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Remembering Law Enforcement’s Heroes

Police Officer Dan Walters

San Diego Police Department (CA) EOW: Apr 23, 2020

Police Officer Dan Walters succumbed to complications of a gunshot wound sustained on November 12, 2003. He and his partner were backing up another officer on 43rd Street near Gamma Street... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Terrell Young

Riverside County Sheriff's Department (CA) EOW: Apr 02, 2020

Deputy Sheriff Terrell Young died after contracting COVID-19 from an infected inmate at the Byrd Detention Center. Deputy Young had served with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for 15... Read More »

Detective Marylou Armer

Santa Rosa Police Department (CA) EOW: Mar 31, 2020

Detective Marylou Armer died after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. It is presumed she contracted the illness during her duties as a domestic violence detective which required her to visit... Read More »

Detective Amber Joy Leist

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (CA) EOW: Jan 12, 2020

Detective Amber Leist was struck and killed by a vehicle at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Whitsett Avenue in Los Angeles at 11:05 am. She was off duty when she... Read More »

Police Officer Jonathan Diaz

Lemoore Police Department (CA) EOW: Nov 02, 2019

Police Officer Jonathan Diaz was shot and killed while intervening in a domestic violence incident while off duty. He was attending a birthday party at a home on Eddy Street, near... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Brian Ishmael

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (CA) EOW: Oct 23, 2019

Deputy Sheriff Brian Ishmael was shot and killed while responding to a call reporting the larceny of marijuana plants in the area of Sand Ridge Road and Mount Aukum Road... Read More »

K9 Rocco

Tulare County Sheriff's Office (CA) EOW: Oct 16, 2019

K9 Rocco was struck and killed by a vehicle on Avenue 328 in Visalia at about 10:00 pm. His handler had let him out of their patrol car for a break... Read More »

Captain Albert E Torres

Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (CA) EOW: Oct 12, 2019

Captain Albert Torres suffered a fatal heart attack while patrolling areas affected by the Saddleridge Fire, a wildfire covering over 8,000 acres that destroyed more than 20 homes and prompted... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Carlos Cammon

Orange County Sheriff's Department (CA) EOW: Aug 23, 2019

Deputy Sheriff Carlos Cammon passed away on August 23rd, 2019, having never regained consciousness after collapsing during a SWAT training exercise on July 18th, 2013. He was transported to a... Read More »

K9 Ozzy

Long Beach Police Department (CA) EOW: Aug 14, 2019

K9 Ozzy died of heat exhaustion after being inadvertently left in his handler's department vehicle. K9 Ozzy had served with the Long Beach Police Department for five years. Read More »

Officer Andre Maurice Moye Jr

California Highway Patrol (CA) EOW: Aug 12, 2019

Officer Andre Moye was shot and killed after conducting a traffic stop near the junction of I-215 and Eastridge Avenue in Riverside. As Officer Moye completed paperwork to impound the vehicle... Read More »

Police Officer Juan Jose Diaz

Los Angeles Police Department (CA) EOW: Jul 27, 2019

Police Officer Juan Diaz was shot and killed shortly after midnight in the area of Avenue 26 and Humboldt Street after taking law enforcement action when he observed several men... Read More »

K9 Windy

Riverside County Sheriff's Department (CA) EOW: Jul 25, 2019

K9 Windy died after contracting Valley Fever while handling a tracking call in a desert area of Riverside County in May 2019. She ingested Valley Fever fungal spores during a track... Read More »

Police Officer Tara Christina Osullivan

Sacramento Police Department (CA) EOW: Jun 19, 2019

Police Officer Tara O'Sullivan was shot and killed at the scene of a domestic disturbance in the 200 block of Redwood Avenue at 6:10 pm. She was standing in the yard... Read More »

Police Officer Esmeralda Ponce Ramirez

Los Angeles Police Department (CA) EOW: Jun 09, 2019

Police Officer Esmeralda Ramirez succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash in 2015. She passed away after experiencing complications as a result of required surgery related to her... Read More »

Sergeant Steven Lawrence Licon

California Highway Patrol (CA) EOW: Apr 06, 2019

Sergeant Steve Licon was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on I-15, between Lake Street and Nichols Road, in Lake Elsinore at 4:26 pm. He had... Read More »

Police Officer Natalie Becky Corona

Davis Police Department (CA) EOW: Jan 10, 2019

Police Officer Natalie Corona was shot and killed after responding to a report of a three-car vehicle crash near the intersection of 5th and D streets. As Officer Corona was conducting... Read More »

Corporal Ronil Singh

Newman Police Department (CA) EOW: Dec 26, 2018

Corporal Ronil Singh was shot and killed while conducting a vehicle stop at the intersection of Merced Street and Eucalyptus Avenue shortly before 1:00 am. Approximately three minutes after... Read More »

K9 Bane

Tulare Police Department (CA) EOW: Dec 09, 2018

K9 Bane was shot and killed near the intersection of Tulare Avenue and Palm Street while attempting to apprehend a suspect following a vehicle pursuit. The pursuit began after another officer... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Tony Hinostroza Iii

Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department (CA) EOW: Nov 25, 2018

Deputy Sheriff Tony Hinostroza was killed in a vehicle crash as he responded to assist other deputies who were involved in a vehicle pursuit in Riverbank. The pursuit started after deputies... Read More »

K9 Bandit

Sutter County Sheriff's Office (CA) EOW: Nov 15, 2018

K9 Bandit was shot and killed while attempting an apprehension of a double murder suspect in Butte County. Officers had been alerted to a suspicious vehicle in the Camp Fire evacuation... Read More »

Police Officer Toshio Hirai

Gardena Police Department (CA) EOW: Nov 15, 2018

Police Officer Toshio Hirai succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash the previous day. His police motorcycle was struck by a car at the intersection of Western Avenue and 238th... Read More »

Sergeant Ronald Lee Helus

Ventura County Sheriff's Office (CA) EOW: Nov 08, 2018

Sergeant Ron Helus was shot and killed after responding to an active shooter at a bar at 99 Rolling Oaks Drive in Thousand Oaks. When he arrived, Sergeant Helus heard gunfire... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Mark V Stasyuk

Sacramento County Sheriff's Department (CA) EOW: Sep 17, 2018

Deputy Sheriff Mark Stasyuk was shot and killed at approximately 1:50 pm as he and another a deputy responded to a disturbance call at an auto parts store at 10899... Read More »

Corrections Officer Armando Gallegos Jr

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CA) EOW: Sep 14, 2018

Corrections Officer Armando Gallegos succumbed to injuries sustained at approximately 3:30 pm on April 21st, 2018 when he was attacked by multiple inmates at the Kern Valley State Prison. He and... Read More »

Police Officer Oscar Adrian Reyes

Costa Mesa Police Department (CA) EOW: Sep 12, 2018

Police Officer Oscar Reyes suffered a fatal heart attack after participating in the Orange County Traffic Officers Association Motor Rodeo at Huntington State Beach. He had participated in several... Read More »

Officer Kirk A Griess

California Highway Patrol (CA) EOW: Aug 10, 2018

Officer Kirk Griess was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on I-80, near Manuel Campos Parkway, in Solano. Another vehicle entered the area and struck both... Read More »

Officer Andrew J Camilleri Sr

California Highway Patrol (CA) EOW: Dec 24, 2017

Officer Andrew Camilleri was killed when his patrol car was struck by a drunk driver on I-880, near Route 92, in Hayward. He and his partner were parked on the shoulder... Read More »

K9 Jax

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (CA) EOW: Oct 31, 2017

K9 Jax was stabbed to death while attempting an apprehension at an apartment complex in the 500 block of East Weddell Avenue. Officers had responded to a domestic violence incident in... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Robert French

Sacramento County Sheriff's Department (CA) EOW: Aug 30, 2017

Deputy Sheriff Bob French was shot and killed outside of the Ramada Inn in the 2600 block of Auburn Boulevard while conducting an auto theft investigation at approximately 10:30 am. Members... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Robert Rumfelt

Lake County Sheriff's Office (CA) EOW: Aug 22, 2017

Deputy Sheriff Rob Rumfelt suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a fight call involving approximately five people in the 900 block of Boggs Lane, in Lakeport, at approximately... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Michael Robert Foley

Alameda County Sheriff's Office (CA) EOW: Feb 23, 2017

Deputy Sheriff Michael Foley was struck and killed by a prisoner transport bus in the parking lot of the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California, at approximately 6:00 am. He was... Read More »

Officer Lucas F Chellew

California Highway Patrol (CA) EOW: Feb 22, 2017

Officer Lucas Chellew was killed in a motorcycle crash near the intersection of Stockton Boulevard and Fruitridge Road, in Sacramento, while pursuing another motorcycle. Officer Chellew's motorcycle... Read More »

Police Officer Keith Wayne Boyer

Whittier Police Department (CA) EOW: Feb 20, 2017

Police Officer Keith Boyer was shot and killed as he and another officer investigated an accident near the intersection of Colima Road and Mar Vista Street. Unbeknownst to the officers, the... Read More »

CA Fallen Officers

Deputy Constable Caleb Rule

Fort Bend County Constable's Office - Precinct 4 (TX) EOW: May 29, 2020

Deputy Constable Caleb Rule was inadvertently shot and killed by a Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office while responding to a suspicious person call in the 3900 block of Chestnut Bend... Read More »

Police Officer Nate Lyday

Ogden Police Department (UT) EOW: May 28, 2020

Police Officer Nate Lyday was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call at a home in the 300 block of Jackson Avenue. A woman had called 911 and... Read More »

Police Officer Cody Holte

Grand Forks Police Department (ND) EOW: May 27, 2020

Police Officer Cody Holte was shot and killed after responding to assist deputies from the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office who were fired upon as they served an eviction notice... Read More »

Trooper First Class Eugene Kenneth Baron Jr

Connecticut State Police (CT) EOW: May 25, 2020

Trooper First Class Eugene Baron died as the result of cancer contracted while assisting with rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attacks on... Read More »

Trooper George Baker

Louisiana State Police (LA) EOW: May 24, 2020

Trooper George Baker succumbed to injuries sustained on May 20th, 2020, when he was struck by a Hammond patrol car while removing stop sticks from the roadway during a vehicle... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Wyatt Maser

Bonneville County Sheriff's Office (ID) EOW: May 18, 2020

Deputy Sheriff Wyatt Maser was struck and killed by a patrol car at the intersection of Bone Road and 9th Road South at 5:20 am. He had initially responded to a... Read More »

Correctional Officer Berisford Anthony Morse

Washington State Department of Corrections (WA) EOW: May 17, 2020

Correctional Officer Berisford Morse died after contracting COVID-19 through a confirmed exposure to an inmate during an outbreak at the Monroe Correctional Complex’s minimum security... Read More »

Officer Ching Kok Ck Yan

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations (US) EOW: May 16, 2020

Officer CK Yan died after contracting COVID-19 while on duty at the International Mail Facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, New York. Officer Yan had served... Read More »

Corrections Supervisor 1 Fella A Adebiyi

Kansas Department of Corrections (KS) EOW: May 12, 2020

Corrections Supervisor 1 Fella Adebiyi died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak amongst employees and inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Supervisor Adebiyi had served with the... Read More »

Corrections Supervisor 1 George Bernie Robare

Kansas Department of Corrections (KS) EOW: May 11, 2020

Corrections Supervisor 1 Bernie Robare died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak amongst employees and inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Supervisor Robare had served with the... Read More »

Sergeant Charles Rob Roberts Iii

Glen Ridge Police Department (NJ) EOW: May 11, 2020

Sergeant Rob Roberts died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak with the city government building and police headquarters. Sergeant Roberts had served with the Glen Ridge Police Department... Read More »

Corrections Officer V Maria Mendez

Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX) EOW: May 09, 2020

Corrections Officer V Maria Mendez died after contracting COVID-19 in a presumed exposure during an outbreak at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville, Texas. Officer Mendez had served with the Texas... Read More »

Corrections Officer V Jesse Wayne Bolton

Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX) EOW: May 08, 2020

Corrections Officer V Jesse Bolton died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak at the Eastham Unit in Lovelady, Texas. Officer Bolton had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice... Read More »

Sergeant Lionel Q Martinez

Alamo Colleges Police Department (TX) EOW: May 05, 2020

Sergeant Lionel Martinez suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a shooting call on North Main Avenue at about 10:00 pm. He was responding to the initial call when he... Read More »

Officer Omar E Palmer

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations (US) EOW: May 04, 2020

Officer Omar Palmer died after contracting COVID-19 after being exposed to an employee at John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York City, who had tested positive. His condition worsened... Read More »

Officer Richard G Mccoy

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations (US) EOW: May 03, 2020

Officer Richard McCoy died after contracting COVID-19 while on duty at the Fort Lauderdale/Port Everglades Port of Entry in Florida. Officer McCoy was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with... Read More »

Police Officer Michael S Mosher

Overland Park Police Department (KS) EOW: May 03, 2020

Police Officer Mike Mosher was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a hit-and-run suspect. Officer Mosher was off duty, but in his uniform while en route to work, when he... Read More »

Police Officer Jason Knox

Houston Police Department (TX) EOW: May 02, 2020

Police Officer Jason Knox was killed in a helicopter crash in the 17050 block of Imperial Valley Drive at about 2:00 am. He was aboard the MD 369E helicopter as the... Read More »

Detective Sergeant Randall C French

Troy Police Department (NY) EOW: Apr 30, 2020

Detective Sergeant Randy French died after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. Detective Sergeant French had served with the Troy Police Department for 17 years and was assigned to the Special... Read More »

Detention Deputy Timothy De La Fuente

Bexar County Sheriff's Office (TX) EOW: Apr 30, 2020

Detention Deputy Timothy De La Fuente died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak of the illness at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center Annex where he was assigned. Deputy De La... Read More »

National Fallen Officers

News

Press Release

SFDSA Starts Coronavirus Prevention Campaign

On March 30th the San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association started an educational… Read More »

Press Release

Paul Miyamoto for SF DCCC

The San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association is pleased to announce its endorsement… Read More »

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SF Democratic County Central Committee

The San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association is pleased to announce its endorsements… Read More »

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