NEWS RELEASE

 

DATE:            October 3rd, 2024 (10:50 a.m.)

SUBJECT:     Robbery Suspect Arrested for Firearms Possession Near School Grounds

SUSPECTS:  Maciel Ayala, 18-year-old Oxnard resident

                       LOCATION:  3400 blk. South Rose Ave., Oxnard

CONTACT:    Bakari Myers, Sergeant

                      (805) 797-6202 | bakari.myers@Oxnardpd.org

 

On October 3rd, at approximately 10:50 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Special Enforcement Unit (Gang Unit) assisted members of the Violent Crimes Unit with a robbery investigation that began in September.  Investigators identified the suspect as Maciel Ayala and issued an arrest warrant for armed robbery.  Members of the Special Enforcement Unit located Ayala seated in a parked vehicle in the 3400 blk. of South Rose Ave. and arrested Ayala for the robbery warrant. 

 

Officers searched Ayala’s vehicle pursuant to a search warrant and located a loaded, 9-millimeter, Glock, semi-automatic, handgun.  Ayala was subsequently arrested for felony firearms violations, including being in violation of California’s Gun-Free School Zone Act for possessing the firearm within 1,000 feet of Oxnard College, which has a child development center.

 

The Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit and Violent Crimes Unit are 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.