PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. Aug 13 2021 A Port Wentworth police officer died early Wednesday morning from complications resulting in an exposure to COVID-19 while on duty, according to a post from the Port Wentworth Police Department (PWPD). The department said Lt. Dale Sylvester Jr. served with the PWPD for about five years. Lt. Sylvester retired from […]
CARBONDALE IL August 11 2021 — Police Officer Brian Russell Pierce, Jr., 24, of Carbondale, IL, was killed in the Line of Duty on August 4, 2021 in Venice, IL. Ofc. Pierce currently worked as a Police Officer at Brooklyn Police Department and a Supervisor of Security at Consume in Carbondale. He joined the Makanda Fire […]
Chicago IL July 9 2021 The search continued Sunday morning for the third suspect in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer and the wounding of another the night before. Chicago Police Department Supt. David Brown is scheduled to speak to reporters Sunday morning to update them on the incident. The wounded officer remained at […]
ROBINSON, Texas Aug 9 2021— A McLennan Community College (MCC) police officer tragically lost his life to COVID-19 while on the job. It’s considered a line of duty death because Texas Senate Bill 22 added the virus and any future state emergency illness under the category. 51-year-old Ricky Roberts, was a husband, father and friend. He […]
Deputy Sheriff Brandon Shirley Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Kentucky End of Watch Thursday, August 5, 2021 BIO Age 26 Tour 2 years Badge Not available INCIDENT DETAILS Cause Gunfire Weapon Gun; Unknown type Offender At large Deputy Sheriff Brandon Shirley was shot and killed when he was ambushed while working a secondary employment assignment at […]
Police Officer George Gonzalez United States Department of Defense – Pentagon Force Protection Agency, U.S. Government End of Watch Tuesday, August 3, 2021 BIO Age Not available Tour 3 years Badge Not available Military Veteran INCIDENT DETAILS Cause Stabbed Location Virginia Weapon Edged weapon Offender Shot and killed Police Officer George Gonzalez was fatally stabbed […]
Nelsonville OH. Aug 5 2021-A Nelsonville police officer was killed in a three-car crash Tuesday afternoon while responding to a report of gunfire in the Athens County town. Officer Scott Dawley, 43, died in the emergency room of OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital, where he was transported after a crash on East Canal Street near the intersection […]
Arlington County VA Aug 4 2021 An officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, and a suspect in the incident was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene, officials said. The Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. military, was temporarily placed on lockdown […]
Deputy Sheriff Courtney Couch Lane County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon End of Watch Sunday, July 25, 2021 BIO Age 36 Tour 7 years Badge Not available Military Veteran INCIDENT DETAILS Cause Drowned Deputy Sheriff Courtney Couch drowned while attempting to rescue a child from Foster Reservoir in Linn County while off duty. She was paddle boarding […]
TUCSON, Ariz. Aug 2 2021 A U.S. Border Patrol agent and another driver were killed Saturday in a head-on crash near southern Arizona, the Border Patrol said. Both drivers were pronounced dead shortly after the collision occurred about 12:20 a.m. on State Route 86 near Sells, a Border Patrol statement said. The statement said the driver […]