INCIDENT:	Robbery and Attempted Carjacking Arrest
DATE/TIME:	9/8/17 @ 12:48 pm
LOCATION:	600 Holly Avenue, Oxnard, CA
VICTIM:	67-year-old female Los Angeles County resident
SUSPECT:	Elisabeth Esquivel, 28-year-old Oxnard resident
PREPARED BY:	Sergeant Chris Inglehart
CONTACT PERSON AND  CONTACT INFO:	Sergeant Brett Smith, 805-486-6211 Brett.Smith@OxnardPD.Org

 

DETAILS:

 

On 9/8/17 at 12:48 pm Oxnard Police Department officers responded to the 600 block of Holly Avenue in response to reports of an injury collision.  Upon arrival they located two vehicles which had been involved in the collision, a moving truck and a passenger car.  The passenger car had extensive damage.  The driver of the passenger vehicle had minor injuries but was also suffering from the effects of exposure to pepper spray.

 

The driver informed officers that she offered to give Elizabeth Esquivel a ride from a Los Angeles County Jail to Oxnard since Esquivel did not have transportation.  When they arrived in Oxnard, Esquivel directed the driver to Holly Avenue as a drop off point.  As the driver drove down Holly Avenue, Esquivel sprayed pepper spray into the driver’s face and then attempted to steal the driver’s cell phone, wallet, and car.  It was at that point that their vehicle rear-ended the moving truck.  Witnesses attempted to assist the victim which caused Esquivel to flee.  Officers located Esquivel a few blocks away.

 

Esquivel was arrested and booked for robbery and attempted carjacking.

 

Anyone with information regarding criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or you can remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.  You can also visit this site http://www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit at tip via text or email.

 

 

DATE / TIME PREPARED:  9/8/17 at 5:34 pm