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New Jersey State Police Sgt. 1st Class Sean Acker served with the State Police for more than 19 years and was a married father of two
Trooper Hunter Bennett, 28, and Pilot Robert Skankey, 61, were killed while supporting ground units during an active shooter incident
A Ranger helicopter crew was responding to assist the Flagstaff PD and other law enforcement agencies when it crashed, killing the pilot and the trooper/paramedic inside
The gunman had posted online that he believed he was being surveilled by law enforcement before carrying out the attack that killed Cpl. Matthew Snook, the state’s homicide unit said
Master Police Officer Don Gotthardt had served the Fairfax County Police Department for 25 years and had served in law enforcement for 34
“[Commander Scott Aaron] served our department and community with the utmost dedication, compassion, and professionalism,” Oxnard PD Chief Jason Benites stated
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
Uxbridge Police Department Officer Stephen Laporta was fatally struck while helping a driver in a broken-down vehicle
Caldwell County Deputy Constable Aaron Armstrong attempted to arrest a suspect he had escorted out of the club when he was shot; he returned fire before collapsing
“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
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