Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Leaders have a duty to prepare their officers and protect their families — because when tragedy strikes, there may be no second chance
After the January 6 Capitol riot, DC Officer Jeffrey Smith died by suicide — his widow’s fight changed the law and redefined duty-related trauma
This could be the year we finally drop below 100 line-of-duty deaths — a goal many once believed was out of reach
The suspect was charged with capital murder and is jailed on $1 million bond
A police funeral is one place where officers come together as one, regardless of the color of our uniform, our state or country of origin
The suspect opened fire at the LEO and another officer during their investigation
The officer helped a driver out of a wrecked sports car less than an hour before he was killed
The officer died of natural causes at a local hospital after collapsing during a training exercise
The men were arrested on charges of accessory after the fact in the capital murder case
The wife of Officer Matthew Rittner found out three days after her husband’s funeral that she is going to have a baby
The LEO collapsed during a run and was pronounced dead at a local hospital
The man is charged with capital murder for the death of 57-year-old Biloxi Police Patrolman Robert McKeithen
A local NAACP leader said the suspect had threatened to shoot his goddaughter last year when they were both high school students
Of the 106 LODDs last year, 55 were felonious acts and 51 were accidents
The trooper slid into the back of a tractor trailer, causing his vehicle to spin out of control into another trailer
The 23-year-veteran of the Biloxi force had been planning to retire this year
The suspect was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at an apartment after he fatally shot the LEO and fled
The inmate, who was found guilty of shooting two LEOs, killing one of them, says his constitutional rights were violated at trial
The governor says the bill is an injustice to the family of a police officer who was killed by a death row inmate in 2006
The teen was found guilty of felony murder for fatally striking Officer Amy Caprio with a stolen Jeep
The officer suffered broken ribs and crushing injuries to internal organs after a suspect ran her over with a stolen Jeep
Pennsylvania’s highest court upheld the death sentence and conviction on Friday of a sniper who killed a state trooper and wounded another in a nighttime ambush
Deputy Justin DeRosier was shot April 13 while responding to a call about a disabled motorhome blocking a road
The man was sentenced to life without parole for the 2017 murder of Trooper Joel R. Davis
The officer was shot while conducting a traffic stop, leaving him paralyzed until his death
The judge ordered a mental examination on the man who killed two officers in an ambush at his South Carolina home
Relatives of the officer spoke during the sentencing hearing Thursday, describing his compassion on and off duty
The man is serving a life sentence for the slaying of Officer Daniel Faulkner during a traffic stop in 1981
The inmate was granted parole after serving more than 37 years behind bars for her role as the getaway driver in a robbery that left two LEOs dead
Police fatally shot the suspect accused of killing Deputy Justin DeRosier
The deputy was shot shortly after he arrived at the scene
The officers will be honored in Washington on May 13 during Police Week
The case has rekindled a debate over California’s sanctuary law that limits LE’s cooperation with immigration authorities
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