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 other trooper’s injuries are not considered life-threatening
Justin Walters was 15 when he was accused of compiling a “die or dead list” and planning to shoot people
The mayor’s remarks came after he faced complaints from critics for spending the weekend with world leaders in Germany as his city grappled with Familia’s death
Trooper Joel Davis was approaching the couple’s home when Staff Sgt. Justin Walters shot him in the torso with a rifle, leaving him in a roadside ditch
A U.S. Army soldier is accused of shooting and killing a New York State Police trooper
The gathering included colleagues of Officer Miosotis Familia and many from the Bronx neighborhood where she worked
The investigation will go before a grand jury to decide whether there was proper use of force during the incident that culminated in the shooter being killed by an explosives-carrying robot
Here’s what cops can learn from the DA’s report on the July 2016 attack
In 2016, 21 out of 145 officers killed in the line of duty were killed in ambush-style attacks
In any ambush situation, know that you are better trained, better armed and better motivated than even the most hardened adversary
The mobile command centers hadn’t originally been part of a plan to retrofit all of the department’s squad cars with inch-thick bullet-resistant glass and armored door panels
DeRay Mckesson and four other Black Lives Matter leaders are named as defendants in the suit filed on behalf of one of the officers wounded in the attack
She hopes her experience as a black woman whose life was saved by police at a Black Lives Matter protest helps bridge the gap
Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the shooting “the latest in a troubling series of attacks on police officers over the past two years”
Gavin Long, 29, had searched for personal information of two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling
A longtime officer in Fulton County died as he was helping a woman who had struck a deer
Officer Miosotis Familia was wrapping up her shift when the man fired one round through the passenger-side window and struck her in the head
Officer Miguel Moreno, a nine-year veteran of the police force, was shot in the head during the encounter
Trooper Ryan Albin was an 11-year veteran of the department
Sgt. William Trampass Bishop, a 30-year veteran with the agency, was struck while outside his patrol vehicle
Officer Jonny Castro has painted over 80 portraits (and counting) in honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect their communities
The FBI and the Detroit Police Department investigated the case
Newport Police Lt. Patrick Weatherford, a decorated police officer, was fatally shot while assisting with a traffic stop
Blue Alerts may be used by local and state authorities to provide early warnings of violent threats against police
Nathan M. Desjardins died from injuries sustained when a police boat crashed enroute to rescue canoeists last month
Officer Joshua Montaad was driving his Expedition when he went off the road and struck a tree
The case is the longest-running unsolved murder of a police officer in the country
The deputy was thrown from a boat and run over by the driverless vessel
Lt. Aaron L. Crook had been with the Bluefield police for nine years
Terry Lemons used some of the money at bars, restaurants and on a match.com account
