St. Joseph Police Department, Missouri. Date of Death: Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Age: 35. Officer Dan De Kraai was accidentally shot and killed during a break while participating in weapons training. Officer De Kraai and other officers were participating in training […]
Learn MoreVirginia State Police, Virginia. Date of Death: Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Age: 41. Trooper Mark Barrett passed away during a training dive in Lake Anna. Trooper Barrett and other members of the Virginia State Police’s Search and Recovery Team were performing […]
Learn MoreRayville Police Department, Louisiana. Date of Death: Saturday, September 11, 2010. Age: 57. Sergeant Thomas Alexander was shot and killed while responding to a burglary in progress in Richland Parish. A woman had called 911 to report the sound of breaking […]
Learn MoreUnited States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection. Date of Death: Wednesday, September 8, 2010. Officer John Zykas suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a departmental training course while assigned to the Otay Mesa Port […]
Learn MoreSergeant Orville Smith died from injuries sustained when a vehicle operated by an intoxicated driver struck him. Sergeant Smith was working a traffic detail on Route 110 at the intersection of Indian Well Road. He was standing next to his […]
Learn MoreOfficer Michael Bailey was shot and killed while attempting to take action in an attempted armed robbery in front of his South Side home at approximately 6:20 am. Officer Bailey had just returned home from his shift on a mayoral […]
Learn MoreDeputy David Lambert succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident one month earlier.

He was responding to backup another deputy who called for assistance when he swerved to avoid a vehicle at the intersection of U.S. Highway 61 and Oak […]
Learn MoreSheriff Garry Welford was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle being pursued by deputies.
At approximately 2:45 pm deputies from the George County Sheriff’s Office were pursuing a pick-up truck that had failed to stop for them. The driver of the […]
Learn MoreDetective Lieutenant Liusila Brown was shot and killed while on duty in Paga Pago at the American Samoa High Court Building.

Lieutenant Brown was providing security at the courthouse. A man had just been found not guilty of assault and weapons charges. As Lieutenant […]
Learn MoreDeputy Samuel Smith was killed in an automobile accident on California Road while responding to a domestic disturbance call.

His patrol car left the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a tree before bursting into flames. Deputy Smith had served with […]
Learn MoreCorporal Matthew Edwards was shot and killed while responding to reports of a burglary in progress at an apartment complex on Pine Street at approximately 6:00 am.
He and his partner encountered a man in the parking lot fitting the description […]
Learn MoreDeputy Shawn Hess was killed in a vehicle accident while responding to a call to backup an officer from the Richlands Police Department at approximately 5:30 am.

He was driving westbound on U.S. Route 460 when his patrol car left the […]
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