Fallen Heroes

Fairfield, CA – California Highway Patrol Motorcycle Officer Kirk Griess was killed in the line of duty on Friday morning, after he was hit by a pickup truck while conducting a traffic stop. The fatal collision occurred just before 9 a.m., after Officer Griess, 46, pulled over the driver of a gray Saturn SUV on […]

Fletcher, OK – Former Comanche County District Attorney’s Office Investigator Timothy Cole died in the line of duty on Aug. 4, after suffering complications from gunshot wounds he sustained while serving a warrant in 2007. Investigator Cole, 61, was assigned to the Comanche County Drug Task Force when he assisted Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and […]

Baytown, TX – Baytown Police Officer John “Stewart” Beasley died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Aug. 2. Officer Beasley, 46, was considered a “positive” and “upbeat” member of the 176-member Baytown Police Department, and his colleagues were all dumbfounded that he had taken his own life, the Houston Chronicle reported. “He was one of […]

Union City, NJ – Union City Police Lieutenant Gregory Katseyanis died from a heart attack on Sunday. “It is with deep sorrow we announce that Union City Police Department Lt. Gregory Katseyeanis # 258 has passed away,” Union City Police Chief Richard Molinari posted on the department’s official Twitter account on page on the evening […]

Durham, NC – Durham County Sheriff’s Detention Officer Brooklyn Maynard was killed off duty when her personal vehicle was struck by a car involved in a police chase. Detention Officer Maynard, 24, was driving her Hyundai Sonata in the area of Northgate Mall at about 7:45 p.m. on Aug. 2 when she was T-boned by […]

Huntsville, AL – Bureau of Alcohol Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent Hugh O’Connor drowned off duty while trying to assist a woman in the Tennessee River in northern Alabama. Marine patrol units told WAFF tht Agent O’Connor jumped off of a boat and into the river at about 5:40 p.m. […]

Miami, FL – Miami Police Officer Michaelle DeLoach died on Thursday after fighting a valiant battle against cancer. Officer DeLoach, 46, was a 20-year veteran of the Miami Police Department who joined the force as an officer in 1998. Prior to becoming an officer, she worked for Miami PD as a public service aide, according […]

Colorado Springs, CO – Colorado Springs Police K9 Remme died from a spinal injury sustained while he was on duty. K9 Remme was playing with his partner, Officer A. Genta, during his nightly break at about 2 a.m. on July 13 when he suddenly collapsed in pain. He was rushed to the emergency veterinary hospital […]

Pittsburgh, PA – Pittsburgh Police K9 Loki died while he was playing with his trainer on July 7. K9 Loki was a bloodhound puppy who had just joined the Pittsburgh police to be trained as a human locator. KDKA reported that K9 Loki celebrated his 10-week birthday on Friday and woke up spunky and happy […]

Sussex County, VA – Virginia State Police K9 Vader was murdered in the line of duty by a bullet fired into his handler’s vehicle by a suspect on Wednesday. K9 Vader, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois who joined the Virginia State Police as a narcotics detection dog nine months before he was killed, was fatally shot […]