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More from Other NewsAn Oxnard ice-cream vendor was in critical condition Thursday evening after he was robbed and stabbed by two men, Oxnard police said.
The robbers stabbed the victim several times in the upper body about 5:48 p.m. in the area of Bard Road and San Simeon Avenue in Oxnard, police said in a prepared statement.
The two men also robbed the victim.
After he was stabbed, the victim ran from the scene in search of help.
He was transported to Ventura County Medical Center for treatment.
Police are calling the incident an attempted murder.
Police are asking anyone who might have witnessed the attack to call Det. Paul Knapp of the Oxnard Police Department at 385-7796.
Posted by RelaxPeople on August 24, 2007 at 11:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
come on, an ice cream vendor? is it ever worth killing someone over 15 bucks!!??!! good god.
Posted by sassy_frassy on August 24, 2007 at 11:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)
"the two MEN"... more like the Two low lifes. and of course it takes these two so-called "men" to take down ONE person because they can't do it on their own. geez i hope they're found. stupidity is taking over alot lately. i hope the ice cream man recovers soon and hopefully he can give a good description of these idiots.
Posted by imbetnonit on August 24, 2007 at 11:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Really! It's ridiculous how chicken these criminals are. Get a job, get a life, get a clue.
Posted by martin.gonzales on August 24, 2007 at 12:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ill be glad when these fools roll up on the wrong icecream man and get punked. No one knows how to make an honest dollar these days, and the ones that do have to worry about punks like this. Its a straight up shame. Lock your doors and hide ur wallets folks ,METH is taking over.
Posted by samthks on August 24, 2007 at 1:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Too bad we can't make them sell ice cream as community service and see if they get the same treatment this victim did. haha
Posted by sslocal on August 24, 2007 at 2:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
And yet they refuse to let us arm ourselves to prevent this type of thing. Disgusting.
Posted by zany on August 24, 2007 at 3:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
But we ARE allowed to arm ourselves. I bet if I was being attacked, someone attempting to murder me in my ice cream truck....and I shot the fool...I would get a ticket. Perhaps it might even be overlooked, who knows. I was told personally by an Oxnard police officer (my house had been burglarized) to shoot first and ask questions later if it happened again, and before the cops get there make sure he has something threatening in his hands! ie--a big stick or metal pipe. He even said it would be one less thug off the streets. hehe, I liked that cop.
Posted by sslocal on August 24, 2007 at 8:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Apply for a carry permit and see how far you get.
Bob Brooks is not going to give them out to anyone except those he knows or those who his officers know.
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