Captain Aaron Elton was born in Bremerton and raised in Kitsap County, Washington. He has brings over 28 years of dedicated law enforcement service to the Bremerton Police Department. His career began in 1997 as a reserve deputy with the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. He went on to serve with the Suquamish Police Department before joining the Bremerton Police Department in July 2000.
Throughout his career, Captain Elton has served in a variety of roles, including patrol officer, bicycle officer, detective, force tactics instructor, and crisis negotiator. His investigative experience includes nearly a decade as a detective with the department’s Special Operations Group (SOG), spread across two assignments. While assigned to SOG, he also completed the Washington State Tactical Officers Association (WSTOA) SWAT basic course.
Promoted to Corporal in July 2016 and Sergeant just two months later, Captain Elton led swing and graveyard patrol shifts before serving as the General Investigations Unit Sergeant for a year. In August 2018, he was promoted to Patrol Operations Lieutenant, where he oversaw patrol teams and critical response functions. In February 2023, he was appointed Patrol Captain—one of two Captains serving the department under Chief Tom Wolfe.
In his current role, Captain Elton provides oversight for the Patrol Division, which includes two patrol teams composed of officers led by corporals and sergeants. He also manages several specialized units and programs: the Directed Enforcement Team, the Traffic Division, the K9 Program, the Navigator Team, and the department’s Analyst. Captain Elton also serves as the city’s liaison to Commonstreet, a company that provides homeless response and outreach. He also serves as a co-commander of the region's independent investigative team, Kitsap Critical Incident Response Team (KCIRT).
Captain Elton serves on the West Sound Skills Center Advisory Board. He is a 2018 Leadership Kitsap Alumni, and has achieved the FBI LEEDA Trilogy certificate for completion of Supervisory, Command, and Executive Leadership courses.
Outside of law enforcement, Captain Elton is a proud military veteran, and he has been married since 2000. He and his wife share three children and five grandchildren.