Bio & Incident Details
Age: 43
Tour: 21 years
Badge # 1811
Cause: Duty related illness
Incident Date: 1/28/1998
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Sergeant Aguilar died after contracting leukemia as a result of extended contact with benzene, a chemical known to be a carcinogen. This occurred while he was a member of the agency's narcotics unit. During that time, Sergeant Aguilar had conducted over 25 raids on drug labs containing the chemical. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment on January 28, 1998, and passed away on June 30, 1998.
Sergeant Aguilar had served with the Santa Ana Police Department for 21 years. He is survived by his wife, four daughters, and one grandson.



