Archives for April 2016

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Oxnard Police Commander, participates in Leadership in Crisis training at Harvard University
DATE:	April 4, 2016
LOCATION:	Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
PREPARED BY:	Miguel Lopez, Community Affairs Manager
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Miguel Lopez, Community Affairs Manager (805) 385-7631, miguel.lopez@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS: Oxnard Police Commander Eduardo M. Miranda has been accepted to participate in the Leadership in Crises Program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, in Cambridge, MA.

Miranda arrived in Cambridge for an advanced 40-hour training program, which will run through Friday. The curriculum and training will be taught by world renowned faculty and international government experts and includes the following topics: frameworks for crisis decision making, risk management, crisis emergencies, political and operational interface, inter-jurisdictional capacity, decentralized multi-organizational response, building capacity and best practices for integrating the private sector.

The Leadership in Crises (LIC) Program examines the skills leaders can build for working decisively in the highly concentrated time-frame of an emergency, while maintaining a focus on managing and motivating a team. The program looks at the skills necessary to communicate effectively with team members and the public, and how leaders can adapt techniques and strategies to fit the needs of a variety of extraordinary circumstances.

Miranda joined the Oxnard Police Department in 2000 as a police officer in our field services bureau. He has developed a strong foundation serving in a number of assignments with Oxnard Police, including Beat Coordinator, Senior Detective, and Patrol Sergeant. He has received various honors including Officer of the Year (2006) and a President’s Award for Community Service (2009) from El Concilio del Condado de Ventura County.

In 2012, Miranda was promoted to Commander, and currently serves as a Patrol and District Commander overseeing District 3 (West Village, Rosepark, La Colonia, Lemonwood, Diamond Bar and Cal-Gisler neighborhoods) as well as District 4 (South Oxnard), and oversees a number of collateral assignments. Miranda is a graduate of Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard. He also graduated from UC Santa Barbara, and holds a Master’s in Public Administration and a Doctor of Planning and Development Studies, both from the University of Southern California (USC).

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

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INCIDENT:	Firearm arrest
DATE/TIME:	April 30, 2016 4:00 P.M
LOCATION:	500 Block Howell Road
VICTIM(S):	State of California
SUSPECT(S):	Hosea Faagogo, 21 year old Oxnard resident
PREPARED BY:	Officer Jordan Brenner
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Officer Jordan Brenner, 385-7600 Jordan.Brenner@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS: On April 30, 2016 at approximately 4:00 P.M, a patrol officer attempted to make an enforcement stop on a bicyclist in the 500 block of Howell Road when the bicyclist fled from the officer. After a short pursuit the subject was later detained and identified as Hosea Faagogo. Faagogo had a home-made sawed-off shotgun concealed on his person, which he stated he intended to sell. Faagogo was arrested for multiple firearms charges and fleeing from an officer.

Faagogo is associated with a known criminal street gang.

At the beginning of 2014, the Oxnard Police Department launched the Operation Safer and Stronger initiative, as well as the Firearms Strike Team (FAST), to proactively remove firearms from prohibited persons in the city. The objective of the initiative and FAST is to reduce gun violence in Oxnard through education, intervention and enforcement.

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

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INCIDENT:	Gang Member in Possession of Handgun/Recovery of Stolen Vehicle
DATE/TIME:	April 4, 2016/ 1:45 p.m.
LOCATION:	200 Block of Carmelita Court
VICTIM(S):	State of California
SUSPECT(S):	Mauricio Gomez (19) Oxnard resident Diego Espinoza (21 years) Oxnard resident Anthony Itxa (19 years) Oxnard resident
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Bill Crisostomo
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Sergeant Bill Crisostomo, 385-7644 Bill.Crisostomo@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On April 4, 2016 at approximately 1345 hours Officers from the Special Enforcement Unit were working directed gang enforcement in the 200 block of Carmelita Court.

As SEU officers entered the area several subjects attempted to flee. Officers were able to contact Mauricio Gomez, Diego Espinoza and Anthony Itxa. All three subjects are members of an active street gang.

During the investigation a loaded handgun and a stolen vehicle were recovered.

Mauricio Gomez was arrested for weapons violations and violation of the gang injunction. Diego Espinoza was arrested for violation of parole and violation of the gang injunction. Anthony Itxa was arrested for being a minor in possession of alcohol.

The investigation regarding the stolen vehicle is continuing.

The Oxnard Police Department Special Enforcement Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and violence in the City of Oxnard through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members in the city. Citizens are reminded to contact the Police Department when they observe suspicious activity or are witnesses to a crime.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: April 4, 2016/ 7:05 p.m.

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

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INCIDENT:	Armed Robbery Arrest
DATE/TIME:	April 22, 2016 / 5:36 a.m.
LOCATION:	700 block South “G” Street, Oxnard
VICTIM(S):	Hispanic male, 43 year old Oxnard resident and a Hispanic male, 38 year old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT(S):	Victor Gallegos, 18 year old Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):	– –
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	– –
LOSS:	– –
PREPARED BY:	Senior Officer Scott Coe
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Senior Officer Scott Coe, scott.coe@Oxnardpd.org, (805) 385-7796

DETAILS:

On April 22, 2016, at approximately 5:36 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to the 700 block South “G” Street regarding an armed robbery that had just occurred.

When Officers arrived, they contacted the victim who was identified as a 43 year old Oxnard resident who told officers he had just been robbed at knife point. While conducting their initial investigation officers were contacted by a second victim who was identified as a 38 year old Oxnard resident. The second victim also stated he had just been robbed at knife point. Officers on scene believed the two robberies were related.

Officers located Victor Gallegos, an 18 year old Oxnard resident in the area. Gallegos was in possession of property from both robbery victims and was later identified as the suspect who committed the robberies.

The knife used during the robberies was recovered at the scene.

Gallegos was arrested for two violations of Penal Code section 211, armed robbery.

Gallegos was booked into Ventura County Jail and bail was set at $50,000.

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

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INCIDENT:	Robbery with Shooting
DATE/TIME:	April 24, 2016 / 2:13 a.m.
LOCATION:	Oxnard Donuts, 2510 Saviers Road
VICTIM(S):	Name Withheld
SUSPECT(S):	Hispanic male, 27-32 years old, 5-08, 200 lbs., black ball cap, black sweatshirt, black pants, and blue bandanna covering his face
LOSS:	Undisclosed
PREPARED BY:	David Walker, Sergeant
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Scott Coe, Detective (805) 385-7796 scott.coe@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On April 24, 2016 at approximately 2:13 a.m., a gunman entered Oxnard Donuts at 2510 Saviers Road, confronted an employee and demanded cash. During the incident at least one shot was fired injuring the employee. The suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash. He was last seen leaving the store and running north through the parking lot.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic male, 27-32 years old, 5-08, 200 lbs, wearing a black ball cap, black sweatshirt, black pants, and blue bandanna covering his face.

The victim was transported to a local hospital and is expected to recover.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Scott Coe 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.

DATE / TIME PREPARED: April 24, 2016 / 0415 hours

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

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INCIDENT:	Bank Robbery/Violent Assault
DATE/TIME:	April 23, 2016
LOCATION:	460 East Esplanade Drive
VICTIM(S):
SUSPECT(S):	Oscar Barretto, 51 year old Oxnard resident
WITNESS(ES):
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):
LOSS:
PREPARED BY:	Brett A. Smith, Sergeant
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Cody J Collet, cody.collet@oxnardpd.org (805)486-6228

DETAILS:

On April 23, 2016, Patrol Officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to

Wells Fargo Bank, 460 East Esplanade Drive, reference a robbery possibly involving an

explosive device. The suspect of the robbery was described as Hispanic male, 45 years

old, bald with a long mustache. He was wearing a white t-shirt, dark colored pants and a

backpack. Officers were advised the subject was last seen running toward Vineyard

Avenue.

Officer Jodi Schwabauer arrived and observed a subject matching the description given

by witnesses, running from the area. She gave chase on foot and subdued the subject

near the intersection of Vineyard Avenue and Esplanade Drive. The subject, Oscar

Barretto, 51 years, was in possession of Wells Fargo property and arrested.

Officers later learned Barretto also attacked a patron in the bank with a large folding

knife during the commission of the robbery. The patron was not harmed, and left the

bank prior to officer’s arriving on scene.

Investigators from the Oxnard Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit in conjunction

with the Federal Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene.

Barretto was charged with Robbery and Violent Assault, and later booked at the

Ventura County Jail.

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.

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

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INCIDENT:	Oxnard Police Department Taking Back Prescription Drugs
DATE/TIME:	Saturday, April 30, 2016 / 10 am to 2 pm
LOCATION:	Oxnard Police Department – 251 S. “C” Street CVS Pharmacy – 551 S. Ventura Rd.
PREPARED BY:	Randy Latimer, Commander
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Randy Latimer / 805-385-7619

DETAILS:
On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Oxnard Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 11th opportunity in six years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the Oxnard Police Department at 251 S. “C” Street or CVS Pharmacy at 551 S. Ventura Rd., Oxnard (The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Last September, Americans turned in 350 tons (over 702,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at more than 5,000 sites operated by the DEA and more than 3,800 of its state and local law enforcement partners. Overall, in its 10 previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners have taken in over 5.5 million pounds—more than 2,750 tons—of pills.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.
For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the April 30 Take Back Day event, go to the DEA Diversion website or contact Commander Randy Latimer at 805-385-7619.

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Vehicle Pursuit and Arrest
DATE/TIME:	April 16, 2016 / 10:50 p.m.
LOCATION:	400 block of W. Channel Islands Blvd
VICTIM(S):	Oxnard Resident
SUSPECT(S):	Saul Guillen, 21-year-old Oxnard resident
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	Released to the registered owner
PREPARED BY:	David Walker, Sergeant
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Rocky Marquez, Detective (805) 385-7664 rocky.marquez@oxnardpd.org

DETAILS:

On April 16, 2016 at approximately 10:50 p.m., officers attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The driver failed to stop and a brief pursuit ensued for approximately one minute. During the half-mile pursuit, the driver committed additional traffic violations before stopping the vehicle and fleeing on foot.

The driver, Saul Guillen a 21-year-old Oxnard resident, was taken into custody near the intersection of Channel Islands Blvd and C Street. The vehicle, which was determined to be stolen, was released to the registered owner. Guillen was booked at the Ventura County Jail for the unlawful driving of a stolen vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting arrest and a violation of parole.

The Oxnard Police Department Auto Theft Task Force (OATTF), is asking for help from the community to reduce auto theft by never leaving keys in unattended vehicles. The OATTF was launched in early 2015 to proactively locate and arrest those responsible for committing auto thefts in Oxnard. The objective of the task force is to reduce the number of auto thefts through education, intervention, and enforcement. Anyone with information related to stolen vehicles is encouraged to call 385-7664 and can remain anonymous or the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (805) 222-8477 and www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org

DATE / TIME PREPARED: April 17, 2016 / 6:15 a.m.