Jeri Williams Chief of Police |
Oxnard Police Department
R. Jason Benites Scott Whitney |
OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
INCIDENT: | Protest at Monsanto Corporation |
DATE/TIME: | 5/25/13 at about 1200 hours |
LOCATION: | 2700 Block of Camino Del Sol |
PREPARED BY: | Kevin Baysinger, Commander |
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO: |
Kevin Baysinger (805) 385-7746 kevin.baysinger@oxnardpd.org |
DETAILS:
On 5/25/13, at approximately 11:30AM, a group of about 250 people marched from the area of Wal-Mart on Rose Avenue to the area of the Monsanto Corporation in the 2700 Block of Camino Del Sol. Once the group arrived at Monsanto, people from the group began to damage the property of Monsanto. The group was given orders to leave the property, and they complied with the order. The group was monitored by officers from the Oxnard Police Department until they ultimately dispersed. No arrests were made.
A similar protest at Monsanto took place back in September of 2012; the protest in 2012 was related to the “Occupy Monsanto” movement. It is unknown if today’s protest was related.
DATE / TIME PREPARED: 5/25/13, 1052 hours