Fallen Heroes

Gary, IN – Gary Police Department (GPD) K9 Falco was fatally shot in the line of duty while trying to apprehend a fleeing gunman on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred in the 1000-block of 35th Court shortly before 2 p.m. on July 13, WLS reported. K9 Falco and his human partner, GPD Corporal Angel Lozano, […]

Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR – Nevada State Police (NSP) Lieutenant Lorin Correll died in a drowning accident on June 28 while snorkeling with his friends and family. The 50-year-old lieutenant was on vacation with his wife and family when the tragedy occurred, according to his obituary. According to the Nevada Police Union (NPU), the waves became […]

Indianapolis, IN – Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Deputy John Durm was murdered in the line of duty on Monday while bringing an inmate back to the jail after a medical transport. The incident occurred inside the sallyport at the Adult Detention Center (ACD) located at 695 Justice Way at approximately 11:30 a.m. on July […]

Aliceville, AL – Pickensville Police Department (PPD) Chief Kendrick “Ken” Barnes died unexpectedly on June 26. The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation is handling the ongoing investigation into the 37-year-old police chief’s death, but sources said foul play is not suspected, WCBI reported. Chief Barnes’ exact cause of death was not immediately released. The City […]

Rutland, VT – Rutland Police Department (RPD) Officer Jessica Ebbighausen died in the line of duty on July 7 after a fleeing suspect crashed head-on into her patrol car, according to investigators. The incident began at approximately 2:35 p.m. on July 7 when the Rutland Police Department (RPD) received a report that 20-year-old Tate Rheaume […]

Montgomery, AL – Montgomery Police Department (MPD) Officer Carlos Taylor died in the line of duty on June 30 due to injuries he suffered in a line-of-duty crash while rushing to help fellow officers in 2017. The rookie officer was responding to a call for help from fellow officers who were chasing two suspects armed […]

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Detective Delberth Phipps was murdered in the line of duty on Tuesday morning while responding to a report of an armed suspect in the Hospital Ground neighborhood. VIPD spokesperson Glen Dratte said the incident occurred in the “Jah Yard” area at approximately 7:53 a.m. […]

Forest Heights, MD – Forest Heights Police Department (FHPD) K9 Kuno died in the line of duty on July 2 after suffering heatstroke while searching for a burglary suspect inside a school. K9 Kuno, a five-year-old Belgian Malinois-German Shepherd mix, responded with his human partner to a request for assistance from the Prince George’s County […]

Cordele, GA – Crisp County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tyee Browne was fatally shot by a fugitive on Wednesday morning while conducting a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle. The incident began at about 3:40 a.m. on July 5 when a Deputy Browne spotted a suspicious vehicle in the 1300-block of Highway 280 West in Cordele, […]

Tell City, IN – Tell City Police Department Sergeant Heather Glenn was murdered on Monday as she was trying to arrest a domestic violence suspect. The incident began on July 2 when the 47-year-old Sgt. Glenn responded to Perry County Memorial Hospital to investigate a report of a domestic dispute, WEVV reported. A female victim […]