The U.S. Fire Administration has received notice of the following firefighter fatality: Lieutenant Roger Elliott Estes South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department New Tazewell, TN On Monday, July 4, 2022, Lieutenant Roger Elliott Estes was serving on traffic control duties at a fire department fundraiser when he was struck by a passing truck. Fellow responders immediately […]
St. Mary KS June 6 2022 St. Marys police officer Mark Lamberson died while on duty Saturday, the city’s police department announced. Police Chief Derek Cid said the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation into the circumstances surrounding Lamberson’s death. Officials said no foul play is suspected. Cid said the KBI will release “any […]
Vancouver Canada July 6th 2022 , The family of a former Vancouver cop who took her own life after intimate relationships with senior officers is suing the city, the B.C. government, the Vancouver Police Department, board and union, and the officers. Nicole Chan died by suicide in January 2019 after nine years with the VPD. An investigation […]
MOSS POINT, Miss. July 6 2022 A heroic Pascagoula teenager jumped into action to save four people when a vehicle drove off the I-10 boat launch into the Pascagoula River. Authorities said the vehicle, which had three teenage girls inside, traveled about 20 feet away from shore before sinking. “They drove straight under the water,” […]
Philadelphia PA July 5th, 2022 Frank Albergo, national president of the Postal Police Officers Association reports that postal law enforcement numbers are down while theft of mail, fraud and other mail crimes are increasing. Its members make up what the Postal Service calls its “elite police force,” trained in mail theft prevention and the protection […]
PORTLAND, Ore. July 5 2022 A security officer with Eclipse Security escaped serious injury early Sunday when someone shot at their security vehicle while on patrol near Legacy Emanuel. Owner Mark Mercer told KOIN 6 News the shooting happened around 4 a.m. The security guard noticed someone get out of a parked car and fired about […]
Phoenix AZ July 5th, 2022 Authorities have now identified two men who were fatally shot at a Phoenix bar and grill and said one of the victims was a security officer. Phoenix police said 35-year-old Jordan Davis allegedly denied 34-year-old Daniel Stuart entry into the bar early Sunday. That led to a physical altercation where Davis […]
CHICAGO IL July 5th, 2022 — A Chicago police officer died of an apparent suicide Saturday morning, according to officials. The department “experienced the heartbreaking loss of one of our police officers to an apparent suicide,” Chicago police said in a statement. The police officer has been identified as 29-year-old Patricia Swank. “The officer’s family is […]
San Diego Ca July 5th, 2022 A sheriff’s deputy’s service weapon was discharged at Scripps Mercy Hospital Saturday during a struggle with an inmate treated and released for booking who tried to take the deputy’s gun. The incident was reported about 3:30 p.m. at the hospital at 4077 Fifth Ave. in Hillcrest, according to […]
Philadelphia PA July 4 2022 Police are investigating after a security guard shot and wounded a man in Rhawnhurst. It happened just after 2 a.m. Sunday at Castor Avenue near Glendale Ave. Police say a 26-year-old was shot and wounded by a security guard, who appears to have been working for a sports bar and grill […]