Officer Down
Eight police officers were recognized at the nonprofit Stop DUI advocacy group’s Heroes and Handcuffs ceremony for making a combined 588 DUI arrests in 2023
Patrick McDowell pleaded guilty to the shooting death of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers at a traffic stop in 2021
The man’s vehicle slammed into Officer James Muhlbauer’s patrol car, killing him and his K-9 partner Champ; the impact caused the cruiser to strike and kill Jesse Eckes, a pedestrian
Most cop-killers have previous criminal records, according to FBI statistics
Five inmates who applauded as the man charged with the fatal shooting of a Chicago LEO was led by their cell could face reprisals
Cmdr. Paul Bauer was shot multiple times after he spotted a man matching the radio description of an armed suspect
The 25-year-old officer was alone in his vehicle when it collided with a second vehicle
Cmdr. Paul Bauer was shot multiple times after he “saw the offender and engaged in an armed physical confrontation”
The 52-year-old officer was a 10-year veteran of the force
Deputy Micah Flick was shot and killed Monday while trying to arrest a car-theft suspect in east Colorado Springs
Officer Rich Kozik, 58, died following a medical emergency while on duty
Officer Chase Maddox was the eighth officer in the United States shot and killed in the line of duty this year
The sheriff says a suspect is also dead
