Tag: Duty Deaths

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Retired Kentucky Chief Serving as Sergeant on Same Agency He Commanded Dies from Medical Emergency

Winchester Police say William Marty Jackson II served in law enforcement for 50 years and was chief of police from 1989 to 2008.

April 17, 2024

Patrol

Indiana Deputy Killed by Downed Power Lines Responding to Crash

According to Hendricks County Sheriff Jack Sadler, Deputy Fred Fislar was responding to a single-vehicle accident around 11:50 p.m. where a passenger car hit a utility pole, leaving low-hanging electrical wires near the crash site.

April 16, 2024

Patrol

Nebraska Officer Killed During Traffic Stop Crash

Officer Ross Bartlett’s vehicle was stopped and performing a traffic stop involving a Nissan sedan around 7:37 p.m. when a Ford pickup truck hit the rear of his patrol unit pushing it into the sedan.

April 15, 2024

Patrol

2 New York Officers Shot and Killed Sunday in Gun Battle

Sheriff Toby Shelly said Lt. Michael Hoosock was seeking cover in an adjacent yard when he was ambushed and killed. The suspect reportedly fired on him with an AR-15 rifle from an open deck at the rear of his residence.

April 15, 2024

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Memphis Officer Killed in Friday Morning Shootout

Police say the incident began with a call about a "suspicious vehicle.” As officers approached the vehicle, the department said the officers were shot at and then "returned fire." Officer Joseph McKinney and two other officers were shot.

April 12, 2024

Patrol

Slain NYPD Officer’s Widow Calls for Crackdown on Crime at Husband’s Funeral

Overflowing crowds both inside and outside the church applauded Stephanie Diller’s pleas Saturday, which came after a heartfelt trip down memory lane about her beloved husband, who was shot dead last Monday in Queens.

April 1, 2024

Patrol

Tucson Officer Killed in Crash while Responding Code 3

Officer Adam Buckner was responding to a call for service with lights and sirens activated when another driver failed to yield the right of way, police say.

April 1, 2024

Patrol

Sergeants Union Tells Anti-Police Politicians to Stay Away from Slain NYPD Officer’s Funeral

“Adrienne Adams, Jumaane Williams and their cohorts should stay home. They detest cops and have no appreciation for what they do. They should stay home and not pretend they are grieving...,” SBA president Vincent Vallelong said.

March 28, 2024

Patrol

Slain NYPD Officer and Partner May Have Prevented Robbery

The two men may have been casing a store for a robbery in the moments leading up to the fatal shooting, a senior police official said.

March 27, 2024

Patrol

The Murder of New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare

At around 5 a.m. Officer Justin Hare had been dispatched to aid a stranded motorist on Interstate 40 near Tucumcari. There had been reports of a man driving a white BMW who was trying to wave down passing motorists for aid.

March 18, 2024

Patrol

Border Agent, New York Trooper, and National Guard Pilot Killed in Texas Helicopter Crash

New York State Trooper John M. Grassia III, Border Patrol Agent Chris Luna, and a National Guard pilot were killed in a helicopter crash Friday in Texas on the Mexico border.

March 11, 2024

Patrol

Man Convicted in Ambush Murder of Baltimore Officer

Officer Keona Holley was ambushed around 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2021, while sitting in her patrol car during an overtime shift in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay neighborhood.

March 7, 2024