Officer Down
Copperas Cove Officer Elijah Garretson, 27, joined the PD seven months ago and earned the Academic Award after graduating with the highest GPA in his academy class
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
The event was sponsored by the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund, which supports the families of NYPD and FDNY heroes killed in the line of duty
Morrow County Deputy Daniel Sherrer, 31, was killed shortly after arriving at the scene; he joined the department in 2021
The family of Alfredo “Freddy” Flores, a 22-year veteran of the department, said that the LASD failed to comply with orders by state regulators to inspect and clean the trailers
Natalie Etheridge-Purcell was just 2 when her father, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Etheridge, was killed; his colleagues ensure she never faces milestones alone
“[Deputy Nathaniel Ansay] never met a stranger and always had a huge smile on his face,” said Florence County Sheriff T.J. Joye. “He told me often how much he loved being a deputy”
Penn Hills Officer Ryan Kingerski suffered from headaches, dark spots and double vision following his surgery; he left a note for his parents saying he “[couldn’t] do it anymore”
Deputy Daniel V. Chavira, a 2024 academy graduate, came from a family deeply involved in law enforcement, with several relatives actively serving in the LASD
Jimmie K. Nelms and another man were sentenced to serve two life sentences for the aggravated kidnapping and murder of Trooper Conroy O’Brien following a traffic stop
Palm Beach County Deputy Ignacio Diaz, Cpl. Luis Paez and Deputy Ralph Waller were killed when an SUV struck their motorcycles while they were stopped on the roadside
Benjamin Ritchie was put to death by lethal injection for the 2000 murder of Beech Grove Officer Bill Toney, who was shot during a foot pursuit
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