Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Preparation eases an agency’s response to an LODD, plus helps provide care for a fallen officer’s family and grieving members of the department
The Honor Chair project preserves the memory of fallen cops, firefighters
Multiple roadway LODDs in early 2020 are tragic reminders of the importance of time, distance and shielding to reduce hot zone risk
The officer was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where he succumbed to his injuries
Officer Steve Nothem was sitting in his patrol car on the scene of a DUI investigation when his vehicle was struck by a passing driver
Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal was killed during a September 2019 traffic stop in a residential cul-de-sac near Houston
Tyson Shawn Jordan Hampton is facing 27 felony charges after fatally shooting Officer Truong Thai during a domestic disturbance call
The suspect fired 18 shots that an official described as an “AK-47 pistol,” which penetrated the officer’s ballistic vest
According to the tweet, Sgt. Dustin Demonte was planning to attend a Dolphins’ game before he was killed last week
“Dustin DeMonte was one of those officers who was not just doing a job. He was working for the community.”
The footage is part of a preliminary report by the state’s Office of the Inspector General
Bristol police said Officer Alec Iurato was hit by gunfire and returned fire, killing the shooter
The number of ambushes in which police were injured or killed in surprise attacks with little chance to defend themselves has soared since 2020
Officer Truong Thai, who was wearing a ballistic vest, was shot in the torso and died at a hospital
The officers were responding to a 911 call about an apparent dispute between two brothers that appears to have been a deliberate act to lure LE to the scene
Ambush attacks are up 100% over the same period last year
Officer Truong Thai, 49, was fatally wounded while answering a report for a domestic disturbance and stopping a vehicle near the Las Vegas Strip
Bristol Police Sgt. Dustin Demonte and Officer Alex Hamzy were killed, and Officer Alec Iurato was wounded
The individual was reportedly driving on the wrong side of the road, causing the head-on collision
Greenville Police Department Detective Myiesha Stewart, 30, was killed as she and other officers responded to a call
Deputy Matthew Kirrman, 27, died when his patrol car left the road, striking a nearby fence
Patrolman August Baker is the only officer of the Cumberland Police Department to die in the line of duty
“She found her people. She found her purpose,” wrote one family member
The fallen deputy was a 20-year veteran of the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sidnee Carter, 22, had just completed field training
“There have been many valuable gifts given in honor of Seara. However, none, and I mean none, are more valuable than this,” said Lieutenant Donnie Benedict
The report counters claims made by the officer’s mother, who has alleged her son was beaten in a scenario meant to “simulate a mob”
Capt. Terry Arnold, a school resource officer at Cook High School, suffered a fatal heart attack after intervening with two fighting students
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Deputy Blane Lane was “the epitome of what American law enforcement is about”
“These officers made the ultimate sacrifice, and our city made a pledge to them and their families to never forget.”
Austin Cops 4 Charities has already raised $15,000 for the family of Officer Anthony Martin
The officer was participating in defensive tactics training with his recruitment class, when he told the training staff he wasn’t feeling well
The law doesn’t prevent police video from being released, but individuals must go through a judge to acquire video that involves an officer death
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