NEWS RELEASE
DATE: December 11, 2020, 10:00 P.M.
SUBJECT: Arrest for Firearms Possession
LOCATION: 800 Block of East Gonzales Road
CONTACT: Martin Cook, Sergeant
(805) 385-7600 | martin.cook@oxnardpd.org
On December 11, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Officers from the Oxnard Police Department Special Enforcement Unit (gang unit) and Oxnard K-9 Unit conducted a vehicle stop for a traffic violation at the 800 block of East Gonzales Road. Officers contacted the driver, Juan Contreras (24yrs), who is a known criminal street gang member within the City of Oxnard. Contreras was contacted in the vehicle with two additional subjects who were also identified as known criminal street gang members within the City of Oxnard. One of the subjects contacted with Contreras was found to be on probation with search terms.
Officers conducted a search of the vehicle and located a loaded 9-millimeter Glock style Polymer-80 semi-automatic handgun concealed underneath the driver’s seats. Contreras was arrested for various firearms related charges. The firearm was found to be non-serialized and unregistered.
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.