Officer Down
Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, 34, a nine-year veteran of the Connecticut State Police, was working overtime on a traffic enforcement detail when he was struck and killed
Cameron Girvin, 25, joined the department about five years ago, while Chris Reese, 30, joined in 2022; both were married, and Girvin and his wife were expecting their first child
John Lee McCoy III, who previously served time for drug trafficking, shot Officers Christopher Reese and Cameron Girvin before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
“We saw ... officers going in to the line of fire to save their brothers in blue, who have gone down in the act of trying to keep our community safe,” Chief Jennings said
Deputy Jonathan Stewart, 41, had been with the LASD since 2006, starting his career as a custody assistant and later serving as a field training officer
The truck failed to yield and struck Officer Russell Croxton’s marked patrol vehicle and another vehicle
“The wealth of knowledge that [Sgt. Ian Taylor] brought to the Billerica Police Department was boundless...” Billerica police stated. “Ian dedicated his life to helping others and saved countless lives in the process”
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
Corpus Christi Officer Kyle Hicks was shot while responding to reports of gunfire; his assailant was fatally shot by other officers at the scene
Gov. Kathy Hochul dispatched the state police to provide event security after the agencies touched by the loss of two officers expressed concerns about being able to provide adequate coverage
Deputy John Coddou, 50, was a 20-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and “a public servant through and through”
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