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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...
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...
DetectiveWilliam Osborn
Detective William Osborn, Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, and Detective Victor Lemus were killed in an explosion 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...
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 Timothy Corlew
Deputy Sheriff Tim Corlew was killed in a motorcycle crash at 5:30 a.m. on CA 91 east of La Sierra Avenue in Riverside. ...
Agent Anbal Morales Aponte
Agent Aníbal Morales Aponte succumbed to injuries he received when his patrol motorcycle was struck by a driver who ran a...
Police OfficerElijah Garretson
Police Officer Elijah Garretson was ambushed and killed near the intersection of Lost Trail and Great Hills Drive in...
Police OfficerStephen Laporta
Police Officer Stephen LaPorta was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle on Route 146 around 12:40 a.m. On...
Police OfficerTerry L Bennett
Police Officer Terry Bennett succumbed to injuries he received when he was struck by the driver of a vehicle while assisting...
Deputy ConstableAaron Armstrong
Deputy Constable Aaron Armstrong was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man at Club Rodeo at 9515 North Lamar...
DeputySheriff Justin Bradford Mowery
Deputy Sheriff Justin Mowery was killed in a single-vehicle crash at Miser Station Road and Vinegar Valley Road around 5:12...
CorporalMatthew Tyler Ty Snook
Corporal Grade One Ty Snook was shot and killed at the Karen L. Johnson Division of Motor Vehicles facility at 2230 Hessler...
Trooper Tara Marysa Guting
Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was struck and killed while investigating the scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Route 509...
DetectiveTimothy Jones
Detective Tim Jones succumbed to gunshot wounds he received on March 19, 2016, while attempting to apprehend a robbery...
Police OfficerAndy C Chan
Police Officer Andy Chan succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle crash on January 3, 2019. Around 6:00 p.m.,...
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom succumbed to gunshot wounds she received when she was ambushed while on patrol near the Farragut...
K9Spike
K9 Spike was shot and killed while apprehending a suspect who had fled police. Around 6:40 p.m., officers pulled over a...