Fallen Heroes

Searcy, AR – White County Sheriff’s Deputy James “Lynn” Smith died unexpectedly on Sunday night, after complications from a routine surgery on March 27, his department said. Deputy Smith, 30, joined the White County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) in the spring of 2013, Captain Brandon Grimes told Blue Lives Matter. He also served the Searcy Police […]

Statesboro, GA – Statesboro Police Department (SPD) Advanced Patrol Officer Ian Huggins died of multiple gunshot wounds on Sunday morning, after he was repeatedly shot by his wife, police said. “It is with extreme sorrow and grief that the Statesboro Police Department must announce the sudden off-duty death of Advanced Patrol Officer Ian Huggins, in […]

Tolland, CT – Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Kevin Miller died in the line of duty on Thursday afternoon, when his patrol car collided with the back of a tractor trailer. Trooper Miller, 49, was traveling in the right-hand lane of I-84 at approximately 12:30 p.m., when his patrol vehicle impacted the rear of […]

Hopkinsville, KY – Officer Phillip Meacham was murdered by a police impersonator on Thursday night. Hopkinsville PD says that 35-year-old James Kennith Decoursey was posing as a police officer when he made a traffic stop on off-duty Officer Meacham at around 5:10 p.m. What happened next isn’t clear, but Hopkinsville Chief Clayton Sumner later said […]

Jersey City, NJ – Jersey City Police Department (JCPD) Officer Ramon Torres, 33, died of a gunshot wound to the torso on Sunday. Officer Torres, who had been with the department for approximately one year, was off-duty at the time of his death, NJ.com reported. Police responded to Officer Torres’ home at about 7:50 p.m., […]

Chula Vista, CA – Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) K9 Griffen died from an undisclosed medical condition on Friday, his department announced. In an emotional Twitter post on Sunday, the CVPD hailed K9 Griffen as a “trusted partner,” and thanked him for his service to his community. “It was a hard day for all of […]

Glasgow, KY – Barren County Sheriff’s Detective Rusty Anderson, 47, died in the line of duty from a heart attack on Mar. 18, as he prepared to leave his home to help other deputies, the sheriff’s office said. “We were following up on an investigation and [Barren County Sheriff Kent Keen] had called him out, […]

Kansas City, MO – FBI Special Agent Melissa Morrow, 48, died on Thursday from a 9/11 related illness. On September 11, 2001, agent Morrow was assigned to the Evidence Response Team at the FBI’s Washington Field Office, according to Kansas City Star. ODMP reports that she spent 10 weeks collecting evidence in contaminated conditions at […]

Newtown, PA – Newtown Police Department (NPD) Sergeant Clinton Cunningham, 37, died on Monday, after he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage during his Sunday workout. Sgt. Cunningham, a married father of four, collapsed inside the Ellis Athletic Center, and never regained consciousness, NPD Chief Christopher Lunn told The Delaware County Daily Times. “People in the gym […]

Mecklenburg County, NC – Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Deputy Sylvia Deese died suddenly on Sunday, after she experienced a “medical event” while working an off-duty assignment for the department on Friday, the Carolina Brotherhood said. Deputy Deese – who was affectionately known as “Mama Deese” by her department, community, and the Carolina Panthers, worked for the […]