard man was shot and killed by officers following a lengthy vehicle pursuit and crashing into several police cars. The driver of the vehicle was employed by a local propane company. He was driving a large commercial truck loaded with approximately 70 propane canisters.

The incident began after the owner of the company began receiving telephone calls from several people throughout Ventura County who were reporting that the driver of the truck was driving erratically, including driving on the wrong side of the road at high rates of speed. The owner tried to contact the driver multiple times by telephone however the calls were not answered. The owner concerned for the public’s safety notified law enforcement and asked for help in locating the vehicle.

At approximately 1245 hours, the vehicle was spotted in the west end of Oxnard. As officers attempted to pull the truck over, the driver ignored the officers and a pursuit ensued that lasted for about 15 minutes. During the pursuit, the driver was involved in a minor collision with another vehicle. A motorcycle officer was stopping traffic in an effort to prevent further collisions. As the suspect approached the motor officer, he swerved the truck towards the officer causing the officer to dive away to avoid being hit.

The truck then pulled into a busy strip mall and entered a McDonald’s parking lot located in the 300 block of South Ventura Rd where he intentionally crashed into an occupied truck in the parking lot. The driver then continued to drive erratically in the parking lot and was heading towards several police cars in the lot while continuing to accelerate. Officers fearing for their lives and the lives of the customers in the lot shot and killed the driver after he crashed into several police cars.

The name of the driver is being with-held pending the notification of next-of-kin. One Oxnard Police Officer suffered a broken arm while diving out of the way to avoid injury.

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An investigation is continuing.

INCIDENT:	Shooting Suspect Arrested
DATE/TIME:	12-22-09 / 9:15 PM
LOCATION:	3300-block Merced Place, Oxnard, CA
VICTIM/S:	20 Year-old Oxnard Resident
SUSPECT/S:	Ignacio Ixta Jr. 12-20-88
WITNESS/ES:	n/a
SUSPECT VEHICLE:	n/a
LOSS:	n/a
PREPARED BY:	Det. Baldwin

DETAILS:

On 12-3-09, at approximately 8:14 PM, officers responded to a call in the 3300-block of Merced Place regarding a shooting victim. During the investigation Ignacio Ixta Jr (DOB 12-20-88) was identified as a person of interest in the shooting. On 12-22-09 Officer from the Oxnard Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team and members of the Violent Crimes Unit served a Search Warrant at Ixta’s residence. Numerous items of evidentiary value were located.

At approximately 9:00 PM Ignacio Ixta Jr. came to the Oxnard Police station to speak with investigators. Ixta Jr. was arrested for the shooting. Ixta is currently being held in the Ventura County Jail with a $1,000,000 Bail. Investigators can not release the motive for the shooting at this time.

INCIDENT:	911 Call of Possible Domestic Violence
DATE/TIME:	12/21/2009 9:43 PM
LOCATION:	4520 Cloyne St. Oxnard
VICTIM/S:	Unknown
SUSPECT/S:	Unknown
SUSPECT VEHICLE:	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Commander Mike Adair

DETAILS: 

On 12/21/2009 at about 2143 hours, a male subject called the Oxnard Police Department through the 911 system over a cellular phone. He reported that he was drunk, armed with a shotgun and was gong to kill his wife. He gave an address of 4520 Cloyne St. in Oxnard. He then disconnected and we were unable to re-contact him.

Officers responded to the address and secured the perimeter around the apartment complex at 4520 Cloyne St. Officers made contact with each of the three apartments in the complex and interviewed the occupants. The caller was never identified and no victim was located at the scene.

A GPS location was obtained from the phone that called into the 911 center which led officers to another nearby residence. The location was checked and found to be vacant unoccupied home for sale.

INCIDENT:	Assault with a Deadly Weapon
DATE/TIME:	12/20/2009 2:44 AM
LOCATION:	1100 Block South ‘C’ Street
VICTIM/S:	45 year old Hispanic male, Oxnard resident
SUSPECT/S:	Suspect #1 – Hispanic male, 25 years, 6-02, 175 pounds, short brown hair Suspect #2 – Hispanic male, 25 years, 5-05, 180 pounds, short black hair
SUSPECT VEHICLE:	Newer model black 2- door compact
PREPARED BY:	Detective Paul Knapp

DETAILS: 

On 12/20/2009 at about 0244 hours, the victim was sitting on his front porch when a black compact vehicle parked in front of his residence. Two Hispanic males and an Hispanic female began to drink alcohol and smoke marijuana. The victim confronted the subjects for drinking and smoking in front of his residence.

Two Hispanic males exited the vehicle and confronted the victim. They assaulted the victim with beer bottles and wooden posts from a nearby fence. The suspects were scared off as the victim’s wife ran outside and yelled that she had called the police.

The victim was transported to St. John’s Regional Medical Center for treatment where he remains in critical condition with serious head injuries.

An investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Paul Knapp at 805-385-7796 or Crime Stoppers at 805-385-8255.

INCIDENT:	211 PC Robbery (15 counts)
DATE/TIME LOCATION:	7-11 Convenience Stores 8/24/08 2:00 am 1110 South C Street 8/31/08 3:00 am 1501 West Fifth Street 9/26/08 2:36 am 1955 Patterson Road 9/26/08 3:24 am 2060 Pleasant Valley Rd 9/28/08 2:50 am 1110 South C Street 10/01/08 2:00 am 2201 E. Channel Islands Blvd 10/27/08 1:55 am 2201 E. Channel Islands Blvd 10/27/08 2:23 am 1955 Patterson Road 11/05/08 2:36 am 2201 East Gonzalez Road 11/09/08 4:41 am 1110 South C Street 03/22/09 4:48 am 1110 South C Street 11/04/09 1:23 am 2201 E. Channel Islands Blvd 12/04/09 1:20 am 1955 Patterson Road 12/04/09 2:32 am 2201 E. Channel Islands Blvd Circle K Food Stores 12/18/09 2:25 am 2323 North Oxnard Blvd
SUSPECT/S:	Barry Lester Ortiz-Sanchez, 24 year-old Oxnard Resident
WITNESS/ES:
SUSPECT VEHICLE:	2006 White Nissan Altima
LOSS:	Undisclosed amount of cash
PREPARED BY:	Assistant Chief Jason Benites jasonbenites@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS: 

At 2:23 AM on 12/18/2009 Oxnard Police Department officers responded to a call of a robbery that just occurred at the Circle K Food Store, located at 2323 North Oxnard Boulevard, in Oxnard. The suspect was described as wearing all black clothing and a cloth mask. He was also described as wielding a large knife.

The description of the suspect matched that from a string of robberies that have been occurring in Oxnard during the past sixteen months. Oxnard Police Department Detectives Paul Knapp and Ed Baldwin had been investigating these robberies and had been developing suspect information.

Sergeant Robin Whitney, who was in the vicinity, spotted a white Nissan Altima leaving the area. This vehicle matched the suspect vehicle description from previous robberies, and he conducted a traffic stop. Property from the robbery was recovered in the vehicle. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, Barry Sanchez of Oxnard, was arrested for the robbery.

Further investigation determined that Sanchez was also responsible for 14 robberies of 7-11 Food Stores in Oxnard that occurred from August 2008 to present.

At the time of this press release, Sanchez is in custody at the Ventura County Jail, his bail set at $900,000.

The investigation is continuing.

Video surveillance of the robbery is available for viewing and was also included in this press release. Please contact David Keith at (805) 385-7631 or at davidkeith@oxnardpd.org for further information.

INCIDENT:	Sobriety and Driver’s License Checkpoint
DATE/TIME:	December 17, 2009
LOCATION:	# 1 Fifth Street@ Mountain View Ave. # 2 Saviers Road@Bryce Canyon
PREPARED BY:	Senior Police Officer Brian Woolley

DETAILS:

The Oxnard Police Department Traffic Division conducted two Sobriety and Driver’s License checkpoints on December 17, 2009, from 6:00 P.M. to midnight.

The first checkpoint was conducted in the westbound lanes of Fifth Street at Mountain View Ave.

The second checkpoint was conducted in the southbound lanes of Saviers Road at Bryce Canyon.

Officers screened 498 motorists who passed through the checkpoints. Officers conducted two DUI investigations with no DUI arrests. 14 drivers were issued citations for various drivers’ license violations. Nine vehicles were towed and the owners of the vehicles will face a minimum tow fee of $494.00. Eight drivers were issued citations for driving without a drivers license and One driver was cited for driving with a suspended or revoked drivers license.

The Oxnard Police Department will continue conducting DUI enforcement and Sobriety and Driver’s License checkpoints 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. The checkpoints are funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Transportation Administration.

By: Senior Police Officer Brian Woolley
Oxnard Police Department Traffic Coordinator
(385-7749)

INCIDENT:	Carjacking
DATE/TIME:	12/16/09 at approximately 2020 hours
LOCATION:	600 block of West Hueneme Road
SUSPECT/S:	White or light skinned Hispanic female, 25-30 years old, heavy build, blonde hair, brown eyes wearing a black jacket with a fur collar
VICTIM VEHICLE:	White 1998 Nissan Sentra CA license # 4AYN489
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Christopher Williams

DETAILS: 

On 12/16/09 at approximately 2020 hours officers were dispatched to a carjacking that had just occurred in the 600 block of West Hueneme Road. When officers arrived they contacted the victim. The victim told officers that he exited his vehicle to go into a local eating establishment when the suspect approached him and the victim’s passenger. The suspect brandished a weapon and ordered the victim to move away from the vehicle. The suspect entered the vehicle and drove away.

The victim’s vehicle is described as a white 1998 Nissan Sentra (CA license # 4AYN489). The suspect is described as being a White or light skinned Hispanic female, 25-30 years old, heavy build, blonde hair, brown eyes wearing a black jacket with a fur collar.

If you see this vehicle or suspect please contact the Oxnard Police Department immediately by calling 911. Do not attempt to stop or detain the occupants. Anyone with information regarding this incident can contact Detective Roger Garcia at (805) 385-7688 or leave a message on the Violent Crimes Hotline at 982-7070.

An investigation is continuing.

INCIDENT:	Fatal Single Vehicle Collision (3 Fatalities) (1 Critical)
DATE/TIME:	November 10, 2009 / 2043 hours
LOCATION:	Gonzales Road west of Patricia Street
DRIVER:	H/M, 20s of Oxnard (name withheld pending notification of next of kin)
PASSENGERS:	Three (3) Hispanic males of Oxnard, late teens to early 20s (names withheld pending notification of next of kin)
VEHICLE:	Gray, Mitsubishi, Evolution
PREPARED BY:	Randy Latimer, Traffic Sergeant

DETAILS: 

On November 10, 2009, at approximately 2043 hours, officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to the intersection of Gonzales Road and Patricia Street after receiving a call of a single vehicle, roll-over collision. While officers and emergency medical personnel were responding, callers advised that there were several occupants in the overturned vehicle. Once on scene, officers and EMS personnel found that the vehicle, a gray, Mitsubishi had struck a tree in the center median and also found four occupants trapped inside of the severely damaged vehicle. Firefighters were able to reach the occupants and attempted to render aid. They soon determined that only one of the occupants, the driver, a Hispanic male in his early 20s, was alive. The three passengers, all Hispanic males in their late teens to early 20s were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was transported to Saint John’s Regional Medical Center where he was immediately taken into surgery for major injuries. He is in critical condition.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was traveling westbound on Gonzales Road at a high rate of speed. Upon reaching the intersection of Patricia Street, it veered out of control and struck the center median. It then struck a large palm tree that was in the median.

If anyone has information about this collision please contact Senior Officer Maria Pena at 805-385-7750

An investigation is continuing.

INCIDENT:	Pursuit of Stolen Vehicle
DATE/TIME:	12/17/09 at approximately 0015 hours
LOCATION:	Ninth Street and “E” Street
SUSPECT/S:	Hispanic male, late teens to early 20’s, 5’7 to 5’10, average build
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Christopher Williams

DETAILS: 

On 12/17/09 at approximately 0015 hours an Oxnard Police Officer observed a vehicle fail to stop for the stop sign at the intersection of Ninth Street and “E” Street. When the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop on the vehicle, the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed. The officer pursued the vehicle and during the pursuit it was determined that the vehicle was reported stolen out of Oxnard earlier in the week. The pursuit lasted approximately five minutes and ended when the vehicle collided with another motorist in the area of Devonshire and “C” Street.

The suspect exited the vehicle and fled on foot. The vehicle continued to roll forward and collided with a vehicle that was parked in the driveway in the 1000 block of North “C” Street.

Several officers, with the assistance of the Port Hueneme K-9 Unit, searched for the suspect but were unsuccessful in locating him. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Patrick Dolan at (805) 385-7755.

An investigation is continuing.