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
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Trooper Kenneth Velez was conducting a traffic stop when he was hit outside his cruiser
Deputy Kenneth Hubert Maltby was driving when the driver of a pickup swerved into his lane and struck him head-on
Lt. Waldemar Rivera-Santiago was on his way to work when his motorcycle struck the back of a truck
Senior Officer Amir Abdul-Khaliq had been with the department for 17 years and previously served in the Marines
Officer Shannon Brown was struck by a car during a traffic stop and succumbed to his injuries Saturday
Officer Jose Chavez, 33, was shot dead at a convenience store in front of a fellow officer
Three suspects are in custody
Manuel Alvarez was involved in a motorcycle crash Thursday
On the cusp of retirement, Lt. Bruce Holt committed to helping his small department recover and rebuild after a tragic loss
Special Agent De’Greaun Frazier was working with other agents and narcotics officers on a drug investigation when the suspect pulled a firearm
More than 4,000 people attended the public service at a church in the city of El Cajon, east of San Diego
Police hope to find the person who left the medal at the police memorial downtown
Officer Shawn Miller succumbed to his injuries after a crash involving a motorcycle and car
A man immediately opened fire on a San Diego police officer who walked up to him on a dark residential street last week to ask if he lived nearby, then shot into a patrol car
Jesse Gomez was charged with murder and attempted murder on Tuesday at a hospital
Since the shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge, many PDs have doubled up on patrols and taken other protective measures
The city’s police chief said that she has yet to determine if the shooting was similar to recent targeted attacks on LE
The slain officer, a husband and father of two children, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died early Friday
Shooting deaths spiked 78 percent, including an alarming increase in ambush-style assaults
The sheriff’s deputy killed last Sunday ran to help another officer when he could have stayed safe in the convenience store where he was working off-duty
It was the second recent funeral for the department, following the one in May for Det. Brad Lancaster
Chief said the attack isn’t part of the recent string of shootings of police in the U.S., but that “hate against police has got to stop”
Officers Montrell Jackson, Matthew Gerald, and Brad Garafola were killed in the shooting
The gunman’s “movements, his direction, his attention was on police officers”
Officer Montrell L. Jackson was one of three officers fatally shot Sunday in Baton Rouge
Officers Montrell Jackson, Matthew Gerald, and Brad Garafola were killed in the shooting
The officer served with the department for two months and served as a corrections officer for several years
55-year-old Deputy Sheriff Paul Clark was intentionally hit by a stolen vehicle in October 2015
Micah Johnson, dead suspect in shooting attack on Dallas police, served in the Army Reserve and did one tour of duty in Afghanistan
The stories of the officers gunned down in a sniper attack emerged Friday as their identities became known
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