Archives for November 2012

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	OXNARD POLICE TO COMBAT ROADWAY DEATHS AND INJURIES WITH DUI CHECKPOINTS
DATE/TIME:	November 18, 2012
PREPARED BY:	Randy Latimer, Traffic Sergeant
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Randy Latimer, 805-385-7847

DETAILS:
The Oxnard Police Department has been awarded a new traffic safety grant for an anti-DUI program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways. Additional enforcement measures to combat impaired driving are coming as a result of a recent $95,000 grant awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety to Oxnard. The Oxnard Police Department is dedicated to keeping our streets safe through both enforcement and education.

“DUI affects everyone and it is our responsibility to make our roadways safe for our citizens,” said Andrew Salinas, Oxnard Police Department Commander.

The special DUI Checkpoint grant is to assist in efforts to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol and other drug related collisions in the community. The grant activities will specifically target impaired driving offenders as well as educating the public on the dangers of impaired driving through the use of DUI/driver’s license checkpoints. When possible, specially trained officers will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving.

Drunk and drugged driving are among America’s deadliest crimes. In 2010, 791 people were killed and over 24,000 injured in alcohol and drug-impaired crashes in California. Last year, Oxnard did not experience any DUI-related traffic deaths, however, 93 persons were injured in these tragic crashes. Crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough. Checkpoints have proven to be the most effective of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent.

“DUI checkpoints have been an essential part of the phenomenal reduction in DUI deaths that we witnessed from 2006 to 2010 in California,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the Office of Traffic Safety. “But since the tragedy of DUI accounts for nearly one third of traffic fatalities, Oxnard needs the high visibility enforcement and public awareness that this grant will provide.”

Funding for this program is from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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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:	Parolee arrest and vehicle pursuit
DATE/TIME:	11-11-12, 0038 hours
LOCATION:	Redwood Street at “C” Street
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):	Francisco Javier Dominguez, 25 years, Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Marty Meyer, Commander
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Marty Meyer, commander martin.meyer@oxnardpd.org (805) 207-7078

DETAILS:

At 0038 hours, an Oxnard Police Department patrol officer went to stop a vehicle in the area of Hemlock Street and Ukiah Street for a traffic violation. The driver did not yield. Officers pursued the vehicle primarily in the area of Channel Islands Boulevard and Saviers Road. Speeds ranged from 30 to 55 MPH. At 0056 hours, the vehicle crashed into a light pole after having driven into a yard on Redwood Street near “C” Street.

As the suspect attempted to flee on foot, an Oxnard Police K9 apprehended the driver, later identified as Francisco Javier Dominguez, 25 years. Officers learned Dominguez had a felony parole violation warrant and admitted to having been “on the run.”

Dominguez was treated for minor wounds sustained when apprehended by the K9. Dominguez was booked in the Ventura County Jail for the felony warrant and failing to yield to officers.

Anyone with additional information about this incident is encouraged to call the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600. If you wish to remain anonymous you may call the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 11-11-12, 0400 hours.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Serious Injury Collision
DATE/TIME:	November 18, 2012 / 0011 hours
LOCATION:	Victoria Avenue and Wooley Road
PEDESTRIAN:	White male, 30 years old
DRIVER:	Luis Gomez, 35, Port Hueneme resident
VEHICLE:	Grey 1999 Infiniti
PREPARED BY:	Maria Peña, Traffic Collision Investigator
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Maria Peña (805) 385-7750, Maria.pena@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On November 18, 2012, at about 12:11 a.m., Oxnard PD officers responded to Victoria Avenue and Wooley Road after receiving a call of an injury traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Once on scene, officers and EMS personnel found that a grey Infiniti had collided with a male, in his 30’s, in the intersection of Victoria Avenue and Wooley Road.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the Infiniti, driven by Luis Gomez, was traveling southbound on Victoria Avenue towards a green light at Wooley Road. For unknown reasons, the pedestrian was traveling westbound in the area of the south crosswalk of Wooley Road at Victoria Avenue against a red light. Unable to avoid a collision, the Infiniti struck the pedestrian. The pedestrian was transported by Gold Coast Ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center where he is currently listed in critical condition. The identity of the pedestrian is currently not known.

Driver Gomez was not injured. It is undetermined if the weather conditions contributed to the collision.

If anyone has information about this collision, please contact Senior Officer Maria Peña at 805-385-7750. The investigation is ongoing.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: November 18, 2012

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Serious Injury Collision
DATE/TIME:	November 19, 2012 / 1859 hours
LOCATION:	2900 Block East Ventura Boulevard, Oxnard CA
PEDESTRIAN:	2900 Block East Ventura Boulevard, Oxnard CA
DRIVER:	Jimena Hernandez, 35, Oxnard resident
VEHICLE:	Silver 2005 Chrysler Town & Country van
PREPARED BY:	Maria Peña, Traffic Collision Investigator
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Maria Peña (805) 385-7750 Maria.pena@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
On November 19, 2012, at about 6:59 p.m., Oxnard PD officers responded to the 2900 block of East Ventura Boulevard after receiving a call of an injury traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Once on scene, officers and EMS personnel found that a silver Chrysler van had collided with a Hispanic male in the 2900 block of East Ventura Boulevard.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the Chrysler, driven by Jimena Hernandez, was traveling westbound on Ventura Boulevard towards Orange Drive. For unknown reasons, the pedestrian, identified as Alberto Alejandre, walked northbound across Ventura Boulevard directly in front of the Chrysler. Unable to avoid a collision, the Chrysler struck Mr. Alejandre. Mr. Alejandre was transported by Gold Coast Ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center where he is currently listed in critical condition.

Driver Hernandez was not injured.

If anyone has information about this collision, please contact Senior Officer Maria Peña at 805-385-7750. The investigation is ongoing.

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DATE / TIME PREPARED: November 19, 2012, 10:05 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:	Serious Injury DUI Collision
DATE/TIME:	November 19, 2012 / 2002 hours
LOCATION:	Ventura Boulevard west of Del Norte Boulevard, Oxnard CA
DRIVER:	Adam Niel Side, 39, Camarillo resident
VEHICLE:	Gray 2005 Lexus ES330
PREPARED BY:	Maria Peña, Traffic Collision Investigator
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Maria Peña (805) 385-7750 Maria.pena@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
On November 19, 2012, at about 8:02 p.m., Oxnard PD officers responded to the area of Ventura Boulevard and Del Norte Boulevardafter receiving a call of a single vehicle collision where the vehicle had overturned. Once on scene, officers and EMS personnel found that a gray Lexus ES330 had run off the road of Ventura Boulevard, just west of Del Norte Boulevard.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the Lexus, driven by Adam Niel Side, was traveling eastbound on Ventura Boulevard towards Del Norte Boulevard. For unknown reasons, the Lexus drove off the roadway and onto a dirt shoulder at a high rate of speed. The Lexus struck several areas of uneven dirt while on an incline. The vehicle became launched off the dirt, causing it to land on its roof. Mr. Side was transported by Gold Coast Ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center where he is listed in critical condition.

Driver Side was arrested for suspicion of driving while under the influence.

If anyone has information about this collision, please contact Senior Officer Maria Peña at 805-385-7750. The investigation is ongoing.

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DATE / TIME PREPARED: November 20, 2012, 12:15 a.m.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Robbery and Attempt Murder
DATE/TIME:	November 5, 2012, 10:15 p.m.
LOCATION:	2100 Block of East Channel Islands Blvd., Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	27 year-old male Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Undetermined number of male subjects
PREPARED BY:	Detective John Sunia, Violent Crimes Unit (805) 486-7386 john.sunia@oxnardpd.org
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective John Sunia, Violent Crimes Unit (805) 486-7386 john.sunia@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
(OXNARD, Calif) On November 5, 2012, at approximately 10:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of E. Channel Islands Blvd. reference a shooting victim. Upon arrival, officers located a victim of a gunshot wound. The 27 year-old victim suffered a gunshot wound to the left side of his torso and was transported to Ventura County Medical Center. At this time, the victim is listed in stable condition.

If anyone has any information related to this incident, please contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7740. Persons may remain anonymous on both the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070 or Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. Ventura County Crime Stoppers can also be reached at http://www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.aspx to submit a tip via text or email.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: November 6, 2012, 1:30 a.m.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	664/459 PC, Attempted Residential Burglary
DATE/TIME:	11-07-2012 at 10:25 AM
LOCATION:	400 Block of Navito Way
VICTIM(S):	Oxnard Resident
SUSPECT(S):	Five Juveniles, all living in Oxnard
WITNESS(ES):	Oxnard Resident
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	None
LOSS:	None
PREPARED BY:	Officer Greg Utter
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Commander Ron Whitney (805) 385-7600

DETAILS:

On 11-07-2012, at approximately 10:25 AM, officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to the 400 block of Navito Way in reference to five juveniles seen attempting to gain access into a residence in the area. As officers responded, five juveniles matching the description were detained a short distance away from the victim residence. A witness to the incident positively identified all five juveniles. It was determined that the juveniles removed a screen from a window at the front of the residence and attempted to access the house. When they were unable to gain access, two of the juveniles were lifted onto the roof where they again attempted to remove another screen to gain access into the residence. All five juveniles were placed under arrest for attempted burglary and transported to Juvenile Hall. One of the juveniles was also found to have a felony warrant for his arrest.

Citizens are reminded to lock all doors and windows to assure that their residences are secure.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: 10-07-2012 / 2:40 PM

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Possible Human Remains
DATE/TIME:	Novmeber 15, 2012
LOCATION:	Area of D and 4th Streets, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	Unknown
SUSPECT(S):	Unknown
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Ron Whitney, Commander
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:

DETAILS: On todays date at about 9:39 AM, the Oxnard Police Department received a call that possible human remains had been located in a trash bin. Oxnard detectives are on scene.

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Homicide Suspect Extradited
DATE/TIME:	November 18, 2012
LOCATION:	Fairfield, Alabama to Ventura County, California
VICTIM(S):	Stacy Knappenberger, 15-years old (1980)
SUSPECT(S):	Thomas Young, 65 years old, Fairfield, Alabama
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant David Villanueva, (805) 385-7763, david.villanueva@oxnardpd.org
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Det Bob Eckman, Oxnard Police Major Crimes, 385-7760, bob.eckman@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On September 6, 2012, Oxnard Police Department detectives and members of the Ventura County Cold Case Task Force arrested Thomas Young, age 65, of Fairfield, Alabama, for the murder of Stacy Knappenberger. Stacy Knappenberger was 15 years old when she was murdered on July 30, 1980, in her Oxnard home. An autopsy at that time determined that Knappenberger had died from blunt force trauma and multiple stab wounds. It is also suspected that a sexual assault occurred.

After his arrest in Alabama, Young declined to voluntarily waive extradition proceedings to Ventura County. The Ventura County DA’s Office applied for a Governor’s Warrant which was approved and sent to the Alabama Governor’s Office. The extradition was approved through the Jefferson County Superior Court, and Young’s extradition was ordered.

Members of the Ventura County Cold Case Task Force proceeded to Alabama and have returned to Ventura County, November 18, 2012, with Young in custody. He has been booked late last night into Ventura County Main Jail with no bail. Young’s first court appearance in Ventura County is scheduled at 9:00 AM, Monday, November 19, 2012, in Division 12 of the Ventura County Superior Court.

Anyone having information about the case should call Detective Bob Eckman at 385-7760. If you wish to remain anonymous you may call Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site http://www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.aspxto submit a tip via text or email. Lastly, you can also call the Oxnard Police Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: November 19, 2012 / 0807 hours, DV

Jeri Williams
Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department

R. Jason Benites
Assistant Chief

Scott Whitney
Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	DUI Injury Collision
DATE/TIME:	November 26, 2012 / 1053 hours
LOCATION:	Channel Islands Boulevard and Peninsula Road, Oxnard CA
DRIVER-1:	Sydney Irene Bolton, 26, Oxnard resident
DRIVER-2:	Christine Rebecca Torres, 53, Oxnard resident
VEHICLE-1:	Pewter 1999 Honda Accord
VEHICLE-2:	Gray 2009 Honda Civic
PREPARED BY:	Maria Peña, Traffic Collision Investigator
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Maria Peña (805) 385-7750 Maria.pena@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On November 26, 2012, at about 10:53 a.m., Oxnard PD officers responded to the area of Channel Islands Boulevardand Peninsula Roadafter receiving a call of an injury collision involving two vehicles at the intersection of Channel Islands Boulevard and Peninsula Road. Upon arrival to the scene, officers and EMS personnel found that a pewter Honda Accord and a gray Honda Civic collided in the intersection.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the Accord, driven by Sydney Irene Bolton, was traveling westbound on Channel Islands Boulevard towards a red light at Peninsula Road. The Civic was traveling southbound on Peninsula Road at Channel Islands Boulevard. For unknown reasons, the Accord drove into the intersection against a red light and broadsided the Civic. Ms. Torres and her passenger were transported by Gold Coast Ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center with minor injuries. Ms. Torres and her passenger are listed in stable condition.

Driver Bolton was not injured as a result of the collision and was arrested for suspicion of driving while under the influence.

If anyone has information about this collision, please contact Senior Officer Maria Peña at
805-385-7750. The investigation is ongoing.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: November 26, 2012, 3:00 p.m.