NEWS RELEASE

 

DATE:           May 23, 2025 (3:54 p.m.)

SUBJECT:    Officers Respond to Fight Call Arrest a Subject Carrying a Firearm in a School Zone

LOCATION: Hill St. at G St., Oxnard

SUSPECT:    Arturo Reyes, 22-year-old Oxnard resident

CONTACT:  Bakari Myers, Sergeant

                        (805) 797-6202 [email protected]

 

On May 23rd, at approximately 3:54 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Special Enforcement Unit (Gang Unit) responded to the area of Hill St. and G St., to assist with a fight call.  As the officers arrived in the area, they conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that they believed to be involved in the fight.

 

Officers contacted the driver, Arturo Reyes, and a right front passenger.  During the contact officers discovered that Reyes was unlicensed.  Officers had Reyes exit the vehicle and discovered Reyes was in possession of a concealed 9-millimeter, semi-automatic handgun.  Reyes was arrested for felony firearms violations including violating California’s “Gun-Free School Zone Act” (Unlawfully carrying a firearm within 1000 feet of a school).  The passenger was found to have committed no violations and was released from the stop.

 

The Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and gun violence in the City of Oxnard through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members residing in the city.  Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website:  www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity.   You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so.  You can remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.