Episode 2 | Recorded: 08/20/25
Oxnard Police Department Community Affairs Manager Paul Carganilla sits down with Homeless Liaison Corporal Timothy Roberts and Officer Angelica Duran to discuss the Department’s Homeless Liaison Unit, their purpose, challenges, services, and more.

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MUSIC: "Doom Dome" by MoodMode

Episode 1 | Recorded: 07/30/25
Oxnard Police Department Community Affairs Manager Paul Carganilla sits down with Chief of Police Jason Benites to talk about the start of his career and the multi-layered challenges the department is facing with immigration enforcement today.

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MUSIC: "Doom Dome" by MoodMode

Oxnard Police Department Community Affairs Manager Paul Carganilla sits down with Commander Cody Collet to preview the Oxnard Police Department Podcast [re-boot] - COMING SOON!

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MUSIC: "Doom Dome" by MoodMode

Two years after attempting "suicide by cop", a young woman sits down with the officer involved in her shooting to reflect on their encounter and its impact on their lives.

Featuring interviews with: Oxnard Chief of Police Jason Benites, Ventura County Senior Deputy Public Defender Rod Kodman, Oxnard Police Officer Timothy Roberts,  and the young woman involved.

Produced, edited, and narrated by Oxnard Police Department Community Affairs Manager Paul Carganilla. | [email protected]

MUSIC:
"The Barrenness of a Busy Life" by BENJA
"The Isle of Skye - Alternative Version" by Ian Post
"Isolation" by Linus Johnsson
"Far From the World" by Ben Winwood
"Morning Dew" by Ardie Son
"Melt" by EVOE
"Gathering" by Low Light

[August 5, 2021]

Oxnard is nestled on the California coast between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. The city, which began as an agricultural farming town known for its sugar beet factories and strawberry fields, was officially incorporated in 1903. Today, it’s the most populated city in Ventura County - 22nd most populous in the state of California.

The Oxnard Police Department, founded over 118 years ago, now consists of approximately 230 officers in a variety of assigments (e.g. Patrol, Motors, Detectives, K9s, SWAT). These officers have sworn to protect the community they serve 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. 

Be sure to subscribe today - wherever you listen to podcasts - to hear our first installment on Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 - and each future episode, as we share the stories of the Oxnard Police Department.

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MUSIC in this episode:
"Morning Dew" by Ardie Son
"Siberian Summer" by Sunny Fruit