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Tribute to Fallen Officers
Police OfficerDenny Delmar Shannon
Officer Denny Shannon was killed in an automobile accident during a high-speed vehicle pursuit.
Police OfficerRichard Thomas
Officer Thomas was shot and killed by a grocery store owner as he and other officers entered his unlocked store to...
Night WatchmanBernard McCluskey
Night Watchman McCluskey was shot and killed after arresting a man in an alley for vagrancy. As he escorted the prisoner to...
DetectiveRandy Hoppert
Detective Randy Hoppert was shot and killed while responding to officers who were met with gunfire while serving an eviction...
K9Spike
K9 Spike was shot and killed while apprehending a suspect who had fled police. Around 6:40 p.m., officers pulled over a...
Police OfficerAlec Sanders
Police Officer Alec Sanders was killed in a vehicle crash at 3:00 a.m. at the intersection of Valley Boulevard and Edgewood...
DeputySheriff Andrew Nuez
Deputy Sheriff Andrew Nuñez was shot and killed near a residence in the 12300 block of Hollyhock Drive in Rancho Cucamonga...
Police OfficerLauren Craven
Police Officer Lauren Craven was struck and killed while helping at the scene of a vehicle collision on Interstate 8 near...
Police OfficerRay Barrantes
Police Officer Ray Barrantes was killed when his patrol car struck the rear end of a semi-trailer in Madera County at the...
DetectiveVictor Lemus
Detective Victor Lemus, Detective William Osborn, and Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund were killed in an explosion at the...
DetectiveJoshua Kelley Eklund
Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Detective Victor Lemus, and Detective William Osborn were killed in an explosion at the...
DetectiveWilliam Osborn
Detective William Osborn, Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, and Detective Victor Lemus were killed in an explosion at the...
Parole Agent Joshua Lemont Byrd
Parole Agent Joshua Byrd was shot and killed in the Division of Adult Parole Operations at 7717 Edgwater Drive in Oakland at...
OfficerMiguel Cano
Officer Miguel Cano was killed in a vehicle crash at Bristol Parkway north of Green Valley Circle in Culver City,...
SergeantShiou Deng
Sergeant Shiou Deng was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle while assisting at the scene of a vehicle crash on the...
DeputySheriff Michael Hendricks
Deputy Sheriff Michael Hendricks was killed in a crash on Ladson Road between Highway 78 and Lincolnville Road around 11:25...
DeputySheriff Terrian Bailey
Deputy Sheriff Terrian Bailey was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call near a local convenience store off...
SergeantChris Fisher
Sergeant Chris Fisher was shot and killed outside the Meriwether County Inn at 5675 Spring Street in Warm Springs around...
Police OfficerChristopher Delong Jr
Police Officer Christopher DeLong was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance near the 900 block of...
Wildlife Officer David Taylor
Wildlife Officer David Taylor was killed while trying to evacuate residents during the Railroad South Fire in Comanche...
K9Axel
K9 Axel was inadvertently shot and killed while his handler was monitoring a group of wild hogs crossing the roadway in the...
DeputySheriff Betty Jean Uriegas
Deputy Sheriff Betty Uriegas succumbed to injuries she received in a single-vehicle crash on August 17, 1994, around 2:15...
DeputySheriff Burlie W Duvall III
Deputy Sheriff Burlie Duvall was killed at a crash scene on Route 460 west of Cabin Field Road, in Campbell County, at...
Police OfficerAustin Zade Abdelnab I
Police Officer Zade Abdelnabi was shot and killed responding to a call regarding an armed subject at the 4500 block of East...
Director Of Public Safety Joseph Allen Scheid
Director of Public Safety Joseph Scheid passed away while exercising at the Coldwater Public Safety Building at 57 Division...
Master Deputy Sheriff Jillian Olson
Master Deputy Sheriff Jillian Olson drowned during an underwater training exercise on Lake Murray. Master Deputy Olson had...
Town Marshal Brad Fisher
Town Marshal Brad Fisher was killed assisting in the pursuit of a stolen vehicle on U.S. 36 near Lynn at approximately 8:30...