Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
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Officer and K-9 were on patrol when they were hit by another vehicle
Officer Truong Thai was fatally shot while on the scene of a domestic violence call
Melody Norton was with Sgt. Bobby Swartz, a 25-year veteran who was shot and killed during the incident, and deputy investigator Mark Johns, who was wounded
“For all of those who now stand watch on Earth in your place, I salute you,” Peter Jerving’s brother said
Officer Julian Becerra, who was married with two young children, had been hospitalized in critical condition since the Feb. 2 fall
Less than a month before the shooting, the man allegedly called an out of state credit union and said he was going to go on a killing spree
Charles Herring was riding his police motorcycle on patrol when a piece of a tree fell and struck him, causing him to swerve and crash
Neighbors described Adeed Fayaz as a friendly and polite young dad who would volunteer to shovel their walkways
Within 30 minutes, Officer Sean Sluganski was killed, Officer Charles Thomas was shot in the face and the gunman was dead
Chief: “One of our finest, who put on that uniform, put on that badge, went into work last night, has paid the ultimate sacrifice for protecting our community”
The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call when the suspect opened fire
Officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr., 23, was fatally shot by a convicted felon who is a member of a Fresno-based gang
If passed, a person would face a class D felony for killing a law enforcement animal, which would lead to up to seven years in prison
Individual plaques dedicated to fallen officers were missing pictures and names had been scratched out
“I would like to apologize to Mark and the Nix family for taking him away from you. I hope this brings you closure,” inmate Wesley Ruiz said
Gonzalo Carrasco was on patrol when a homeowner approached him stating that an unknown man was on their property
Officer Clarence “CJ” Williams and another deputy were running after a suspect when he collapsed
Officer Brian Pierce Jr. was fatally hit while standing on a bridge to put down a spike strip across the roadway
Deputy Darnell Calhoun, 30, leaves behind two young children and a widow pregnant with their third child
Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora were killed on Jan. 21, 2022, while responding to a call about an argument between a woman and her adult son
The widow of one of the deputies said the ballistic shields could have saved her husband last year
The slain LEO and a team of officers were pursuing a trio that robbed a Fort Worth bar in 2018 when one of the men opened fire
Steven J. Lim, a 26-year veteran of LASD, leaves behind his wife and five children
Deputy Darnell Calhoun, 30, is the second Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty in the past 16 days
Hundreds of officers packed inside the church while hundreds of others watched from overflow spaces
The plight of two LE professionals who both died of duty-related melanomas highlights the inequities in workplace protections afforded to those who protect both humans and our natural resources
There are moments in police history that can never be forgotten; January 12, 1998, is one of those moments
In 2022, 64 officers were shot and killed in firearms-related incidents, according to NLEOMF’s report
The suspect opened fire on officers after they attempted to arrest him for an active warrant in 2021, killing Officer Ryan Bialke
“My assessment of how members of the LE community are feeling after this tragedy is that they are very sad ... and very pissed that it happened,” a chief said
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