Officer Down
Jimmie K. Nelms and another man were sentenced to serve two life sentences for the aggravated kidnapping and murder of Trooper Conroy O’Brien following a traffic stop
This year’s honorees include 148 officers killed in the line of duty in 2024, along with 197 who died in previous years
The fallen Rayne Police Department officer has been identified as Lt. Allen “Noochie” Credeur, 49, who was shot and killed while police were searching for a stabbing suspect
“This is absolutely outrageous, to fundraise off the assassination of a law enforcement officer,” said Jay McDonald, president of FOP Ohio
Deputy Larry Henderson recently retired from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office but coninued to work off-duty shifts; he previously served on the bomb squad and dive team
West York Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte was fatally struck by another officer’s gunfire as they shot and killed man who was holding a nurse hostage at gunpoint
Trooper Aaron Pelletier was struck and killed by a man who was under the influence of drugs; the man pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released an hour-long documentary about the incident, while the community gathered to hold a memorial stair climb
A second Columbia County deputy was shot in the face and severely wounded; at least one deputy was able to return fire during the incident
Prosecutors stated that Michele Fiore had raised more than $70,000 for the statue of a fallen Las Vegas officer, but had spent some of it on surgery and her daughter’s wedding
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