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The 2025 “Roll Call of Heroes” features the names of officers who died in the line of duty. This includes 148 federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement officers who died in the line-of-duty in 2024, and 197 officers who died in previous years.
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“End of Watch IPA” is on tap in honor of Yale Police Officer Gregory Swiantek, who died on March 12 after a massive heart attack believed to have been brought on by multiple high-stress calls he was responding to that day.
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Officer Osmar Rodarte’s team served a warrant on a house in Olivehurst and made entry around 7:50 a.m. Inside, they exchanged fire with a suspect and Rodarte was mortally wounded.
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Sgt. Grant Candies, 37, was attempting to deploy spike strips on Interstate 10 to end the pursuit when he was killed. “The perpetrator, fleeing from a pursuit, struck him, taking the life of a husband and father," the sheriff's office said.
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The patrol vehicle was split in half due to the significant force of the crash. Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr. died at the scene, sheriff's officials confirmed.
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Detective Joseph Azcona was shot and mortally wounded before he had a chance to get out of his vehicle, officials said. He died at a local hospital.
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Her family said St. Paul Police Officer Felicia Reilly's death was a result of the injuries she sustained that resulted in her experiencing constant pain.
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In August 2022, Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder following the shooting death of Deputy Ned Byrd.
Read More →The passage of the “Protect and Serve Act” is a top legislative priority of the FOP. The House overwhelmingly passed this legislation in 2018. The bill creates a new Federal offense for anyone who “knowingly assaults a law enforcement officer.”
Read More →Officers attempted to negotiate with the suspect, but he emerged from the ICU holding a hospital staff member at gunpoint, her hands bound by zip ties. Officers opened fire and killed the suspect.
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