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Armed Robbery Arrest
By Ventura County Sheriff Department — Monday, November 29th, 2010
 Ventura County Sheriff's Department On 11-8-2010, deputies were dispatched to a call of an armed robbery at the intersection of Kenny St and Stroube St in the unincorporated community of El Rio. When they arrived, they found that victim Laura Martinez had been robbed at gunpoint. Martinez works for a local jewelry company that buys used gold. Shortly before the robbery, Martinez was sent to the intersection of Kenny St. and Stroube St. to contact a client who was going to sell used gold. When Martinez arrived, a male subject entered her car. The male presented several items that appeared to be gold jewelry to Martinez. When Martinez tested the items, she found it was fake gold. Martinez informed the suspect that the gold was fake and she was not going to buy the items. The suspect then pulled a gun out of his waistband and pointed it at Martinez. The suspect demanded money and the victim’s cell phone, then fled the area on foot. The suspect was able to get away with approximately $3,000 in cash and the victim’s cell phone. Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit and Headquarters patrol station investigated the robbery and were able to positively identify 29 year old Alejandro Hernandez as the suspect. Detectives put out a want for Hernandez who remained at large for about two weeks. The Sheriff’s Gang Unit began surveilling several locations that Hernandez was thought to frequent. Today, at about 8:30 AM, gang investigators saw Hernandez leave a business with another subject in 900 block of Mountainview Ave, Oxnard. The two got into a car and drove away. Plainclothes gang investigators stopped the pair a short time later and arrested Hernandez for the armed robbery. The driver of the car, Jesus Chavez, 32 years, was arrested for being under the influence of methamphetamine. Both were booked into the Ventura County Jail. Gang Investigators found that Hernandez was living at the business they saw him leaving and obtained a search warrant. Later in the day, investigators served the search warrant looking for stolen items taken during the robbery. Hernandez remains in custody on $205,000 dollar bail. Report Number: |
