Jeri Williams Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Armed robberies (handgun)
DATE/TIME:	November 10, 2011 8:45 a.m.
LOCATION:	Circle K store,1954 N. Ventura Rd. & 7-Eleven store, 2201 E. Channel Islands Blvd.
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):	S-1 Christian Perez, 20 (Oxnard resident) S-2 Marcos Ortiz, 18 (Port Hueneme resident) S-3 Timothy Villasenor, 18 (Oxnard resident)
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:	Cash
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Christopher Williams Christopher.Williams@oxnardpd.org
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective Steven Funk (805) 385-7796 Steven.funk@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
On November 9, 2011 at about 11:30 p.m. Oxnard Police officers were dispatched to the Circle K store located at 1954 North Ventura Road, regarding a robbery with a handgun that had just occurred. The suspects were last seen running north bound towards Azalea Street. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the suspects.
 
About 40 minutes later, Oxnard Police officers were dispatched to the 7-Eleven store located on East Channel Islands Blvd. regarding a second armed robbery where the description of the suspects was similar to the robbery on North Ventura Road. The suspects were last seen north bound on El Dorado Avenue.
 
On November 10, 2011 at about 1:02 a.m., officers were dispatched to the rear of the 7-Eleven store located at Fifth St. and Ventura Rd. regarding suspicious people casing the business. Officers contacted three people in a vehicle to the rear of the store. Suspect #2 tried to run away but was apprehended a short distance away. All three suspects were identified as taking part in the two previous robberies. It appears that the three suspects were attempting a third robbery but were taken into custody prior to completing the robbery.
 
None of the victims was injured during either robbery and the investigation is ongoing.
 
Anyone with further information regarding these incidents is asked to contact Detective Steven F. Funk at (805) 385-7796, e-mail stevenfunk@oxnardpd.org .
 
 DATE / TIME PREPARED:  11/10/11 9:30 a.m.

Jeri Williams Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE
 

(Oxnard, CA)The National Insurance Crime Bureau and California Casualty Insurance support the efforts of the Ventura County Auto Theft Task Force (VENCATT) by providing a vehicle for use during surveillance operations. California Casualty provided an SUV about six years ago for Oxnard Police and members of VENCATT to use in the fight against auto theft. More than 200 stolen vehicles have been recovered and many individuals arrested for auto theft and insurance related crimes.
 
The task force is a joint law enforcement effort. The lead agency is the California Highway Patrol supervised by Sergeant Anne Vaught. Other members of the task force include: Oxnard Police Department, Ventura County District Attorney’s office, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Port Hueneme Police Department, Ventura Police Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
 
The cooperation of these agencies contributed to a six percent reduction in auto theft in Ventura County from 2009 to 2010. Partnerships such as this one between law enforcement and businesses can have a positive effect on crime.
 
The National Insurance Crime Bureau is a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to fighting insurance fraud and crime and is the only organization in the United States that convenes the collective resources needed to prevent, detect and deter insurance fraud and auto theft. NICB acts as a link between law enforcement and the insurance industry.
 
California Casualty Insurance provides home and auto insurance to affinity groups such as law enforcement, teachers, nurses and firefighters. They provided the SUV which has been in use by Oxnard PD and VENCATT for several years.
 

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Jeri Williams Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Port Hueneme PD officer involved shooting
DATE/TIME:	November 19, 2011 at 10 p.m.
LOCATION:	900 Redwood Street, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):	Jose Luis Ramirez, 1/6/1993, Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Commander Mike Adair, Oxnard PD
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Monica Munoz, Community Affairs Manager/PIO Oxnard PD 805-385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org Chief Kathleen Sheehan, Port Hueneme PD, 805-986-6530

UPDATE:   The name of the suspect in this case is Jose Luis Ramirez 1/6/1993. He is a resident of Oxnard and is being treated at Ventura County Medical Center. Ramirez is a documented gang member. The vehicle in this case is a reported stolen vehicle.

At nearly 10 p.m. on November 19, 2011, a Port Hueneme Police Officer attempted to make a traffic stop of a possible stolen vehicle in southern Oxnard. The vehicle was occupied by a lone male occupant.  The suspect stopped the vehicle in the 900 block of Redwood Street in Oxnard.  The suspect rapidly accelerated his vehicle in the officer’s direction and an officer-involved shooting took place. The suspect was struck by police gunfire and transported to the hospital for medical care. No officers were injured during the confrontation.
 
Oxnard police officers did not fire at the suspect  Oxnard PD is handling the shooting investigation because it took place in our jurisdiction.
 
At the time of this press release the suspect was in critical condition at Ventura County Medical Center. The suspect’s name is not being released pending the notification of family members.
 
If anyone has any information about the incident, they are encouraged to call Oxnard PD at (805) 385-7600 or Detective Mike Young at (805) 385-7606.
 
 
DATE / TIME PREPARED:  November 20, 2011 at 1:45 a.m. / updated at 3 p.m. on Nov. 21

Jeri Williams Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Infant death
DATE/TIME:	November 23, 2011 at about 11:30 p.m.
LOCATION:	300 block of South D Street, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	11-month-old male
SUSPECT(S):	Josefina Sierra Hernandez DOB 7/20/80
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Sharon Giles, (805) 385-7620
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Mónica Muñoz, Community Affairs Manager / PIO monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org (805) 385-7631

DETAILS:
On November 23, 2011 at about 11:30 p.m. detectives from the Oxnard Police Family Protection Unit responded to the Ventura County Medical Center regarding an infant with a head injury. Upon arrival, detectives were notified by staff that the baby needed emergency surgery because of his injuries. The surgery took place at the Ventura County Medical Center and he was later airlifted to Los Angeles Children’s Hospital for further treatment. The baby suffered a large, frontal, brain bleed and bilateral retinal hemorrhaging of his eyes.
 
On Saturday, November 26, 2011 the baby died as a result of his brain injuries. On Sunday, November 27, 2011 Oxnard Police detectives from the Family Protection Unit arrested the baby’s mother, Josefina Sierra Hernandez, (DOB 7/20/80). Hernandez was arrested for 273ab of the California Penal Code (causing injury to a child under age 8 resulting in death).  Hernandez is currently being held at the Ventura County Jail on $500,000 bail.
 
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7740 or if you wish to remain anonymous, please call Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit their website at http://venturacountycrimestoppers.org/

 
 

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DATE / TIME PREPARED:  November 28, 2011 at 2 p.m.

Jeri Williams Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Stabbing
DATE/TIME:	November 14, 2011 / 8:10 a.m.
LOCATION:	5200 Saviers Road, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	17-year-old male
SUSPECT(S):	4 males
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	White 4-door sedan
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Officer Andrew Pinkstaff
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Mónica Muñoz, Community Affairs Manager/PIO monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On November 14, 2011 at about 8 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a report of a stabbing victim in the 5200 block of Saviers Road. Upon arrival, officers located a 17-year-old victim with several stab wounds. The victim was transported to VCMC where he received medical treatment. His injuries are not life threatening. The victim’s name is not releasable because he is a juvenile.
 
The suspects were described as four males in a full-size white four-door sedan with window tint. The suspect who stabbed the victim was described as a Hispanic male about 19 years old, 5’9″ tall, 160 lbs. and clean shaven. He was wearing a black hat, blue sweatshirt, blue shorts and long white socks. No descriptions of the other three suspects were available.
 
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department Violent Crimes Unit at (805) 385-7600.
 

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Jeri Williams Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE
 

(Oxnard, CA)The Oxnard Police Department has been awarded a new traffic safety grant for a year-long, anti-DUI program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways.  New enforcement measures to reduce impaired driving have been implemented as a result of a recent $250,000 grant awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety. The Oxnard Police Department is dedicated to keeping our streets safe through both enforcement and education.
 
The special DUI Enforcement and Awareness grant will assist in efforts to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol and other drug related collisions. The grant activities will specifically target impaired driving offenders as well as educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving. This will be accomplished through the use of DUI/driver’s license checkpoints, warrant searches and stakeouts for repeat DUI offenders, saturation patrols, and court stings targeting DUI offenders with suspended or revoked driver’s licenses who get behind the wheel after leaving court. 
 
California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since 2005 when the number of fatalities was 4,333, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent.
 
The city of Oxnard has seen similar reductions in traffic fatalities in 2011. As of November 2011, there have been a total of three fatalities, as compared to 2010, with five fatalities. The 2011 figures show a total decline of 40 percent.
 
Funding for this program is provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration. The funding period began October 1, 2011 and runs through September 30, 2012.
 
 
 
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Jeri Williams Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWSS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Recently released gang member arrested for possession of loaded firearm
DATE/TIME:	November 3, 2011 at 3:15 p.m.
LOCATION:	Alexander Street and MacArthur Place
VICTIM(S):	N/A
SUSPECT(S):	Antonio Medina, 19
WITNESS(ES):	N/A
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	N/A
LOSS:	N/A
PREPARED BY:	Senior Officer Chris Inglehart
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Mónica Muñoz, Community Affairs Manager monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
On November 3, 2011 at about 3:15 p.m. officers with the Oxnard Police Department Special Enforcement Unit arrested Oxnard gang member Antonio Medina
(DOB 2/5/92). Medina was seen throwing a handgun over a fence and into a yard as officers approached. The officers determined that the gun was loaded. In California, it is illegal for a felon to possess a handgun.
 
Medina had been released from Ventura County Jail hours earlier after being transferred there from California State Prison for a gun related conviction.
 
Medina was booked on several felony violations. Because Medina is on parole, he is not eligible for bail.
 
 
 

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Jeri Williams Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Results of DUI, driver’s license checkpoint
DATE/TIME:	Friday, November 18 from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.
LOCATION:	Location #1 Pleasant Valley Rd @ Longfellow Way Location   #2 Oxnard Boulevard @ Vineyard Avenue
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Sgt. Randy Latimer, 805-385-7847
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:

DETAILS:
The Oxnard Police Department Traffic Unit conducted a multi-location sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, November 18, 2011, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.    
 
The first checkpoint was conducted in the westbound lanes of Pleasant Valley Road at Longfellow Way.  The second checkpoint was held in the southbound lanes of Oxnard Boulevard (SR-1), south of Vineyard Avenue (SR-232).
 
Officers screened 1,279 motorists who passed through the checkpoint locations and conducted five DUI investigations with drivers who had been drinking alcohol.  Three drivers were found to have been driving under the influence of alcohol and were arrested. One driver was arrested for an outstanding warrant.
 
Citations were issued to 48 drivers for various drivers’ license violations at the checkpoint.  Forty-four drivers were issued citations for driving without a valid driver’s license and four drivers were cited for driving with a suspended driver’s license. Thirteen drivers were cited for other violations, including one who was cited for driving with open bottles of alcohol in her vehicle. Twenty-one vehicles were towed from the checkpoint.
 
The Oxnard Police Department will continue to conduct DUI enforcement operations in an effort to reduce the number of alcohol related collisions on our roadways. We also remind people that if they see an impaired driver to dial 911.  These DUI enforcement operations are funded by grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Transportation Administration.
 
For any questions related to DUI and traffic enforcement, please contact Senior Officer Jamie Brown at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at Jamie.brown@oxnardpd.org.
 

Jeri Williams Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Fatal traffic collision
DATE/TIME:	November 24, 2011  /  4:22 p.m.
LOCATION:	1300 block of West Olive Street, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	Anthony Martinez, 6, Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Jesus Calderon Ruvalcaba, 50, Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	Pewter 2006 GMC Sierra pick-up truck
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Maria Peña, Traffic Investigator
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:

DETAILS:
On November 24, 2011, at about 4:30 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to the 1300 block of West Olive Street regarding a collision involving a bicycle and a pick-up truck. When officers and EMS personnel arrived, they found an injured 6-year-old boy.
 
The boy was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical services personnel.
 
The preliminary investigation indicates that the boy on the bike was traveling eastbound on the south sidewalk of Olive Street toward M Street. The pick-up truck was also traveling eastbound on Olive Street toward M Street. For unknown reasons, the boy rode into the street and was hit by the pick-up truck. The collision knocked the boy from his bicycle; he was then run over by the truck. The driver was not cited because the preliminary investigation revealed that the child violated the driver’s right of way.
 
Alcohol or drug impairment is not suspected in this collision. If anyone has information about this collision please contact Senior Officer Maria Peña at (805) 385-7750.
 
 

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Jeri Williams Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Homicide
DATE/TIME:	November 26, 2011 between 6:15 and 10 p.m.
LOCATION:	Fifth Street between Victoria Avenue and Harbor Blvd, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):	unknown
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Sgt. David Villanueva (805) 385-7763
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Mónica Muñoz, Oxnard PD Community Affairs Manager / PIO (805) 385-7631 monica.munoz@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
 

At about 10 p.m. on November 27, 2011, Oxnard PD officers responded to a report of a deceased man. The officers located the victim who had sustained an injury to his side.  At the time of this release, it is unknown what caused the wound. The victim was pronounced dead by emergency medical services personnel. The victim is a 52-year-old man whose name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification by the Ventura County Coroner’s Office. 
 
Oxnard Police are investigating this case. If anyone has information they are asked to contact Detective Roger Garcia at (805) 385-7688. To remain anonymous, please call the Oxnard PD violent crimes hotline at (805) 982-7070 or Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.