DATE: January 10, 2024 (7:21 p.m.)
SUBJECT: 15-Year-Old Arrested for Possessing Concealed P80 Handgun
SUSPECTS: 15-year-old Oxnard resident
LOCATION: 800 blk. of Jane Dr., Port Hueneme
CONTACT: Bakari Myers, Sergeant
(805) 797-6202 | bakari.myers@Oxnardpd.org
On January 10th, at approximately 7:21 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Special Enforcement Unit (Gang Unit) were patrolling South Oxnard. As the officers turned on to Jane Dr., they observed a male juvenile clutch his waistband and begin fleeing toward an apartment complex. Based on the officers’ observations, they believed the juvenile was illegally in possession of a firearm.
The officers pursued the juvenile on foot and observed the juvenile discard a semi-automatic handgun. The officers apprehended the juvenile after a brief foot pursuit. Officers examined the firearm that the juvenile discarded and noted that it was a loaded 9-millimeter, Glock-style, Polymer 80, un-serialized, semi-automatic handgun. Polymer 80 semi-automatic handguns are sold commercially as incomplete, without serial numbers, and must be further manufactured to make them into functioning firearms. The juvenile was booked at the Oxnard Police Department and subsequently transported to the Juvenile Justice Center.
The Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and gun violence in the City of Oxnard through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members residing in the city. Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity. You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so. You can remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.