OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Vehicle Pursuit and Firearm Arrest
DATE/TIME:	November 25, 2016; 2339 hours
LOCATION:	Cities of Oxnard and Ventura
DRIVER:	Unknown
PASSENGERS:	Gustavo Martinez, 20 year old Oxnard resident Adolfo Marin, 20 year old Oxnard resident Female Juvenile
SUSPECT VEHICLE(S):	Gray ’96 Buick Sedan
PREPARED BY:	Kevin Baysinger, Commander
CONTACT PERSON & CONTACT INFO:	Kevin Baysinger; 385-7746 Kevin.Baysinger@Oxnardpd.Org

DETAILS:

On the above date and time, officers from the Oxnard Police Department attempted to stop the suspect vehicle in the area of Eastwood and North “F” Streets in Oxnard for traffic violations.  The vehicle failed to yield and officers pursued the vehicle throughout Oxnard.  The vehicle entered the northbound 101 Freeway at Oxnard Boulevard, and exited at Johnson Drive in Ventura.  The vehicle continued to flee from officers before coming to a stop in the area of Sunridge and Stork Streets in the City of Ventura.  Two occupants fled from the vehicle; one subject, Marin, was quickly detained, found to be in possession of a firearm, and was arrested.  Officers from the Oxnard and Ventura Police Departments searched for the additional subject who fled from the vehicle but were unable to locate that subject.

Two additional subjects remained with the vehicle.  Martinez was arrested for obstructing the duties of the police officers, and the female juvenile was arrested for an outstanding warrant.

If anyone has information about this incident, please contact the Oxnard Police Department at 385-7600.  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.

DATE / TIME PREPARED:  November 26, 2016, at 0232 hours