Fallen Heroes

Carolina, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) Sergeant Edwin Maldonado-Garcia died in the line of duty on July 19 while trying to rescue a kitten from the middle of a highway. The 56-year-old sergeant was in uniform and on his way to work when the incident occurred, according to the Officer Down Memorial […]

Eastland County, TX – Eastland County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) Deputy David “Dave” Bosecker was murdered in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance on Friday night. The incident began at approximately 9 p.m. on July 21, when the ECSO received a report of a domestic disturbance in progress at a residence located […]

Troy, MO – Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Deputy Steven “Steve” Tucker died on July 8 after an impaired driver crossed over into his lane and crashed into his motorcycle head-on. The collision occurred on Highway J shortly before 7:30 p.m., WITI reported. Deputy Tucker, 60, was riding his motorcycle northbound when an oncoming 2008 […]

Dallas, TX – Dallas Police Department (DPD) Officer Christopher Jackson died unexpectedly after returning home from his shift on July 6. The 58-year-old officer had just gotten off work and was in the parking lot of his apartment building located in the 2700-block of Duncanville Road when the medical emergency struck at about 4 p.m., […]

Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) Officer Lynneice Hill died in the line of duty on July 14 after suffering a medical emergency while at work. According to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, witnesses found the 44-year-old officer unresponsive in her patrol car in the 1800-block of South Columbus Boulevard at approximately 9 p.m., […]

Peru, NY – New York State Police (NYSP) Captain Christopher “Chris” Garrow died in the line of duty on June 12 following a battle against an illness that developed after his service at the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on Sep. 11, 2001. The 47-year-old captain fought his medical issues courageously, according to his family. […]

Alamogordo, NM – Alamogordo Police Department (APD) Officer Anthony Ferguson died in the line of duty on Sunday after being shot by a suspect during a foot chase one day earlier. The incident began at approximately 2:18 a.m. on July 15, when APD officers attempted to pull a vehicle over in the area of Ninth […]

Fargo, ND – Fargo Police Department (FPD) Officer Jake Wallin was murdered in the line of duty while responding to a crash scene on Friday afternoon. Two of his fellow officers were critically wounded in the attack. The incident occurred in the area of 25th Street South and 9th Avenue South shortly before 3 p.m. […]

Lexington, KY – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Sergeant Jared Landon Boggs died on July 3 after a brief illness. The 39-year-old sergeant passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital while surrounded by his loving family, according to his obituary. Sgt. Boggs’ exact cause of death was not immediately released. The KSP confirmed the longtime sergeant’s death […]

Mobile County, AL – Mobile County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Reserve Deputy Leo McCall died in a rollover crash while on his way to work on July 2. The 64-year-old deputy was off-duty at the time of the deadly collision, which Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigators said occurred on Theodore Dawes Road at approximately 3:55 […]