OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

INCIDENT:	Firearm Arrest
DATE/TIME:	June 20, 2019 / 12:15 a.m.
LOCATION:	Devonshire Drive at M Street
SUSPECT:	Isaac Martinez, 18 year old Oxnard resident
PREPARED BY:	Brian Woolley, Sergeant
CONTACT PERSON AND  CONTACT INFO:	Sergeant Brian Woolley (805) 385-7600 brian.woolley@oxnardpd.org

  DETAILS:

On June 20, 2019, at approximately 12:15 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department were patrolling the Fremont North Neighborhood in Oxnard where they contacted Isaac Martinez, an 18 year old Oxnard resident, who was walking near the intersection of Devonshire Drive and M Street.

During the contact with Martinez, officers located a loaded handgun concealed on his person.  Martinez was placed under arrest and subsequently charged with possession of the firearm.  At the time of this arrest, Martinez was out on bail for an unrelated arrest.  Martinez was booked into the Ventura County Jail where his bail was set at $50,000.   

In an effort to address the increase in firearms-related crimes, the Oxnard Police Department launched the Operation Safer and Stronger Initiative, as well as the Firearms Strike Team (FAST) led by the Violent Crimes Unit, to proactively remove firearms from prohibited persons within the city. The objective of this initiative and FAST is to reduce gun violence in Oxnard through education, intervention, and enforcement.

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.      

  DATE / TIME PREPARED:  June 20, 2019 / 0400 hours