Corrections Officer IV Amanda L. De Leon Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas End of Watch Friday, March 20, 2020 Bio Age 30 Tour 6 years Badge Not available Incident Details Cause Automobile crash Corrections Officer IV Amanda Lee De Leon was killed in a vehicle crash on Highway 281, five miles south of George […]
Police Officer Joseph Cappello Melrose Park Police Department, Illinois End of Watch Friday, April 24, 2020 Bio Age 55 Tour 22 years Badge Not available Incident Details Cause Duty related illness Police Officer Joseph Cappello died after contracting COVID-19 through a confirmed exposure while on duty. Officer Cappello had served with the Melrose Park Police […]
NEW YORK May 9 2020 (AP) — Sandy Jensen’s customer-service job at a Sam’s Club in Fullerton, California, normally involves checking member ID cards at the door and answering questions. But the coronavirus has turned her into a kind of store sheriff. Now she must confront shoppers who aren’t wearing masks and enforce social distancing measures […]
Miami-Dade FL May 9 2020 Miami-Dade’s fight overextending paid sick leave to county contractors happens to fall in the middle of a global pandemic that’s shut down much of the economy over fears more people will catch a virus at work. The timing is helping fuel the campaign to change county law and require sick […]
HOUSTON TX May 8 2020 — Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Raymond Scholwinski died Wednesday after a weeks-long battle with COVID-19, becoming one of the first known coronavirus-related fatalities among Houston-area law enforcement agencies. Scholwinski, 70, was among thousands of first responders nationwide in mid-March to be sickened by the virus. His symptoms had worsened when […]
New York City NY May 8 2020 Three more security officers have lost their lives from the COVID-19 virus. David Sanchez, 68 from New Jersey reportedly passed away in early April. The state health department is weeks or even months from having a complete list of those who have become victims of the virus. […]
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. May 8 2020– A woman was arrested after she shoved a nurse and kicked a deputy when she was told she was violating a doctor’s office’s COVID-19 policy, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Records show deputies responded to 309 Palm Coast Parkway Tuesday morning after a verbal disturbance was reported at […]
Agent Miguel Martínez-Ortiz Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico End of Watch Friday, April 24, 2020 Bio Age 56 Tour 28 years Badge Not available Incident Details Cause Duty related illness Agent Miguel Martínez-Ortiz died after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. Agent Martínez-Ortiz had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 28 years and […]
MOBILE, Ala. May 7 2020 In a short press release, Lori Myles with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office confirms that a jail employee has passed away. Myles said that an employee at Mobile Metro Jail has passed away from the coronavirus. Casadear Williams worked as a medical assistant at Metro for 10 years. No other information […]
Detention Deputy Timothy De La Fuente Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, Texas End of Watch Thursday, April 30, 2020 Bio Age 53 Tour 27 years Badge Not available Incident Details Cause Duty related illness Incident Date Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Detention Deputy Timothy De La Fuente died after contracting COVID-19 during an outbreak of the illness […]