Fallen Heroes

Joplin, MO – Joplin Police Officer David Brewer and his wife Stacey Brewer were both killed in a motorcycle crash in Cherokee County, Kansas on Friday. Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves said that 42-year-old Officer Brewer and his 41-year-old wife were going westbound on Highway 160 at N.W. 100th Road at about 10 a.m. on […]

Cameron, TX – Milam County Sheriff David Greene died on Friday after suffering a heart attack while on vacation in Oregon in June. Sheriff Greene’s body was returned to Texas on Monday evening, and a procession of law enforcement officers were on hand to escort the sheriff’s remains to the Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron, […]

Baton Rouge, LA – Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Cadet Immanuel Washington passed away on July 19, after he collapsed during physical training at the academy the day prior. Cadet Washington, 38, had just completed a 2.5-mile run and was in a “cool down period” when he fell to the ground, the Department of Louisiana Wildlife […]

Daly City, CA – Daly City Police Sergeant Alex Rohleder died unexpectedly at his home on July 16, according to his department. Sgt. Rohleder, 43, was recovering from a recent surgery when he passed away in his sleep, according to a fundraiser established to help his family. “Alex was special in many ways and touched […]

Kent, WA – Kent Police Officer Diego Moreno was killed in the line of duty on Sunday morning, when he tried to deploy spike strips during a pursuit and was struck by a fellow officer’s patrol vehicle. The incident began at approximately 1: 50 a.m., when an officer heard gunfire near a restaurant on West […]

Hyattsville, MD – Hyattsville Police Sergeant Anthony “Tony” Knox passed away on July 17 following a two-year battle with cancer. Sgt. Knox, 42, had a benign mixed tumor removed from behind his left eye in 2011, but it returned with a vengeance five years later, Life & Times Hyattsville reported. “I knew something was wrong,” […]

Las Vegas, NV – City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety Correctional Officer Kyle Eng died in the line of duty on Thursday morning, after he was found unconscious inside the city jail facility. Correctional Officer Eng, 51, was rushed to the University Medical Center, but could not be revived, KVVU reported. The correctional […]

Dallas, TX – Dallas Police Senior Corporal Earl “Jamie” Givens was providing a motorcycle escort during a funeral procession for another fallen officer on Saturday morning when he was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver. Cpl. Givens, 55, and other members of the Dallas Motorcycle Unit were escorting the body of Dallas Senior […]

Singapore – Homeland Security Investigation Special Agent Timothy Ensley died in the line of duty on June 24, after he contracted Dengue fever during a temporary duty assignment in Indonesia. Special Agent Ensley had been with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s HSI for nine years when he fell ill in mid-May, according to the Officer […]

Stillwater, MN – Minnesota Department of Corrections Officer Joseph Gomm was murdered in the line of duty on Wednesday, after he was attacked by an inmate at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater. Correctional Officer Gomm, who celebrated his 16th anniversary with the agency on Tuesday, was working in the prison facility’s industry building at approximately 1:30 […]