Oxnard ‘PRO’ offender suspected of selling Meth and stealing credit cards

vialis 40mg arial,sans-serif;”>On Saturday October 3rd, at approximately 6:30 PM, Officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to the call of a suspicious subject possibly selling narcotics in the 5100 block of Longfellow Way. Officers located 25 year old Manuel Edwards, a Post Release Offender, in the area and contacted him. Edwards attempted to conceal and discard a small quantity of methamphetamine. He was quickly taken into custody by the officers. Edwards was also in possession of burglary tools and several possibly stolen ATM and credit cards. Edwards was booked into the Ventura County Jail on the charges of resisting arrest, possession of burglary tools, and possession of methamphetamine. An investigation is continuing regarding the possibly stolen ATM and credit cards. If anyone has additional information regarding this incident they may contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600.

Manual Edwards

The Post Release Offender program was created by Assembly Bill 109 – the 2011 Public Safety Realignment. This program mandates that individuals sentenced to non-violent, non-serious or non-sex offenses will serve their sentences in county jails instead of state prison. The public should be aware that release under AB 109 is based on the offender’s most recent commitment offense, prior convictions are not considered.

The Oxnard Police Department continues to encourage residents to be partners in public safety as part of the Operation Safer and Stronger initiative. Anyone with information regarding criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600 or Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (805) 222-8477 and www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org/contactus.

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