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Remembering Law Enforcement’s Heroes

Correctional Officer Richard Bianchi

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CA) EOW: Jun 25, 2020

Correctional Officer Richard Bianchi was killed in a vehicle crash on Highway 44 four miles east of Old Station Road near Redding. He was en route from the High Desert State... Read More »

Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office (CA) EOW: Jun 06, 2020

Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller was shot and killed as he and other deputies investigated reports of a suspicious vehicle. Deputies had originally responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle that... Read More »

Police Officer Efren Coronel

El Centro Police Department (CA) EOW: Jun 03, 2020

Police Officer Efren Coronel died after contracting COVID-19 as the result of a confirmed exposure at the intersection of 8th Street and Main Street during the arrest of an offender... Read More »

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

Police Officer Anthony Dia

Toledo Police Department (OH) EOW: Jul 04, 2020

Police Officer Anthony Dia was shot and killed after responding to a disturbance at a Home Depot store at 1035 West Alexis Road at about 12:30 am. A drunk subject had... Read More »

K9 Leo

Wake Forest Police Department (NC) EOW: Jul 01, 2020

K9 Leo died from the effects of heat exhaustion following a training exercise. He was rushed to a local veterinarian when he showed symptoms of heat exhaustion. He was released for... Read More »

Police Officer Jason Judd

Peoria Police Department (AZ) EOW: Jul 01, 2020

Police Officer Jason Judd was killed in a motorcycle crash at Liberty High School near 97th Avenue and Deer Valley Road. He had completed a motor demonstration for the Youth Citizen... Read More »

Sergeant Craig Johnson

Tulsa Police Department (OK) EOW: Jun 30, 2020

Sergeant Craig Johnson succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous morning when he was shot multiple times during a traffic stop near the intersection of East 21st Street and South... Read More »

Sergeant Dale Multer

Travis County Constable's Office - Precinct 5 (TX) EOW: Jun 27, 2020

Sergeant Dale Multer died after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while serving civil papers. Read More »

Master Detention Deputy Lynn Jones

Lake County Sheriff's Office (FL) EOW: Jun 24, 2020

Master Detention Deputy Lynn Jones died after contracting COVID-19 in a presumed exposure during an outbreak at the Lake County Jail at 441 W Main Street in Tavares. At the... Read More »

Police Officer Michael Lee

Navajo Division of Public Safety (TR) EOW: Jun 19, 2020

Police Officer Michael Lee died after contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while on duty. Officer Lee had served with the Navajo Division of Public Safety for 29 years and was... Read More »

Police Officer Destin Legieza

Brentwood Police Department (TN) EOW: Jun 18, 2020

Police Officer Destin Legieza was killed in a vehicle crash on Franklin Road between Murray Lane to Concord Road shortly before 6:00 am. A drunk driver traveling in the opposite direction... Read More »

Wildlife Officer Julian Keen Jr

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FL) EOW: Jun 14, 2020

Wildlife Officer Julian Keen was shot and killed in Labelle when he attempted to stop a hit-and-run suspect while off duty. Hendry County deputies located Officer Keen's body after responding to... Read More »

Police Officer Dale Thomas Provins Jr

Jefferson Hills Borough Police Department (PA) EOW: Jun 13, 2020

Police Officer Dale Provins succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash 10 days earlier in the 200 block of Old Clairton Road. An oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff James Blair

Simpson County Sheriff's Office (MS) EOW: Jun 12, 2020

Deputy Sheriff James Blair was shot and killed while transporting a subject from an involuntary psychiatric evaluation at a mental health facility at 3087 Mississippi 13 in Mendenhall. The... Read More »

Border Patrol Agent Johan Mordan

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol (US) EOW: Jun 11, 2020

Border Patrol Agent Johan Mordan died while conducting a foot patrol in a remote area of desert in the Bootheel section of New Mexico. Other agents began searching for him after... Read More »

Corrections Officer V Thomas Adedayo Ogungbire

Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX) EOW: Jun 11, 2020

Corrections Officer V Thomas Ogungbire died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak at the Hutchins State Jail in Dallas County. Officer Ogungbire had served with the Texas Department of... Read More »

K9 Rao

South Carolina Highway Patrol (SC) EOW: Jun 10, 2020

K9 Rao died of an illness. K9 Rao had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for nine years. K9 Rao was named after Senior Trooper Michael Rao who was struck and... Read More »

Sheriff Andy Deric Clark

DeKalb County Sheriff's Office (MO) EOW: Jun 03, 2020

Sheriff Andy Clark was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 36 and M Highway, near Osborn, while responding to assist a deputy in an emergency situation. His... Read More »

Lieutenant Stephen Williams

Moody Police Department (AL) EOW: Jun 02, 2020

Lieutenant Stephen Williams was shot and killed while responding to a call for service at the Motel 8 at 2451 Moody Parkway. While on scene at least one suspect opened fire... Read More »

Police Officer Waldis Jay Johnson

Detroit Police Department (MI) EOW: May 31, 2020

Police Officer Jay Johnson succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained on April 30th, 2017, while responding to a domestic violence call at 10075 Joy Road. He and fellow officer Darren Maurice... Read More »

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 »

Detective John D Songy

Rutland Police Department (MA) EOW: May 29, 2020

Detective John Songy died after contracting COVID-19 as the result of a presumed exposure while on duty. Detective Songy had served with the Rutland Police Department for eight years and had... Read More »

Police Officer Nathan James 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 »

National Fallen Officers

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