AP’s investigation shows the deaths have grown at a time when departments are tapping an older and more diverse pool of applicants to address officer shortages. More than two-thirds of the deaths occurred since 2020.
Read More →Officer William Kasberg was preparing to enter a state-mandated ALERRT training inside a vacant school and was gathering his items when his weapon accidentally went off, striking him.
Read More →Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, of Worcester, was pronounced dead at a hospital Sept. 13, a day after he participated in an exercise in the boxing ring at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree.
Read More →Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, died at a hospital one day after the exercise at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree.
Read More →The 11-page civil complaint filed last week by the deputy’s wife claims that the academy and its training staff put the deputy at undue risk of injury and death.
Read More →Officer First Class Mark Reynolds joined the South Carolina State Transport Police in 2022 after serving as a firefighter for over a decade and working as a professional truck driver.
Read More →Probationary Officer Edgar Ordonez, 33, was training outdoors at the department's shooting range at Rodman's Neck in the Bronx when he collapsed just before noon.
Read More →Inspectors said the buildup of combustible dust — such as accumulated gunpowder — caused the deadly blaze
Read More →"We're waiting [for] the results of the autopsy. He was in tremendous physical condition, so that's why it's more surprising to all of us," Major Michael Krzyzkowski said.
Read More →Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores succumbed to his injuries Saturday night after fighting for his life for months, attorney Joe A. Nunez said on behalf of the Flores family
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