Oxnard Police Department – Incident Press Release
On April 3, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Oxnard Police Officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Eastman Avenue reference two stolen box trucks that were parked in the area. Officers arrived on scene and located both box trucks parked side by side, in the parking lot of an industrial complex. Oxnard resident, Gilbert Hernandez, was located inside one of the box trucks and was taken into custody. Both trucks were reported stolen from a local Oxnard business several days prior. The vehicles were valued at approximately $100,000.00 each. Officers located stolen property from another local Oxnard business inside of both box trucks. The value of the recovered stolen property was approximately $70,000.00. During the investigation, Hernandez was found to have stolen both trucks and all of the property inside. Hernandez was arrested for multiple counts of vehicle theft and grand theft.
There is no further information to be released at this time. An investigation is continuing.
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. Any witness can also remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477, or visiting www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.
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