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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...
OfficerBrian Liles
Officer Brian Liles died in a motorcycle collision on State Route 99, north of State Route 190, near Tipton, around 5:11...
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...
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,...
DeputySheriff Adam Sherif I
Deputy Sheriff Adam Sherifi was shot and killed while serving a felony warrant at the 4300 block of State Highway 198 in Van...
SergeantJacob Roesler
Sergeant Jacob Roesler was killed in a vehicle crash on State Routes 51 and 795. Around 6:30 a.m., Sergeant Roesler was...
DeputySheriff Katherine Frank
Deputy Sheriff Katherine Frank succumbed to injuries resulting from a shooting near the 2900 block of South Keyrell Drive in...
Homicide Agent Kevin Morris
Homicide Agent Kevin Morris was killed when a wrong-way driver crashed into his vehicle on Interstate 95 south of State Road...
SergeantShane Seiber
Sergeant Shane Seiber was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call in West Philadelphia, near the 100 block of...
Trooper Bradley Ritger
Trooper Brad Ritger succumbed to injuries sustained on September 21, 2026, when he fell from a highway overpass on I-94 in...
Trooper Hayden Phillips
Trooper Hayden Phillips was shot and killed on I-65, near mile marker 38, in Warren County while conducting a traffic stop. ...
OfficerBrian Liles
Officer Brian Liles died in a motorcycle collision on State Route 99, north of State Route 190, near Tipton, around 5:11...
K9Dundee
K9 Dundee died after apprehending a subject who fled on foot after a traffic stop on Eland Drive in North Fort Myers. When...
ChiefOf Police George W Bacorn Jr
Chief of Police George Bacorn was killed in a head-on vehicle crash on Dover Road in Easton. Around 11:26 a.m., Chief...
K9Kylo
K9 Kylo was inadvertently shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a homicide suspect in the area of Southeast 97th...
K9Cato
K9 Cato died after suffering a neck injury while training at the Nauvoo-Colusa School at 2461 IL-96 in Nauvoo. Around...