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DETALLES:

El miércoles, Mayo 14, 2025, desde 10:30 yo igual 11:30 al, the Oxnard Police Department will be hosting its 26ª Annual Memorial Ceremony. La ceremonia tendrá lugar frente al Departamento de Policía de Oxnard..

En 1962, Presidente John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation that designated May 15ª as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Décadas después, the event became known as National Police Week. Este año, National Police Week is from Sunday, Mayo 11, 2025, to Saturday, Mayo 17, 2025. During National Police Week, thousands of law enforcement officers and survivors travel to Washington D.C. and other parts of the United States to honor those officers that made the ultimate sacrifice.

Our Memorial Ceremony will honor Oxnard’s seven fallen police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. Each officer made the ultimate sacrifice while proudly wearing the badge of the Oxnard Police Department and bravely working to keep the City of Oxnard safe.

Our fallen Oxnard Police Officers are:

Deputy Constable Andrew McNaughton

End of Watch – March 23, 1906

Constable William E. Kelley

End of Watch – August 20, 1921

Oficial Albert Gasperetti

End of Watch – April 15, 1956

Oficial Frederick J. Clark

End of Watch – October 12, 1971

Oficial Superior John Adair

End of Watch – October 7, 1980

Oficial James E. O'Brien

End of Watch – December 2, 1993

Oficial James R. Jensen, Jr.

End of Watch – March 13, 1996

The ceremony is open to the public and community members are encouraged to attend to honor our fallen police officers and pay tribute to all law enforcement officers who continue to serve.

Several streets surrounding the Oxnard Police Department will be closed beginning at 7:00 am until approximately 12:00 pm. Vehicle traffic will be diverted from the area and intersections will be controlled by police personnel. Motorists traveling through the area should expect minor delays and are asked to avoid the area if they are not attending the ceremony. The following intersections will be closed:

• Northbound C Street from Fourth Street

• Westbound Third Street from B Street

• Eastbound Third Street from D Street

• Southbound C Street from Second Street

FECHA / TIEMPO DE PREPARACIÓN: Mayo 8, 2025, en 9:00 a.m.