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
K-9 Ike had been with the department since 2012
A gym was used to try to accommodate a crowd that grew to nearly 3K, with mourners spilling out into a side room
Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz had a devotion to police work so intense that he had his badges tattooed on his body
The slayings of more than 20 police officers this year have turned national attention toward the risks of policing
Officers continue manhunt by taking up positions on rooftops and along railroad tracks, scanning the terrain
The suspect was once declared mentally incompetent and had spent time in a mental hospital
Officials with the sheriff’s office declined to comment on details of the arrest or what charge the suspect might face
A sheriff’s deputy in uniform has died after he was fatally shot while filling up his patrol car at a suburban Houston gas station
Trooper Chad Wolf, 38, died Friday afternoon at a hospital
Police badges in Louisiana are banded with black ribbons more than usual this year
SWAT team members lobbed tear gas and ‘C-gas’ into the building, then broke in using hammers and axes to arrest suspect
One of the new charges includes another shotgun death
The suspect had only been out of jail since March
The department honored Robert Ledoux for his brave actions in taking down gunman
Other motorists witnessed the shooting and wrestled the suspect to the ground
On-duty death is the department’s first in more than 50 years
The trooper was investigating a report of an illegal marijuana grow
Deputy ran into lake to save the person who appeared to be overwhelmed by the deep water
An officer was killed in a motorcycle accident after colliding with semi truck
The kids of slain officer were escorted to their first day of school by dozens of cops and other first responders
Event received criticism for taking place on the anniversary of the incident in Ferguson
Suspect is being held on $10M bond on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Officer Sean Bolton
Prosecutor has no plans to publicly release video of the fatal shooting of Officer Sonny Kim
The deputy died in single-vehicle crash responding to call
Trooper killed after crashing on rain-soaked roadway