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Joseph “Joe” Alu Jr. served as a Plantation PD officer for more than 20 years, despite being severely burned in a home explosion during a hostage call on July 25, 1995
D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Terry Bennett was struck by a vehicle while he was working to assist a stranded motorist
Uxbridge Police Department Officer Stephen Laporta was fatally struck while helping a driver in a broken-down vehicle
Box Elder Deputy Mike Allred and K-9 Azula were immediately fired upon as they responded to a domestic disturbance call that killed Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada
Charlotte Police Officer Brent Simpson suffered cognitive decline that dated back years before his death in 2024, his widow, Gina Elliott, shared
The autopsy states Enrique Delgado-García died of complications from “intracranial hemorrhages due to blunt impact injuries of the head in the setting of physical training exercises”
The 30-year-old officer was struck by a box truck and thrown onto the asphalt; his motorcycle then struck a wall and burst into flames
Kansas City Officer Hunter Simoncic, 26, was deploying stop sticks when the driver swerved toward him in what the chief called an intentional act
FOP data reports that at least 56 officers have been shot in ambush attacks in 2025, constituting more than 28% of the total number of officers shot in the line of duty
New York State Police Sergeant Frederick W. Scheidt Jr., 67, retired on October 14, 2009, after 30 years of service
"[Recruit Officer Jon-Marques Psalms’s] dedication to the city will never be forgotten by his fellow recruit officers, our police department and a grateful city,” Mayor Daniel Lurie said
Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed “Sherrill’s Law” alongside troopers and the family of Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherrill, a veteran state trooper who was killed while working a construction detail
Officer Suzanne O was struck in the chest above her ballistic vest while responding to reports of a man firing a gun
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