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Since 1952, SFDSA has been dedicated to representing the professional men and women of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department who protect and serve the City and County of San Francisco. Read More »

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Remembering Law Enforcement’s Heroes

Sergeant Harry Cohen

Riverside County Sheriff's Department (CA) EOW: Oct 18, 2020

Sergeant Harry Cohen suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in training with the canine unit. Sergeant Cohen had served with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for 24 years. He... Read More »

Detective Jose Mora

Fresno County Sheriff's Office (CA) EOW: Sep 07, 2020

Detective Jose Mora died after contracting COVID-19 while transporting a homicide suspect back to Fresno County from Oklahoma. Detective Mora had served with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office for... Read More »

K9 Atlas

Scotts Valley Police Department (CA) EOW: Aug 21, 2020

K9 Atlas died from complications of smoke inhalation during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. Atlas and his handler had to be evacuated from the area on two occasions and were exposed... Read More »

Sergeant Virgil Thomas

Richmond Police Department (CA) EOW: Aug 20, 2020

Sergeant Virgil Thomas died after contracting COVID-19 during a call for service. Sergeant Thomas had served with the Richmond Police Department for 24 years. He had previously served with the... Read More »

Sergeant Gilbert Polanco

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CA) EOW: Aug 09, 2020

Sergeant Gilbert Polanco died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among staff and inmates at San Quentin State Prison. Sergeant Polanco was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Oscar W Rocha

Alameda County Sheriff's Office (CA) EOW: Jul 23, 2020

Deputy Sheriff Oscar Rocha died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among staff and inmates at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California. He remained on a ventilator for approximately... Read More »

Investigator Donald K Sumner

Patton State Hospital Police Department (CA) EOW: Jul 14, 2020

Investigator Donald Sumner died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among staff and patients at the facility. Investigator Sumner was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the... Read More »

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

Senior Police Officer Ernest Leal Jr

Houston Police Department (TX) EOW: Nov 27, 2020

Senior Police Officer Ernest Leal died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. Officer Leal had served with the Houston Police Department for 36 years and was... Read More »

Correctional Officer Glenn F Martinez

Guam Department of Corrections (GU) EOW: Nov 23, 2020

Correctional Officer Glenn Martinez died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among employees and inmates at the Guam Adult Correctional Facility. Officer... Read More »

Detention Officer Dwight Willis

Greene County Sheriff's Office (MO) EOW: Nov 22, 2020

Detention Officer Dwight Willis died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak among employees and inmates at the Greene County Jail. Detention Officer Willis had... Read More »

K9 Titan

Johnstown Police Department (PA) EOW: Nov 22, 2020

K9 Titan died after falling down an elevator shaft while clearing a building at 249 Maple Avenue at about 4:30 am. Officers responding to a burglary located two suspects hiding in... Read More »

K9 Sjaak

La Vergne Police Department (TN) EOW: Nov 18, 2020

K9 Sjaak succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day after a subject opened fire on his handler's patrol car with an AR-15 rifle without provocation. The patrol car had... Read More »

Police Officer Charlie Cortez

Tulalip Tribal Police Department (TR) EOW: Nov 17, 2020

Police Officer Charlie Cortez died after the 24-foot fisheries enforcement vessel he was in capsized after being struck by a rogue wave in the Puget Sound, Washington, at about 9:00... Read More »

Air Interdiction Agent Christopher Doyle Carney

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations (US) EOW: Nov 16, 2020

Air Interdiction Agent Christopher Carney died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty in McAllen, Texas. Air Interdiction Agent Carney was a U.S. Army veteran and... Read More »

Lieutenant Marzell Jerome Brooks

Brookhaven Police Department (MS) EOW: Nov 15, 2020

Lieutenant Marzell Brooks died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. Lieutenant Brooks had served with the Brookhaven Police Department for 28 years and was... Read More »

K9 Diesel

Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office (IN) EOW: Nov 14, 2020

K9 Diesel was struck and killed by a vehicle while attempting an apprehension of a subject on two felony domestic battery warrants. K9 Diesel's handler located the subject's vehicle near the... Read More »

Agent Juan R Ramrez Padilla

Puerto Rico Police Department (PR) EOW: Nov 13, 2020

Agent Juan Ramírez-Padilla died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. Agent Ramírez-Padilla had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 27 years and... Read More »

Police Officer Travis C Wallace

Helena-West Helena Police Department (AR) EOW: Nov 12, 2020

Police Officer Travis Wallace was shot and killed in the 1200 block of Highway 49 while attempting to arrest a subject wanted for a shooting that occurred the previous week. Officer... Read More »

Sergeant Sean Rios

Houston Police Department (TX) EOW: Nov 09, 2020

Sergeant Sean Rios was shot and killed in the 7700 block of North Freeway at about 1:30 pm while en route to start his shift at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. He... Read More »

Officer Domingo Jasso Iii

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations (US) EOW: Nov 05, 2020

Officer Domingo Jasso died as the result of complication after contracting COVID-19 while on duty at the Progreso/Donna Port of Entry in Progresso, Texas. Officer Jasso had served with the United... Read More »

Police Officer Marshall Waters Jr

Mangham Police Department (LA) EOW: Nov 05, 2020

Police Officer Marshall Waters succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained on October 17th, 2020, while conducting a traffic stop on Highway 425 near the Franklin Parish / Richland Parish border. The... Read More »

First Lieutenant Roberto Rodrguez Hernndez

Puerto Rico Police Department (PR) EOW: Nov 04, 2020

First Lieutenant Roberto Rodríguez-Hernández died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. Lieutenant Rodríguez-Hernández had served with the Puerto Rico Police... Read More »

Sergeant William Darnell

DeWitt Township Police Department (MI) EOW: Nov 04, 2020

Sergeant Bill Darnell died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. In 2008 Sergeant Darnell was ambushed and shot point-blank in the face during a domestic... Read More »

Deputy Sheriff Johnny R Tunches

Harris County Sheriff's Office (TX) EOW: Nov 03, 2020

Deputy Sheriff Johnny Tunches died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. He had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 29 years and was assigned... Read More »

Lieutenant Loyd Ray Hamm

Richland Parish Sheriff's Office (LA) EOW: Nov 02, 2020

Lieutenant Loyd Hamm died as a result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. Lieutenant Loyd had served with the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office for 17 years. He is survived... Read More »

Corporal Avery Hillman

Crisp County Sheriff's Office (GA) EOW: Oct 31, 2020

Corporal Avery Hillman died as a result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty at Crisp Regional Hospital. Corporal Hillman was a veteran of the Georgia National Guard. He had... Read More »

Corporal Daniel R Abramovitz

Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office (KS) EOW: Oct 30, 2020

Corporal Daniel Abramovitz was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of 211th Street and McIntyre Road at about 4:00 pm. His department vehicle collided with the side of a... Read More »

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