In The Line Of Duty, 2017
Det. Chad Parque, N. Las Vegas PD, NV...........................Automobile crash
Lt. Debra Clayton, Ortlando PD, FL..................................Gunfire
Dep. 1st Class Norman Lewis, Orange Co. SO...................Motorcycle crash
Det. Steven McDonald, NYPD, NY....................................Gunfire
Chief of Police Randy Gibson, Kalama PD, WA...................Duty related illness
Sheriff Stephen Ackerman, Lea County SO, NM.................Automobile crash
Det. Jerry Walker, Little Elm PD, TX.................................Gunfire
Dep. Colt Allery, Rolett Co. SO, ND..................................Gunfire
Police Off. Raymond Murrell, Bloomingdale PD, IL..............Automobile crash
Police Off. Michael Louviere, Westwego PD, LA..................Gunfire
Police Off. David Fahey, Jr., Cleveland PD, OH...................Vehicular assault
Police Off. Nathan Graves, Sac. and Fox Nation PD, TR.......Automobile crash
Dep. Chief James Molloy, NYPD, NY..................................Duty related illness
Lt. Steven Floyd, Delaware Dept. Corrections, DE...............Assault
Police Off. Eric Mumaw, Metro Nashville PD, TN..................Drowned
Sgt. Gregory Meagher, Richmond County SO, GA...............Exposure to toxins
Major Jay Memmelaar, Jr, Goldsboro PD, NC......................Heart attack
Special Agent Rickey O'Donald, US Det. Justice, FBI, US......Heart attack
Police Off. Keith Boyer, Whittier PD, CA.............................Gunfire
Off. Lucas Chellew, Calif. Hwy. Patrol, CA..........................Vehicle pursuit
Dep. Michael Foley, Alameda County SO, CA......................Struck by vehicle
Dep. Michael Butler, Lowndes County SO, GA.....................Automobile crash
Dep. Kevin Haverly, Greene County SO, NY........................Automobile crash
Dep. Curtis Bartlett, Carroll County SO, VA........................Vehicle pursuit
Police Off. Houston Largo, Navajo Div.of Public Safety, TR....Gunfire
Police Off. Michael Hance, NYPD, NY..................................Duty related illness
Trooper Brian Falb, NY State Police, NY..............................Duty related illness
Sgt. Shawn Anderson, East Baton Rouge Parish SO, LA........Gunfire
Det. Jason Weiland, Everest Metro PD, WI..........................Gunfire
Sgt. Curtis Blackbird, Omaha Nation LE Services, TR............Automobile crash
Police Off. Justin Terney, Tecumseh PD, OK........................Gunfire
Police Off. Nicholas Rodman, Louisville Metro PD, KY............Vehicle pursuit
Ast. Chief Dep. Clinton Greenwood, Harris County Con.,TX....Gunfire
MSgt. Carl Cosper, Barry County SO, VA.............................Automobile crash
Dep. Levi Pettway, Lowndes County SO, AL.........................Automobile crash
Trooper Anthony Borostowski, Wisconsin State Patrol, WI......Automobile crash
Master Police Off. Jason Harris, Spartanburg PD, SC..............Motorcycle crash
Dep. David Wade, Logan County SO, OK..............................Gunfire
Agent Benjamin De los Santos-Barbosa, Puerto Rico PD, PR....Gunfire
Corporal Stephen Ballard, Delaware State Police, DE............. Gunfire
Sgt. Meggan Callahan, North Carolina Dept. PS-Div. Prisions...Assault
As of April 26, 2017, Total: 41
Dep. Justin L. Beard, Ouachita Parrish SO, LA.......................Automobile crash
Dep. Mark Burbridge, Pottawattamie Co. SO, IA....................Gunfire
Dep. Jimmy Tennyson, Maury Co. S. Dept., TN.....................Automobile crash
Police Off. Jonathan Ginka, Norton Shores PD, .....................Automobile crash
Lt. Clyde Mainhart, Yell Co. S. Dept., AR..............................Gunfire
Chief Steven Eric Di Sario,, Kirkersville PD, OH.....................Gunfire
Dep. Jason Garner, Stanislaus Co. S. Dept...........................Automobile crash
Dep. Mason Moore, Broadwater Co. SO, MT..........................Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Isaac Morales, Customs & Border Prot.....Stabbed
Dep. William Durr, Lincoln Co. SO, MS.................................Gunfire
Spec. Agent Michael T. Walter, VA State Police, VA................Gunfire
Lt. Aaron Lloyd Crook, Bluefield PD, WV...............................Vehicle pursuit
Dep. Devin Hodges, Anderson Co. SO, SC............................Boating accident
Off. Joshua Sanchez Montaad, Agricultural L.E., FL................Auto crash
Police Off. Nathan Michael Desjardins, Freyburg PD...............Boating accident
Corr. Off. Sandra Tedder, Texas Dept. Criminal Justice, TX.....Heart Attack
Lt. Patrick Weatherford, Newport PD, AR..............................Gunfire
Sgt. Christopher Monica, Georgia Dept. Corrections, GA.........Gunfire
Sgt. Curtis Billue, Georgia Dept. Corrections, GA...................Gunfire
MSgt. William Trampas Bishop, Florida Highway Parol, FL.......Struck by vehicle
Corr. Off. Joe William Heddy, Jr., Escambia Co. Corrections....Heart attack
Trooper Ryan Matthew Albin, Illinois State Police, IL..............Automobile crash
Pol. Off. Miguel I. Moreno, San Antonio PD, TX......................Gunfire
Pol. Off. Robert J. Johnson, Northville PD, NY........................Struck by vehicle
Det. Miosotis Familia, New York City PD................................Gunfire
Trooper Joel R. Davis, New York State Police, NY................... Gunfire
Trooper Michael Patrick Stewart, III, Penn. State Police, PA.....Automobile crash
Lt. Donald Heath Meyer, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK ..........Vehicular assault
Lt. Aaron W. Allan, Southport PD, IN................................... Gunfire
Dep. Jason Fann, Yoakum Co. SO, TX...................................Automobile crash
Pol. Off. Gary Lee Michael, Jr., Clinton PD, MO.......................Gunfire
Det. Elise Ybarra, Abilene PD, TX..........................................Automo bile crash
Cpl. Monty D. Platt, West Texas Univ. A&M Univ PD................ Animal related
Lt. Pilot H. Jay Cullen, Virginia State Police, VA.......................Aircraft accident
Trooper Pilot Berke M.M. Bates, Virginia State Police, VA..........Aircraft accident
Dep. Jimmy Cark, Quitman Co. SO, MS..................................Automobile crash
Corr. Off. David Torres-Chaparro, Puerto Dept. Corrections, PR.Heart Attack
Pol. Off. Matthew Baxter, Kissimmee PD, FL............................Gunfire
Sgt. Richard "Sam" Howard, Kissimmee PD, FL........................Gunfire
As of August 18, 197l, Total: 82
Dep. Robert Rumfet, Lake Co. SO, CA.....................................Heart Attack
Dep. Timothy Bradin, Drew Co. SO, AR...................................Vehicle Pursuit
Sgt. Steve Albert Perez, Houston PD, TX.................................Drowned
Dep. Robert French, Sacramento SO, CA.................................Gunfire
Corp. Thomas Hannon, Dover PD, DE.....................................Duty Related Illness
Off. Bernie Domagala, Chicago PD, IL.....................................Gunfire
Dep. Mark Diebold, Tarrant Co. Constable's Office, TX...............Heart Attack
Off. William Matthews, Wayzata PD, MN..................................Vehicular Assault
Sgt. Joseph Ossman, Florida Dept. Corrections, FL....................Automobile Crash
Dep. Julie Bridges, Hardee Co. SO, FL.....................................Automobile Crash
Agent Roberto Medina Mariani, Puerto Rico PD, PR....................Gunfire
Off. Elias Martinez, Jr., Metro Transit Authority PD, TX.............. Motorcycle Crash
Trooper Timothy O'Neill, Michigan State Police, MI....................Motorcycle Crash
Agent Angel Lorenzo-Gonzalez, Puerto Rico PD, PR...................Drowned
Agent Hector Matias-Torres, Puerto Rico PD, PR.......................Drowned
Det. Kristen Hearne, Polk Co. PD, GA......................................Gunfire
Corp. Michael Paul Middlebrook, Lafayette PD, LA.....................Gunfire
Off. Charleston V. Hartfield, Las Vegas Metro PD, NV.................Gunfire
Off. FLoyd East, Jr., Texas Tech. Univ. PD, TX...........................Gunfire
Sgt. Michael Shannon Robinson, Dept. Public Safety, DE............Heart Attack
Corr. Off. Justin james Smith, N. Carolina Div. of Prisons, NC.....Assault
Corr. Ent. Mgr. Veronica Darden, N. Carolina Div. Prisons, NC.....Assault
Off. Marcus Anthony McNeil, New Orleans PD, LA......................Gunfire
Off. Justin A. Leo, Girard PD, OH.............................................Gun fire
Trooper Daniel Keith Rebman, Jr., S. Carolina Hwy. Patrol, SC....Automobile Crash
Corr. Off. Wendy Shannon, N. Carolina Div. of Prisons, NC.........Assault
Dep. James Martin Wallace, Richmond Co. SO, GA....................Heart Attack
SR. Trooper Thomas Patrick Nipper, Texas Hwy. Patrol, TX........Automobile Crash
Off. Jamie Cox, Rockford PD, IL..............................................Ve hicular Assault
Det. Sean Matthew Suiter, Baltimore City PD, MD......................Gunfire
Off. Brian David SHaw, New Kensington PD, PA.........................Gunfire
Agent Rogelio Martinez, US Border Patrol, US............................Undetermined
Dep. Eric Overall, Oakland Co. SO, MI......................................Vehicular Assault
Trooper Damon Allen, Texas Hwy. Patrol, TX.............................Gunfire
Off. Kenneth Copeland, San Marcos PD, TX...............................Gunfire
Off. Donald O. Kimbrough, Detroit PD, MI.................................Gunfire
Dep. Chief. Sander Cohen, Maryland Office State Fire Marshal, MD. Struck By Vehicle
Corp. James Eric Chapman, Johnson PD, SC..............................Auto Crash
Off. Paul Lazinsky, El Mirage PD, AZ.........................................Heart Attack
Off. Andrew J. Camilleri, Sr., Calif. Hwy. Patrol, CA....................Vehicular Assault
Dep. Zackari Parrish, Douglas Co. SO, CO.................................Gunfire
As of Dec. 31st, 2017 Total 125.
This information was primarily obtained from the website www.odmp.org which includes photos of the fallen
officers and dates of the incidents. Any discrepancies in spelling or other information are my error and apologies
are extended.
The purpose of posting this list was to honor with remembrance those who have fallen, and to impart to the
viewer the shocking number of officers that fall in the space of one year's time and the varied curcumstances
of their deaths.
Rest In Peace, my brothers and sisters, knowing that we shall all be resurrected, and that the good and bad alike
shall be judged and rewarded accordingly.
Romans 13:4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if them do that which is evil be afraid, for he beareth
not the sword in vain........(KJV)
"Oh, you're a Cop?" That's cool. I wanted to do that when I was a kid. What do you make?" (sarcastic)
"What do I make? I make holding your hand seem like the biggest thing in the world when someone just tried to hurt you.
I make 5 minutes seem like a lifetime when I am fighting a suspect while waiting for back up. I make those annoying sirens seem like angels when you need them. I can sometimes make your children breathe when they stop. I make myself get out of bed to risk my life to safe people I've never met. I make it possible to keep back the chaos everyday. I make going to work for your family's safety a duty that I will die for. I make myself work holidays, nights, during snow storms and other disasters. Today I might make the ultimate sacrifice to save your life. I make a difference. What do you make?"
