COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
DETALLES:
El miércoles, Mayo 15, 2024, desde 10:30 yo igual 11:30 al, the Oxnard Police Department will be hosting its 25ª 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. Decades later, the event became known as National Police Week. Este año, National Police Week is from Sunday, Mayo 12, 2024, to Saturday, Mayo 18, 2024. 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:
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Northbound C Street from Fourth Street
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Westbound Third Street from B Street
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Eastbound Third Street from D Street
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Southbound C Street from Second Street
FECHA / TIEMPO DE PREPARACIÓN: Mayo 8, 2024, en 9:00 a.m.
