Officer Down
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Christina Kohler and retired deputy Maria Vasquez died within days of each other in separate instances
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr., a six-year law enforcement veteran, was described as a dedicated officer and father
Bristol Police Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy died in an ambush after a suspect used a fake 911 call to lure officers following a traffic stop
The citizens of the Greater Cold Spring area erected the memorial “for Officer Thomas Decker, all the nation’s fallen officers and a big thank you for all officers currently serving”
Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram was shot as he tried to serve an arrest warrant for a harassment charge
Deputy Auston Smith Reudelhuber was an Army Reservist and served with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office; he is survived by his wife and two children
Hartford Police Officer Bobby Garten was killed when a driver fleeing from a traffic stop ran a red light and crashed into the side of the cruiser he was in
Deputy Matthew Pierson, 25, was also a volunteer firefighter, is remembered as someone who was “all about helping people, even if he didn’t know them”
Wilcox County Sheriff Robert Rodgers is the second member of the sheriff’s office to be killed in the line of duty, and the first since 1965
Officer James Muhlbauer and his K-9 partner Champ were on patrol hours after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade when a car crashed into their cruiser
The deputies were let go “involving job performance on July 10, 2023,” when an inmate used handcuffs to strangle Deputy John Durm, the sheriff’s office said
Officer Anthony Francone was attempting to deploy spike strips to stop the fleeing suspect when the suspect intentionally struck him, police said
Officer Jeffrey Smith’s death resulted in a new law that extended eligibility for federal benefits to the families of officers who died by suicide