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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
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K-9 Axe had just completed training with his handler, Officer Michael McDonald, when he collapsed
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Officers were trying to serve a warrant when the suspect resisted arrest and fired a shotgun at K-9 Deputy Tanja
A Las Vegas police officer killed in an ambush at a pizza shop was remembered Saturday as a Renaissance man, a first-rate police officer and a loving family man
A slain Las Vegas police officer was eulogized Thursday as a delighted new father, dedicated law enforcer, voracious reader and hero to the community
In the last seconds of a call, Jerad Miller says, “If they come to arrest me for noncompliance or whatever, I’m just going to start shooting people”
33-year-old officer died Wednesday just weeks after he was seriously injured in a car crash
Video captures Jerad and Amanda Miller in the final moments of their lives, as they lay barricaded on the floor of a Wal-Mart store Sunday
Investigators are studying videos and social media posts as they try to untangle what led Jerad Miller and his wife to kill 2 cops in Las Vegas
On May 31 the teen lost his father, Officer Kevin Jordan, in a shooting outside a local restaurant
Suspects had ideology that was along the lines of “militia and white supremacists” and that law enforcement was the “oppressor”
About 3,000 people, half of them law enforcement officers, gathered in Virginia Beach to honor the slain officer
Police received a tip that led them to the New Brunswick location where they found 24-year-old Justin Bourque
High school officer died after an apparent heart attack a few hours after breaking up a fight between students
Disorderly conduct charge was dropped and the assault charge was reduced to a misdemeanor under terms of a plea agreement for the 2010 incident
Trooper Christopher G. Skinner was hit by the suspect while conducting a traffic stop Thursday
Agent Alexander Giannini died and a second agent was injured in a rollover accident Wednesday
Tiniko Thompson turned herself in to police Wednesday night and was charged with second-degree murder
Man carefully balanced a rifle on the roof of his car and fired two shots, striking the officer in the head before he got out of his patrol car
Officer was killed while escorting President Barack Obama’s motorcade when his motorcycle was struck by a pickup truck
Death of Jair Cabrera marks the first time that an officer in the community’s department was killed in the line of duty
Former Officer Mark Larson, who kept his zest for life despite losing a forearm on duty 21 years ago, died March 24
Chad Charles, 43, collapsed while training with the Michigan Department of Corrections emergency response team
Many have shared in memoriam this past week since the slaying of Brentwood police officer Stephen Arkell
An on-duty Franklin County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a wreck late Wednesday
Officers weapon, along with six additional firearms, were recovered from the home where a resident gunned down the officer, before the house burst into flames
After 8 years in law enforcement, Israel Deutsch doesn’t mind donning his uniform and carrying his utility belt for another day
Surveillance video shows girlfriend entering storage unit eight times on the day officer died