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
he Below 100 training classes focused on bringing the national number of line-of-duty deaths to less than 100 each year
Deputies Patrick Dailey and Mark Logsdon were killed in February by a gunman
Families of the deceased cops got word and reached out to adopt
Trooper Chad P. Dermyer was the father of two children
Trooper Jeffrey Nichols is the first state trooper to die on duty in 2016
Two police officers and a prisoner they were transporting were killed early Saturday in a fiery crash
Detective Jacai Colson was killed in a blue-on-blue after a man fired at a police station
Two separate juries sentenced the 33-year-old to death for the 2003 slayings
Thousands of police officers from across the state and nation stood at attention for Trooper Thomas Clardy
Chief would have survived a wreck last year if his motorcycle was equipped with an anti-lock braking system, according to lawyers
Details surrounding the slaying of an SC officer on Friday have been released
At one point, the suspect put up his hands to surrender, then pulled up a gun and continued firing
Private funeral is scheduled next week for a plainclothes narcotics officer who was killed Sunday in a blue-on-blue
Thomas Clardy leaves behind his wife and six children
Officer who died in a chaotic shootout at a station was deliberately shot by a fellow cop who did not recognize him and viewed him as a threat
Four state troopers have died in car accidents since Christie took office
Sgt. Joseph G. Portaro was a 17-year veteran
The driver of the other vehicle said Deputy John Robert Kotfila Jr. ‘died a hero’
The undercover officer who died, Jacai Colson, arrived at the station after the shooting began
Officer David Ortiz had been with the police department for nine years
The defendants, who were 17 at the time, are charged as adults in the death of Scranton Officer John Wilding
Officer Nathan Taylor was transported to the hospital with extensive injuries
Police identified the slain officer as 28-year-old Jacai Colson, a four-year veteran
Deputy John Robert Kotfila Jr. was a six-year veteran of the department who was a traffic-crash investigator
Sean Cullen was 31 and had been a trooper for about two years
The Austin Police Officer Memorial Project was created by Cpl. Jason Huskins in April 2008
Officer Scot Fitzgerald was responding to a call at the time of the accident
Officer David Hofer, 29, was struck before other officers shot and killed the gunman
Bystander video captured the frantic moments before Officer David Hofer was killed
Officer David Hofer is survived by his fiancée, parents, sister and brother
