Fallen Heroes

Woodridge, IL – A Cook County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) corrections officer has been charged in connection to the three-vehicle crash that took the life of a fellow correctional officer on Monday evening. The incident occurred near Davey Road and Joliet Road just after 4 p.m., and involved two vehicles and a light duty-box truck, WGN […]

Lumberton, NC – Lumberton Police Department Officer Jason Quick was killed in the line of duty on Saturday morning, when a car slammed into him as he was helping a stranded driver at another crash scene. “He was investigating a totally different crash,” Lumberton Police Deputy Chief Tommy Barnes told WLOS. “It was a rear-end […]

Chicago, IL – Chicago Police Officers Conrad Gary and Eduardo Marmolejo were killed in the line of duty on Monday night, when they were struck by a train while pursuing a suspect on foot. The incident occurred at approximately 6:20 p.m., after a ShotSpotter sensor detected gunfire near Dauphin Avenue and 103rd Street, the Chicago […]

Minneapolis, MN – Sibley County Sheriff Bruce Ponath died unexpectedly on Nov. 24, after serving as a law enforcement officer for nearly three decades. Sheriff Ponath, 53, passed away at Hennepin Healthcare, according to his obituary. His exact cause of death was not released. Sheriff Ponath worked as a law enforcement officer in Stewart, Silver […]

Seminole County, OK – Hughes County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Deputy Seth Mason died at his home on Dec. 9, after first responders found him unconscious inside the residence. Emergency personnel responded to the home at approximately 10 p.m., after they received a report of “shots fired,” Hughes County Sheriff Marcia Maxwell and Hughes County Emergency […]

Rowlett, TX – Rowlett Police Department Sergeant James “Rick” Richard Caillet died on Nov. 30 due to an unspecified medical issue. Sgt. Caillet, 62, was assigned to the department’s day shift, and was a founding member of the agency’s Traffic Unit, according to the police department’s website. He joined the Rowlett Police Department in 1992, […]

Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) Sergeant Douglas Campbell died from an “off-duty related injury” at an elementary school in the Hollywood Hills on Dec. 9, according to his department. Police said the body of Sgt. Campbell, 46, was found at the Valley View Elementary School campus on Woodrow Wilson Drive […]

DeKalb County, GA – DeKalb County Police Officer Edgar Isidro Flores was murdered in the line of duty on Thursday night, when the suspect he was chasing on foot turned around and shot him. Officer Flores, 24, initially encountered the suspect during a traffic stop on Candler Road at approximately 5 p.m., DeKalb County Police […]

Las Animas County, CO – Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Matthew Moreno was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday night, after his patrol pickup collided with two other vehicles as he was responding to a domestic disturbance. A woman and a one-year-old child were also killed in the collision, and two other […]

Miami Beach, FL – Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) Sergeant Larry Marrero died in the line of duty on Nov. 28, after he suffered a heart attack while participating in his agency’s physical fitness program. Sgt. Marrero, 58, suffered the medical emergency at the MBPD headquarters on Alton Road, WPLG reported. Emergency crews arrived at […]