At-risk Oxnard teenager safely brought home thanks to community help

OXNARD, Calif. – On Tuesday, the Oxnard Police Department reached out to the local community for help locating Hector Rojo, a 17-year-old at-risk Oxnard resident and Wednesday morning he was confirmed by law enforcement to have been located and brought home.

The Oxnard Police Department shared that the community played a notable role in locating the young man and that he is now safe at home with his family in a press response Wednesday morning.

Rojo, who has a developmental disability, stands five feet, six inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has black bushy hair and brown eyes, detailed the Oxnard Police Department (OPD).

The teenager was last seen wearing a red North Face hoodie, a grey long-sleeved Vans t-shirt, black jean and black and green tennis shoes.