Archives for March 2010

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Three Suspects Arrested in Massage Business Murder
DATE/TIME:	03/12/2010 / 1600 hours
LOCATION:	Various Locations in Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	Sun Cha Kays, 59 years, of Oxnard
SUSPECT(S):	Jose Ochoa, 26 years, of Oxnard Gabriel Lopez, 21 years, of Oxnard 17 year-old male, of Oxnard
PREPARED BY:	Detective Jeff Kay, Major Crimes Unit
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Sergeant Jim Seitz, Major Crimes Supervisor – jimseitz@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On 3-12-2010 at approximately 1600 hours, detectives from the Oxnard Police Department Major Crimes Unit and officers from the Oxnard Police Department Special Enforcement Unit served three arrest warrants for the February 19, 2010 murder of Oxnard resident, Sun Cha Kays.

Jose Ochoa, Gabriel Lopez, and a 17 year-old juvenile suspect were arrested on the outstanding warrants. Ochoa was arrested by detectives at the Ventura County Jail while Lopez and the juvenile were arrested at two different locations in Oxnard. All arrests were made without incident.

As this case is still under investigation, the roles each suspect played in the murder of Ms. Kays will not be disclosed at this time.

Ochoa and Lopez were booked into Ventura County Jail for murder. The juvenile was booked into Ventura County Juvenile Hall for murder. All are currently being held without bail.

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Home Invasion Robbery Assault with a Deadly Weapon
DATE/TIME:	3-7-10/2118 hours
LOCATION:	500 block of W. Channel Islands Blvd.
VICTIM(S):	35 year old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	3 Hispanic male subjects
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:	Unknown at this time
PREPARED BY:	Chip Buttell 805-385-7665
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Chip Buttell 805-385-7665

DETAILS:

On 3-7-10 at 2118 hours, officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to the 500 block of W. Channel Islands Boulevard in regards to an assault. Upon arrival officers contacted the victim who had been assaulted by unknown subjects after they entered his apartment. The motive for the assault is unknown at this time.

An investigation is continuing.

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Strong Arm 211PC Robbery Suspect Arrested
DATE/TIME:	3/20/10 2145 hrs
LOCATION:	Cooper Rd. and Grant Ave.
VICTIM(S):	Withheld
SUSPECT(S):	Francisco Rodriguez (12/19/79)
WITNESS(ES):	Officers J. Floriano and B. Stevens
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	None
LOSS:	$10.00 (Recovered at the scene)
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Jack Kujawa
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Sergeant Jack Kujawa (805) 385-7600

DETAILS:
2145 hours. Officers Floriano and Stevens were working in a two man police unit in Colonia when they saw what appeared to be two subjects in a fight at Cooper Rd. and Grant Ave. As they approached, the smaller of the two subjects in the altercation saw the police approaching and yelled for help. Both subjects were detained. During their investigation they learned that larger of the subjects, Francisco Rodriguez (12/19/79), was a documented Colonia Chiques gang member on the gang injunction.

The victim told officers that Rodriguez had demanded money or he would “shoot” the victim. Rodriguez was not armed. During the investigation, and in the officer’s presence, the suspect threatened, in Spanish, to kill the victim if he continued to report the crime. The suspect was booked for Robbery, Terrorist Threats, Dissuading a victim from reporting a crime, and violation of the Colonia Chiques Gang Injunction. The victim told the officers, “Thank god you showed up, he would have killed me”. Cash taken during the crime was recovered. The suspect had recently been released from custody for Robbery.

An investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oxnard Police Department or Crime Stoppers at (805) 385-8255.

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Shooting into an unoccupied vehicle
DATE/TIME:	3-26-10/2140 hours
LOCATION:	1200 block of W. Birch Street, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	None
SUSPECT(S):	Unknown
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	Black compact vehicle
PREPARED BY:	Detective Charles Buttell
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	T. Chronister

DETAILS:

On 3-26-10 officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a call of a shooting in the 1200 block of West Birch Street. Upon arrival officers discovered that a parked vehicle was struck by gunfire. No victims were located at the scene. Witnesses described the suspect vehicle as a black vehicle. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective Alex Arnett at 805-486-6297 or Crime Stoppers.

An investigation is continuing.

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Chop Shop Operation & Recovered Stolen Vehicles
DATE/TIME:	3/18/10, 22:45
LOCATION:	400 Blk. E. Olive Street, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):	Thomas Cortez, age 47, Oxnard resident Mario Durazo, age 39, Oxnard resident Jose Esquivel, age 47, Oxnard resident Emmanuel Esquivel, age 22, Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Det. Patrick Dolan, Auto Theft Investigator, (805) 385-7755
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Det. Patrick Dolan, Auto Theft Investigator, (805) 385-7755

DETAILS:

On 3/18/10 at approximately 2245 hours, Oxnard officers responded to a possible theft of an auto tow dolly from the closed U-Haul rental yard at 3020 Saviers Rd., Oxnard. The suspects fled prior to the arrival of officers. Officers searching the area located the stolen tow dolly in the alley of the 400 block of E. Olive St. as Thomas Cortez and Mario Durazo tried to walk away. Cortez and Durazo were detained by officers and the subsequent investigation determined that a 1995 Nissan pick-up that the suspects had used to steal the tow dolly was also stolen in Oxnard on 3/17/10. Further, a 2002 Ford F-150 pick-up truck that they were attempting to load onto the stolen tow dolly in the alley was stolen in Oxnard on 3/12/10. Cortez was arrested for auto theft, a felony. Durazo was also arrested for auto theft as well for being in possession of a controlled substance (a felony) and being under the influence of a controlled substance (a misdemeanor).

Further investigation revealed that the Ford truck had been stripped of its major components including the engine, transmission, hood, and seats. These missing parts and numerous other car parts were located in and around the residence behind which Cortez and Durazo were detained. Investigators from the Ventura County Auto Theft Task Force contacted the residents and determined that there was a chop shop operation in place at the residence. Two of the residents, Jose Esquivel and his son, Emmanuel Esquivel, were arrested for auto theft, possession of stolen property, conspiracy to commit a crime, and operating a chop shop – all felonies. All four suspects were booked into Ventura County Jail.

An investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Patrick Dolan at (805) 385-7755 or Crime Stoppers at (805) 385-8255.

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Narcotic Arrest
DATE/TIME:	3/28/10 @ 2350 hours
LOCATION:	Gonzales Road @ C Street
VICTIM(S):	Officer Floriano Officer Stevens
SUSPECT(S):	Jose Gil, 39, Port Hueneme Resident
WITNESS(ES):	None
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	1996 Toyota Camry
LOSS:	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Sgt. Steven Moore
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	David Keith, PIO

DETAILS:

At 2350 hours on 3/28/10 Officer Floriano and Officer Stevens were on patrol in a black and white police unit. They observed a Toyota Camry driving near Gonzales Road and Oxnard Boulevard with an inoperative rear light. The officers initiated a traffic stop but the suspect vehicle did not stop immediately. The suspect vehicle made two right turns eventually stopping on C Street north of Gonzales Road. As the officers approached the driver, Jose Gil, they observed him remove some objects from beside the driver seat and place these objects into his mouth. Gil was removed from the vehicle and placed into a prone position on the roadway. Gil eventually spit the objects out which turned out to be .4 grams of narcotics. Additional narcotics were also located inside the vehicle. Gil was arrested for transporting narcotics, under the influence of narcotics, evading police and resisting and/or delaying a police officer.

An investigation is continuing.

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Cultivation of marijuana for sales arrest.
DATE/TIME:	March 30, 2010 1000 hours
LOCATION:	1000 block of Denver Place
VICTIM(S):	State of California
SUSPECT(S):	Marissa Pech 21 year-old, Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):	N/A
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	N/A
LOSS:	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Violent Crimes Sergeant Terry Burr
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Det. Mike Thomas (805) 385-7660

DETAILS:

On 3-30-10 during the early morning hours investigators assigned to the Violent Crimes Unit conducted a search warrant. This search warrant was to obtain tagging paraphernalia and additional associated items. During the search warrant investigators located a small grow of marijuana and evidence for sales paperwork.

The suspect Marissa Pech, 21 years of Oxnard was arrested for the cultivation of marijuana for sales and booked into the Ventura County jail. Investigators located additional items relating to the tagging investigation.

Tagging crimes in the city of Oxnard cost the city millions of dollars each year to clean up or abate. The city officials and police have a zero tolerance in dealing with taggers and the crimes they commit. Future arrests are pending.

If you have any information on the watches please contact the Oxnard Police Department at 805-385-7600 and reference case number 10-05954.

Item	Brand	Model	Serial Number	Description	Example Image
Men’s Wrist Watch	Vacheron Constantin	Saltarello	704568	Yellow Gold with black strap – Single hand, looks similar to a speedometer, rounded square face
Men’s Wrist Watch	Vacheron Constantin	Skeleton	33114	Yellow Gold w/Black Strap, ultra thin skeleton watch, round face
Men’s Wrist Watch	Vacheron Constantin	Toledo Gelbgold	11602	Yellow gold w/black strap, white rectangle face, diamonds around perimeter of face
Men’s Wrist Watch	Vacheron Constantin	Overseas Automatic	712383	Stainless Steel w/stainless steel bracelet, round black face
Men’s Wrist Watch	Vacheron Constantin	Shutter	674876	Rose Gold with black strap. Rectangular watch with white gold "shutters" that rotate to reveal watch face.
Men’s Wrist Watch	Patek Phillippe	5015G	3052246	White gold w/black strap, round white face, moon phase dial, power reserve dial, perpetual calendar
Men’s Wrist Watch	Patek Phillippe	5036/1J	3143364	Yellow Gold, w/yellow gold bracelet, round silver face, moon phase dial, power reserve dial, date dial
Men’s Wrist Watch	Patek Phillippe	5037/1R	3130214	Rose gold w/rose gold bracelet, white round face, 52 diamonds around perimeter of face,
Men’s Wrist Watch	Patek Phillippe	5038G	776’040	White gold w/black strap, made for Tiffany & Co., round black face, moon phase dial, perpetual calendar
Men’s Wrist Watch	Patek Phillippe	5055J	3110876	yellow gold w/black leather strap, white dial, seconds sub-dial at 4 o’clock, moon phase and date at 7, power reserve indicator between 10 & 11 o’clock, gold hands and Arabic numerals, sapphire crystal, power reserve
Men’s Wrist Watch	Patek Phillippe	3992J	??	Calatrava 18k Yellow gold, black crocodile strap, round gold face
Men’s Wrist Watch	Piaget	Lapis Dial		18k Yellow gold with rectangular Lapis blue face with diamonds surrounding face
Men’s Wrist Watch	International Watch Co. (IWC)	Portofino	2471360	yellow gold, sapphire crystal, Dial: white with applied gold hour indexes, black minute marks, gold and blue metallic moon display at twelve, day, date, month and year indications, gold batons
Men’s Wrist Watch	International Watch Co. (IWC)	Da Vinci Rattrapante	2622686	Platinum, black alligator strap, round silver face, perpetual calendar, moon phase, split second stop watch,
Men’s Wrist Watch	International Watch Co. (IWC)	Da Vinci Rattrapante	??	Stainless Steel w/stainless steel bracelet, round black face, perpetual calendar, moon phase, split second stop watch,
Men’s Pocket Watch	International Watch Co. (IWC)	Pocket watch	??	over 100 years old in original condition, pocket watch, yellow gold w/rose gold accents, in a box with receipt from purchase and watch documentation
Men’s Wrist Watch	Breguet	Marine	406I	Yellow gold w/yellow gold bracelet, round silver face
Men’s Wrist Watch	Breguet	XX	40 439	Titanium w/titanium bracelet, carbon fiber round face w/stopwatch
Men’s Wrist Watch	A. Lange & Sohne	Lange 1	ends in 8780	18 karat white gold, polished and brushed finish, face: solid silver, blue; white gold Alpha hands; applied white gold Roman numerals and diamond-shaped hour markers. off-center hours and minutes at 9; large patented date aperture at 1; power reserve indicator at 3; small seconds between 4 and 5. Strap: navy blue Lange alligator strap with matching white gold Lange buckle.
Men’s Wrist Watch	Girard Perregaux	Single Bridge Tourbillion	99200.0.71.1831	Platinum w/black alligator strap, round platinum face w/"No 1" engraved. Gold single bridge tourbillion at bottom of face. This is a one of a kind.
Men’s Wrist Watch	Girard Perregaux	Ferrari F50	90250.0.51.8158A (67/250)	18k Yellow gold with brown crocodile strap and white round face – perpetual calendar and stop watch
Men’s Wrist Watch	Girard Perregaux	Ferrari 333 SP	4950.T.21.6656A	Titanium with titanium bracelet and round carbon fiber face with ferrari prancing horse at 12 o’clock. With stop watch
Men’s Wrist Watch	Girard Perregaux	Ferrari 360 GT	80280.0.53.6659	White gold with black rubber strap and round carbon fiber dial with Ferrari crest at 12 o’clock. Has "Rusty West Market Scan 2003 GT Champion" engraved on back
Men’s Wrist Watch	Girard Perregaux	Ferrari 360 GT	80280.0.21.6659	Titanium with titanium bracelet and round carbon fiber face with ferrari prancing horse at 12 o’clock. With stop watch
Men’s Wrist Watch	Rolex	President	P954447	18k Rose Gold with 18k Rose Gold bracelet – no diamonds
Men’s Wrist Watch	Rolex	President	??	18k Yellow Gold with 18k yellow gold bracelet white face with diamond bezel and diamond dial.
Men’s Wrist Watch	Rolex	President	??	18k Yellow Gold with 18k yellow gold bracelet diamond bezel pave diamond face with mother of pearl circular stripe with roman numerals
Men’s Wrist Watch	Rolex	President	??	Platinum with Platinum bracelet grey mother of pearl face
Men’s Wrist Watch	Rolex	President	??	Platinum with Platinum bracelet diamond bezel diamond lugs white/silver mother of pearl face with diamonds (anniversary edition)
Men’s Wrist Watch	Rolex	Daytona	??	18K White gold w/brown crocodile strap, white Mother of Pearl face w/stopwatch
Men’s Wrist Watch	Rolex	Daytona	??	Stainless steel w/stainless steel bracelet, white round face w/stopwatch, in original box w/documentation
Men’s Wrist Watch	Roger Dubuis	Sympathie Milliniary	09/28	18k Rose gold with black crocodile strap – semi rectangular face with fly back hands for day of week and date – year 2000 edition no 9 of 28
Men’s Wrist Watch	Roger Dubuis	Perpetual Calander		Platinum with dark blue face and dark blue (almost black) crocodile strap perpetual calander
Men’s Wrist Watch	Audemars Piguet	Royal Oak	E 20608.24	Stainles Steel with stainless steel bracelet – perpetual calander skeleton with rose gold movement – number 4 of 4
Men’s Wrist Watch	Audemars Piguet	Royal Oak	??	Stainles Steel with stainless steel bracelet – annual calendar with blue face
Men’s Wrist Watch	Audemars Piguet	Star Wheel	e 24492	White gold with round blue face – no hands on this watch it has three clear wheels that rotate over a white stripe to reveal the hour.
Men’s Wrist Watch	Frank Muller	Wall Street	No 9/10	White gold with white gold bracelet and silver rounded rectangular silver face. This is number 9 of 10 produced
Men’s Wrist Watch	Jaeger LeCoultre	140.640.936B	208/250	Platinum with blue round dial and blue crocodile strap perpetual calendar
Men’s Wrist Watch	Jaeger LeCoultre	140.640.986B	218/250	Platinum with blue round dial and blue crocodile strap perpetual calendar
Men’s Wrist Watch	Ulysse Nardin	GMT +- Perpetual	??	Rose Gold with dark blue (almost black) crocodile strap Perpetual calendar
Men’s Wrist Watch	Cartier	Panthere	630461/9902	Stainless steel w/stainless steel bracelet, white round face w/diamond hour markers, stopwatch
Men’s Wrist Watch	Omega	Constellation	? (Year 1957)	Stainless steel w/18k Yellow gold bezel, black leather strap, round white face (watch was restored 15 years ago)

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Graffiti Vandals in Custody
DATE/TIME:	3/26/10 at 1405 hours
LOCATION:	Drainage Ditch south of Buckaroo Ave. and Winchester Dr.
SUSPECT(S):	13 year-old male from Oxnard 14 year-old male from Oxnard
LOSS:	$20,000
PREPARED BY:	Officer Daniel Casse
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Mike Thomas 805-385-7660

DETAILS:

On 3/26/10 at 1405 hours, officers from the Oxnard Police Department were monitoring the drainage canal to the rear of the Wagon Wheel Ice Skating Rink reference ongoing graffiti to the walls and canal.

Officers observed two male juveniles engaging in acts of graffiti vandalism. After additional officers arrived to assist, the juveniles were taken into custody. Further investigation revealed the juveniles were responsible for over 65 acts of graffiti in the area.

Both juveniles were released to their parents pending court appearance. As part of the court process, the Department plans to seek restitution in the amount of $20,000.

Officers will continue to monitor locations throughout Oxnard for violators as part of the City’s “zero tolerance” approach to graffiti vandalism. Those that engage in this type of destructive behavior will be faced with fines, community service, and probation.

John Crombach
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Arrest for Attempted Residential Burglary and Possession of Burglary Tools
DATE/TIME:	03-25-2010 at about 11:15 PM
LOCATION:	1100 block of Offshore Street, Oxnard
SUSPECT(S):	Daniel Matthew Hernandez, 23 years old, Oxnard
PREPARED BY:	Commander Robert Cox
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Luis Mancha, 805-385-7667

DETAILS:

On 3/25/2010, at about 11:15 P.M., a resident arrived home in their vehicle when they noticed a male subject standing on top of the eave of the second story of their home located in the 1100 block of Offshore Street, Oxnard. The male subject was attempting to open a second story window. The subject jumped off the roof and fled when confronted by the resident of the home. Responding Oxnard police officers located a subject who fit the description of the subject who fled a short distance from the victim’s residence. The subject was identified by the resident and arrested.

The suspect (Daniel Matthew Hernandez, 23 years old, of Oxnard) was arrested for attempted residential burglary and possession of burglary tools. Hernandez is being held in the Ventura County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail.

Investigators believe that Hernandez may be responsible for several other night time residential burglaries in the Oxnard area that have occurred in the last few months. Anyone with any information about this investigation or any other burglary is asked to contact Detective Luis Mancha at (805) 385-7667.

The Oxnard Police Department reminds the community that in addition to locking all doors and windows when residents leave their home, residents should also lock all doors and windows when residents are home sleeping.