Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Homeland Security Executes Pre-Dawn Oxnard Search Warrant

Local police say the federal team operated under its own jurisdiction.

Overview

  • Oxnard Police Chief Jason Benites said his department was notified at 5:49 a.m. that agents were serving a federal search warrant near Palm Drive and A Street by Wilson Park.
  • Several dozen federal personnel arrived with a tactical vehicle, formed a perimeter, and deployed an armored rescue vehicle.
  • Oxnard police did not send officers to the scene, citing lack of jurisdiction, and monitored events through television broadcasts.
  • Eyewitnesses reported the use of chemical crowd-control measures on people near the perimeter, with some treating minor injuries after scuffles.
  • The operation concluded shortly before 9 a.m., and officials have not disclosed the target of the search or the outcome.