EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. April 4 2020— A 41-year-old El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy, who most recently worked in the county jail, died Wednesday after contracting the novel coronavirus. Deputy Jeff Hopkins was a 19-year veteran of the department, according to the sheriff’s office, which announced his death Thursday. Hopkins previously worked both on patrol […]
Sheriff Kirk A. Coker Hutchinson County Sheriff’s Office, Texas End of Watch Sunday, March 29, 2020 BIO Age 57 Tour 35 years Badge 801 INCIDENT DETAILS Cause Heart attack Sheriff Kirk Coker suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after responding to an unattended death near Fritch, Texas. He had responded from his home to the […]
Police Officer Marco DiFranco Chicago Police Department, Illinois End of Watch Wednesday, April 1, 2020 BIO Age 50 Tour 21 years Badge 19312 INCIDENT DETAILS Cause Duty related illness Incident Date Thursday, March 26, 2020 Police Officer Marco DiFranco died after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. Officer DiFranco had served with the Chicago Police Department […]
Deputy Sheriff Terrell Young Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, California End of Watch Thursday, April 2, 2020 BIO Age Not available Tour 15 years Badge Not available INCIDENT DETAILS Cause Duty related illness Deputy Sheriff Terrell Young died after contracting COVID-19 from an infected inmate at the Byrd Detention Center. Deputy Young had served with the […]
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. April 4 2020 Kentucky Police are investigating after a student was found dead on a community campus. Prestonsburg police said that they are investigating the death at a community college campus. The death occurred at the Prestonsburg campus of the Bid Sandy Community and Technical College. Investigators say the crime happened at “the very […]
Canada April 4 2020 Security guards across the province have joined the frontlines of the social distancing battle. Grocery stores have increased measures to encourage social distancing and crowd control in recent weeks. Now, many stores across the province are enlisting the help of security guards to keep staff and customers safe. Comissionaires North Saskatchewan […]
Hagerstown MD April 4 2020 A Hagerstown man has been charged after an incident at Meritus Medical Center. Police say he purposefully coughed in the direction of a police officer and security guard. On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at approximately 4:30 PM, a Deputy, assigned to work at Meritus Medical Center, assisted hospital security with an […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. April 4 2020 — A person died at the University of Memphis campus, and officials say it was accidental, a spokesperson said Wednesday. The university spokesperson said the death happened at Wilder Tower. The death is currently an active investigation, but the spokesperson said the death was accidental. The person who died was not […]
East Meadow NY April 4 2020 Nassau County police reported the arrest of a Lakeview resident for an incident at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow on March 21. According to police, Paul Simmons, of 8 Rhodes Lane, entered Nassau University Medical Center, at 10:38 p.m. through an employee entrance with his girlfriend […]
Ohio April 4 2020 Armed teachers and staff at an Ohio school district must have police levels of training, an appeals court ruled Monday. Several parents whose children are students at Madison Local Schools sued the district in September 2018 over its concealed weapons policy, which only requires 26 hours of training for armed staff. Police-level […]