Fallen Heroes

Russellville, KY – Guthrie Police Chief Matthew Humble died at his home on Oct. 17, after a month-long battle with cancer. After experiencing rapid weight loss and severe stomach pains, Chief Humble, 37, was diagnosed with advanced-stage liver cancer on Sep. 16, according to a fundraising page established to help with his medical expenses. “Matthew […]

Hillsborough County, FL – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Bass died unexpectedly on Oct. 16, according to his department. Deputy Bass, 41, served the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office for over 19 years, the agency said in a Facebook post. “Today, the HCSO is mourning one of our own,” the post read. “Deputy Bass served in […]

Mattituck, NY – Suffolk County Police Sergeant Dennis Reichardt died in the line of duty on Oct. 4, when he succumbed to cancer that developed following his service at the World Trade Center attacks on Sep. 11, 2001. Sgt. Reichardt, 64, spent three months searching through the Fresh Kills landfill and the debris of the […]

Lower Allen Township, PA – Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Officer Mark Gaspich died in the line of duty on Oct. 10, when he suffered a heart attack inside the prison. Correctional Officer Gaspich, 44, had just climbed two ladders in order to reach a guard tower observation platform at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) Camp […]

Florence, SC – Florence County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Farrah “Maxine” Turner died in the line of duty on Monday. Her death comes nearly three weeks after she was mortally wounded by a gunman while serving a warrant at a residence. Investigator Turner and two other Florence County Sheriff’s deputies were attempting to execute a search […]

Snellville, GA – Gwinnett County Police Officer Antwan Toney, 30, was murdered in the line of duty Saturday afternoon. The incident happened at around 3 p.m. after officers responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle near Shiloh Middle school where the occupants were reported to possibly be smoking marijuana. Gwinnett County Sergeant Jake Smith […]

Swartz Creek, MI – Genesee County Sheriff’s Office K9 Rocky died in the line of duty on Oct. 2, when he swallowed a foreign object without his handler’s knowledge. The duo had just completed a training exercise, when K9 Rocky ingested the object “unbeknownst to our deputies,” Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell said in a […]

Jacksonville, FL – Camden County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Kevin Barber passed away on Oct. 13, following a “valiant fight against cancer,” his department said. “When the community learned of his illness, support and donations began coming in for his care,” the Camden County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post read. “The citizens, and members of public safety […]

Jamestown, KY – Rhome Police Department Sergeant Robin Adair died in apparent drowning accident as he was recreating at a lake in Kentucky with his wife on Oct. 9. Sgt. Adair, 61, jumped off the couple’s houseboat for a swim in Lake Cumberland at approximately 10 a.m., but his wife never saw him resurface, the […]

Orange County, FL – Orange County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Hunter Rothell passed away on Oct. 10, following a 15-month battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Deputy Rothell, 29, was diagnosed with gliosarcoma, a “rare and aggressive type of brain cancer,” in July of 2017, he explained on a fundraising page established to help […]