Officer Down
“Even one officer fatality is too many, and our ultimate goal is to have none. But we’re heartened by any decrease in those numbers,” said Bill Alexander, CEO of the NLEOMF
Fewer line-of-duty deaths came from changed behaviors, not luck. The harder question is whether law enforcement is willing to keep doing what works
A historic drop in officer deaths marks real progress in safety. It also places new responsibility on agencies, leaders and individual officers
The suit states that Officer Carlos Baker shot Officer Krystal Rivera in the back and failed to notify anyone of the shooting or render rudimentary first aid to her
Three of the suspects have also facing trial for murder in Oakland Police Officer Tuan Le’s death; Le was killed when a suspect fired at least 20 shots into his vehicle
Kaufman Police Officer Austin Cooley was killed in a head-on crash while returning home from a shift; Cooley also served as deputy chief of South Hunt County Fire Rescue
Detective Tim Jones was 24 years old when he was shot in the head while responding to a break-in; the injury left him paralyzed
Senior Rutland City Police officers violated multiple pursuit policies, contributing to trainee Officer Jessica Ebbighausen’s death, an internal affairs investigation states
Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer Andy Chan was struck while on his way to work; he was thrown 20 feet and sustained a traumatic brain injury
Hollywood Police Officer Yandy Chirino was shot and killed during a struggle with Jason Banegas in 2021; Banegas pleaded guilty to first-degree murder
Jefferson County Deputy John C. Stahl was severely injured in a rollover crash on June 7, 2004; he was a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran who served the department for 15 years
Officer Jesus Dario Corona had served the Parlier Police Department for two years as a patrol officer and a school resource officer
Joshua Rocha was convicted of murdering North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez; he has been sentenced to death by lethal injection
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