Fallen Heroes

Gaston County, NC – Dallas Police Department Corporal Travis Wells died in the line of duty on Thursday morning in a single vehicle rollover crash. Cpl. Wells, 46, was traveling along Dallas-Bessemer City Highway, also known as NC 275, at approximately 10 a.m., when his 2007 Ford Crown Victoria ran off of the road and […]

Waller County, TX – Waller County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Loren Vasquez died in the line of duty on Wednesday night, when her patrol vehicle went airborne as she was responding to an emergency water rescue, and landed upside down in a flooded ditch. Deputy Vasquez, 23, was in the midst of her third shift as […]

Wasilla, AK – Alaska State Troopers K9 Blazer died during emergency gastric torsion surgery on Oct. 19, according to his department. Alaska State Trooper Daron Cooper rushed his partner, K9 Blazer, to a veterinarian after he began “showing signs of quickly deteriorating health,” the Alaska State Troopers said in a Facebook post. The six-year-old Belgian […]

Piedmont, AL – Piedmont Police Department Officer Kevin Blue passed away on Oct. 27, following a battle with an inoperable form of brain cancer. Officer Blue, 51, was diagnosed with Stage IV glioblastoma in July, after he began experiencing memory problems, The Birmingham News reported. When the six-year department veteran was given six months to […]

Wheaton, IL – DuPage County Sheriff’s Deputy Eddie Jackson died on Oct. 25, following a battle with cancer, according to his department. Deputy Jackson, 64, served the department for nearly 20 years as a patrol deputy, detective, and township deputy, the Daily Herald reported. “His smile is going to be missed in a big way […]

Salt Lake City, UT – Brigham City Police Department Assistant Chief Dennis Vincent died in the line of duty on Oct. 26, after he suffered two brain aneurysms while performing his annual fitness test on Oct. 18. Chief Vincent, 53, had just completed his fitness test at the Box Elder High School track, when he […]

Washington Park, IL – Washington Park Auxiliary Police Officer Ricardo Davis was killed in the line of duty on Saturday, when he fell over a cement barrier as he was chasing two suspects on foot. Officer Davis, 44, tried to conduct a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Traverse at about 4:47 p.m., but the suspect […]

Elk Grove, CA – California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Sean Poore died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his patrol car on Tuesday afternoon. Officer Poore, 31, was based out of the CHP’s South Sacramento Division, KOVR reported. His body was found inside his patrol vehicle on Lambert Road, beneath an interstate overpass, at approximately […]

Moss Point, MS – Moss Point Police Department K9 Cora, a seven-year veteran of the force, died of natural causes on Oct. 18, according to the department. K9 Cora, a 10-year-old Belgian Malinois, had aided the department in tracking, narcotics detection, officer protection, and suspect apprehension since October of 2011, the agency said in a […]

Norfolk, VA – Norfolk Police Officer Christopher “Seth” Amos died on Oct. 19, after battling an unknown illness that affected his ability to breathe. Officer Amos, 30, appeared to be in great health until early September, when he began complaining that he was struggling to breathe, WAVY reported. “It started the first of September with […]