Officer Down
Saving a Hero’s Place Collaborates with museum to memorialize 23,785 officers lost in the line of duty
The chaotic event killed officer Jake Wallin, 23, and wounded officers Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes; the only officer left standing, Zach Robinson, stopped the heavily armed shooter without hesitation
Leading public safety solution provider SoundThinking commemorates Giving Tuesday with a $10,000 donation to the Officer Down Memorial Page, an organization that honors the memory of law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty
The DA’s office, police department and police union have stated that the surviving suspect still ultimately caused the death of the officer and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible
The officers shot the suspect, accused of killing New Mexico State Police officer Justin Hare, after a 48-hour manhunt
Syracuse Police Chief Joe Cecile stated that people who knew the shooter said he harbored grudges against law enforcement after he was arrested for DUI in 2014
A passing driver noticed Deputy Fred Fislar was down and used his radio to notify dispatchers
Fallen Officer Michael Jensen’s father asked that the chaplain pray for his son’s colleagues who came to his aid and who will have to go out and do their job despite their grief
Sgt. William Marty Jackson II served in law enforcement for more than 50 years; he was chief of police from 1989 until he retired in 2008 before returning to the department as a sergeant
Chief Steven Singer had been a member of the Lake Lafayette Police Department for 20 years and had also worked part-time with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office for 16 years
A Syracuse police officer and an Onondaga County sheriff’s deputy were both killed when they went to follow up on a traffic stop where the driver sped away
Ross Bartlett, 54, was seated in his patrol vehicle and conducting a traffic stop when he was hit from behind
Interim Memphis Police Director CJ Davis identified the fallen officer as Joseph McKinney and said he had been on the force for about three years
Tate Rheaume was “engaged in extraordinarily dangerous driving” at more than 80 mph while also moving in and out of traffic before the fatal crash, according to the Rutland County State’s Attorney
Chief William Anthony Anderson Sr. had served with the Northeast Mississippi Community College Campus Police for almost 10 years and had served in law enforcement for a total of 24 years
Deputy Jermyius Young died on April 5 after being injured in a single-vehicle crash two days prior; Young began working at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office when he was 18 years old
LA County Sheriff James Barton, Deputy Charles Daly and Constables William Little and Charles Baker were honored with a metal plaque on the hill where they were killed in a shootout with a notorious bandit
Attorneys initially sought the death penalty for Elliahs Dorsey, who shot and killed Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Breann Leath
The man who shot Officer Jonathan Diller is charged with murder and weapons charges and faces up to life in prison without parole; the other man involved in the incident has been charged with a weapons-related felony
Officer Anthony Varvaro’s family was reportedly denied death benefits after he was killed in a car crash; if passed, the new legislation will extend death benefits to the families of officers killed on the way to work
Tucson Police Department Officer Adam Buckner was responding to a call for service when another driver ran a red light and struck his cruiser
The primary responsibility of K-9 Pasky, named after Officer Anthony “Pasky” Pasquarello, is “to provide comfort, care, and support to our dedicated staff,” said Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger
“How many more police officers and their families will have to make the ultimate sacrifice before the city protects them?”
“He was just eager to learn and at the end of the night he would tell everybody he loved us.”
DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Christina Musil served in the corrections and patrol divisions
Travon Shaw, 35, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 20 years
More than 1,000 people showed up in the rain to attend the vigil, including Jonathan Diller’s fellow NYPD officers, local officers, friends and neighbors, as well as former President Donald Trump and Mayor Eric Adams
“I know money doesn’t cure this ... but it’s the least we can do. It’s just awful, so whatever we can do to support it, we will,” Dave Portnoy said
After the crash, Peter Simon pulled a knife on another officer before stealing his cruiser
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