NEWS RELEASE
DATE: August 6, 2020, 2:45 P.M.
SUBJECT: Attempted Bank Robbery Arrest
VICTIM: Wells Fargo Bank
SUSPECT: Craig James Brashear, 45 year-old Oxnard Resident
LOCATION: Wells Fargo Bank, 400 block E. Esplanade Drive Oxnard, CA
CONTACT: Rocky Marquez, Sergeant
(805) 385-7600 | rocky.marquez@Oxnardpd.org
On Thursday, August 6, 2020, officers responded to a report of a bank robbery in progress at the Wells Fargo Bank, located in the 400 block of E. Esplanade Drive, in Oxnard. The suspect, Craig Brashear, claimed to have a “bomb” and demanded an undisclosed amount of money from the bank teller. A bank employee immediately retreated from the counter and called police to report the incident. Responding officers contacted and detained Brashear as he was fleeing the business. Brashear also claimed to have placed an explosive device on the roof of the business. The Oxnard Police Department Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was used to search the roof for possible explosive devices. No suspicious devices were located in the area.
Craig Brashear was arrested for attempted robbery of the bank and the malicious informing of a false explosive device. A records check revealed that Brashear has multiple prior bank robbery convictions.