A veteran officer with Overland Park (KS) Police Department was fatally shot by a hit-and-run suspect over the weekend.
The Lawrence County Coroner said that Deputy Robert Ainsworth and his wife Paula were killed in their home.
An off-duty officer with the Bellefontaine Police Department died unexpectedly in his sleep on Friday.
Authorities said Taylor struck a wall after losing control of his vehicle. The impact caused the cruiser to overturn, and Taylor was ejected.
A police officer was killed in an avalanche during a training exercise in the Austrian Alps this week.
An officer with the East Cocalico Township (PA) Police Department died in a motorcycle crash after the conclusion of his shift on Wednesday.
An officer with the Baltimore County Police Department died earlier this week after battling an unspecified illness.
An officer with the Atlanta Police Department who was reportedly murdered by his wife was honored at a ceremony over the weekend.
Officer Kevin McArthur of the Soledad (CA) Police Department was killed in a motorcycle collision while off duty.
Officer Stephen Grogan of the Pensacola (FL) Police Department, who had bravely battled perhaps the most aggressive form of brain cancer known as Glioblastoma, has died.