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
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, the majority (seven of 10) vehicle accident deaths thus far in 2017 were single-vehicle collisions — this must end
Anthony J. Borostowski lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree
Levy Pettway was a reserve deputy for the sheriff’s department and a school resource officer
Police said the driver of the bus attempted to make a left turn and failed to yield to Deputy Carl Cosper’s vehicle
Eric Frein, an anti-government survivalist and expert marksman, is charged with opening fire at the Blooming Grove barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania in 2014
Law enforcement wanted to give a boy who stood at attention in a police uniform at a fallen officer’s procession a day he wouldn’t forget
Seven police and firefighter widows have been waiting for at least a year for their share of benefits under the Line of Duty Compensation Act
Deputy Constable Clint Greenwood was shot outside a courthouse
Other officers pulled Nick Rodman from his burning vehicle and took him directly to the hospital Tuesday evening
If it were not for the man’s trafficking in guns and drugs, the killing “possibly would not have happened,’' an attorney told the court
Detective Jason T. Weiland is survived by his wife and two children
Trooper Brooks David said an officer was shot while responding to reports of shots fired at a residence
A domestic dispute at a bank escalated into shootings at three locations
K-9 Rooster had been with the department for five years
Sgt. Shawn Thomas Anderson, a father of two and a deputy for 18 years, died after he was shot at a hair salon while trying to question a rape suspect
Deputy Shawn T. Anderson was conducting an investigation with another deputy at a strip mall near the AMC movie theater when the shooting occurred
Florida’s governor took a case involving the killing of a police officer out of the hands of its prosecutor Thursday
Officer Michael Hance leaves behind two daughters
The man suspected of gunning down a tribal officer on the nation’s largest American Indian reservation was found hiding on a ridge not far from his rural home
Brian Falb was assigned to the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack to help in search-and-recovery efforts
Officer Houston James Largo died after he was shot while responding to a domestic violence call
Deputy Curtis Allen Bartlett collided with a tractor-trailer while in pursuit of a suspect
A newly elected Arkansas legislator wants to prevent families from suffering
Special Agent Rickey O’Donald is survived by his wife and daughter
A recidivist gang member whose record includes a 2010 robbery conviction and a 2014 GTA conviction murdered Officer Keith Boyer ten days after release from prison
A man was sentenced Tuesday to at least 12 years in prison on third-degree murder, drunken driving and other charges for a wrong-way crash that killed an officer
A dispatcher said Senior Deputy T. Faughtenbery died of a heart attack
Sgt. Joseph Cox died after suffering a medical emergency while responding to a crash Sunday
K-9 Ranger went into cardiac arrest after detaining a driver
Sgt. Greg Meagher died after inhaling liquid nitrogen while trying to save a worker inside a sperm bank
