OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Parolee and Post Release Offender (PRCS) Arrested with Loaded Handgun and Heroin
DATE/TIME:	January 4, 2020 at 7:45 p.m.
LOCATION:	Pleasant Valley Rd. at Rice Ave., Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	State of California
SUSPECT(S):	Jose Pineda 36-year-old male, Oxnard resident Christhian Delgadillo 32-year-old male, Bakersfield resident
PREPARED BY:	Bakari Myers, Sergeant Bakari.Myers@Oxnardpd.org 805-385-7771
CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT INFO:	Christopher Williams, Commander Christopher.williams@Oxnardpd.org 805-207-7234

DETAILS:

On January 4, at approximately 7:45 p.m., officers from the Special Enforcement Unit (gang unit) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation. When the vehicle stopped, a passenger fled from the vehicle. The officers immediately recognized the fleeing subject as Jose Pineda. Pineda is a documented criminal street gang member and had a felony warrant for a PRCS violation. Pineda was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit. A search of Pineda incident to his arrest produced heroin.

A second subject in the vehicle was contacted during the stop. The subject, later identified as parolee Christhian Delgadillo, kept attempting to reach into a backpack that was on his lap and kept ordering the driver to flee the scene and that he “wasn’t going back”. Additional officers arrived on scene and Delgadillo was removed from the vehicle without incident. Officers learned that Delgadillo was on parole with search terms and searched the backpack he was attempting to reach into. Officers located a loaded handgun inside of the backpack. A records search revealed Delgadillo previously spent time in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Delgadillo and Pineda are both documented criminal street gang members. Both were arrested for violating the terms of their supervised release, narcotics and firearm charges are pending.

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.

Pineda Delgadillo (no booking photo)

DATE / TIME PREPARED: January 4, 2020 at 2150 Hours