Officer Down
“[Commander Scott Aaron] served our department and community with the utmost dedication, compassion, and professionalism,” Oxnard PD Chief Jason Benites stated
Copperas Cove Officer Elijah Garretson, 27, joined the PD seven months ago and earned the Academic Award after graduating with the highest GPA in his academy class
Joseph “Joe” Alu Jr. served as a Plantation PD officer for more than 20 years, despite being severely burned in a home explosion during a hostage call on July 25, 1995
D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Terry Bennett was struck by a vehicle while he was working to assist a stranded motorist
Uxbridge Police Department Officer Stephen Laporta was fatally struck while helping a driver in a broken-down vehicle
Caldwell County Deputy Constable Aaron Armstrong attempted to arrest a suspect he had escorted out of the club when he was shot; he returned fire before collapsing
“Even one officer fatality is too many, and our ultimate goal is to have none. But we’re heartened by any decrease in those numbers,” said Bill Alexander, CEO of the NLEOMF
Fewer line-of-duty deaths came from changed behaviors, not luck. The harder question is whether law enforcement is willing to keep doing what works
A historic drop in officer deaths marks real progress in safety. It also places new responsibility on agencies, leaders and individual officers
Medical
A patient fleeing a medical hold fatally beat a hospital security guard at M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center, leading to a second-degree murder charge and renewed concerns about workplace violence
Deputy Justin Mowery, 30, of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, died while attempting to stop a motorcycle that refused to pull over
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