Fallen Heroes

St. Louis, MO – St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Alexander Klein was killed in what may have been an accidental fall off-duty on Saturday. St. Louis County police officers responded to Officer Klein’s residence at approximately 11 a.m. on June 23, after they received a report of an accidental injury, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. […]

Coconut Creek, FL – Florida Department of Corrections Officer Tawanna Marin was killed in the line of duty on Monday, when she was struck by a passing motorist. The fatal collision occurred at approximately 1:15 p.m. near the intersection of West Sample Road and Lyons Road, Margate-Coconut Creek Fire and Rescue representative Jeff Gary told […]

Elk River, MN – Blaine Police Officer Steve Nanney and his wife, Susie, were killed in an off-duty motorcycle crash on Friday night, the department said. The fatal incident occurred at approximately 6 p.m., when Officer Nanney’s motorcycle collided head-on with a truck being driven by a 17-year-old Elk river driver, the Star Tribune reported. […]

Warren, PA – Conewango Township Police K9 Choper died in the line of duty on June 6, after he was severely injured during a training exercise, according to the department. K9 Choper, a five-year-old German Shepherd, was participating a training exercise in an abandoned building with his partner, Officer Scott Neiswonger, at approximately 9:30 p.m. […]

San Antonio, TX – Houston Police Department Senior Officer Norberto Ramon, who heroically rescued hundreds of people during the historic flooding of Hurricane Harvey as he simultaneously battled terminal cancer, passed away on Friday. “Today our @houstonpolice family lost a great colleague, husband, father, friend, cop, hero, with the passing of Senior Police Officer Norberto […]

Martinsburg, WV – Berkeley County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacquin Moore was killed in an off-duty motorcycle crash on Thursday, according to his department. The tragic incident occurred at approximately 11 a.m., as Deputy Moore, 30, was riding his motorcycle on Mid Atlantic Parkway towards Interstate 81, The Journal reported. Two other vehicles were involved in the […]

Kansas City, KS – Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Deputy Theresa King was shot in the line of duty on Friday morning as she and a fellow deputy were transporting an inmate to a hearing at the Wyandotte County Correctional and Court Services building Deputy King, 44, died of her injuries shortly after midnight on Saturday, the […]

Kansas City, KS – Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Deputy Patrick Rohrer was murdered in the line of duty on Friday morning, as he and a fellow deputy were transporting an inmate to a hearing at the Wyandotte County Correctional and Court Services building. The incident occurred at about 11:15 a.m. in a gated area of the […]

Mayetta, KS – Topeka Police Officer Trey McCluskey died in a double-fatality collision with a wrong-way driver on May 29, according to his department. Off-duty Officer McCluskey and his wife, Taylor, were traveling along U.S. Highway 75 in their 2015 Hyundai Tuscon at approximately 2 p.m., when the driver of a 2017 Acura RDX struck […]

Crookston, MN – U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection Collection Operations Manager Christopher Bacon was killed in the line of duty on June 7, when his department-issued vehicle collided with the back of a tractor-trailer. Manager Bacon, 51, was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe along Highway 2 at approximately 12:30 p.m., when […]