Oxnard—It is with tremendous heartbreak and sadness that we share the sudden loss of Oxnard Police Department Commander Scott Aaron.
COMMANDER Aaron passed away while attending a training assignment in Orange County. He was scheduled to complete the week-long course on Friday, January 9. After not showing up to training on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, a welfare check was conducted at his hotel by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Commander Aaron was located inside his hotel room and was pronounced deceased at approximately 9:20 a.m. on January 9.
Commander Aaron joined the Oxnard Police Department on November 20, 2004, and served until his passing. Before joining the Oxnard Police Department, Scott enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving with a Security Force Company in Yorktown, Virginia. Afterwards, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines in Twentynine Palms, California. His law enforcement career began in 1996 with the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office in Virginia, before returning to California in 2002.
Commander Aaron served in many and varied assignments, including as a Patrol Officer and Sergeant, Field Training Officer, Range Master, Traffic Officer, Beat Coordinator, Family Protection Investigator and Supervisor, Major Crimes Sergeant, Professional Standards Sergeant, and Patrol…
