SEBRING, Fla. February 2 2024 A sheriff’s deputy died by suicide outside his central Florida headquarters while on duty Wednesday morning. Paul Robitaille, 56, asked to take a break around 10 a.m. and was seen speaking to another deputy outside the Highlands County Courthouse where he worked as a detention deputy, before being found dead less […]
Clifton NJ January 24, 2024 Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik, a longtime law enforcement officer with deep ties to North Jersey, fatally shot himself Tuesday afternoon at a well-known Turkish restaurant in Clifton, multiple sources said. Berdnik went into the bathroom at Toros on Hazel Street, and soon after, people in the restaurant heard a […]
LAS VEGAS NV Jan 3 2024 A Las Vegas Metro police officer died by suicide hours after his arrest on stalking and home invasion charges, the coroner’s office confirmed Tuesday. Henderson police arrested Jake Freeman on Sunday, Dec. 31. Freeman faced three felonies, including aggravated stalking, attempted home invasion, and destroying or injuring the personal property […]
Dallas TX Aug 16 2023 A Dallas police officer died by apparent suicide a day after he and three other officers fatally shot a homicide suspect as they tried to arrest him this week, according to a department email obtained by The Dallas Morning News. The officer who died, Matthew Bacon, was assigned to the U.S. […]
Hillsborough County FL July 25, 2023 Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez was hospitalized after shooting himself in an attempted suicide Sunday night, authorities said. Ramirez suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in the Tampa area, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said. The 52-year-old was in stable condition after undergoing surgery, Miami-Dade Police officials […]
Jacksonville Florida July 9th, 2023 A Jacksonville police officer died by suicide while on duty, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. JSO said the officer’s death has had a “ripple effect” on both the officer’s family and the Sheriff’s Office. The officer’s family was notified, and the sheriff’s office sent its thoughts and prayers as they […]
Pompano Beach FL June 28 2023 The body of a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy was discovered on the beach near the Hillsboro Inlet, authorities reported. Deputies arrived at the scene, located near 2300 Bay Drive, on Tuesday and found an adult male who had suffered an apparent gunshot wound. In an official statement, BSO confirmed that […]
Jackson MS May 3rd, 2023 A Jackson Mississippi police recruit died while going through the training academy on Monday. EMS was called to the police training academy for a medical emergency. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham Stewart said Tuesday that the unnamed recruit “took his own life by gunfire,” WAPT reports. The recruit’s name was […]
Chicago IL April 17, 2023 An off-duty Chicago police officer died over weekend in an apparent suicide, the latest in a grim tally of officers. The 47-year-old officer was found unresponsive in a parked vehicle Saturday evening near his home in the Ashburn neighborhood on the city’s Southwest Side. He was later pronounced dead at 7:32 […]
Tulare CA April 6, 2023 Tulare Police Department is mourning the death of an officer, who died by “apparent suicide,” the agency reported Tuesday night. “Officer Misael “Mase” Aguayo has been a shining star in this department since the beginning,” Sgt. Rosa Moreno said. “His cheerful and upbeat personality was contagious, to say the least. […]