Fallen Heroes

Green Cove Springs, FL – Clay County Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Zirbel died in the line of duty late Tuesday night, nearly three days after a vehicle pulling a tractor trailer crashed into him as he was riding his motorcycle on patrol, Sheriff Darryl Daniels announced on Wednesday. “It’s very unfortunate that I have a guy […]

Town of Madison, WI – Town of Madison Police Sergeant Jessica “Jess” Fischer died her own hand on Aug. 10, after she placed a final call to the agency’s dispatch center. “When she came in she was always happy, always smiling and a joy to work with,” Town of Madison Police Chief Scott Gregory said […]

Detroit, MI – Detroit Police Officer Fadi Shukur died in the line of duty on Wednesday, after he was struck by a vehicle while assisting with crowd control on Aug. 4. Officer Shukur, 30, was walking to his patrol vehicle in the 18000-block of West McNichols on the city’s west side at approximately 2:40 a.m., […]

Washington, DC – Federal Bureau of Investigation Supervisory Special Agent in Charge Brian Crews died in the line of duty on June 10, when he succumbed to cancer that developed following his service at the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. SAC Crews, a 27-year veteran of the bureau, began his career with […]

Warrington, PA – Abington Police Officer Bryan Rickards died on Aug. 6, following a nearly two-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Officer Rickards, 48, was diagnosed with ALS – also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease – in February of 2017, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. At the time, he’d been serving the Abington Police Department […]

Weaverville, CA – Trinity County Sheriff’s Office K9 Kash died from infection-induced cardiac arrest on Aug. 8, after having fallen ill the day prior. K9 Kash’s handler, Trinity County Sheriff’s Sergeant Scott Cavalli, rushed his partner to the Trinity Animal Hospital in the early morning hours of Aug. 7, after K9 Kash began acting abnormally […]

Westland, MI – Wayne County Sheriff’s Sergeant Lee Smith was out for his morning run on Tuesday when he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m., as the off-duty sergeant was jogging along Hines Drive, Hometown Life reported. According to witnesses, an unidentified suspect in a small, […]

Savannah, GA – Savannah Police Corporal Luis Molina and his wife were found stabbed to death in their Wilmington Island neighborhood on Monday morning. Police were called to the scene at approximately 6:30 a.m., and arrived to find Cpl. Molina, 53, dead inside his next-door-neighbor’s home, WTVM reported. They subsequently located the corporal’s wife, 28-year-old […]

Bennington, NE – Bennington Police Chief Lester “Les” Johnson died unexpectedly on Aug. 8, after having sustained severe head and spinal cord injuries during an off-duty fall in June. Chief Johnson, 51, was working in a Waterloo storage unit when the fall occurred. He slammed his head on the concrete, fracturing his eye socket, and […]

Erie, PA – Erie Police Officer Michael Conway died in the line of duty on Saturday, after he suffered a medical emergency at the police station and was unable to be revived, his department said. Officer Conway, 46, was serving as the agency’s security officer at the station and was conducting his rounds in the […]