California
Sitting on the front steps of her Ventura home, Jennifer Jensen mindlessly fingered her husband’s gold wedding ring, now hanging on a chain around her neck.
March 20, 1996
Mourning: James Jensen Jr. is remembered by family, friends and the Little Leaguers he coached.
March 19, 1996
Tragedy: Jennifer Jensen says she has a ‘a special bond’ with the friend who accidentally killed her husband, a fellow Oxnard officer.
Funeral: Colleagues offer support to Sgt. Daniel Christian, who fatally shot James Jensen Jr. in a drug raid.
High School Sports
Two games this evening will close out the regular-season portion of the county prep football schedule.
Nov. 16, 1985
Police: Ventura County review concludes that Oxnard sergeant who accidentally shot colleague cannot be prosecuted. Widow is upset with the findings.
Nov. 21, 1996
GIVING HONOR: The Oxnard Peace Officers’ Assn. has added slain Officer Jim Jensen’s name to its annual memorial golf tournament, which will provide 12 high school seniors with $1,000 scholarships.
April 26, 1996
Business
ValuJet Creates Maintenance Post: ValuJet Airlines, grounded last month because of maintenance problems, has created a new position to oversee maintenance and engineering.
July 9, 1996
* On May 11, the Oxnard Police Activities League sponsored Pride Bowl XIV as a fund-raiser for not only its own programs, but also to benefit the Officer James R.
May 19, 1996
Politics: He says timing of fund-raising for supervisor as vote on Trabuco Canyon development nears is ‘ironic coincidence.’
Oct. 18, 1996