Officer Down
Wood County Deputy Melissa Pollard was fatally injured when she hit the truck from behind in her cruiser
The man fled a traffic stop, drove through two red lights and smashed into the passenger side of Hartford Police Officer Robert “Bobby” Garten’s cruiser
Detective Joseph Azcona was shot before exiting his car; the shooter and another officer were also wounded in the gun battle
“Operation: Take a Stand” was introduced by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office after Deputy Shakeema Brown was killed by her husband
Gustavo Morales killed Officer Jorge “JD” Alvarado on Feb. 25, 2022; he faces life in prison without parole
Nicholas McDaniel worked for the department for nearly a year and was engaged to be married
All suspects in the fatal shooting have been arrested
“I will take every resource out of the academy … I will not allow another potential probationary police officer to be part of this academy,” a Bloomingdale PD official said
Goodland Police Chief Frank Hayes Jr. suffered the heart attack after successfully negotiating a two-hour police standoff
A colleague described David “DJ” Carter as a “quiet giant” and said “he was a damn good deputy ... one of the ones that is hard to come by”
Alexander Batista-Polanco, 21, and Hendrick Peña-Fernandez, 21, were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday, First Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said at a news conference
San Benito Lt. Milton Resendez was fatally shot as his vehicle crossed paths with the suspects’ vehicle
Randon Wilkerson, 32, will serve the rest of his life in prison for the killing of Officer Keith Heacook