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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 essential support functions. Oxnard Police detectives handled approximately thirteen thousand cases in the year 2007. The bureau's operating budget for the 2007-2008 fiscal year was $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. Workgroups within the bureau include:| Major Crimes Investigations (homicide) | Gang Investigations | Robbery / Aggravated Assault Investigations |
| Graffiti Investigations | Sexual Assault Investigations | Domestic Violence Investigations |
| Burglary Investigations | Fraud / Forgery Investigations | General Assignment Investigations |
| Narcotics Investigations | Crime Prevention Detail | Crime Analysis |
| Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) | Victim Services Specialist | Sex Offender Registration Specialist |
| Court Liaison Detail | Missing Persons Specialist |
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. Upon his promotion to Senior Police Officer in 1999 he served as a Beat Coordinator, and was later assigned to detectives until his promotion to Sergeant in March of 2001. Jason returned to the Field Services Bureau as a patrol Sergeant before supervising detectives in the Oxnard Violent Crimes Task Force, a multijurisdictional team that partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon his promotion to Commander in December of 2003, Jason returned to the Field Services Bureau as one of four Watch Commanders. He played a role in developing the Neighborhood Policing Strategy, a staffing plan whose purpose is to further strengthen the Oxnard Police Department's community policing philosophy. He was promoted to Assistant Chief in December of 2006, and is a 2008 graduate of the Command College. |
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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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