Fallen Heroes

Summersville, WV – Summersville Police Lieutenant Aaron Acree was found deceased unexpectedly on Oct. 12. His family is asking for privacy and has not released his cause of death. “Though my heart and world is shattered right now, I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, prayers and wonderful things so many people are sharing […]

Linden, NJ – Hillside Police Department Officer Giovanni Esposito was killed in a violent off-duty collision early Monday morning. Officer Esposito, 30, and an unnamed companion were driving in an Acura SUV at approximately 2:15 a.m., when the vehicle slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer cab at an intersection, WABC reported. The Acura rolled […]

Columbus County, NC – A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper was murdered by a gunman during a traffic stop early on Wednesday morning. Bladen County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Larry Guyton identified the fallen officer as Trooper Kevin Conner, WRAL reported. Trooper Conner was murdered at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Oct. 17 on U.S. Highway […]

Boston, MA – Boston Police Department K9 Rush died in the line of duty on Oct. 1, after he was exposed to chemicals during a building search on Sep. 23. K9 Rush, a four-year-old German Shepherd, and his human partner responded to a report of a burglary in progress at the old Radius Specialty Hospital […]

Gilbert, AZ – Gilbert Police Department K9 Murphy has succumbed to an aggressive and debilitating form of cancer, his department announced on Sep. 24. K9 Murphy, a seven-year-old Dutch Shepard, joined the Gilbert Police Department in 2013, according to the city’s website. “It is with heavy hearts that we raise a final salute to canine […]

Plainview, TX – Wayland Baptist University Chief of Police Lonnie Burton died in the line of duty on June 25, when he suffered complications related to a knee surgery to repair an injury he sustained on the job. Chief Burton, 64, fell from a curb outside the Wayland Baptist University Police Department on May 18, […]

Okemah, OK – U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Secure Transportation Agent Kristopher Youngberg died in the line of duty on Oct. 5, as he and four other agents were driving home from a training. Agent Youngberg, 41, and his fellow agents had just completed a training at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, […]

Sicklerville, NJ – Mount Laurel Police Officer Erica Aybar-Morillo died suddenly at her residence on Oct. 7. “This past weekend we lost our friend and sister, Officer Erica Aybar # 149,” Mount Laurel Police Chief Stephen Riedener said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “Erica passed away suddenly at her home.” Her obituary for her […]

Nacogdoches, TX – Nacogdoches County Deputy Raymond “Boo-Boo” Bradley Jimmerson was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 5, when he was struck by two vehicles as he was clearing debris from a roadway. Deputy Jimmerson, 49, responded to a report of an obstruction on US Highway 259 approximately seven miles north of town […]

Tippah County, MS – Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) Trooper Kenneth Joshlin “Josh” Smith was gunned down as he was socializing with friends in the early morning hours of Sep. 30. Trooper Smith, 32, went to the Hatchie Bottom area near the border of Tippah County and Alcorn County on the night of Sep. 29, where […]