Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Senior Deputy Shane Zaring, a ten-year veteran, has been selected as the 2009 Camarillo Police Department’s Kiwanis Officer of the Year. His peers and supervisors selected Shane for this award for his outstanding dedication to police work and to keeping the residents of Camarillo safe.

Shane has been assigned to the Camarillo Police Department Substation for approximately one year, however in this short time span, Shane’s work ethic and compassion for the victims he contacts has been commendable. Shane is a diverse Deputy Sheriff with the skills to make complex narcotics arrests to handling cases with great sensitivity involving sexual assault investigations. As the Captain at the Camarillo Station, I am very proud to have such a dedicated and energetic employee within our ranks. Shane is a field-training officer, is on the Tactical Response Team, and an Academy Instructor.

Shane is a role model for the newer deputies and exercises excellent judgment in the field. He has a true passion for police work and uses a “teamwork” approach to solve problems.

The combined Kiwanis Clubs of Ventura County will be hosting a dinner banquet at the Ventura Four Points Sheraton on May 29, 2009 to honor officers throughout Ventura County for this prestigious award.