Fallen Heroes

North Ridgeville, OH – North Ridgeville Police Department (NRPD) Sergeant Dean Mraz, a 22-year-veteran of the department, died suddenly on Apr. 3. Sgt. Mraz, 50, was “suddenly stricken” with an undisclosed medical issue at his residence, and was rushed to a local hospital, where he passed away, according to the Herald Times Reporter. “It is […]

Barnstable, MA – Yarmouth Police Officer Sean Gannon was fatally shot while serving a warrant on Thursday. Police said that Officer Gannon and his K9 partner Nero were trying to serve a warrant at a home on Blueberry Lane in the Marstons Mills section of Barnstable at about 3:30 pm on April 12. Time reported […]

Fairborn, OH – Fairborn Police Detective Steven Jahns died unexpectedly on the evening of April 9, his department announced on Wednesday. Det. Jahns, a 23-year-veteran of the Fairborn Police Department (FPD), had also been an adjunct instructor at Wright State University for the past two years, the Dayton Daily News reported. He was an active […]

Houston, TX – Rice University Police Detective Rommel Espinola was killed on Apr. 5, when the vehicle he was driving was hit from behind by a speeding motorist, resulting in a multi-vehicle pileup. Det. Espinola, 48, was traveling northbound on Interstate 45 in a silver Scion at approximately 5:15 p.m., when a gray Kia Soul […]

Hopkinsville, KY – Christian County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) K9 Dzek was killed by a vehicle early Sunday morning, after he escaped from his fenced yard while in pursuit of a cat. K9 Dzek, an 18-month-old Belgian Malinois, went out to the yard at approximately 2:30 a.m., after he returned home from his shift, WHOP reported. […]

Clinton, MD – District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (DCMPD) Officer Jamal Shaw was killed in an off-duty motorcycle crash on Friday, after he attempted to avoid a collision with a vehicle that cut him off, police said. The crash took place at approximately 3:30 p.m., as Officer Shaw, 27, was traveling westbound on Piscataway […]

Huntsville, AL – Huntsville Police Department (HPD) Officer Keith Earle died on Monday, after he was severely injured in an on-duty motor vehicle collision on Mar. 26. Officer Earle, a 26-year-veteran of the HPD, had been hospitalized since the head-on crash, which occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Pulaski Pike and Grizzard […]

Wilbraham, MA – Hampden County Sheriff’s Department (HCSD) Sergeant Mark Ouimet, 51, died unexpectedly on Monday, after he collapsed while he was out for a walk on Easter Sunday. Sgt. Ouimet was rushed to the Baystate Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, Hampton County Sheriff Nick Cocchi told MassLive. The department issued a […]

Saluda County, SC – Saluda County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Corporal Dale Hallman was killed in the line of duty on Thursday night, as he and his K9 partner were responding to assist fellow officers. According to the SCSO, deputies were pursuing an armed suspect, who fled into a wooded area with a child, and requested […]

Orange, CA – Orange Police Department (OPD) K9 Bosco died from an undisclosed “severe medical condition” on Wednesday, his department announced. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of K9 Bosco,” OPD wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday. “Bosco was a loyal partner to Officer Damon Allen, and a loving family […]