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 detectives were able to stop his vehicle and take him into custody at gunpoint
It brought attention to the substantial monetary difference between line of duty death benefits and standard pension
Officer Thomas Cottrell’s body was found 20 minutes after someone called dispatch to report officers were ‘in danger’
An officer has died after he was shot by a suspect who was later killed by police. A second officer was shot three times
Joseph Gioia, 35, had been on the force for only five months when he slipped trying to climb aboard a moving firetruck
Melodie Gliniewicz wants a court order overturned that freezes several of her family’s personal accounts
Officer Juan Feliciano was a 21-year veteran of the department
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Officer killed two high-ranking officers and a policewoman on Monday following an argument at the station
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton dedicated a plaque Sunday, inscribed with the names of officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos
Although the end of 2015 is still a couple of weeks away, more than 100 officers have lost their lives in the line-of-duty this year — that is insanity
30-year-old Trooper Eli McCarson was recently married
Officer Thomas Tarantino was fatally shot after stopping to help a man with a broken down truck
Police are looking for three people in connection with the shooting
Police wrote they were ‘sad’ their memorial for a fallen brother would be the target of a ‘pathetic vandal’
The suspect said he didn’t know Lloyd E. Reed Jr. was an officer
Officer Noah Leotta succumbed to his injuries
Officer Lloyd E. Reed Jr. had worked for the department for 20 years
The footage shows the moments after the suspect killed Officer Sonny Kim and his response to responding officers
Police have said Officer Sonny Kim was responding to two 911 calls on June 19 about a man with a gun
The suspect was charged with first-degree murder charges in the deaths of three people he killed
It’s been almost 50 years since a homicide last occurred in the town and 13 since an officer was killed in the line of duty
Colorado Springs police said they would not disclose any information on the motive for the attack
Police are trying to discern the motivations for a shooting attack carried out Friday at a Planned Parenthood clinic that killed three people, including a police officer
Officer Lloyd Reed was shot and killed Saturday night after officers were called to a domestic situation
Faith led Garrett Swasey to a career in public service and pastoral care, and duty led him to a Planned Parenthood clinic where he was gunned down in a standoff
Both officers were responding to a shooting call near a downtown restaurant that turned out to be a suicide
Officer Ryan P. Copeland was the 274th police officer to be killed on duty in the state’s history
The other officer was not wearing a seatbelt either but he survived
Twenty-nine-year-old Officer Ricardo Galvez was shot to death
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