Oxnard Police Department

Oxnard Police arrest driver for Firearm and Drug Possession

https://www.oxnardpd.org/news-release-firearm-arrest-7272017-2/

NEWS RELEASE INCIDENT: Firearm Arrest DATE/TIME: July 27, 2017 / 8:30 PM LOCATION: 251 S. C Street SUSPECT(S): Francisco Zapien, 22 year old Oxnard Resident PREPARED BY: Nathan Langelier, Officer CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT INFO: Kevin Baysinger, Commander, 385-7746 Kevin.B... ... See more

Gang Investigators and Special Enforcement Unit located and arrested an armed gang member who is a convicted felon and has two prior arrests for illegally possessing firearms.

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE INCIDENT: Firearm’s Arrest of Wanted Felon DATE/TIME: July 26, 2017, 8:15 p.m. LOCATION: Deodar Avenue and “A” Street, Oxnard SUSPECT(S): Robert Valenzuela, 24 years, Oxnard Resident PREPARED BY: Brett A. Smith, Sergeant brett.smith@Oxnardpd.org, 805-486-6211… ... See more

IT'S TIME TO ROCK THE BLOCK!!

National Night Out is around the corner- Tuesday, August 1 from 5:00-8:00pm in neighborhoods throughout the City. Please come on by and join in the fun!!

OVER 100 CARS STOLEN IN OXNARD THIS YEAR WITH KEYS LEFT INSIDE.

Officers were out this morning educating motorists about the risks of leaving their cars running and unattended. Aside from it actually being illegal, Oxnard has a high victimization rate for this particular behavior.

From January 1 to July 25, 2017, there have been approximately 428 reported stolen vehicles throughout Oxnard. Approximately 134 of those vehicles had keys left inside and/or the engines were running while they were unattended. This means that at least 31% of all the vehicles stolen were preventable by the victims. During this same time period Oxnard officers made over 148 arrests for crimes directly related to vehicle thefts.

This morning alone, more than 60 warnings were given to motorists that left their vehicles running and unattended and 14 citations were issued throughout the city. ... See more

Traffic stop yields firearms arrest.
https://www.oxnardpd.org/news-release-firearm-arrest-7272017/

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE INCIDENT: Firearms Arrest DATE/TIME: July 27, 2017 / 01:46 hours LOCATION: Rose Ave @ 101 Freeway Overpass SUSPECT(S): Daniel Fernando Reyes, 18 years, Oxnard Resident PREPARED BY: Roger Garcia, Police Officer CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT INFO: Paul Cumming, Serg... ... See more

HAPPENING NOW: Chief Scott Whitney meeting with members of the Chief's Advisory Board this evening. The CAB was provided an insight to purpose and function of the Department's body worn cameras by Commander Adair. #chiefsadvisoryboard #opd

If you have a community organization that is interested in learning more about the purpose and function of our body worn cameras please contact Melissa Valdez at (805) 342-8292 or Melissa.valdez@oxnardpd.org ... See more

On July 11, 2017, at approximately 2:00PM, Oxnard police officers responded to the 600 block of W. Hueneme Road, Oxnard, reference a robbery and carjacking that just occurred. Officers learned a male and female held the victim at knife point and ordered the victim out of his vehicle. When the victim refused, the male suspect forced his way into the vehicle and held a knife to the victims’ abdomen. The female suspect then removed the victim’s wallet from his pant pocket. The suspects told the victim to exit his vehicle, and leave the keys in the ignition. Fearing for his life, the victim complied and both suspects drove away in the victim’s vehicle.

Investigators from the Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) continued to investigate robbery/carjacking after the initial police response. During the course of their investigation, investigators learned the identity of the female suspect, Marlene Sanchez.

On July 26, 2017, VCU investigators arrested Sanchez at the Ventura County Jail for the above charges. Sanchez is currently in jail on charges related to a stolen vehicle.
If anyone has further information, they are encouraged to call Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7796. If you wish to remain anonymous you may call the violent crimes hotline at (805) 982-7070 or Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site http://www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.aspx to submit a tip via text or email.

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OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE INCIDENT: Carjacking/Robbery Arrests DATE/TIME: July 26, 2017, 12:30 PM LOCATION: Ventura County Jail SUSPECT(S): Marlene Sanchez, 20 years, Oxnard Resident PREPARED BY: Brett A. Smith, Sergeant Brett.smith@oxnardpd.org (805) 486-6211 CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT... ... See more

SOCAL EDISON SCAM HITS SOUTH OXNARD SCHOOL

Today, members of the Oxnard Police Department were dispatched to a south end school. School staff reported that around 10:00 a.m., two males (H/M and B/M, 45 years, wearing blue shirts with a patch similar to SCE) entered the school and represented themselves as being from Southern California Edison. They demanded payment for an overdue bill or the power was going to be shut off. During the time that the suspects were at the school, a call was received from an accomplice representing themselves as being from Southern California Edison. The suspect on the phone confirmed that there was an overdue bill and said that the suspects in the office were there to shut off the power if payment was not received immediately.

School staff, in an effort to keep the power from being shut off (thereby cutting off the A/C and other necessary services), attempted to pay with a credit card. The suspects said that they could not accept credit cards but directed staff to purchase Moneypak (Green Dot) cards. They were then directed to provide the card numbers and PIN to the suspect on the phone. Once the information was received, the suspects in the office left in a newer model white GMC Acadia, unknown plate.

An undisclosed amount was taken and when interviewed, staff stated they were acting in the best interest of the children by making what they thought was a "payment." Had the power been shut off, it would have been detrimental to school operations.

This scam has several iterations; all with the aim of taking your hard earned money. Due to the complexity and convincing manner the suspects “sell” their story, it is no wonder people become victims but with a little preparation you can prevent this from happening to you.
• If you are asked to pay bills by any means other than the traditionally accepted methods (cash, check, cashier’s check), BEWARE! Some scammers have asked potential victims to pay with pre-paid cards.
• Nothing says that you can’t call and verify with the actual business before paying any bills BUT do not use the contact information the potential scammer gives you. Look it up on your own.

If you are the victim of a scam, you can call and file a report with the Oxnard Police Department at (805 385-7740 or contact Financial Crimes Detective Erica Escalante directly at (805 385-7661. ... See more

CRIME-A-CON this Saturday!
Raffle will include gift cards, a RING system and a LoJack System! Don't miss out!

Don't let thieves ruin your vacation.

At about 10:00 this morning, this Oxnard family of four was preparing for a fun-filled day of bike riding and camping at Lake Casitas. As they were loading their truck in the 1200 block of Patricia Street, they left it unattended for a few seconds with the keys inside and their bikes and camping gear in the back. Two suspects that were walking by took advantage of the 20 second window of opportunity provided to them, jumped into the family’s truck, and drove off. Home security video captured the incident.

The truck was equipped with a LoJack stolen vehicle recovery system so once officers responded to take the report the system was activated. In approximately one hour the vehicle was located unoccupied half a mile away at Robert Avenue and M Street by Oxnard Auto Theft Task Force Detective Enrique Alvarez.

When the truck was recovered there were some things missing, namely the victim’s 8 year-old son’s bicycle which he received only a week ago. Well OPD couldn’t let this family’s mini-vacation be ruined by these two suspects, so we pulled a few strings to get that bike replaced right away! The little guy was pretty excited that WalMart had the exact bike he wanted and in his favorite color.😀
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We've all done it, but don't leave your keys in your car unattended, not even for a few seconds.

If you can identify these two suspects please contact Detective Alvarez at Enrique.Alvarez@oxnardpd.org or 805-385-7664.

Don’t forget that this Saturday, July 29, we will be hosting our First Annual Crime-a-con event. LoJack will be raffling off a free recovery system so make sure you swing by the police station and see what we have to offer! ... See more