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Investigative Services
The Investigative Services Bureau is responsible for the investigation of criminal offenses. It functions to provide investigative, analytical, and crime victim services to the residents of Oxnard that maximize high quality, efficiency, and coordination with the criminal justice system. All efforts focus to promote the safety of the community and its residents.
The Investigative Services Bureau has forty sworn officers, including an Assistant Police Chief, a Police Commander, and five Police Sergeants. This section of the Police Department is also staffed with ten civilian positions that provide a number of essential support functions. The bureau's operating budget for the 2007-2008 fiscal year is $7.9 million.
The Investigative Services Bureau is comprised of detective units that fall into the following general categories: Crimes Against Persons; Property Crimes, and Narcotics Investigations. More specifically, investigative workgroups within the bureau include:| Major Crimes Investigations (homicide) | Burglary Investigations |
| Fraud / Forgery Investigations | General Assignment Investigations |
| Domestic Violence Investigations | Sexual Assault Investigations |
| Crime Prevention Detail | Robbery Investigations |
| Major Assault Investigations | Gang Investigations |
| Graffiti Investigations | Narcotics Investigations |
The Crime Scene Investigation Unit (CSI) has Field Evidence Technicians and a Forensic Ballistic Examiner. The Crime Analysis Unit has Crime Analysts, a Sex Offender Registration Specialist, and data entry staff assigned to it. Additional Investigative Services Bureau positions include a Missing Persons Specialist, Victim Services Specialist, Court Liaison, and data entry staff.
Jason BenitesInvestigative Services Bureau ChiefJason Benites joined the Oxnard Police Department in 1993, after graduating from the University of California at Los Angeles. During his career as a Police Officer he has worked in the Patrol Division, and served as a Field Training Officer, bicycle officer, and in 1997 was one of three officers who opened a community storefront in Downtown Oxnard. He was a finalist for Oxnard's Police Officer of the Year in 1997, 1998, and 1999. Upon his 1999 promotion to Senior Police Officer he served as a Beat Coordinator, who acts as the community's point of contact for his assigned area. He was later assigned to detectives until his promotion to Sergeant in March of 2001. As a Sergeant, Jason returned to the Field Services Bureau as a patrol supervisor. In July 2002 he supervised detectives in the Oxnard Violent Crimes Task Force. The OVCTF was a multijurisdictional unit that partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and its state / local officers were deputized by the FBI and US Marshal's Office as "Special Federal Officers." The OVCTF's primary responsibility was to identify and monitor violent offenders, and investigate serious violent crimes committed by gangs. Jason returned to the Field Services Bureau upon his promotion to Police Commander in December 2003, and until July 2006 served as one of the Patrol Division's four Watch Commanders. His additional responsibilities included managing the Department's Beat Coordinator Unit, Bicycle Patrol Unit, and overseeing police operations in the northern end of Oxnard. Jason was also responsible for managing police operations at the Dallas Cowboys Summer Training Camp, which operated in Oxnard each summer from 2004-2006. He played a key role in developing the Neighborhood Policing Strategy, a staffing plan whose purpose is to further strengthen the Oxnard Police Department's community policing philosophy. In November of 2006, Jason was promoted to the rank of Assistant Police Chief. He currently oversees the Investigative Services Bureau. |
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Robert CoxInvestigative Services Bureau CommanderCommander Robert Cox began his career with the Oxnard Police Department during 1986. He graduated from Camarillo High School during 1980. He served in the United States Army from 1980 to 1983 as a Counterintelligence Agent. During his time at the Oxnard Police Department he has experience as a patrol officer and Field Training Officer. Prior to his promotion to Sergeant in 1998, he was a detective assigned to the Sexual Assault Unit, during which time he chaired the committee that produced Ventura County’s first child abuse investigative manual for law enforcement and social services agencies. As a sergeant he was a Field Sergeant, Traffic Unit Supervisor, and assigned to the Professional Standards Unit. He possesses a Bachelor of Science Degree in accounting from the University of La Verne. |
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