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
A veteran Newark officer died on-duty Tuesday after suffering a heart attack
Pa. police fanned out across dense woods Tuesday as they tracked a heavily armed survivalist suspected of ambushing two troopers
Governor called killing an assassination and said investigators won’t rest until they capture the gunman
Deputy Jeff Wilson and Deputy Michael Norris responded to the call of an armed man attempting suicide when they exchanged gunfire with the suspect
A Border Patrol agent involved in a Friday morning car wreck while on duty died from his injuries
With the deadly ambush on a state police barracks, law enforcement is on high alert in a massive search for the shooter or shooters
The death penalty will be sought for Ross Preston Lane in the shooting death of Topeka police Cpl. Jason Harwood
Deputy was wearing body armor but not the right type to stop a spray of bullets from an AK-47 fired from behind an apartment door
A spray of bullets fired from behind a closed apartment door killed a deputy and wounded another Monday night
Topeka Police Cpl. Jason Harwood was killed Sunday during a traffic stop
Officer stopped a vehicle with multiple occupants when at least one person opened fire
24-year-old Officer Nickolaus Schultz was removed from life support Sunday
Officer Daryl Pierson had pursued and caught Thomas Johnson III when he was hit by a .25-caliber bullet
Officers with the IMPD were given special gifts Wednesday from an 8-year-old boy who raised more than $17K in a campaign to help police
Rochester officer was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire during a pursuit, the first member of the city’s police force to be killed in the line of duty since 1959
A Texas officer was killed instantly after his car left the road and struck a concrete culvert
Agent Geniel Amaro-Fantauzzi, 35, was conducting a narcotics investigation in a housing complex when a man opened fire
Kye, a 3-year-old German Shepherd who was involved in the pursuit, suffered multiple stab wounds Sunday and underwent emergency surgery
Police Chief Michael Pimentel was making a stop to serve an active misdemeanor warrant for graffiti, when the suspect opened fire
A prosecutor filed court papers Tuesday seeking the death penalty against a man charged with murder in the killing of an officer during a shootout in an alley
Sheriff Mark Hecker attempted to take the subject into protective custody when a struggle ensued
An officer suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting a traffic stop August 12
A sheriff’s deputy died during the pursuit of a suspect Thursday
Two St. Paul Police Historical Society members restored a memorial to a murdered officer over the weekend after it was vandalized last year
At a news conference announcing $750K in funding for body armor, the sister of a slain officer lamented that her brother would have likely survived being shot if had he been wearing his
Daveon Scott attended a remembrance ceremony for late SDPD Officer Jeremy Henwood three years to the day he was killed
Slaying is at the center of a scandal over a botched U.S. gun-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious
In a sea of blue uniforms and black-clad badges that gave way to an unabating column of squad car lights, thousands of mourners packed a West St. Paul neighborhood church
In the aftermath of the officer’s shooting death last week, police officials are asking the public to pay its respects by lining a nearly 8-mile-long funeral procession route Wednesday