– NEWS RELEASE
DATE: October 30th, 2021, 10:10 P.M.
SUBJECT: Gang Member Arrested for Firearm Possession
LOCATION: Pleasant Valley Rd / Longfellow way, Oxnard
SUSPECTS: Raul Alvarez, 19 years
CONTACT: Timothy Kelley, Commander
(805) 805-385-7600 | timothy.kelley@Oxnardpd.org
On October 30th at approximately 10:10 p.m. officers from the Oxnard Special Enforcement Unit (Gang Unit) were conducting uniformed gang enforcement in the area of Cypress Rd. and Howell Rd. in the city of Oxnard. Officers conducted a traffic enforcement stop on Pleasant Valley Rd. and Longfellow way reference a vehicle code violation. Officers contacted Raul Alvarez in the vehicle and saw immediately he was in possession of a firearm. The firearm was later determined to be an unregistered 9-millimeter Glock-style Polymer 80 semi-automatic handgun with extended magazine. Polymer 80 semi-automatic handguns are commercially sold incomplete and without serial numbers. Alvarez was arrested for various felony firearms related charges.
The Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and gun violence in the City of Oxnard through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members residing in the city. Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity. You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so. You can remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.