Fallen Heroes

New York, NY – Retired New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Richard Lopez died on July 9 after a long battle with 9/11-related cancer. Officer Lopez, 52, served with NYPD for 20 years before he was forced to retired due to the cancer he developed from working for an extended period on the search and […]

Carter County, TN – Carter County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Forest Sharpe died surrounded by family and friends on July 24 after a difficult illness. Lt. Sharpe, 58, started his career with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office as a jailer in 1980, WJHL reported. He served under six different county sheriffs and in many difference capacities for […]

New Cumberland, WV – Hancock County Sheriff’s K9 Midas died in the line of duty from complications associated with heat stroke on his third anniversary of the day he joined the sheriff’s department. “It is with great regret and sadness that I inform and announce the passing of K-9 Midas of the Hancock County Canine […]

Mississippi County, AR – Arkansas State Police K9 Trooper Hemi was fatally shot in the line of duty on Monday while assisting troopers in the apprehension of a suspect. An Arkansas state trooper was patrolling Interstate 55 at about 7 p.m. on July 30 when he spotted a vehicle that had eluded Missouri police in […]

Byron, IL – Ogle County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Randy Hilliard was killed in an off-duty crash on Saturday morning. Lt. Hilliard, 50, was travelling eastbound on Rt. 72 at about 1:30 a.m. on July 28 when his pickup truck crossed the center line and struck an SUV head on, the Ogle County News reported. He died […]

Fort Myers, FL – Fort Myers Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller, 29, succumbed to a gunshot wound to the head Saturday night at Lee Memorial Hospital. Officer Jobbers-Miller was shot July 21. “It is with a heavy heart that we inform our community that Fort Myers Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller has passed away,” Fort Myers police […]

Detroit, MI – Detroit Police Officer James Hearn was killed in a car crash off-duty early on Thursday morning. Officer Hearn, 27, was driving home from fishing with his girlfriend and his 11-year-old daughter at about 3:45 a.m. on July 26, after a long day of mentoring youth in the Detroit Police Department’s Team-Up program, […]

Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Police Officer Michael Michalski was murdered as he hunted a suspect wanted for outstanding drug and weapons warrants on Wednesday. “It is with great sadness that I stand before you to announce the tragic death of another fallen Milwaukee police officer,” Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales told reporters during a press […]

Avondale, AZ – Arizona Department of Public Safety Trooper Tyler Edenhofer was murdered in the line of duty on Wednesday, while responding to a call of a person throwing things onto the highway. “The DPS family is in mourning. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Lives have been shattered and ruined. And we’re […]

Dallas, TX – Dallas Police Senior Corporal Tyrone Andrews died on July 14 after a battle with cancer. Cpl. Andrews was a 27-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department. He graduated from Northeast Louisiana University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 1987, and moved to Dallas to begin his career in law enforcement, […]