Fallen Heroes

Covington, LA – New Orleans Police Officer Ricardo “Jesse” Silva was killed in an off-duty motorcycle crash on Aug. 25. Officer Silva, 26, was riding his 2017 Honda motorcycle southbound on Louisiana 1082 north of Covington, when Jennifer Robinson, 52, crossed into his lane while she was making a left-hand turn, the Louisiana State Police […]

Stevens Point, WI – Stevens Point Police Department (SPPD) K9 Luna died from multiple organ failure on Sept. 4, two days after she mistakenly ingested wild mushrooms. The two-and-one-half-year-old Belgian Malinois’ health deteriorated rapidly after she suffered “multiple seizures” on Sept. 2, the SPPD said in a Facebook post. She had ingested the poisonous wild […]

Albany, NY – New York State Trooper Stephanie Seney passed away on Aug. 24, following an eight-month battle with a “rare and aggressive form of cancer,” her family said. Trooper Seney, 25, graduated from the New York State Police Academy on Jan. 31, the Times Union reported. She was assigned to Troop K Livingston, and […]

Columbia, SC – Columbia Police K9 Turbo died in the line of duty of a "heat-related work injury" on July 28, two days after he was left alone in a patrol vehicle for eight hours while his handler attended a training. “I guess the simplest way for me to start is to acknowledge that we […]

New Rochelle, NY – New Rochelle Police Officer Kathleen O’Connor-Funigiello died in the line of duty on Aug. 16, when she succumbed to cancer that she developed following her service at the World Trade Center Attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Officer O’Connor-Funigiello, 56, had been on the force for just over three years when the […]

Port Huron, MI – Port Huron Police Lieutenant Joel Wood was murdered in an off-duty triple shooting at an apartment building early Friday morning. “This is a tragic loss for the Port Huron Police Department,” Port Huron Police Chief Joseph Platzer said during a press conference on Friday. “Lt. Wood was a great officer. He […]

Laredo, TX – Laredo Police Department Officer Arnoldo Dimas died of a sudden medical episode on Aug. 17, according to his department. “It is with heavy heart that we share the unfortunate news of the sudden passing of one of our own today,” the Laredo Police Department said in a Facebook post. “Officer Dimas will […]

Baytown, TX – Baytown Police Officer Johnny Almendarez died of an apparent heart attack at his home on Aug. 19. Officer Almendarez, 50, was found unresponsive at his residence, his department said in a Facebook post. Despite extensive efforts, he was “unable to overcome the possible cardiac event,” Baytown police said. He had been with […]

Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati Police Captain Kimberly Williams passed away on Tuesday, following a three-month battle with an aggressive form of breast cancer. Capt. Williams, 54, was the first African-American woman to be promoted to the rank of captain in the history of the Cincinnati Police Department, WLWT reported. In May, she was diagnosed with […]

Ingleside, TX – Nueces County Sheriff’s Deputy Dustin White died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Aug. 19, according to his department. “I was awakened this morning…with a phone call informing me one of my deputies, Deputy Dustin White, had just been killed in a tragic motorcycle crash in Ingleside,” Nueces County Sheriff Jim Kaelin […]