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Remembering Law Enforcement’s Heroes

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

Master Sergeant Daniel B Hinton

Florida Highway Patrol (FL) EOW: Feb 19, 2019

Master Sergeant Daniel Hinton suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a defensive tactics training exercise at the Fort Myers FHP Station.He was transported to the Gulf Coast Medical... Read More »

Agent Alfred Zanyet Prez

Puerto Rico Police Department (PR) EOW: Feb 15, 2019

Agent Alfred Zanyet-Pérez was shot and killed while conducting an undercover operation in the Duey Bajo community in San Germán, Puerto Rico.He was at a store along PR-330 when a... Read More »

Detective Brian Simonsen

New York City Police Department (NY) EOW: Feb 12, 2019

Detective Brian Simonsen was shot and killed while responding to a robbery at a cell phone store at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 120th Street in the Richmond Hill... Read More »

K9 Defender

BNSF Railway Police Department (RR) EOW: Feb 07, 2019

K9 Defender was shot and killed by his handler after being mistaken for a coyote in the area of Bena Road and Neumarkel Road in Kern County, California.Defender's handler had... Read More »

Police Officer Matthew Rittner

Milwaukee Police Department (WI) EOW: Feb 06, 2019

Police Officer Matthew Rittner was shot and killed as he executed a narcotics and firearms related search warrant at a home in the 2900 block of South 12th Street near... Read More »

Trooper Lucas Bartley Dowell

Virginia State Police (VA) EOW: Feb 04, 2019

Trooper Lucas Dowell was shot and killed as he and other members of the Virginia State Police's Tactical Team made entry into a home to secure it for a search... Read More »

Border Patrol Agent Donna Doss

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol (US) EOW: Feb 02, 2019

Border Patrol Agent Donna Doss was struck and killed by a vehicle on the south service road of I-20 near mile marker 276, between Tye and Merkel, Texas.She had responded... Read More »

Detective William Lee Brewer

Clermont County Sheriff's Office (OH) EOW: Feb 02, 2019

Detective Bill Brewer was shot and killed after responding to call from a suicidal man armed with a gun at an apartment complex at 368 St. Andrews Drive in Pierce... Read More »

Corporal Shane Totty

Baton Rouge Police Department (LA) EOW: Feb 01, 2019

Corporal Shane Totty was killed in a motorcycle crash in the 6400 block of Jones Creek Road while escorting a funeral procession.His police motorcycle collided with another vehicle that pulled... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Bryan Lj Ryer Jr

Glascock County Sheriff's Office (GA) EOW: Jan 29, 2019

Deputy Sheriff LJ Ryer was killed in a vehicle crash while en route to the Regional Youth Detention Center in Washington, Georgia to pick up an inmate.His patrol car collided... Read More »

K9 Chucky

Bexar County Sheriff's Office (TX) EOW: Jan 25, 2019

K9 Chucky was shot and killed in the area of West Loop 1604 and Highway 151 while attempting an apprehension of a subject following a vehicle pursuit.The pursuit had started... Read More »

Police Officer Sean Paul Tuder

Mobile Police Department (AL) EOW: Jan 20, 2019

Police Officer Sean Tuder was shot and killed as he and several other officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant at an apartment complex at 1545 Leroy Steven Road at... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Ray Elwin Horn Iii

Comal County Sheriff's Office (TX) EOW: Jan 17, 2019

Deputy Sheriff Ray Horn suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after participating in his agency's mandatory physical fitness testing.He had completed the testing and left the facility when he... Read More »

Supervisory Deputy Us Marshal Norman D Merkel

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service (US) EOW: Jan 16, 2019

Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Norm Merkel suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in his agency's wellness program inside the United States Courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas.A court... Read More »

K9 Haas

Duluth Police Department (MN) EOW: Jan 13, 2019

K9 Haas was shot and killed during a barricade of a domestic violence suspect in the 1000 block of West Skyline Parkway.The subject barricaded himself inside of the home as... Read More »

Sergeant Wytasha Lamar Carter

Birmingham Police Department (AL) EOW: Jan 13, 2019

Sergeant WyTasha Carter was shot and killed as he and another officer attempted to arrest two men who were breaking into vehicles at a bar in 900 block of Fifth... Read More »

Trooper Christopher Lambert

Illinois State Police (IL) EOW: Jan 12, 2019

Trooper Christopher Lambert was struck and killed by a vehicle while investigating the scene of a prior crash on I-294 near Willow Road in Northbrook.He was en route home when... Read More »

Police Officer Clayton Joel Townsend

Salt River Police Department (TR) EOW: Jan 08, 2019

Police Officer Clayton Townsend was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on northbound State Route 101 just south of McDowell Road, in Scottsdale at 6:00... Read More »

Police Officer Dale James Woods

Colerain Township Police Department (OH) EOW: Jan 07, 2019

Police Officer Dale Woods succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier while moving traffic control devices at the scene of a previous crash on Colerain Avenue near Harry Lee Lane.The... Read More »

K9 Able

United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (US) EOW: Jan 05, 2019

K9 Able died of complications of being exposed to an unknown substance during an explosives detection training deployment in Dallas, Texas.Following the exposure, he became ill and experienced... Read More »

National Fallen Officers

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Matt Haney and the DSA Donate Toys to Children

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SFDSA received the 2018 Platinum Seal of Transparency

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