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
A cop who helped deliver a baby girl on the side of the road last year and later took a series of tea party photos with the toddler died Thursday
Thomas Hannon’s death was the result of medical complications stemming from a leg injury sustained in the line of duty
Sgt. Steve Perez became trapped in high water and was unable to escape his patrol car
The deputy is survived by his wife and four children
Deputy Sheriff Robert Rumfelt crashed into a tree after leaving the scene of a domestic violence call
Cpl. Gibran Barclift, 39, joined the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office in 2002
Sam Howard and Matthew Baxter died in a district where top prosecutor says she will no longer seek death penalty
The suspect was taken to jail wearing one of the fallen officer’s handcuffs
Deputy Jimmy Clark was responding to a shooting call when he swerved to avoid two dogs in the road
The suspect was being taken to the main Istanbul police station escorted by two police officers when he fatally stabbed an officer
James Lavoy was found unconscious in his police car
Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper-Pilot Burke M.M. Bates were killed in the crash
Cpl. Monty D. Platt had a severe reaction to medication prescribed to prevent infection from the cat bite
A manhunt is underway for the suspect in the murder of a rookie cop
Elise Ybarra was driving an unmarked detective’s vehicle when she entered a line of slow-moving traffic. Minutes later, a pickup collided with the officer’s vehicle
The vehicle stopped was registered to Ian McCarthy and he is considered a person of interest in the killing
Jason Fann was responding to a crash when he lost control of his patrol unit, rolling the vehicle
Reliability isn’t the only thing getting in the way of the technology
Raymond Durham was accused Thursday of shooting Collin Rose in the head on Nov. 22
Authorities haven’t disclosed a possible motive for the attack
Too many cops are killed during vehicle pursuits and their deaths should be considered murder, not the outcome of an inherent risk in a dangerous profession
Detective Wenjian Liu’s widow used in-vitro fertilization with sperm that was preserved after his death
Lt. D. Heath Meyer had laid stop sticks on the interstate when two troopers came up in hot pursuit
A group of 35 LEOs came together and joined forces to make sure Trooper Joel Davis’ project got done for his youngest child, 13-year-old Jaila
The annual tribute began by reading the names of 531 police officers, firefighters and paramedics the group has honored in 10 years
Documents show a man wanted in the 1980 killing of a chief lived in a secret room in his ex-wife’s home and told her to bury him in the backyard when he died
Organizers for the Women’s March are facing backlash after tweeting birthday wishes for one of the United States’ most infamous fugitive cop killers
“No one is stepping up for the cops, nobody is looking out for the police and they continue to demonize the cops and that’s an issue as far as I’m concerned”
Traffic-related incidents are the leading cause of officer fatalities in 2017
In response, “a police force charged at the terrorists, killed two and wounded the third”