Crime is down in Oxnard, but overdoses are on the rise
OXNARD, Calif. The Oxnard Police Department says the crime rate is going down, but overdoses are on the rise.
Crime is on the decline in Oxnard. Down roughly 15 percent compared to this time last year.
“The five year average of homicides has been about 13 per year, we are currently at three,” said Jason Benites, who is the Oxnard Police Chief. “We are down on homicides and we have noticed a significant drop in terms of robberies and aggravated assaults, burglaries, and auto theft.”
Police think pandemic restrictions played a role as well as officers being proactive.
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A dozen high school students will hand over keys to a car they ve fixed up for a family in need on Saturday in Oxnard.
The moment will cap off a vehicle-heavy day that starts with a car show in Port Hueneme and a cruise through neighborhoods during which with social distancing still a priority residents can vote online for their favorite ride.
This year s annual car giveaway through DRAGG, an after-school youth automotive program started by the Oxnard Police Department, has been updated with pandemic safety in mind. The car show, for example, won t be open to the public and will be streamed online. The cruise is limited to about 65 participants who preregistered.
Murder charges dropped against Oxnard man after 11 years behind bars
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - An Oxnard man who claims he was wrongfully convicted of attempted murder more than a decade ago appeared in court on Monday for a life-changing ruling.
The day ended in tears as 32-year-old Ignacio Ixta Jr. learned he was being released from jail.
Ixta was convicted by a jury trial in 2010 for attempted murder and related felonies in connection to a December 2009 shooting.
However in 2020, the Ventura County District Attorney s Conviction Integrity Unit learned that four search warrants involving one of the prosecution’s key witnesses had not been provided to their office with Ixta’s case materials.
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