Jeri Williams Jefe de la Policía

Departamento de Policía de Oxnard R. Jason Benites Jefe Adjunto De Scott Whitney Jefe Adjunto

OXNARD DEPARTAMENTO DE POLICÍA

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

DETALLES: Al principio de 2014, el Departamento de Policía de Oxnard lanzó la iniciativa Operation Safer and Stronger, así como el equipo de ataque de armas de fuego(RÁPIDO) liderado por la Unidad de Crímenes Violentos, para quitar proactivamente las armas de fuego de personas prohibidas en la ciudad. The objective of the initiative and FAST was to reduce gun violence in Oxnard through education, intervention, and enforcement. En 2014, Oxnard officers made one-hundred and six(106) firearms-related arrests. This also included an additional two hundred and forty (240) firearms that were seized and essentially taken off the street.

After a successful 2014 that saw the Oxnard Police Department devote considerable resources to combat firearms violence, we have continued our efforts in January. Durante el mes de enero, the Oxnard Police Department seized fifteen (15) firearms through directed patrols, search warrants, and calls for service resulting in the arrest of 14 individuals.

• En Enero, investigators from the Oxnard Police Department recovered a modified .22 caliber rifle that had been discarded in the wetlands, located near the dead-end of Perkins Road. The manner in which this weapon was discarded is indicative of someone who did not want the weapon to be discovered. This rifle had been modified, making it easier to conceal. Investigators have concluded when a firearm is discarded in this manner, it is likely that it has been used in a violent crime. Our detectives are currently processing this rifle and checking to see if it has been used in any crimes in our city.
• En enero 8, 2015, officers from the Special Enforcement Unit attempted to stop a vehicle for a moving violation. A vehicle pursuit ensued with the occupants fleeing the vehicle on Saviers Road near Santa Clara High School. Officers gave chase and captured one of the suspects within 1000 feet of Santa Clara High which was still populated with students after school. Los oficiales recuperaron un cargado .25 caliber semi-automatic handgun in the subject’s pants pocket. The suspect was a 16 year old juvenile who was a documented Sur Town criminal street gang member.

The importance of this initiative has been magnified as the City of Oxnard continues to address issues associated with the Post Release Offender (PRO) Programa, creado por Bill Bill 109 (the “2011 Realineación de la seguridad pública”), which was effective October 1, 2011. This program mandated that individuals sentenced to non-violent, no serio, or non-sex offenses serve their sentences in county jails instead of state prison. The City of Oxnard has approximately two-hundred and twenty-seven (227) of these PRO offenders currently residing within our jurisdiction. This represents approx. 35.5% of the PRO population living in Ventura County. The Oxnard Police Department made twenty-six (26) felony arrests of PRO offenders during the month of January. These PRO offenders often have serious and violent criminal backgrounds that are not considered prior to release under AB 109. Liberar bajo AB 109 is based on the offender’s most recent commitment offense(prior convictions are not considered).

• En enero 15, 2015, officers assigned to the Special Enforcement Unit (SU) observed a wanted person in a vehicle. The wanted person, 25 year old Mario Hernandez, had an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest. Hernandez fled but was apprehended a short distance away. Hernandez discarded an object as he tried to flee from the officers which was found to be a sawed off shotgun. Hernandez was arrested for the outstanding felony warrant related to a carjacking case, and he was also charged with numerous firearms violations. Hernandez had a prior conviction for carrying a loaded firearm.
• En enero 15, 2015, a K9 officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a moving violation. A vehicle pursuit ensued for several miles at which time the driver fled from the vehicle discarding several items including a loaded .44 Magnum revolver. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Gilbert Espinosa, a POST Release Offender and a documented Southside gang member.

In conjunction with the Post Release Offender Program, the Oxnard Police Department has been targeting repeat offenders through its Serious Habitual Offender Program, also known as SHO. SHO is a cooperative and collaborative effort with the Ventura County Probation Agency to provide enhanced supervision and oversight of post-release serious habitual offenders. This effort seeks to reduce crime by focusing law enforcement resources on recidivist offenders meeting the criteria of the SHO project as set forth by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. The City of Oxnard has approximately 189 offenders who meet the criteria under the SHO project. The Oxnard Police Department made 27 SHO arrests during the month of January which included 15 felonies and 12 misdemeanors. These operations are funded by a California state grant for supervising post-release and serious habitual offenders, due to state prison realignment.

• En enero 29, 2015, officers from the Oxnard Police Department were in the 500 block of Vineyard Avenue due to an increase in thefts in the area. This increased patrol was made possible by the SHO program whose focus is to reduce crime through enhanced and directed enforcement. Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle and found the driver was on parole for burglary and the passenger was on probation for burglary. El pasajero, Miguel Oliverio, was determined to be a Serious Habitual Offender. A search of the vehicle discovered stolen property from dozens of burglaries from the City of Oxnard and City of Ventura. Miguel Oliverio was arrested for multiple counts of burglary.

El Departamento de Policía de Oxnard continúa alentando a los residentes a ser socios en la seguridad pública como parte de la iniciativa Operation Safer and Stronger. Si alguien tiene información con respecto a la actividad criminal en contacto con el Departamento de Policía de Oxnard a (805) 385-7600, o los del Condado de Ventura a Crime Stoppers al (805) 222-8477 and www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.

Date Prepared: Febrero 6, 2015, 0900 horas