DATE: December 29, 2024
SUBJECT: Firearm Arrest
SUSPECTS: 15-year-old Oxnard Resident
LOCATION: 400 Block Cuesta Del Mar Drive, Oxnard
CONTACT: Mike Wood, Sergeant
(805) 385-7600 (Fri-Sun 2PM-230AM) | mike.wood@oxnardpd.org
On December 29, 2024, at about 4:00 p.m., an Oxnard Police Officer attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 400 Block of Cuesta Del Mar Drive. One of the occupants of the vehicle suddenly fled and discarded a bag on top of a nearby apartment roof. The passenger was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit and the discarded bag was retrieved and contained a loaded Glock 9mm handgun. The passenger was identified as a 15-year-old Oxnard resident and was arrested for firearms charges which included possession of a firearm near a school.
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