Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Ventura County AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force Arrest Five in DUI Task Force Operation Overnight in Ventura
DATE/TIME:	December 29, 2012 /9 pm to 3 am
LOCATION:	City of Ventura
PREPARED BY:	Randy Latimer, AVOID the 14 Coordinator
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Randy Latimer, Traffic Sergeant, Oxnard Police Department   805-385-7847  randy.latimer@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

Ventura County AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force Arrest Five in DUI Task Force Operation Overnight in Ventura

 
Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over
 
Ventura, CA – The Winter Holiday Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from local routine traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 14 DUI deployments in Ventura County.
 
On December 29, 2012, from 9 pm to 3 am, officers from the Ventura County AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force conducted a DUI Saturation Patrol in the city of Ventura. Officers from Camarillo, Moorpark, Port Hueneme, Ojai, Oxnard, and CSUCI police departments, along with deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office participated in this operation.
 
As a result, task force members arrested five motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs with blood alcohol levels ranging between .17 and .13. One of the drivers was under 21 years old. Officers also conducted field sobriety tests on 32 drivers who were suspected of driving while impaired. In addition to the specific DUI investigations, officers made 89 traffic stops, issued 36 citations (five to drivers who were unlicensed), and towed one vehicle.
 
These types of operations will continue through New Year’s Eve.
 
Police, Sheriff and the CHP encourage all motorists to help make your community safer: Report Drunk Drivers – Call 911!  Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. DUI arrest data collection will continue through New Year’s Weekend, midnight Sunday, January 1, 2013.
 
 

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 Department and the Ventura County AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force Conduct Multiple DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints in Oxnard
DATE/TIME:	December 28, 2012 / 9PM to 3AM
LOCATION:	Multiple Oxnard Locations
PREPARED BY:	Randy Latimer, Traffic Sergeant
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Randy Latimer, Traffic Sergeant    randy.latimer@oxnardpd.org  (805) 385-7847

DETAILS: Oxnard, CA – The Winter Holiday Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from local routine traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 14 DUI deployments in Ventura County.
 
On December 28, 2012, the Oxnard Police Department Traffic Unit and the Ventura County AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force conducted simultaneous DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints in the city of Oxnard. One of the checkpoints was set up in the southbound lanes of Ventura Road south of Devonshire Drive. It was staffed by Oxnard Police officers. The other was set up in the southbound lanes of Rose Avenue south of Gonzales Road, and then moved to the southbound lanes of Oxnard Boulevard south of Vineyard Avenue. This checkpoint was staffed by officers from Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, and CSUCI police departments, and with deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office; all members of the AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force.
 
As a result of the checkpoints, 1268 motorists were contacted and provided with educational information related to the problem of DUI. Of the 1268 drivers contacted, seven (7) drivers were evaluated for being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and one (1) was arrested for DUI. Sixteen drivers were found to be driving with either suspended or revoked drivers licenses or had never been licensed. These drivers were cited and six (6) of their vehicles were impounded. One driver was arrested for an outstanding felony warrant.
 
“DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints have proven to be an effective deterrent in the campaign to reduce incidents involving impaired drivers,” said Avoid the 14 Task force Coordinator, Sergeant Randy Latimer of the Oxnard Police Department. “Since 2009, Oxnard has experienced an 18% reduction in DUI-related traffic collisions and this downward trend has been experienced throughout California.”
 
Officers throughout Ventura County will continue cracking down on DUI drivers in support of the nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign to stop impaired drivers and to save lives on our roadways.
 
On Saturday night, December 29, 2012, the AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force will conduct a DUI Saturation Patrol in Ventura. During this operation, officers from various agencies will work together scouring the city for impaired drivers. At the same time, the Thousand Oaks Police Department will host a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint within the city of Thousand Oaks. Both operations will begin at 9:00 PM and end at 3:00 AM. On Sunday, December 30, the AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force will conduct a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint in Ojai from 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM. On New Year’s Eve, officers throughout the county will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols looking for impaired drivers.
 
Police, Sheriff and the CHP encourage all motorists to help make your community safer: Report Drunk Drivers – Call 911!  Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. DUI arrest data collection will continue through New Year’s Weekend, midnight Sunday, January 1, 2013.
 
 

Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Attempt Robbery and Stabbing
DATE/TIME:	12-27-12, approximately 2218 hours
LOCATION:	Cypress Park, 5500 Block of Cypress Road
VICTIM(S):	16-year old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Male, 5-7, wearing dark clothing
WITNESS(ES):	None
PREPARED BY:	Marty Meyer, Commander
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Marty Meyer, Commander  martin.meyer@oxnardpd.org, (805) 207-7078

DETAILS:

 On 12-27-12, at 2218 hours, a 16-year old male was dropped off in the Emergency Room at St. John’s Regional Medical Center. This subject advised he was at the Pleasant Valley Park located in the 5500 Block of Cypress Road when a male, 5-7, wearing dark clothing, demanded the victim’s property. The victim refused and was stabbed one time in the upper body. The suspect fled on foot.
 
The victim ultimately was transported to VCMC for treatment. His wounds were listed as minor.
 
The suspect is still outstanding.
 
Persons with information regarding this incident should contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7740 or the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070. Persons wishing to remain anonymous should call Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (805) 222-8477 or visit http://www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.aspx.
 
DATE / TIME PREPARED:  12-28-12, 0049 hours
 

 

Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Multiple DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints Scheduled in Oxnard
DATE/TIME:	Friday, December 28, 2012,      9:00 p.m. – 03:00 a.m.
LOCATION:	CIty of Oxnard
PREPARED BY:	Senior Officer Jamie Brown
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Randy Latimer, Traffic Sergeant (805) 385-7847 randy.latimer@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

Oxnard Police Department and the Ventura County AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force Targets

Impaired Drivers with Multiple DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints in Oxnard

Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over

 
Oxnard, CA – The Winter Holiday Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from local routine traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 14 DUI deployments overnight in Ventura County
 
From 12:01 AM Friday December 14, 2012, through Midnight Thursday, December 27, 2012, officers representing Ventura County law enforcement agencies have arrested 106 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 
 
Heading into the 4 Day New Years holiday weekend, the Oxnard Police Department Traffic Unit and the Ventura County AVOID the 14 DUI Task Force will be conducting DUI/Drivers License checkpoints on Friday, December 28th, at undisclosed locations within the city limits between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public. 
 
Officers will be contacting drivers passing through the checkpoints looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect jail, license suspension, and insurance increases, as well as fines, fees, DUI classes, court probation and other expenses that can exceed $10,000.
 
All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. “Over the course of the past year, DUI collisions have not claimed any lives, but have resulted in 199 wrecks injuring 115 of our friends and neighbors in Oxnard,” said Senior Officer Brown.
 
These DUI/Drivers License checkpoints are an effort to reduce those tragedies and officers will be checking drivers for proper licensing.   A major component of these checkpoints is the deterrent effect it has on those who might drive drunk or drugged impaired and bring about more awareness, encouraging everyone to use sober designated drivers. 
 
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent.
 
Funding for these operations is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
 

Report Drunk Drivers. Call 911!

 

Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Attempted Homicide
DATE/TIME:	December 23, 2012/ 5:43 PM
LOCATION:	3800 block of Samuel Dr (Imperial Mobile Home Park)
VICTIM(S):	27 year old Oxnard Resident (Name Withheld)
SUSPECT(S):	Lester Lefotu (25 year old Oxnard resident)
PREPARED BY:	Detective Jaime Miranda
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Det. Jaime Miranda (805) 385-7665 jaime.miranda@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:
On December 23^rd, 2012 at about 5:43 PM, Oxnard Police Officers responded to a 9-1-1 hang up call in the 3800 block of Samuel Drive, which is located in the Imperial Mobile Home Park. When Officers arrived they found the victim, a 27 year old Oxnard Resident, in front of the mobile home suffering from several stab wounds. The victim was transported to VCMC where he is listed in stable condition.

Officers on scene contacted the suspect as he attempted to leave the area in his vehicle. The suspect was identified as 25 year old Oxnard Resident, Lester Lefotu. Lefotu was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and booked at the Ventura County Jail.

It is still unclear why the stabbing occurred and it appears the victim and suspect are known to each other. 
 
If anyone has information about this incident, they are encouraged to call Detective Jaime Miranda at (805) 385-7665.  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.

Jeri Williams Chief of Police

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

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Attempt Murder
DATE/TIME:	12/22/12, 1611 Hours
LOCATION:	500 Block West Channel Islands Boulevard
VICTIM(S):	30-year old male, Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Several male subjects in their 20's
PREPARED BY:	Detective John Sunia
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Detective John Sunia (805) 486-7386 John.Sunia@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On December 22, 2012, at approximately 1611 hours, Oxnard Police officers were dispatched to the 500 Block of W. Channel Islands Blvd reference two shots heard in the alley. Subjects were also heard arguing.
 
Upon arrival, officers located a male victim with stabs wounds to his upper torso. He was transported to VCMC and was taken immediately into surgery. He was listed in critical but stable condition.
 
Two additional victims involved in the incident were contacted and stated they were assaulted by several male subjects who appeared to be in their 20’s. These subjects were not seriously injured.
 
If anyone has information about this incident, they are encouraged to call Detective John Sunia at (805) 486-7386. 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 e-mail.
 
DATE / TIME PREPARED:  12/22/12, 2115 Hours