Jeri Williams Jefe de la Policía

Departamento de Policía de Oxnard R. Jason Benites Jefe Adjunto De Scott Whitney Jefe Adjunto

OXNARD DEPARTAMENTO DE POLICÍA

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

INCIDENTE:	2014 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data shows a continued increase in Oxnard crime
FECHA / HORA:	Enero-Diciembre 2014
UBICACIÓN:	Toda la Ciudad
PREPARADO POR:	Miguel Lopez, Director de Asuntos de la Comunidad
PERSONA DE CONTACTO & INFORMACIÓN DE CONTACTO:	Miguel Lopez, Director de Asuntos de la Comunidad (805) 385-7631

DETALLES: El FBI recoge las estadísticas de criminalidad de las agencias de aplicación de la ley cada año como parte de sus informes Uniform Crime (UCR) Programa. The UCR Program collects data on four violent crimes and four property crimes. El propósito del programa es generar un conjunto fiable de estadísticas del crimen para su uso por la policía. The Oxnard Police Department has been a participating UCR agency for over forty (40) años y cree que es importante compartir los datos sobre la delincuencia con nuestros residentes.

The City of Oxnard began to see a rise in reported crime in 2012 and we continued to experience an increase through 2014. The UCR crime categories and the reported crime data for 2013 y 2014 están enlistados debajo:

Crímenes de la Parte I 2013 2014 Diferencia numérica

Delitos Violentos
Homicidio 15 11 -4
Violación 10 45 35
Robo 328 447 119
Asalto Agravado 298 381 83
Total 651 884 233

Delitos contra la Propiedad
Robo con fractura 974 1,172 198
Robo de Vehículos de Motor 664 735 71
Hurto (Robo) 3,436 4,475 1,039
Incendio provocado 36 27 -9
Total 5,110 6,409 1,299
OVERALL TOTAL 5,761 7,293 1,532

Under the categories of Violent Crimes, Como se indica en el cuadro 36.3% increase in robberies. The city experienced a series of commercial robberies through the Saviers Road and Ventura Road corridors that contributed to a 41.1% increase in commercial robberies in 2014.

The city experienced eleven (11) Como se indica en el cuadro 2014. This is in comparison to the fifteen (15) experienced in 2013 and the 10-year city average of 11.9. The crime category of rape saw a considerable increase after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) implemented a change in the report definition for rape, broadening the reporting requirement. Under the new requirement, approximately thirty-one (31) additional crimes were reported, accounting for the majority of the increase. Reporting under the previous definition of rape, there would have been an increase of four (4) crímenes.

For reporting purposes, the crime category of larceny (robo) is divided into eight classifications: Otras armas, Coin-Operated Devices, Otras armas, Otras armas, Purse-Snatch/Pick Pocket, Otras armas, Vehicle Parts, yMáquinas de monedas. Listed below is the comparison from 2013 a 2014:
Numerical
Category 2013 2014 Difference % Cambio
Otras armas 1,308 1,824 516 39.4%
Hurto 926 1,185 279 30.1%
All Others 499 769 270 54.1%
Vehicle Parts 435 358 -77 -17.7%
Otras armas 129 161 32 24.8%
From Buildings 131 140 9 6.8%
Coin-Operated Devices 5 28 23 460%
Purse-Snatch/Pick Pocket 3 10 7 233%
TOTALES 3,436 4,475

Many of our thefts from motor vehicles can be attributed to unlocked or unsecured vehicles with valuables left in plain sight which can ultimately be prevented. Al principio de 2014, the Oxnard Police Department launched our Operación segura y resistente initiative aimed at addressing current crime trends and empowering our community members to help improve public safety throughout the City of Oxnard. We hosted a series of crime prevention seminars available to the public throughout the year. The topics of the seminars included: “What is Suspicious?” Reporting Crimes in our city, Identity theft, Child safety, Burglary prevention, Cyber safety (including bullying), Robo, Self-defense (our Oxnard Police RADD program), as well as scams and other crimes targeting the elderly, Graffiti/gangs, y otros.

In addition to the crime prevention seminars, we created the Firearms Strike Team (RÁPIDO), liderado por la Unidad de Crímenes Violentos, para quitar proactivamente las armas de fuego de personas prohibidas en la ciudad. The objective of FAST was to reduce gun violence in Oxnard through education, intervention, and enforcement. Total, en 2014, Oxnard officers made one-hundred and six (106) firearms-related arrests and the Oxnard Police Department seized two-hundred and forty (240) armas de fuego. Gang-related aggravated assaults decreased 24.4% during calendar year 2014 with forty-five (45) being reported, down from fifty-six (56) en 2013.

In response to a third consecutive year of increases in motor vehicle theft, the Oxnard Police Department recently created the Oxnard Auto Theft Task Force (OATTF) which is a concentrated effort with investigators and crime analysis personnel to identify repeat offenders and auto theft trends and ultimately decrease the number of auto thefts experienced by Oxnard residents in 2015.

FECHA / TIEMPO DE PREPARACIÓN: 4/3/2015, 1600 horas

Jeri Williams Jefe de la Policía

Departamento de Policía de Oxnard R. Jason Benites Jefe Adjunto De Scott Whitney Jefe Adjunto

OXNARD DEPARTAMENTO DE POLICÍA

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

INCIDENTE:	Oxnard Police Department to Offer Start Smart Class for Teen Drivers
FECHA / HORA:	Mayo 26, 2015 / 1830 a 2030 horas
PREPARADO POR:	Traffic Officer Mike Wood, (805) 385-7749 mike.wood@oxnardpd.org
PERSONA DE CONTACTO & INFORMACIÓN DE CONTACTO:	Senior Traffic Service Assistant Victoria Izquierdo, (805) 207-5265 victoria.izquierdo@oxnardpd.org

DETALLES: The Oxnard Police Department is excited to announce its first Start Smart teenage driver safety class. Oxnard’s Start Smart program is funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and developed in partnership with the California Highway Patrol.

The Start Smart program provides focused traffic safety information for new and future teen drivers and their parents and/or guardians. The course offers interactive and innovative lecture including discussions on traffic laws, defensive driving, common collision factors, collision avoidance tips, DUI awareness and making the appropriate decisions before and while driving a motor vehicle. The educational program aims to reduce the number of injuries and deaths among teenagers as a result of traffic collisions. Traffic collisions are the leading cause of death for people aged 15-20.

This free class will be held on Tuesday, Mayo 26 desde 6:30 p.m. a 8:30 p.m. en 300 En. Third Street in Oxnard. For more information or to schedule your attendance, please contact Senior Traffic Service Assistant Victoria Izquierdo at (805) 207-5265 o por correo electrónico a victoria.izquierdo@oxnardpd.org.

FECHA / TIEMPO DE PREPARACIÓN: Abril 26, 2015 / 1200 Horas

Jeri Williams Jefe de la Policía

Departamento de Policía de Oxnard R. Jason Benites Jefe Adjunto De Scott Whitney Jefe Adjunto

OXNARD DEPARTAMENTO DE POLICÍA

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

PARA PUBLICACION INMEDIATA

A Call for Community Action

Community Meeting

In response to a recent series of gang-involved violent crimes, El jefe de policía de Oxnard, Jeri Williams, celebró una reunión especial el lunes, Marzo 9, 2015 con miembros de la Junta Asesora del Jefe, así como con varios líderes religiosos de toda la comunidad. El propósito de la reunión fue informar a los líderes comunitarios sobre una serie reciente de tiroteos involucrados en pandillas., share the police department’s response to the violence, and facilitate a roundtable discussion focused on how the community can help curb the violence.

The Situation

During the meeting, attendees were briefed about eleven (11) shootings involving thirteen (13) victims that occurred in Oxnard between January 14th and March 9th. Tres (3) of these shootings were homicides. It is believed that all of the below-listed incidents involved Oxnard gang members as suspects. In at least four cases, persons who are not believed to have been involved with gangs were shot. In two cases, persons not believed to be involved in gangs were killed (noted below with an asterisk*).

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  Enero 14, 2015: 5100 block Perkins Road – Victim, Jose Escobar (24 años de edad)*
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  Enero 21, 2015: 200 block Balsam Street – Victim Luis Amaro (41 años de edad)
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  Enero 31, 2015: 1300 block Freidrich Lane – Victim Joseph Tamayo (28 años de edad)
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  Febrero 15, 2015: 4600 bloquear la calle Cloyne – Victim Carlos Medina (21 años de edad)
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  Febrero 24, 2015: 5300 block South J Street – Victim Benjamin Dixon (21 años de edad)
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  Febrero 28, 2015: 700 block Berkshire – Victim Hector Galeas (23 años de edad) and Bibiana Chavez (39 años de edad)
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  Febrero 28, 2015: 100 block Eliza Court – Victims Albert Mendoza (22 años de edad) and Michael Andrade (22 años de edad)*
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  Marzo 1, 2015: 5400 block South J Street – Victim Miguel Lopez (21 años de edad)
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  Marzo 4, 2015: 5300 block South J Street – Victim Edgar Avitia (26 años de edad)
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  Marzo 5, 2015: 1200 block South G Street – Victim Daniel Franco (32 años de edad)
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  Marzo 9, 2015: 400 block Palm Drive – Victim Daniel Reyes (22 años de edad)

Oxnard Police Department’s Response

The Oxnard Police Department has reallocated a variety of resources aimed at stopping the cycle of violence as well as providing an increased uniformed presence to reassure neighborhood residents. The Field Services Bureau has increased bicycle patrols in the impacted neighborhoods and enhanced the staffing levels of the Special Enforcement Unit (SU) with the intent of targeting the most dangerous gang members believed to be responsible for the violence. The Investigative Services Bureau has shifted the responsibilities of several investigators with the express purpose of working with the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office to identify and arrest the suspects in the above-listed incidents.

Oxnard Police Officers have made twenty-four (24) firearms-related arrests since the beginning of the aforementioned cycle of violence after making one-hundred and six (106) en 2014. The Oxnard Police Department seized two-hundred and forty (240) firearms in 2014 and we will continue to focus on prohibited persons in possession of firearms through the efforts of the Firearms Strike Team (F.A.S.T.).

It is encouraging to note that the City of Oxnard has not experienced a gang-related shooting since the community meeting was convened on March 9th.

Community Members Demand That Violence Must Cease

“A strong community needs a strong police department, and a strong police department needs the support of our community. We cannot do this alone,” Chief Jeri Williams said to the assembled group of community, Todavía se están realizando pruebas de NIBRS para garantizar estadísticas delictivas oportunas y precisas., and faith-based leaders on March 9th.

The community leaders in attendance were passionate about developing ways to be more proactive in the community. Suggested courses of action ranged from peace marches to peace cruising to prayer vigils. Several community members offered strong words for those involved in the violence and those affected in our neighborhoods:

“Violence within our community should never be tolerated. Our community needs to demonstrate its intolerance equally against all perpetrators. We all share in the responsibility of ensuring a safe Oxnard,” –Harry Cortez, Longtime Oxnard resident and community leader

“It’s not okay that my children are not safe to play at the neighborhood park, or go for a bike ride before or after dinner because its dark and dangerous outside. It’s not okay that I don’t feel safe in the surrounding areas where I live. It’s not okay to live in FEAR. Now is the time that we as a community can do something about it… Imagine feeling safe in Oxnard? It can definitely happen. We just need to care enough to change it and no longer accept it,” –Theresa Quijano

“This is not a new problem in our society and certainly not in Oxnard but only if the community comes together and stands up with ONE VOICE will we be able to stop this domestic war that uses as a battleground our very own cities, counties and states right here in our good old USA!” –Pablo Ortiz

“We the faith-based community along with the citizens of our city are tired of hearing about all the violence that has been going on these last few weeks!! It’s time to take our streets back!! We need to be out there in the front lines showing our concern for our youth!!! It’s times for action! We can make a difference one life at a time!!” –Pastor Lou Trinidad

The City of Oxnard’s Youth Safety Coordinator, Ken Klopman, was also in attendance at the meeting and will work with the group to determine what type of events/marches will be held in the future. A Community Peace March has tentatively been scheduled for the month of May as an opportunity for anyone interested to participate and show those responsible for the violence that it will not be tolerated in our community. The exact date will be announced in the coming days. If you wish to help by participating in or helping to organize neighborhood forums or events to address youth violence, please contact Ken Klopman at the Office of Youth Safety at (805) 385-7471 o ken.klopman@ci.oxnard.ca.us.

What The Public Can Do

The Oxnard Police Department is committed to thoroughly investigating all of the incidents to bring justice for the victims of these senseless crimes. We encourage our community to always remain vigilant and immediately report any suspicious activity. As neighbors, we are the first to recognize activity that does not look or sound right. The public can report any suspicious activity by calling (805) 385-7740 desde cualquier teléfono, o 911. Spanish translators are available, and callers can remain anonymous.

Persons with additional information about any of the incidents listed above are encouraged to call the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070, or contact the Ventura County Crimestoppers at (800) 222-8477. Persons can also visit the website http://www.venturacountycrimestopper.org/contact.aspx to leave an anonymous tip.

The City of Oxnard offers up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspect(s) en los casos de homicidio.

FECHA / TIEMPO DE PREPARACIÓN: 4/1/2015 en 1600 horas