I have written several articles law enforcement. A list of links have been provided at bottom of this article for your convenience. This article will, however address different aspects on Law Enforcement.

This is going to be a two part article, the first part is a memorial tom the police and the second is going to be to the military. You may ask why I have left out the firefighters? That is a good question. I believe that they have received a lot of acknowledgment already. While their sacrifices on 9/11 will not ever be forgotten, I want to recognize those that have received less recognition.

The terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, caused more law enforcement line of duty of deaths than any other single incident in American history.

One officer was killed when United Flight 93 crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania as he and other passengers attempted to regain control of the plane from the hijackers. 71 officers were killed when the two World Trade Center buildings collapsed in New York City. Dozens more have passed away in the years following 2001 as the direct result of illnesses contracted while working in the hazardous conditions immediately following the attacks in New York.

In this article I pay tribute to the law enforcement officers starting from the beginning of 2001, mainly because they deserve it and the web pages I am using for reference do not allow me to separate the year 2001 from 9/11 and later, so as not risk leaving anyone off the rolls, I would rather acknowledge all the fallen officers for 2001. As I already stated, they certainly deserve the recognition.

2001 Honor Roll of Heroes

Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2001

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 243

• Accidental1
• Aircraft accident5
• Animal related1
• Assault2
• Automobile crash34
• Drowned1
• Duty related illness2
• Exposure to toxins1
• Fall2
• Gunfire65
• Gunfire (Inadvertent)6
• Heart attack7
• Heatstroke1
• Hypothermia2
• Motorcycle crash7
• Struck by vehicle11
• Terrorist attack72
• Vehicle pursuit5
• Vehicular assault18

Total Deaths by Month

• January11
• February17
• March19
• April7
• May11
• June16
• July12
• August16
• September91
• October16
• November13
• December14

Total Deaths by State

• Alabama4
• Alaska3
• Arizona2
• Arkansas1
• California12
• Colorado5
• Delaware1
• District of Columbia1
• Florida9
• Georgia3
• Hawaii1
• Idaho3
• Illinois8
• Indiana7
• Kansas1
• Kentucky3
• Louisiana1
• Maryland3
• Massachusetts2
• Michigan4
• Mississippi5
• Missouri6
• Nevada1
• New Jersey3
• New Mexico6
• New York69
• North Carolina10
• Ohio6
• Oklahoma1
• Oregon2
• Pennsylvania4
• Puerto Rico8
• Rhode Island1
• South Carolina1
• Tennessee6
• Texas20
• Tribal Police1
• U.S. Government11
• Utah3
• Virginia2
• Washington2
• West Virginia1

Total Deaths by Gender

• Male231
• Female12

Statistics

• Average age39
• Average tour of duty11 years, 10 months

Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 6

• Fall2
• Gunfire1
• Heatstroke1
• Struck by vehicle1
• Terrorist attack1

Trooper John Gregory Mann

Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN

EOW: Monday, January 1, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Corporal James Brian Moulson

Jerome County Sheriff’s Department, ID

EOW: Wednesday, January 3, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Phillip Charles Anderson

Jerome County Sheriff’s Department, ID

EOW: Wednesday, January 3, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Ronnie Bogan

Notasulga Police Department, AL

EOW: Friday, January 5, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper John Henry Duncan, Jr.

North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC

EOW: Tuesday, January 9, 2001

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Officer Dennis E. Holmes

Houston Police Department, TX

EOW: Wednesday, January 10, 2001

Cause: Heart attack

Detective William Alberto Wilkins

Oakland Police Department, CA

EOW: Friday, January 12, 2001

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Detective Doug Jacobs, III

Riverside Police Department, CA

EOW: Saturday, January 13, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Alfredo Banos

Lee County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Saturday, January 20, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Jason Lee Manspeaker

Colorado State Patrol, CO

EOW: Tuesday, January 23, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff John Lewis Burkett, III

Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, WV

EOW: Wednesday, January 31, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Vance Howard Clements

Gregg County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Thursday, February 1, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Correction Officer Wayne Mitchell

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH

EOW: Friday, February 2, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman John Anthony “Rocky” Riojas

San Antonio Police Department, TX

EOW: Saturday, February 3, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Frances Marie Collender

Delaware State Police, DE

EOW: Tuesday, February 6, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Scott Matthew Baird

Gainesville Police Department, FL

EOW: Monday, February 12, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Jason Charles Schwenz

Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office, MD

EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Michael Scott Nickerson

Centreville Police Department, MD

EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Herbert James Smith

Arkansas State Police, AR

EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Brandan Garrett Hinkle

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 2001

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Keith George Ruiz

Travis County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Thursday, February 15, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Robert Alton Guilliams

Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO

EOW: Friday, February 16, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff James Michael Salvino, Jr.

Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department, OH

EOW: Saturday, February 17, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Alexis Martinez-Pacheco

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Sunday, February 18, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Richard L. Vauris

Clinton Township Police Department, MI

EOW: Monday, February 19, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Chief Deputy Nathan Ralph Murphy

Oregon County Sheriff’s Department, MO

EOW: Monday, February 19, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Jose Perez-Hernandez

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Glenn Randall Chancellor

Jones County Sheriff’s Department, MS

EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Samuel F. Smith

Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, GA

EOW: Friday, March 2, 2001

Cause: Heart attack

Border Patrol Agent Daniel Miles James, Jr.

United States Department of Justice – Immigration and Naturalization Service – United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Saturday, March 3, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Angelic Suzette Garcia

Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department, NM

EOW: Sunday, March 4, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Master Police Officer Steven J. Underwood

Des Moines Police Department, WA

EOW: Wednesday, March 7, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jose A. Torres-Rodriquez

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Sunday, March 11, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Agent Michael Joseph Cowdery, Jr.

Baltimore City Police Department, MD

EOW: Tuesday, March 13, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Wilfredo Monserrate-Rivera

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Tuesday, March 13, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Gary R. Wagers

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Thursday, March 15, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman James William Naim

Aliquippa City Police Department, PA

EOW: Thursday, March 15, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Terry Eugene Foster

Independence Police Department, MO

EOW: Saturday, March 17, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper John Robert Davis

Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN

EOW: Saturday, March 17, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Donald Frederick Flusche, Jr.

Dallas Police Department, TX

EOW: Saturday, March 17, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Robert J. Ventura

Jackson Township Police Department, NJ

EOW: Sunday, March 18, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman III Douglas Michael Adams

Elkhart Police Department, IN

EOW: Tuesday, March 20, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Sheriff E. C. Mullins

Simpson County Sheriff’s Office, MS

EOW: Tuesday, March 20, 2001

Cause: Assault

Petty Officer Scott Chism

United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement, US

EOW: Saturday, March 24, 2001

Cause: Hypothermia

Seaman Christopher Everett Ferreby

United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement, US

EOW: Saturday, March 24, 2001

Cause: Hypothermia

Police Officer Creighton Travis Spencer

United States Department of the Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs – Division of Law Enforcement, US

EOW: Sunday, March 25, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Hector Garza

San Antonio Police Department, TX

EOW: Thursday, March 29, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Investigator Sherry Elizabeth Lyons-Williams

Atlanta Police Department, GA

EOW: Wednesday, April 4, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Neil Keith Wells

Detroit Police Department, MI

EOW: Wednesday, April 4, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Jason Christopher Panides

United States Department of Justice – Immigration and Naturalization Service – United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Wednesday, April 4, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Loutricia Sowell Bonfanti

Leon County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Saturday, April 7, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Lieutenant Claton Morris Medrano

Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Friday, April 27, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Christopher Neal Claypool

Columbus Division of Police, OH

EOW: Sunday, April 29, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Officer Dannygriggs M. Padayao

Honolulu Police Department, HI

EOW: Monday, April 30, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Jason Patrick Lopez

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, AZ

EOW: Friday, May 4, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Ryan Jay Cunningham

Vail Police Department, CO

EOW: Sunday, May 6, 2001

Cause: Fall

Police Officer Craig W. Schultz

Kansas City Police Department, MO

EOW: Wednesday, May 9, 2001

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Senior Trooper Richard Dale Cottle

Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Wednesday, May 9, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Brian Joe Ramey

Bladenboro Police Department, NC

EOW: Saturday, May 12, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Wilbur Lewis Berry

Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office, GA

EOW: Saturday, May 19, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Norman Dennis

Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Alberto “Albert” Vasquez

Houston Police Department, TX

EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Enrico Venditte

Paterson Police Department, NJ

EOW: Wednesday, May 23, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Larry Brian Mitchell

Gallup Police Department, NM

EOW: Wednesday, May 30, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Haskel Gene McLane

Madison County Sheriff’s Office, AL

EOW: Thursday, May 31, 2001

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Military Police Officer James Thomas Sakofsky

United States Army Military Police Corps, US

EOW: Friday, June 1, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Acting Chief Daniel Carrol Dalley

Fruita Police Department, CO

EOW: Monday, June 4, 2001

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Sergeant Myron G. Deckard

Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department, IL

EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Robby James Acosta

Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Department, LA

EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 2001

Cause: Animal related

Corporal Joseph Thomas Cushman

Arlington Police Department, TX

EOW: Thursday, June 7, 2001

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Patrolman Denny Kyle Haslett

Nashville Police Department, IL

EOW: Friday, June 8, 2001

Cause: Heart attack

Sergeant William J. Collins, Jr.

Hardin County Sheriff’s Department, KY

EOW: Saturday, June 9, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Charles Leon McDonald

Forest Park Police Department, OH

EOW: Saturday, June 9, 2001

Cause: Duty related illness

Officer Marlon Francisco Morales

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Police Department, DC

EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Bruce Graham

Hemphill County Sheriff’s Department, TX

EOW: Sunday, June 17, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Master Sergeant Stanley W. Talbot

Illinois State Police, IL

EOW: Saturday, June 23, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Agent Miguel F. Gomez-Guilfu

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Sunday, June 24, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper James A. Moen

Alaska State Troopers – Fish and Wildlife Protection, AK

EOW: Monday, June 25, 2001

Cause: Aircraft accident

Captain Tommy F. Bernal

Fairfax County Police Department, VA

EOW: Thursday, June 28, 2001

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Agent William Camacho-Rivera

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Friday, June 29, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Brian Timothy Strouse

Chicago Police Department, IL

EOW: Saturday, June 30, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Lois Marie Marrero

Tampa Police Department, FL

EOW: Friday, July 6, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Sheriff Harold Ray Presley

Lee County Sheriff’s Department, MS

EOW: Friday, July 6, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Domenick J. Infantes, Jr.

Jersey City Police Department, NJ

EOW: Friday, July 6, 2001

Cause: Assault

Chief of Police Cecil F. Gurr

Roosevelt Police Department, UT

EOW: Friday, July 6, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer Ronald Owen MacDonald

Michigan Department of Corrections, MI

EOW: Sunday, July 8, 2001

Cause: Fall

Patrolman Rodney Raylyn Kendricks

Lubbock Police Department, TX

EOW: Sunday, July 8, 2001

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrol Officer Justin Todd Wollam

Anchorage Police Department, AK

EOW: Monday, July 9, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Daniel Robert Starnes

Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, IN

EOW: Tuesday, July 10, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Kevin Dale Cox

Lubbock Police Department, TX

EOW: Friday, July 13, 2001

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Deputy Sheriff William Robert Hunter

Butte County Sheriff’s Office, CA

EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Leonard Bruce Estes

Butte County Sheriff’s Office, CA

EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Chief Deputy Willie Perry

Leake County Sheriff’s Office, MS

EOW: Sunday, July 29, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Lloyd R. Aragon, Sr.

New Mexico State Police, NM

EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Game Warden Michael Charles Pauling

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Law Enforcement Division, TX

EOW: Thursday, August 2, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Detective Kevin Darrell Rice, Sr.

Rockford Police Department, IL

EOW: Friday, August 3, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Luis M. Castillo

Jal Police Department, NM

EOW: Friday, August 3, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Joseph Dan Adams

Lehi Police Department, UT

EOW: Saturday, August 4, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Detective David L. Taylor

Greensboro Police Department, NC

EOW: Tuesday, August 7, 2001

Cause: Heatstroke

Chief of Police James Richard Dacy

Pierce City Police Department, MO

EOW: Wednesday, August 8, 2001

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Officer Stephen Michael Linen, Jr.

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Sunday, August 12, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Senior Deputy Michael Benjamin Meyer

Yuma County Sheriff’s Office, AZ

EOW: Monday, August 13, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Richard Eugene Perkins

Bishop Police Department, CA

EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Eric D. Lee

Chicago Police Department, IL

EOW: Sunday, August 19, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Erik Jon Telen

Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, CA

EOW: Tuesday, August 21, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer John C. Bohach

Reno Police Department, NV

EOW: Wednesday, August 22, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Terry McDowell

Whitehall Police Department, OH

EOW: Friday, August 24, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Detective Corporal Louis William Donald, Jr.

Gary Police Department, IN

EOW: Monday, August 27, 2001

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Hagop Jake Kuredjian

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Friday, August 31, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

District Wildlife Manager Philip K. Mason

Colorado Department of Natural Resources – Wildlife Division, CO

EOW: Monday, September 3, 2001

Cause: Accidental

Police Officer Jason Alan Hoerauf

Albany Police Department, OR

EOW: Tuesday, September 4, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Senior Trooper Maria Mignano

Oregon State Police, OR

EOW: Tuesday, September 4, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Donald Kenneth Bond

Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, TN

EOW: Thursday, September 6, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Fire Marshal Ronald P. Bucca

New York City Fire Department – Bureau of Fire Investigation, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Assistant Deputy Commissioner William Pohlmann

New York State Office of Tax Enforcement – Revenue Crimes Bureau, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Bureau Chief Charles Mills

New York State Office of Tax Enforcement – Petroleum, Alcohol and Tobacco Bureau, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Captain Kathy Nancy Mazza

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Captain William Thompson

New York State Office of Court Administration, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Chief James A. Romito

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Senior Court Officer Thomas Edward Jurgens

New York State Office of Court Administration, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Senior Court Officer Mitchel Scott Wallace

New York State Office of Court Administration, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Detective Claude Daniel Richards

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Detective Joseph Vincent Vigiano

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Director of Public Safety Ferdinand V. “Fred” Morrone

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Inspector Anthony Peter Infante, Jr.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Investigator Clyde Frazier

New York State Office of Tax Enforcement – Revenue Crimes Bureau, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Investigator Salvatore Papasso

New York State Office of Tax Enforcement – Revenue Crimes Bureau, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Investigator Richard Moore

New York State Office of Tax Enforcement – Revenue Crimes Bureau, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Lieutenant Robert Dominick Cirri, Sr.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Master Special Officer Craig J. Miller

United States Department of the Treasury – United States Secret Service Special Services Division, US

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer George Gerard Howard

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Christopher Charles Amoroso

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Maurice Vincent Barry

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Liam Callahan

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Clinton Davis, Sr.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Donald A. Foreman

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Gregg John Froehner

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Thomas Edward Gorman

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Uhuru Gonja Houston

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Stephen Huczko, Jr.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Paul William Jurgens

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Paul Laszczynski

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer David Prudencio LeMagne

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer John Joseph Lennon, Jr.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer John Dennis Levi

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer James Francis Lynch

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Donald James McIntyre

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Walter Arthur McNeil

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Joseph Michael Navas

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer James A. Nelson

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Alfonse Joseph Niedermeyer, III

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer James Wendell Parham

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Bruce Albert Reynolds

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Antonio Jose Rodrigues

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Richard Rodriguez

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer John P. Skala, Jr.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Walwyn Wellington Stuart, Jr.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Kenneth Francis Tietjen

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Nathaniel Webb

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Michael T. Wholey

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Glen Kerrin Pettit

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Mark Joseph Ellis

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Ramon Suarez

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer James Patrick Leahy

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Moira Ann Reddy-Smith

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Robert Fazio, Jr.

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer John William Perry

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Walter Edward Weaver

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Vincent G. Danz

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Jerome Mark Patrick Dominguez

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer John D’Allara

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Thomas Michael Langone

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Ronald Philip Kloepfer

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Santos Valentin, Jr.

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Stephen Patrick Driscoll

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Paul Talty

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Brian Grady McDonnell

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Police Officer Dominick A. Pezzulo

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Sergeant Robert Michael Kaulfers

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Sergeant Rodney C. Gillis

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Sergeant Michael Sean Curtin

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Sergeant John Gerard Coughlin

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Sergeant Timothy Alan Roy, Sr.

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Special Agent Leonard Hatton

United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Refuge Manager Richard Jerry Guadagno

United States Department of the Interior – Fish and Wildlife Service – Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, US

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

Deputy Sheriff Matt Herzog

Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, WA

EOW: Thursday, September 13, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Lieutenant Monica Carey

Clayton Police Department, NC

EOW: Friday, September 14, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Paul Grahovac

Alger County Sheriff’s Department, MI

EOW: Saturday, September 15, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Lieutenant Jesse Pratt

Anson County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Saturday, September 15, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Jason Matthew Baker

Marion County Sheriff’s Office, IN

EOW: Monday, September 17, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant James E. Faraone

Salt Lake City Police Department, UT

EOW: Tuesday, September 18, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Donan James “Jim” Faulkner, Jr.

Peoria Police Department, IL

EOW: Thursday, September 20, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Ronald Sheffield

United States General Services Administration – Federal Protective Service, US

EOW: Friday, September 21, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff James Brian Collins

Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Wednesday, September 26, 2001

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Jason Schwartz

Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, CO

EOW: Friday, September 28, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer James B. Gilbert

Norfolk Police Department, VA

EOW: Friday, September 28, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Sheriff William E. “Bill” Carver

Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, IN

EOW: Saturday, September 29, 2001

Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Steven Ziegler

St. Francois County Sheriff’s Office, MO

EOW: Sunday, September 30, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Stephen Dwight Riner

Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, TN

EOW: Sunday, September 30, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Reserve Deputy Barry Shelton

Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, TN

EOW: Sunday, September 30, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Correctional Officer Teresia Wheeler

Alabama Department of Corrections, AL

EOW: Monday, October 1, 2001

Cause: Heart attack

Sergeant Hector A. Silva

Chicago Police Department, IL

EOW: Tuesday, October 2, 2001

Cause: Duty related illness

Deputy Sheriff Jerry Alan “Jed” Fisher

Gibson County Sheriff’s Department, IN

EOW: Wednesday, October 3, 2001

Cause: Heart attack

Master Trooper Calvin Eugene Taylor

North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC

EOW: Wednesday, October 3, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Sheriff Dwight Calvin Woodrell, Jr.

Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office, OK

EOW: Saturday, October 13, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Michael Douglas Beverly

Chester City Police Department, PA

EOW: Tuesday, October 16, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Damon Talbott

New Mexico State Police, NM

EOW: Friday, October 19, 2001

Cause: Aircraft accident

Patrolman Ramon Robert Solis

New Mexico State Police, NM

EOW: Friday, October 19, 2001

Cause: Aircraft accident

Deputy Sheriff Larry Rhoden

Polk County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Monday, October 22, 2001

Cause: Aircraft accident

Deputy Sheriff Gene Brian Wilkinson

Polk County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Monday, October 22, 2001

Cause: Aircraft accident

Detective Joseph Elmer McCain

Metropolitan Police Department, MA

EOW: Monday, October 22, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jerrold Joseph “Jerry” Wyss

Decatur Police Department, IN

EOW: Tuesday, October 23, 2001

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Wildlife Officer Roy R. Burnsed

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FL

EOW: Friday, October 26, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Jeffrey Michael Fontana

San Jose Police Department, CA

EOW: Sunday, October 28, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Wildlife Officer Charles T. Randall

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FL

EOW: Sunday, October 28, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Inspector Thomas Murray

United States Department of the Treasury – United States Customs Service, US

EOW: Tuesday, October 30, 2001

Cause: Exposure to toxins

Special Police Officer Michael Maher

Plainville Police Department, MA

EOW: Friday, November 2, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Carlos R. Acosta-Ray

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Monday, November 5, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Frank Galvan Vazquez

Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH

EOW: Tuesday, November 6, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Shelby Dean Blackfox

Cherokee Nation Marshal Service, TR

EOW: Tuesday, November 6, 2001

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Trooper Tod Carlyle Kelly

Pennsylvania State Police, PA

EOW: Wednesday, November 7, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Michael Shostak

Lee County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Thursday, November 8, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Billy Ray Walls, III

Jessamine County Sheriff’s Department, KY

EOW: Tuesday, November 13, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Thomas Mitchell Bray, Sr.

Philadelphia Police Department, PA

EOW: Tuesday, November 13, 2001

Cause: Drowned

Trooper Hans-Peter Roelle

Alaska State Troopers, AK

EOW: Saturday, November 24, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Christopher Kevin James

Dallas Police Department, TX

EOW: Sunday, November 25, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Captain Charles Brown “Chuck” Morgan, Jr.

Jessamine County Sheriff’s Department, KY

EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Clinton Warren Hunter

Austin Police Department, TX

EOW: Thursday, November 29, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Roy Gene Turner, Jr.

Fayetteville Police Department, NC

EOW: Friday, November 30, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Scott W. Palmer

Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office, ID

EOW: Saturday, December 1, 2001

Cause: Heart attack

Reserve Lieutenant Alfred Garrison

Lantana Police Department, FL

EOW: Sunday, December 2, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Wilson Alex Johnson, Jr.

Junction City Police Department, KS

EOW: Monday, December 3, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Candace Ripp

Metro Nashville Police Department, TN

EOW: Saturday, December 8, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer George A. Rose, Jr.

Los Angeles Police Department, CA

EOW: Sunday, December 9, 2001

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Patrolman Juan Antonio Morales

San Antonio Police Department, TX

EOW: Tuesday, December 11, 2001

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Jailer Timothy Williams

Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, AL

EOW: Monday, December 17, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Agent Jose Manuel Salgado-Felix

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Tuesday, December 18, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Master Police Officer III Shelia Dianne Twyman

High Point Police Department, NC

EOW: Sunday, December 23, 2001

Cause: Automobile crash

Detective Donald Miller

New Bern Police Department, NC

EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Ronald W. Jones

Prentiss Police Department, MS

EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

Major Alister C. McGregor

East Providence Police Department, RI

EOW: Thursday, December 27, 2001

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Michael Johns

Coppell Police Department, TX

EOW: Friday, December 28, 2001

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Lieutenant Randy Gerald

Horry County Sheriff’s Office, SC

EOW: Saturday, December 29, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

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K9 Ivan

Sacramento Police Department, CA

EOW: Friday, March 2, 2001

Cause: Fall

K9 Rocco

Long Beach Police Department, CA

EOW: Wednesday, May 16, 2001

Cause: Fall

K9 Buddy

Bremerton Police Department, WA

EOW: Monday, July 30, 2001

Cause: Gunfire

K9 Sirius

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Cause: Terrorist attack

K9 Hugo

Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ

EOW: Monday, October 1, 2001

Cause: Heatstroke

K9 Ferro

Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, WA

EOW: Friday, December 14, 2001

Cause: Struck by vehicle

2002 Honor Roll of Heroes

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Total Line of Duty Deaths: 160

• Accidental1
• Aircraft accident7
• Animal related1
• Assault2
• Automobile crash36
• Drowned3
• Duty related illness3
• Gunfire57
• Gunfire (Inadvertent)3
• Heart attack11
• Motorcycle crash6
• Stabbed2
• Struck by train2
• Struck by vehicle7
• Training accident1
• Vehicle pursuit6
• Vehicular assault12

Total Deaths by Month

• January19
• February8
• March11
• April8
• May13
• June13
• July12
• August17
• September15
• October10
• November19
• December15

Total Deaths by State

• Alabama4
• Alaska1
• Arizona5
• Arkansas2
• California10
• Colorado2
• Florida6
• Georgia4
• Idaho1
• Illinois5
• Indiana1
• Kentucky3
• Louisiana3
• Maryland6
• Massachusetts1
• Michigan3
• Minnesota2
• Mississippi2
• Missouri6
• Nebraska1
• Nevada1
• New Jersey1
• New Mexico2
• New York8
• North Carolina7
• Ohio6
• Oklahoma1
• Oregon3
• Pennsylvania4
• Puerto Rico11
• South Carolina10
• Tennessee4
• Texas14
• Tribal Police2
• U.S. Government9
• Utah2
• Virginia3
• Washington2
• Wisconsin2

Total Deaths by Gender

• Male145
• Female15

Statistics

• Average age39
• Average tour of duty11 years, 1 month

Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 10

• Animal related1
• Assault1
• Automobile crash1
• Gunfire4
• Heatstroke1
• Stabbed1
• Struck by vehicle1

Sergeant Scott Arner

Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, MO

EOW: Friday, January 4, 2002

Cause: Drowned

Police Officer Theodore Richard Zorsky

Key Biscayne Police Department, FL

EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Jeffrey Cole Russell

Albuquerque Police Department, NM

EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Robert Michael Tanner, Jr.

Muskingum County Sheriff’s Department, OH

EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Lance Corporal Dana Lyle Tate

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, SC

EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Dyke “A. J.” Coursen

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, SC

EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Agent Miguel Angel Sanchez-Febo

San Juan Police Department, PR

EOW: Friday, January 11, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer I Rodney C. Welch

Missouri Department of Corrections, MO

EOW: Monday, January 14, 2002

Cause: Heart attack

Agent Rafael Lopez-Colon

San Juan Police Department, PR

EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Eloy Hernandez

United States Department of Justice – Immigration and Naturalization Service – United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Detective Alvin Perez, Jr.

Bellwood Police Department, IL

EOW: Thursday, January 17, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Special Agent in Charge William Thomas Parr

United States Environmental Protection Agency – Criminal Investigations Division, US

EOW: Thursday, January 17, 2002

Cause: Duty related illness

Trooper Kelly Leland Poynter

Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO

EOW: Friday, January 18, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Private First Class Dennis Elisha LaPage

Charleston Police Department, SC

EOW: Saturday, January 19, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Mark Frank Parry

Baltimore County Police Department, MD

EOW: Monday, January 21, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Agent Angela Ruiz-Arroyo

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Monday, January 21, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Hector L. Ortiz-Alvarez

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Tuesday, January 29, 2002

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Dennis Joseph McNamara

Upper Darby Township Police Department, PA

EOW: Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Master Sergeant Michael D. Harmon

Ohio Air National Guard – 178th Security Forces Squadron, OH

EOW: Thursday, January 31, 2002

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Jack David Cooper

Little Rock Police Department, AR

EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Larry Mack Dowdy

Coryell County Sheriff’s Department, TX

EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2002

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Investigator Herman Owen Scott, Jr.

Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Friday, February 8, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Eric Lee Ottis

Bennington Police Department, NE

EOW: Sunday, February 10, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Lawrence P. Gleason

New York State Police, NY

EOW: Monday, February 11, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Michael T. Scanlon

Detroit Police Department, MI

EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 2002

Cause: Stabbed

Trooper Brian Keith Nichols

Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL

EOW: Sunday, February 17, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Thomas Alan Hontz

Scottsdale Police Department, AZ

EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 2002

Cause: Training accident

Investigator Walter Kenneth Floyd

Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office, SC

EOW: Friday, March 1, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Earl Alison Hall

Austin Police Department, TX

EOW: Monday, March 4, 2002

Cause: Heart attack

Patrolman Hector Manuel Gomez

Marion Police Department, LA

EOW: Tuesday, March 5, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Keith Alan Dees

Houston Police Department, TX

EOW: Thursday, March 7, 2002

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Juvenile Corrections Officer William J. Mann

Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections, ID

EOW: Tuesday, March 12, 2002

Cause: Aircraft accident

Detective Gary R. Lindell

Seattle Police Department, WA

EOW: Wednesday, March 13, 2002

Cause: Animal related

Police Officer Donald Joseph Marquez

Chicago Police Department, IL

EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Adam V. Streicher

Stark County Sheriff’s Department, IL

EOW: Friday, March 22, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Game Warden Jimmy Dean Hutto

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, AL

EOW: Monday, March 25, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Donald Lee Schavolt

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2002

Cause: Heart attack

Detective Jaime Betancourt

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2002

Cause: Stabbed

Agent Jose L. Garcia-Baez

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Tuesday, April 2, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Captain Jimmy Douglas Sawyer

North Carolina Marine Patrol, NC

EOW: Friday, April 5, 2002

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Victor De Pedro-Fernandez

San Juan Police Department, PR

EOW: Saturday, April 6, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Sheriff Samuel Wilson Catron

Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, KY

EOW: Saturday, April 13, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Robert Eugene Frazier, Jr.

Charlottesville Police Department, VA

EOW: Monday, April 15, 2002

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Jose Oscar Rodriguez-Reyes

United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, US

EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Captain George Scott Monier

White Settlement Police Department, TX

EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff David William March

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Monday, April 29, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Stephen Edward Davenport

Limestone County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Thursday, May 2, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Kristin Marie Pataki

Maryland-National Capital Park Police – Montgomery County Division, MD

EOW: Saturday, May 4, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Border Patrol Agent Roberto Javier Duran

United States Department of Justice – Immigration and Naturalization Service – United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Monday, May 6, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Julie Rochelle Jacks

Chattanooga Police Department, TN

EOW: Monday, May 6, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Special Deputy Kay Carolyn Gregory

Marion County Sheriff’s Office, IN

EOW: Friday, May 10, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Jaime Primera Rodriguez

Andrews Department of Public Safety, TX

EOW: Thursday, May 16, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Frankie Lynn Betterton

Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, VA

EOW: Friday, May 17, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Joseph E. Hanusey, III

Plumstead Township Police Department, PA

EOW: Saturday, May 18, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Earl Phelps

Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, CA

EOW: Monday, May 20, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Marine Deputy Thomas Ernest Rice

Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, OR

EOW: Thursday, May 23, 2002

Cause: Aircraft accident

Officer Kirk Robert Huffstetler

Portland Police Bureau, OR

EOW: Sunday, May 26, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Robert James Taylor, Sr.

Chippewa Cree Tribal Police Department, TR

EOW: Monday, May 27, 2002

Cause: Drowned

Deputy Sheriff Jefferson Hancock Davis

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Thursday, May 30, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper First Class Jimmie Harold White, II

Arkansas State Police, AR

EOW: Saturday, June 1, 2002

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Officer John Pedro

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Monday, June 3, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Correctional Officer James Grover Henderson, Jr.

Georgia Department of Corrections, GA

EOW: Monday, June 3, 2002

Cause: Assault

Corporal David Eugene King

Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Daniel James Clark, Sr.

Prichard Police Department, AL

EOW: Thursday, June 6, 2002

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Agent Juan Carlos Nieves-Ramos

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Thursday, June 6, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Yamil Baez-Santiago

Clarksville Police Department, TN

EOW: Friday, June 7, 2002

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Patrolman David John Scott

Clarksville Police Department, TN

EOW: Friday, June 7, 2002

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Officer Robert Joseph Nielsen

Chandler Police Department, AZ

EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Jon Clifton Cook

San Francisco Police Department, CA

EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Senior Trooper Michael Joseph Rao

South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC

EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Shane Ronald Bennett

Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2002

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Deputy Sheriff Richard Anthony Herzog

King County Sheriff’s Office, WA

EOW: Saturday, June 22, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Kevin Joseph Tarsia

Broome County Sheriff’s Office, NY

EOW: Thursday, July 4, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Kenneth Jeffrey Johnson

South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC

EOW: Sunday, July 7, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Code Enforcement Officer Edmond J. Songy, Jr.

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA

EOW: Tuesday, July 9, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Officer Jesse Kenneth Paderez

San Fernando Police Department, CA

EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Sergeant Anthony Scott Futrell

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, NC

EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002

Cause: Aircraft accident

Major Robert Steven Kennedy

Boone Police Department, NC

EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002

Cause: Aircraft accident

Deputy Sheriff Richard Edward Ashley, Sr.

Chowan County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002

Cause: Aircraft accident

Police Officer Ann Marie Guinta

DeKalb County Police Department, GA

EOW: Saturday, July 20, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Robert Galen Etter, Jr.

Hobart / Lawrence Police Department, WI

EOW: Monday, July 22, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Officer Stephanie Rae Markins

Hobart / Lawrence Police Department, WI

EOW: Monday, July 22, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Patrolman Roberto Nieto

Eagle Lake Police Department, TX

EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 2002

Cause: Struck by train

Police Officer Jessica Ann Nagle-Wilson

Hazel Park Police Department, MI

EOW: Sunday, July 28, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Melissa Jayne Schmidt

Minneapolis Police Department, MN

EOW: Thursday, August 1, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Christopher Wayne Russell

New Orleans Police Department, LA

EOW: Sunday, August 4, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Renee Danell Azure

Union County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Tuesday, August 6, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Park Ranger Kristopher William Eggle

United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service, US

EOW: Friday, August 9, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Eric Bradford Taylor

Massillon Police Department, OH

EOW: Friday, August 9, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Hakim Azim Farthing

United States Department of the Interior – United States Park Police, US

EOW: Saturday, August 10, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Scott T. Stewart, IV

Detroit Police Department, MI

EOW: Sunday, August 11, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Kevin William Schultz

Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Police Department, TR

EOW: Saturday, August 17, 2002

Cause: Drowned

Police Officer Crystal Deneen Sheffield

Baltimore City Police Department, MD

EOW: Thursday, August 22, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Donald Lee Mauldin

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, AZ

EOW: Saturday, August 24, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Steven E. Graham

Barrington-Inverness Police Department, IL

EOW: Sunday, August 25, 2002

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Mary Lynn Beall

Dayton Police Department, OH

EOW: Sunday, August 25, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Disdale O. Enton

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Cause: Duty related illness

Sergeant James Victor Arnaud

Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office, MD

EOW: Thursday, August 29, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Private First Class Elizabeth Licera Magruder

Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office, MD

EOW: Thursday, August 29, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Michael Janson Barwick

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO

EOW: Thursday, August 29, 2002

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Agent Yesenia Nieves-Ruiz

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Saturday, August 31, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Bradley Alan Anderson

St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, MN

EOW: Monday, September 2, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Lieutenant Billy Ray Jiles

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, GA

EOW: Tuesday, September 3, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Senior Terrestrial Biologist James Howard Olterman

Colorado Department of Natural Resources – Wildlife Division, CO

EOW: Wednesday, September 4, 2002

Cause: Aircraft accident

Officer Michael Lee Staples

United States Department of Agriculture – Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations, US

EOW: Wednesday, September 4, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Conrad Sudario Gernale

Beaumont Police Department, TX

EOW: Friday, September 6, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Agent Ruben Kuilan-Torres

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Saturday, September 7, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant John Thomas Hart, Sr.

New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY

EOW: Monday, September 9, 2002

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Beryl Wayne Scott, Jr.

Phoenix Police Department, AZ

EOW: Tuesday, September 10, 2002

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Master Officer Charles Radford Paul, III

Raleigh Police Department, NC

EOW: Tuesday, September 10, 2002

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Morris L. Taylor

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, OR

EOW: Saturday, September 14, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Benjamin Perez

Chicago Police Department, IL

EOW: Wednesday, September 18, 2002

Cause: Struck by train

Sergeant Matthew Ray Davis

Orange County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Sunday, September 22, 2002

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Edward Norman Dare

Iron County Sheriff’s Office, UT

EOW: Tuesday, September 24, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Michael Robert Scofield

Reno Police Department, NV

EOW: Thursday, September 26, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Agent Wilbert Rodriguez-Sepulveda

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Thursday, September 26, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Vernon M. Seals

Truesdale Police Department, MO

EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Damacio S. Montano

Valencia County Sheriff’s Office, NM

EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Harry Marvin “Marty” Steinfeldt, III

Ferris Police Department, TX

EOW: Sunday, October 6, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Larry DeWayne Lee

Moss Point Police Department, MS

EOW: Thursday, October 17, 2002

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Correctional Sergeant Eric Jason Autobee

Colorado Department of Corrections, CO

EOW: Friday, October 18, 2002

Cause: Assault

Police Officer Patrick Lee Metzler

Dallas Police Department, TX

EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Senior Trooper Charles Mark Cosslett

Virginia State Police, VA

EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 2002

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Senior Patrol Agent Catherine Mary Hill

United States Department of Justice – Immigration and Naturalization Service – United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Friday, October 25, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Detective Wasyl Potienko

Cheektowaga Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, October 29, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer James A. Shields

Buffalo Police Department, NY

EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Wilbert Wiggins, Sr.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Friday, November 8, 2002

Cause: Heart attack

Lieutenant Russell L. Wiles, Jr.

Elloree Police Department, SC

EOW: Saturday, November 9, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Joseph James Sepp, Jr.

Pennsylvania State Police, PA

EOW: Sunday, November 10, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Master Sergeant Michael Anthony Andrews

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, MS

EOW: Monday, November 11, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Daniel Dale Green

Tallahassee Police Department, FL

EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Captain Jerry Kenneth Best

Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 2002

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Corrections Officer David Hiram Bowser, Jr.

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA

EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 2002

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Officer Joseph Jerome Daniels

Birmingham Police Department, AL

EOW: Monday, November 18, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Ronald Manfred Wood

West Jordan Police Department, UT

EOW: Monday, November 18, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer James C. Hesterberg

Alaska Department of Corrections, AK

EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer David Frank Mobilio

Red Bluff Police Department, CA

EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman William Boland Bell

Summerville Police Department, SC

EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Marion Eugene Wright, II

Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, SC

EOW: Tuesday, November 19, 2002

Cause: Vehicular assault

Investigator Donald R. Johnston

El Monte Police Department, CA

EOW: Friday, November 22, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Detective Thomas G. Newman

Baltimore City Police Department, MD

EOW: Saturday, November 23, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Dean Jones

Pender County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Saturday, November 23, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Christopher Michael Van Krevelen

Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK

EOW: Thursday, November 28, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Lawrence Michael Jupin

Westminster Police Department, MA

EOW: Friday, November 29, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff David Alan Powell

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Saturday, November 30, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper I Christopher Scott Scales

New Jersey State Police, NJ

EOW: Tuesday, December 3, 2002

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff George Monroe Selby

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN

EOW: Wednesday, December 4, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Corrections Sergeant Shannon Douglas Russell

Pima County Sheriff’s Department, AZ

EOW: Thursday, December 5, 2002

Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Jailer Howard E. “Buck” Callis

Trimble County Jail, KY

EOW: Tuesday, December 10, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Chief Deputy Sheriff Sharon Joann Barnes

Dent County Sheriff’s Office, MO

EOW: Tuesday, December 10, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

Agent Guillermo Garcia-Marti

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Wednesday, December 11, 2002

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Commissioner Ray B. Franklin

Kentucky Office of Charitable Gaming, KY

EOW: Thursday, December 12, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Richard Wallace Martin

Howland Police Department, OH

EOW: Saturday, December 14, 2002

Cause: Heart attack

Park Ranger James Royce Pitney

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, OH

EOW: Tuesday, December 17, 2002

Cause: Accidental

Park Ranger Thomas Patrick O’Hara

United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service, US

EOW: Thursday, December 19, 2002

Cause: Aircraft accident

Trooper Robert Wayne Ambrose

New York State Police, NY

EOW: Thursday, December 19, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Christopher Robert Betts

East Point Police Department, GA

EOW: Sunday, December 22, 2002

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Bobby Ray Franks

Houston County Sheriff’s Department, TX

EOW: Monday, December 23, 2002

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Detective Kenneth Scott Schiller

Colton Police Department, CA

EOW: Saturday, December 28, 2002

Cause: Duty related illness

Police Officer Joseph John McGarry

Myrtle Beach Police Department, SC

EOW: Sunday, December 29, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

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K9 Sgt. Don Vom Ederbergland

McLoud Police Department, OK

EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

K9 Jambo

San Leandro Police Department, CA

EOW: Friday, February 8, 2002

Cause: Assault

K9 Rudi

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV

EOW: Monday, April 1, 2002

Cause: Automobile crash

K9 Rudy

Oxnard Police Department, CA

EOW: Friday, April 19, 2002

Cause: Stabbed

K9 Fax

Lake County Sheriff’s Department, IN

EOW: Tuesday, April 23, 2002

Cause: Animal related

K9 Mark

Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Sunday, May 19, 2002

Cause: Struck by vehicle

K9 Woodrow

Philadelphia Police Department, PA

EOW: Friday, May 24, 2002

Cause: Heatstroke

K9 Rik

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, ID

EOW: Wednesday, June 5, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

K9 Zeus

Indianapolis Police Department, IN

EOW: Sunday, October 27, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

K9 Zucco

New Orleans Police Department, LA

EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 2002

Cause: Gunfire

2003 Honor Roll of Heroes

Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2003

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 157

• 9/11 related illness4
• Aircraft accident1
• Assault3
• Automobile crash40
• Drowned4
• Duty related illness2
• Electrocuted1
• Fall2
• Gunfire49
• Gunfire (Inadvertent)2
• Heart attack7
• Motorcycle crash9
• Stabbed1
• Struck by train1
• Struck by vehicle8
• Training accident1
• Vehicle pursuit13
• Vehicular assault9

Total Deaths by Month

• January12
• February8
• March9
• April18
• May16
• June16
• July16
• August14
• September7
• October8
• November19
• December14

Total Deaths by State

• Alabama4
• Alaska1
• Arizona1
• Arkansas2
• California21
• Connecticut1
• Florida7
• Georgia9
• Hawaii2
• Idaho1
• Illinois4
• Indiana4
• Iowa1
• Kansas1
• Kentucky3
• Louisiana7
• Maryland3
• Michigan3
• Mississippi1
• Missouri2
• Montana2
• Nebraska1
• New Jersey4
• New York8
• North Carolina6
• Ohio3
• Oklahoma1
• Oregon3
• Pennsylvania3
• Puerto Rico2
• South Carolina6
• South Dakota1
• Tennessee8
• Texas10
• U.S. Government2
• Utah2
• Vermont2
• Virginia8
• Washington4
• Wisconsin3

Total Deaths by Gender

• Male151
• Female6

Statistics

• Average age38
• Average tour of duty10 years, 8 months

Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 7

• Automobile crash2
• Gunfire2
• Gunfire (Inadvertent)1
• Stabbed1
• Struck by vehicle1

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Ray McElderry

Davis County Sheriff’s Department, IA

EOW: Friday, January 3, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Anthony Lorror Johnson

Philadelphia Police Department, PA

EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 2003

Cause: Heart attack

Officer Andre Gerard Booker

Henrico County Police Department, VA

EOW: Sunday, January 12, 2003

Cause: Drowned

Deputy Sheriff Adam Reid Fleshner

Charlton County Sheriff’s Office, GA

EOW: Monday, January 13, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Reserve Deputy Deborah Jean Hobbs

Lake County Sheriff’s Office, MT

EOW: Thursday, January 16, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Sheila Herring

Norfolk Police Department, VA

EOW: Thursday, January 16, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Joseph N. Sachatello, III

Montville Police Department, CT

EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Agent Benedicto Rosado-Trinidad

San Juan Police Department, PR

EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2003

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Sergeant William Gruenes

Johnsburg Police Department, IL

EOW: Friday, January 24, 2003

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff David Charles Jones

Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, UT

EOW: Sunday, January 26, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Supervisor Stanley A. Wiley

Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Correctional Institutions Division, TX

EOW: Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Cause: Stabbed

Trooper Michael Todd Blanton

Virginia State Police, VA

EOW: Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Cause: Vehicular assault

Corporal Edward Roy Davenport

Long Beach Police Department, CA

EOW: Tuesday, February 4, 2003

Cause: Fall

Trooper Brian Allen Patterson

Pennsylvania State Police, PA

EOW: Friday, February 14, 2003

Cause: Electrocuted

Police Officer Eric Eugene DeWit

Matteson Police Department, IL

EOW: Monday, February 17, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Lieutenant George S. Brooks

New Tazewell Police Department, TN

EOW: Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Jeremy Edward “Jay” Carruth

Alexandria Police Department, LA

EOW: Thursday, February 20, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman First Class David Christopher Ezernack

Alexandria Police Department, LA

EOW: Thursday, February 20, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Glenn Harold Hicks

Avery County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Thursday, February 20, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Ernest Joseph Leatherbury, Sr.

Crisfield Police Department, MD

EOW: Friday, February 21, 2003

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer II Glen Alvin Gaspar

Honolulu Police Department, HI

EOW: Tuesday, March 4, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Michael Eron Shannon

Adams County Sheriff’s Office, WI

EOW: Friday, March 7, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer James Williams Branson, Jr.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO

EOW: Sunday, March 9, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Detective James Verneuil Nemorin

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Monday, March 10, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Detective Rodney J. Andrews

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Monday, March 10, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Philip J. O’Reilly

Chicago Police Department, IL

EOW: Sunday, March 16, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff David Harold Rader

Greene County Sheriff’s Office, TN

EOW: Monday, March 17, 2003

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Brent C. Jenkins

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Tuesday, March 18, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant David Paul Land

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, GA

EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Marshal Glen Denning DeVanie

Alexandria City Marshal’s Office, LA

EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Investigator Antonio Joselito “Joe” Sapinoso

Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, SC

EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Charles Roy Clark

Houston Police Department, TX

EOW: Thursday, April 3, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Correction Officer Michael Wilson Douds

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH

EOW: Saturday, April 5, 2003

Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Philip Guy Billings

Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Sunday, April 6, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Melvin Earl Collins

Brunswick Police Department, GA

EOW: Friday, April 11, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Robert Daniel Rice

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Saturday, April 12, 2003

Cause: 9/11 related illness

Sergeant Jose Arturo “Joe” Herrera

Friona Police Department, TX

EOW: Monday, April 14, 2003

Cause: Vehicular assault

Inspector Raymond Joseph Giacomelli

Pittsburg Police Department, CA

EOW: Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Eddie Mundo, Jr.

LaGrange Police Department, KY

EOW: Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Charles Randal “Randy” Smith

Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Department, LA

EOW: Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Mary Ann Collura

Fair Lawn Police Department, NJ

EOW: Thursday, April 17, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Agent Angel Gonzalez-Fontanez

San Juan Police Department, PR

EOW: Sunday, April 20, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Aaron Jovon Blount

Fulton County Police Department, GA

EOW: Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Gerald Kieffer Griffin, Jr.

San Diego Police Department, CA

EOW: Friday, April 25, 2003

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Johnathan “Cole” Martin

Chatsworth Police Department, GA

EOW: Friday, April 25, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Toney Clayton Summey

Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Sunday, April 27, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Michael Thomas Hartzell

Youngstown Police Department, OH

EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Safety John Ross Juneau

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport Police Department, GA

EOW: Friday, May 2, 2003

Cause: Heart attack

Detective Thomas Francis Weiner, Jr.

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2003

Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Randall James Spearman

Folsom Police Department, LA

EOW: Sunday, May 4, 2003

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Officer Scott Allen Hylton

Christiansburg Police Department, VA

EOW: Friday, May 9, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Bruce Kevin Lee

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Tuesday, May 13, 2003

Cause: Assault

Deputy Sheriff James Joseph Mulay

Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, IL

EOW: Monday, May 19, 2003

Cause: Vehicular assault

Conservation Officer Douglas Wayne Bryant

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, KY

EOW: Monday, May 19, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Trooper Michael Lynn Newton

Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO

EOW: Thursday, May 22, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Patrick Kent Hardesty

Tucson Police Department, AZ

EOW: Monday, May 26, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jeremiah Kirk Johnson

Emery County Sheriff’s Office, UT

EOW: Tuesday, May 27, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Reserve Police Officer Michael Timothy Short

San Fernando Police Department, CA

EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Ryan Eugene Cappelletty

Chesterfield County Police Department, VA

EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Clyde Lancaster

Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, CA

EOW: Thursday, May 29, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Thomas Rutherford

Blaine County Sheriff’s Office, MT

EOW: Thursday, May 29, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Senior Trooper Anthony Greg Cogdill

North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC

EOW: Friday, May 30, 2003

Cause: Vehicular assault

Undersheriff Matthew John Lane

Ferry County Sheriff’s Department, WA

EOW: Friday, May 30, 2003

Cause: Aircraft accident

Lieutenant Charles A. “Bo” Harrison

Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Sunday, June 1, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant Ronald Weldon Weber, Sr.

Westminster Police Department, CA

EOW: Friday, June 6, 2003

Cause: Duty related illness

Officer Arnold Gunther Strickland

Fayette Police Department, AL

EOW: Saturday, June 7, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal James Eddie Crump

Fayette Police Department, AL

EOW: Saturday, June 7, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Correctional Officer Darla Kay Lathrem

Florida Department of Corrections, FL

EOW: Wednesday, June 11, 2003

Cause: Assault

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Scott Quarles

Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, SC

EOW: Wednesday, June 11, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Tony Willi Zeppetella

Oceanside Police Department, CA

EOW: Friday, June 13, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Michael Walter Johnson

Vermont State Police, VT

EOW: Sunday, June 15, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Conservation Officer James Lansford “Lance” Horner, Jr.

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, AL

EOW: Sunday, June 22, 2003

Cause: Drowned

Police Officer Rodney Fredderick Pocceschi

Virginia Beach Police Department, VA

EOW: Monday, June 23, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer John Frederick Lee “Fred” Small

Inglewood Police Department, CA

EOW: Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Melvin Lisojo

Newark Police Department, NJ

EOW: Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Cause: Vehicular assault

Detective I Abiel “Abe” Barron

Los Angeles Police Department, CA

EOW: Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Terry William Bennett

San Diego Police Department, CA

EOW: Thursday, June 26, 2003

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Saul Gallegos

Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, WA

EOW: Thursday, June 26, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Gerald Wayne Warf, Jr.

Red Bank Police Department, TN

EOW: Saturday, June 28, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Charles T. Sease

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Saturday, July 5, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Trooper Kevin Michael Marshall

Michigan State Police, MI

EOW: Monday, July 7, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Michael Anthony Fitzgerald

Moore County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Tuesday, July 8, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff John Wayne Musice

Wilson County Sheriff’s Department, TN

EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Sergeant Jerry Alton Mundy

Mt. Juliet Police Department, TN

EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Resource Protection Officer Steven Vance Caddy

Oregon Military Department – Portland Air Base Police, OR

EOW: Wednesday, July 16, 2003

Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Constable John David Garcia

Montgomery County Constable’s Office – Precinct 5, TX

EOW: Thursday, July 17, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Corrections Officer John Murphy Bennett

Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Correctional Institutions Division, TX

EOW: Thursday, July 17, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Kelli Lee Lambert

Wellston Police Department, OH

EOW: Monday, July 21, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Ryan Keith Goto

Honolulu Police Department, HI

EOW: Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Officer Gordon Lewis “Lew” Stevens

Canton Police Department, MI

EOW: Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Inspector Brian Dominique Olcomendy

San Francisco Police Department, CA

EOW: Saturday, July 26, 2003

Cause: Duty related illness

Police Officer Richard V. Lawn, Jr.

Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department, PA

EOW: Monday, July 28, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Douglas Edward Wendel

Richmond Police Department, VA

EOW: Wednesday, July 30, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Detective Chaney Joseph Champagne

Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Department, LA

EOW: Thursday, July 31, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Kurt E. Harrelson

Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Department, LA

EOW: Thursday, July 31, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Stephen Douglas Sorensen

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Saturday, August 2, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Timothy Wayne Woodard

Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, GA

EOW: Saturday, August 2, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Patrick Martin Maher

Federal Way Police Department, WA

EOW: Saturday, August 2, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Detective Jimmy Darrell Wooley

Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office, AR

EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 2003

Cause: Fall

Game Warden Wesley Warren Wagstaff

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Law Enforcement Division, TX

EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Chief of Police Verlon LeMaster, Jr.

Grant Police Department, AL

EOW: Friday, August 15, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Andrew John Mazur

Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, SC

EOW: Sunday, August 17, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Irving Lawrence Burkett

Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, OR

EOW: Thursday, August 21, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Detective William B. Titus, Jr.

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Sunday, August 24, 2003

Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Scott M. Fusco

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Monday, August 25, 2003

Cause: 9/11 related illness

Sergeant Rodney Lee Davis

Greene County Sheriff’s Office, VA

EOW: Tuesday, August 26, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Shannon Lee Distel

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman II Anthony Louis Woods

Memphis Police Department, TN

EOW: Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff James Joseph Slater

Spokane County Sheriff’s Department, WA

EOW: Friday, August 29, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff William Franklin James, II

Wake County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Friday, September 5, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Michael Christopher Waters

West Memphis Police Department, AR

EOW: Thursday, September 11, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Captain Joseph Aloysius Mattingly, Jr.

Montgomery County Police Department, MD

EOW: Saturday, September 13, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Jason “Tye” Pratt

Omaha Police Department, NE

EOW: Friday, September 19, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Tyler Matthew Pinchot

Buena Park Police Department, CA

EOW: Sunday, September 21, 2003

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Investigator Bret Duane Tepe

Ford County Sheriff’s Office, KS

EOW: Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff John Fitzgerald Strickland

Harnett County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Wednesday, September 24, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Phil Owens

Wake County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Thursday, October 2, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Captain Robert T. Hansel

Lynch Police Department, KY

EOW: Sunday, October 5, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Kevin Michael Sherwood

Clare County Sheriff’s Department, MI

EOW: Thursday, October 9, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Narcotics Officer Donnie Reno Washington

Richland County Sheriff’s Department, SC

EOW: Thursday, October 16, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Thomas Joseph Morash

West Palm Beach Police Department, FL

EOW: Friday, October 17, 2003

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Bruce Allen Williams

Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office, WI

EOW: Sunday, October 19, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Daniel Matthew Starks

Fort Myers Police Department, FL

EOW: Saturday, October 25, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Micah Corey Brown

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Police Department, GA

EOW: Saturday, October 25, 2003

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Robert D. Melton

Gardena Police Department, CA

EOW: Saturday, November 1, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Robert Joseph Coulter

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Sunday, November 2, 2003

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Lieutenant Gregory Floyd Medlin

DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office, MS

EOW: Sunday, November 2, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Toby Ray Dirickson

Ranger Police Department, TX

EOW: Sunday, November 2, 2003

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff William Paul Davis

Moody County Sheriff’s Department, SD

EOW: Monday, November 3, 2003

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Correctional Officer Frederick Gayle Hyatt

Tennessee Department of Correction, TN

EOW: Saturday, November 8, 2003

Cause: Assault

Enforcement Agent Lorenzo Roberto Gomez

United States Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, US

EOW: Saturday, November 8, 2003

Cause: Training accident

Deputy Sheriff Richard Meyer

Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, WI

EOW: Thursday, November 13, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Matthew Michael Pavelka

Burbank Police Department, CA

EOW: Saturday, November 15, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Anthony Michael “Tony” Walker

Prince George’s County Police Department, MD

EOW: Saturday, November 15, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Dean Edward Beattie

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer John Charles Samra

Clifton Police Department, NJ

EOW: Friday, November 21, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer James O’Brien

Temple Police Department, TX

EOW: Friday, November 21, 2003

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Sergeant Jeffry Todd Edelson

New York State Police, NY

EOW: Sunday, November 23, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff James Marcus “Jimmy” Weaver

Orange County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Monday, November 24, 2003

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Ruby Ann Rainault

Essex County Sheriff’s Department, VT

EOW: Monday, November 24, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Hubert Dean Yancey

Scott County Sheriff’s Office, TN

EOW: Friday, November 28, 2003

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Deputy Sheriff Glenn Matthew Searles

Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department, NY

EOW: Saturday, November 29, 2003

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Christopher John Hensley

Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, ID

EOW: Sunday, November 30, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Tony Michael Lumley

Georgia State Patrol, GA

EOW: Tuesday, December 2, 2003

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Town Marshal Richard Mark Clapp

New Richmond Town Marshal’s Office, IN

EOW: Friday, December 5, 2003

Cause: Heart attack

Constable Donald McMurray Ouzts

Abbeville County Magistrate’s Office, SC

EOW: Monday, December 8, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Danny Wilson

Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office, SC

EOW: Monday, December 8, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Thomas Roberts

Mishawaka Police Department, IN

EOW: Saturday, December 13, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Bryan Scott Verkler

Mishawaka Police Department, IN

EOW: Saturday, December 13, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent James Paul Epling

United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Tuesday, December 16, 2003

Cause: Drowned

Trooper Scott Alan Patrick

Indiana State Police, IN

EOW: Monday, December 22, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Reserve Officer Russell Hayden Simpson

Bandon Police Department, OR

EOW: Monday, December 22, 2003

Cause: Drowned

Police Officer John Patrick Watson

Kenai Police Department, AK

EOW: Thursday, December 25, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Nikky Joe Green

Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK

EOW: Friday, December 26, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jesus A. Garza, Jr.

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Friday, December 26, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Paul Hubertus Pino

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Arthur Joseph Ohlsen, III

Dover Town Police Department, NJ

EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 2003

Cause: Struck by train

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K9 Urk

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Saturday, January 18, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

K9 Bryson

Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, NY

EOW: Friday, January 24, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

K9 Ikon

Everett Police Department, WA

EOW: Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Cause: Struck by vehicle

K9 Alko

Lee County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Sunday, April 20, 2003

Cause: Stabbed

K9 Faro

Norfolk Police Department, VA

EOW: Friday, August 22, 2003

Cause: Gunfire

K9 Marko

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Sunday, August 24, 2003

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

K9 Nero

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Saturday, December 27, 2003

Cause: Automobile crash

2004 Honor Roll of Heroes

Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2004

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 168

• 9/11 related illness2
• Aircraft accident3
• Automobile crash35
• Bomb2
• Drowned3
• Duty related illness1
• Electrocuted1
• Explosion1
• Fall1
• Gunfire56
• Gunfire (Inadvertent)4
• Heart attack16
• Motorcycle crash8
• Stabbed1
• Struck by vehicle8
• Vehicle pursuit6
• Vehicular assault19
• Weather/Natural disaster1

Total Deaths by Month

• January11
• February13
• March12
• April17
• May18
• June14
• July22
• August15
• September16
• October13
• November8
• December9

Total Deaths by State

• Alabama9
• Arizona4
• Arkansas1
• California13
• Colorado1
• Connecticut1
• Delaware1
• District of Columbia2
• Florida12
• Georgia5
• Hawaii1
• Illinois7
• Indiana4
• Iowa1
• Kentucky1
• Louisiana7
• Maryland3
• Michigan8
• Minnesota1
• Mississippi1
• Missouri3
• Nebraska1
• Nevada1
• New Jersey2
• New Mexico1
• New York12
• North Carolina7
• Ohio3
• Pennsylvania7
• Puerto Rico5
• South Carolina2
• South Dakota1
• Tennessee7
• Texas15
• U.S. Government11
• Utah1
• Virgin Islands1
• Virginia1
• Washington2
• Wisconsin2

Total Deaths by Gender

• Male159
• Female9

Statistics

• Average age40
• Average tour of duty12 years, 8 months

Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 6

• Duty related illness1
• Gunfire3
• Stabbed1
• Struck by vehicle1

Sergeant Larry Wayne Russell

Athens Police Department, AL

EOW: Friday, January 2, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Anthony Lee Mims

Athens Police Department, AL

EOW: Friday, January 2, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Captain James E. “Jim” Baugh

Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, IN

EOW: Friday, January 2, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Kenneth R. Burton

Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, GA

EOW: Sunday, January 4, 2004

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Lieutenant Sidney A. Zaffuto

Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA

EOW: Thursday, January 8, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Clinton Earl Walker

Prattville Police Department, AL

EOW: Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Conservation Officer Jon Christopher Draper

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, UT

EOW: Sunday, January 25, 2004

Cause: Duty related illness

Sergeant Ronald H. Phillips

Polk County Sheriff’s Office, NE

EOW: Monday, January 26, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Steven Phillips

Westminster Police Department, CA

EOW: Thursday, January 29, 2004

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Nicholas Kevin Sloan

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO

EOW: Friday, January 30, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Keith A. Ferguson

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Saturday, January 31, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Jerry Dale Ridgell

Chicot County Sheriff’s Office, AR

EOW: Sunday, February 1, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Detective William “Wally” Rolniak, Jr.

Riverdale Police Department, IL

EOW: Wednesday, February 4, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Bertram Zimmerman, III

New Jersey State Police, NJ

EOW: Thursday, February 5, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Brian Robert Litz

Marion County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Saturday, February 7, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant John Mathew Maki

Celeste Police Department, TX

EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Corporal Matthew Alan Thompson

Mobile Police Department, AL

EOW: Thursday, February 12, 2004

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Investigator Mark Reid Tucker

Wake County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Thursday, February 12, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant John F. Finn

Albany Police Department, NY

EOW: Thursday, February 12, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Matthew E. Bowens

Detroit Police Department, MI

EOW: Monday, February 16, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jennifer Timathy-Ann Fettig

Detroit Police Department, MI

EOW: Monday, February 16, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Constable F. Scott Claborn

Harris County Constable’s Office – Precinct 4, TX

EOW: Thursday, February 19, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Ricardo Lizarraga

Los Angeles Police Department, CA

EOW: Friday, February 20, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Inspector David Howell Jennings

Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, AL

EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Special Agent Thomas John Wyatt

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, MN

EOW: Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Kenneth Louis Brown

Atlantic City Police Department, NJ

EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Jailer Thomas Flores Douglas

Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Jason Michael Scott

Loudon County Sheriff’s Department, TN

EOW: Friday, March 12, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer John Edward Logan

Huntington Police Department, TX

EOW: Sunday, March 14, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Joseph Eugene LeClaire, Jr.

Pennsylvania First Judicial District Warrant Unit, PA

EOW: Friday, March 19, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Joseph Wynford “Josh” Oliver

North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC

EOW: Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Frank Manuel Cantu, Jr.

Houston Police Department, TX

EOW: Thursday, March 25, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Perry Austin Fillmore

Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, MI

EOW: Saturday, March 27, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman II Marlon Allen Titus

Memphis Police Department, TN

EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Michael Allen Van Kuren

Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, PA

EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Michael Burgert

Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, PA

EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Jeffrey Todd Hewitt

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Sunday, April 4, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Private First Class Roger Myers

Charleston Police Department, SC

EOW: Monday, April 5, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Robert Curtis Goodwin

Clarke County Sheriff’s Department, MS

EOW: Tuesday, April 6, 2004

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Michael Brandon Lassiter

Covington County Sheriff’s Office, AL

EOW: Thursday, April 8, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Isaac Anthony Espinoza

San Francisco Police Department, CA

EOW: Saturday, April 10, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Eric J. Verteramo

Schenectady Police Department, NY

EOW: Sunday, April 11, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Stephan Gene Gray

Merced Police Department, CA

EOW: Thursday, April 15, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant James Richard Miller

Upper Dublin Township Police Department, PA

EOW: Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Thomas Joel Steiner

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff David Anthony Abella

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Reserve Deputy John Paul Sandlin

Solano County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Friday, April 23, 2004

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Correctional Officer Steven P. Carroll

Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office, IL

EOW: Friday, April 23, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Brian Andrew Haas

Hendry County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Saturday, April 24, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Corporal Billy Thomas Gregory

Durham Police Department, NC

EOW: Saturday, April 24, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Cuthbert Ezekiel Chapman

Virgin Islands Police Department, VI

EOW: Monday, April 26, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant George A. “Andy” Brown, III

Florida Highway Patrol, FL

EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer James Gordon Lewis

Tacoma Police Department, WA

EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Edwin Blyler

St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Sunday, May 2, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant James Curtis Gilbert

Henry County Police Department, GA

EOW: Sunday, May 2, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Lieutenant George Hura, Jr.

Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Tuesday, May 4, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Trooper Kurt David Knapp

Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol, TX

EOW: Saturday, May 8, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper First Class Anthony Jones

Maryland State Police, MD

EOW: Sunday, May 9, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff John Nicholas Wiberg, II

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, NV

EOW: Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Chief of Police Douglas Alan Shertzer, Sr.

Lititz Borough Police Department, PA

EOW: Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Donald Ralph Schultz

Phoenix Police Department, AZ

EOW: Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Cause: Drowned

Corporal Patrick Joseph Healey

Lee County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Thursday, May 13, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Gary Cooper Davis

Bloomfield Township Police Department, MI

EOW: Thursday, May 13, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Ted Duke Horton

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Friday, May 14, 2004

Cause: Aircraft accident

Patrolman Shane Miller

Tabor City Police Department, NC

EOW: Saturday, May 15, 2004

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Correctional Officer Scott Edward Bryant

Iowa Department of Corrections, IA

EOW: Monday, May 17, 2004

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Commander Joseph Allen Goldsmith

Apache County Sheriff’s Office, AZ

EOW: Thursday, May 20, 2004

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Lieutenant Vickie Salassi Wax

Baton Rouge Police Department, LA

EOW: Saturday, May 22, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Terrance Patrick Loftus

United States Department of Justice – Drug Enforcement Administration, US

EOW: Friday, May 28, 2004

Cause: Aircraft accident

Sergeant John Samuel Ashley

Metropolitan Police Department, DC

EOW: Sunday, May 30, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff David Paul Grant

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office, CA

EOW: Monday, May 31, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Clifton Rife, II

Metropolitan Police Department, DC

EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Officer James M. Goodman

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Thursday, June 3, 2004

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Mark Anthony Sawyers

Sterling Heights Police Department, MI

EOW: Saturday, June 5, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Michael Harry Wise, II

Reading Police Department, PA

EOW: Saturday, June 5, 2004

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Edward M. Ferraro

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Sunday, June 6, 2004

Cause: 9/11 related illness

Police Officer Darren Glen Medlin

Grapevine Police Department, TX

EOW: Saturday, June 12, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Michael Richard Arruda

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 2004

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Officer Carlos Winston Owen

Birmingham Police Department, AL

EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Harley Alfred Chisholm, III

Birmingham Police Department, AL

EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Officer C. Robert Bennett

Birmingham Police Department, AL

EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Constable Steven Lloyd Hutchinson

Grayson County Constable’s Office, KY

EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2004

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Sergeant Andy Thaddeus Bailey

Jackson Police Department, TN

EOW: Thursday, June 17, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Gregory Lei Hunter

Grand Prairie Police Department, TX

EOW: Friday, June 18, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Travis Wayne Sass

Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, CO

EOW: Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Brian Donte Winder

Baltimore City Police Department, MD

EOW: Saturday, July 3, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Derek Paul Ward

Allegany County Sheriff’s Department, NY

EOW: Saturday, July 3, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Detective Orestes Julian “Oreo” Lorenzo

North Miami Beach Police Department, FL

EOW: Friday, July 9, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Probation Officer Eugene T. “Tal” Groover, Jr.

Georgia Department of Corrections, GA

EOW: Friday, July 9, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Alva Ray Simmons

New Orleans Police Department, LA

EOW: Saturday, July 10, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Sheridan O. Caton

Elk Lick Township Police Department, PA

EOW: Sunday, July 11, 2004

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Wesley Mack

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, GA

EOW: Monday, July 12, 2004

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Constable Felice Taldone, III

Patchogue Village Office of Public Safety, NY

EOW: Monday, July 12, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer George August Tessier, III

New Orleans Police Department, LA

EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Bay Constable Richard L. Brooks

Babylon Town Bay Constable, NY

EOW: Friday, July 16, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Agent Santos Silva-Laboy

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Saturday, July 17, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Corporal Christopher Michael Shea

Delaware State Police, DE

EOW: Sunday, July 18, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Captain James Edward Myers

Orangeburg Department of Public Safety, SC

EOW: Sunday, July 18, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Thomas Paul Marzilli

United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service, US

EOW: Monday, July 19, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Ramon A. Sepulveda-Rosado

Carolina Municipal Police Department, PR

EOW: Monday, July 19, 2004

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Christy Jo Dedman

Metro Nashville Police Department, TN

EOW: Monday, July 19, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Officer Duke G. Aaron, III

Maryland Transportation Authority Police, MD

EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Officer William Lynchburg Seuis

Oakland Police Department, CA

EOW: Thursday, July 22, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Dane Ray Johns

Williamson County Sheriff’s Department, IL

EOW: Monday, July 26, 2004

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Police Officer Edwin Hernandez

Suffolk County Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Nathan Ray Laurie

River Oaks Police Department, TX

EOW: Thursday, July 29, 2004

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Sergeant Bradley W. Crawford

Clark County Sheriff’s Office, WA

EOW: Friday, July 30, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Sheriff John W. Bechtold, Jr.

Campbell County Sheriff’s Office, SD

EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Michael Patrick Gordon

Chicago Police Department, IL

EOW: Sunday, August 8, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Special Agent Rick Alan Ulbright

United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, US

EOW: Sunday, August 8, 2004

Cause: Bomb

Police Officer LaToya Nicole Johnson

New Orleans Police Department, LA

EOW: Monday, August 9, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Captain Michael Lawrence Sparkes, Sr.

Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety, CA

EOW: Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Patrol Officer Trey Michael Hutchison

Bossier City Police Department, LA

EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Carlos Concepción-Quiñones

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Saturday, August 14, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Lieutenant LeRoy Henry Nennig, Jr.

Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department, WI

EOW: Sunday, August 15, 2004

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Officer Issac Veal

Honolulu Police Department, HI

EOW: Monday, August 16, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Timothy Jacob Laird

Indianapolis Police Department, IN

EOW: Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Detective Todd Michael Fatta

Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Thursday, August 19, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jonathan Edward Walsh

Joliet Police Department, IL

EOW: Friday, August 20, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Patrolman Bradley Thomas Scott

Elyria Police Department, OH

EOW: Friday, August 27, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Eric James White

Phoenix Police Department, AZ

EOW: Saturday, August 28, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Jason Alan Wolfe

Phoenix Police Department, AZ

EOW: Saturday, August 28, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Ronald Wayne Ives

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, CA

EOW: Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Police Officer Kenneth Lee Daniels

Detroit Police Department, MI

EOW: Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Craig Allen Blann

Newton County Sheriff’s Department, IN

EOW: Monday, September 6, 2004

Cause: Electrocuted

Detective Robert L. Parker

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Friday, September 10, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Detective Patrick H. Rafferty

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Friday, September 10, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Daniel Lee Archuleta

Kern County Sheriff’s Office, CA

EOW: Sunday, September 12, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff John Kevin Gunsell

Otsego County Sheriff’s Office, MI

EOW: Sunday, September 12, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Timothy Andrew Nielson

Joplin Police Department, MO

EOW: Monday, September 13, 2004

Cause: Explosion

Park Ranger Suzanne E. “Suzi” Roberts

United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service, US

EOW: Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Cause: Weather/Natural disaster

Police Officer Jesse Matthew Rittenhouse

Harriman Police Department, TN

EOW: Thursday, September 16, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant James Michael Lane

Beaumont Police Department, TX

EOW: Thursday, September 16, 2004

Cause: Aircraft accident

Senior Patrol Agent Travis Wayne Attaway

United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Sunday, September 19, 2004

Cause: Drowned

Senior Patrol Agent Jeremy Michael Wilson

United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Sunday, September 19, 2004

Cause: Drowned

Police Officer James L. Davis, Jr.

Butler University Police Department, IN

EOW: Friday, September 24, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Angel Andrew Barcena

El Paso Police Department, TX

EOW: Saturday, September 25, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Christopher Jerome Sobieski

Prairie View Police Department, TX

EOW: Sunday, September 26, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper Darryl Louis Haywood, Sr.

Florida Highway Patrol, FL

EOW: Saturday, October 2, 2004

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Investigator Lucille Cruz “Lucy” Ross

Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Friday, October 8, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Assistant Chief of Police Bill Jewel “Putt” Linder

Wisner Police Department, LA

EOW: Sunday, October 10, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Don Cleo Ware

United States Department of Justice – Drug Enforcement Administration, US

EOW: Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Brandy Lyn Winfield

Marion County Sheriff’s Department, OH

EOW: Thursday, October 14, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Agent Carlos Alberto Reyes-Rivera

Cataño Municipal Police Department, PR

EOW: Saturday, October 16, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Agent Nikolai Emilio Vidal-Perez

Cataño Municipal Police Department, PR

EOW: Saturday, October 16, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Dirk Ray Knearem

Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, TX

EOW: Sunday, October 17, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Special Agent Edward J. Seitz

United States Department of State – Diplomatic Security Service, US

EOW: Sunday, October 24, 2004

Cause: Bomb

Lieutenant Robert Duane “Bob” Haley

Comanche County Sheriff’s Department, TX

EOW: Thursday, October 28, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Special Agent Timothy John Fidel

United States Environmental Protection Agency – Criminal Investigations Division, US

EOW: Friday, October 29, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Timothy Howard Dunn

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN

EOW: Friday, October 29, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Amy Lynn Donovan

Austin Police Department, TX

EOW: Sunday, October 31, 2004

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Special Agent Jay P. Balchunas

Wisconsin Department of Justice – Division of Criminal Investigation, WI

EOW: Friday, November 5, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Detective John Raymond Weir

Sault Ste. Marie Police Department, MI

EOW: Sunday, November 7, 2004

Cause: Stabbed

Reserve Sergeant James Milton Johnson

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, NC

EOW: Thursday, November 11, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Robert Francis “Bob” Grim, Sr.

Ormond Beach Police Department, FL

EOW: Saturday, November 13, 2004

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Special Agent Phillip Charles Lebid

United States Department of Homeland Security – United States Secret Service, US

EOW: Monday, November 22, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer William Rivera

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Cause: Fall

Patrol Officer Patrick Michael Righi-Barnard

Burbank Police Department, IL

EOW: Thursday, November 25, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Mark Edward Vance

Bristol Police Department, TN

EOW: Saturday, November 27, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Melissa M. Foster

Columbus Division of Police, OH

EOW: Saturday, December 4, 2004

Cause: Vehicular assault

Investigator Terry Lee Barker, Sr.

Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, VA

EOW: Wednesday, December 8, 2004

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Brad Lee Schultz, Jr.

Riverview Police Department, MO

EOW: Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Robert Walter Hedman

Otero County Sheriff’s Office, NM

EOW: Saturday, December 18, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Senior Patrol Agent George Brian DeBates

United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Sunday, December 19, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Christopher Lee Ruse

Pendergrass Police Department, GA

EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Master Police Officer Peter J. Lavery

Newington Police Department, CT

EOW: Thursday, December 30, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Cristy Sue Tindall

Peoria Police Department, IL

EOW: Thursday, December 30, 2004

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer James Junior Godbee

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Thursday, December 30, 2004

Cause: 9/11 related illness

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K9 Klief

Salinas Police Department, CA

EOW: Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Cause: Stabbed

K9 Gero

Grand Junction Police Department, CO

EOW: Thursday, May 6, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

K9 Vasko

St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, FL

EOW: Friday, June 25, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

K9 Rico

Pima County Sheriff’s Department, AZ

EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Cause: Struck by vehicle

K9 Rex

Avondale Police Department, AZ

EOW: Thursday, July 22, 2004

Cause: Duty related illness

K9 Ingo

Albemarle County Police Department, VA

EOW: Sunday, October 24, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

2005 Honor Roll of Heroes

Search by YearYear GoView Statistics for Year 2005

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 169

• 9/11 related illness2
• Aircraft accident2
• Automobile crash34
• Bomb1
• Drowned2
• Duty related illness4
• Fall4
• Gunfire55
• Gunfire (Inadvertent)7
• Heart attack20
• Motorcycle crash4
• Stabbed2
• Struck by vehicle11
• Training accident1
• Vehicle pursuit5
• Vehicular assault15

Total Deaths by Month

• January12
• February10
• March16
• April13
• May12
• June11
• July16
• August15
• September21
• October16
• November15
• December12

Total Deaths by State

• Alabama4
• Arizona6
• Arkansas2
• California18
• Colorado1
• District of Columbia2
• Florida7
• Georgia9
• Illinois4
• Indiana4
• Kansas2
• Kentucky3
• Louisiana6
• Maryland1
• Massachusetts3
• Michigan5
• Minnesota3
• Mississippi6
• Missouri8
• New Jersey4
• New Mexico2
• New York8
• North Carolina4
• Ohio3
• Oklahoma4
• Pennsylvania5
• Puerto Rico2
• Rhode Island1
• South Carolina4
• Tennessee4
• Texas15
• U.S. Government10
• Virginia8
• Washington1

Total Deaths by Gender

• Male164
• Female5

Statistics

• Average age39
• Average tour of duty11 years, 1 month

Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 9

• Automobile crash1
• Fall1
• Gunfire2
• Gunfire (Inadvertent)1
• Heatstroke1
• Training accident1
• Vehicular assault2

Sergeant Larry Dale Cottingham

Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, KY

EOW: Monday, January 3, 2005

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer Bryan Scott Hurst

Columbus Division of Police, OH

EOW: Thursday, January 6, 2005

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Howard King Stevenson

Ceres Police Department, CA

EOW: Sunday, January 9, 2005

Cause: Gunfire

Corrections Officer Manuel Ariza Gonzalez, Jr.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA

EOW: Monday, January 10, 2005

Cause: Stabbed

Deputy Sheriff Edward Eugene “Skip” Schroeder, Jr.

York County Sheriff’s Office, PA

EOW: Monday, January 10, 2005

Cause: Heart attack

Patrolman Scott Morgan Armstrong

Bridgeton Police Department, MO

EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Cause: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Jesse W. Embrey, III

St. James Police Department, MO

EOW: Saturday, January 15, 2005

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer James Mitchell Prince

Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department, NC

EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Cause: Gunfire