NEWS RELEASE

 

DATE:            March 24th, 2023 (6:02 PM)

SUBJECT:   Documented Criminal Street Gang Member / Prohibited Person Arrested with Short-Barreled Rifle   

SUSPECTS:  Juan Sauceda, 23-year-old Oxnard resident

LOCATION:  500 Blk. E. Third St., Oxnard

CONTACT:   Bakari Myers, Sergeant

                      (805) 797-6202 | [email protected]

 

On March 24th, at approximately 6:02 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Special Enforcement Unit (Gang Unit) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 500 blk. of East Third St.  The driver, Juan Sauceda, was found to be driving on a suspended license.  Sauceda and his passengers were removed from the vehicle.  During an inventory search of the vehicle, officers located a short-barreled rifle and a magazine with 5.56 ammunition that was concealed in the vehicle. 

 

Sauceda is a documented criminal street gang member with prior felony convictions for firearms violations and previous felony assaults.  Due to Sauceda’s previous felony convictions, he is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition. 

 

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.