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      Florida sheriff’s office deploys cutting-edge forensic tool to...
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      Training vs. practice: Improve or maintain?
      Off duty, but never off guard
      Meeting training needs on a limited budget
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      Michigan Supreme Court: Marijuana odor alone no longer justifies...
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      Buffer-zone law blocked in Louisiana
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We Remember

Honoring Fallen Heroes

APB Team Published May 13, 2023 @ 6:00 am PDT

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As we observe Peace Officers Memorial Day, we salute all members of law enforcement nationwide who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2022. We will never forget their service and the ultimate sacrifice they made to keep our communities safe.

As we observe Peace Officers Memorial Day, we salute all members of law enforcement nationwide who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2021. We will never forget their service and the ultimate sacrifice they made to keep our communities safe.

Police Officer Christopher Gibson
Dallas Police Dept., TX
EOW: Jan. 2, 2022

Detective Joseph Anthony Tripoli
Chicago Police Dept., IL
EOW: Jan. 3, 2022

Deportation Officer William Hayes
U.S. DHS — ICE  — Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations
EOW: Jan. 3, 2022

Trooper John Sumter Horton
NC Highway Patrol
EOW: Jan. 3, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Bryan Vannatta
Curry County Sheriff’s Office, NM
EOW: Jan. 3, 2022

Police Officer Bart Lane Arnold
Enid Police Dept., OK
EOW: Jan. 3, 2022

Police Officer Jesus Delaluz “Chuy” Lara III
Casa Grande Police Dept., AZ
EOW: Jan. 4, 2022

Police Officer David Leroy Ingle
Iola Police Dept., KS
EOW: Jan. 4, 2022

Police Officer Franklin Joe
Lone Star College System Police Dept., TX
EOW: Jan. 4, 2022

Police Officer Bruce Eckhoff
U.S. DHS — CBP — Office of Field Operations
EOW: Jan. 5, 2022

Police Officer Richard Lynn Tostenson
Newnan Police Dept., GA
EOW: Jan. 6, 2022

Capt. Reginald Kamal Smith
Wilson Police Dept., NC
EOW: Jan. 7, 2022

Sgt. Gerardo Morales
El Paso Police Dept., TX
EOW: Jan. 7, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Michael Queeney
Will County Sheriff’s Office, IL
EOW: Jan. 8, 2022

Detention Sgt. Janell L. Visser
Miller County Sheriff’s Office, MO
EOW: Jan. 9, 2022

Police Officer II Fernando Uriel Arroyos
Los Angeles Police Dept., CA
EOW: Jan. 10, 2022

Police Officer Diane Gonzalez
New Haven Police Dept., CT
EOW: Jan. 10, 2022

Corrections Officer V Mark A. Loecken
TX Dept. of Criminal Justice — Correctional Institutions Div.
EOW: Jan. 10, 2022

Police Officer Brian R. Shields
Aurora Police Dept., IL
EOW: Jan. 11, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Brian Dennis Moore
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Jan. 13, 2022

Chief of Police Michael E. German
Prairie City Police Dept., IA
EOW: Jan. 13, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Robert Tinoco
Cook County Sheriff’s Police Dept., IL
EOW: Jan. 13, 2022

Capt. Jeffrey Allen Pierce
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center, NM
EOW: Jan. 13, 2022

Investigator Steven Ray Finley
Madison County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Jan. 14, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Terrance Nicholas Bateman
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Jan. 15, 2022

Sgt. Malek Z. Majzoub
Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office, VA
EOW: Jan. 15, 2022

Corrections Officer Melissa M. France
Oswego County Sheriff’s Office, NY
EOW: Jan. 17, 2022

Detective James M. Ward
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: Jan. 17, 2022

Cpl. Ernest M. Robinson
Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, MI
EOW: Jan. 18, 2022

Police Officer Ramiro “Ray” Perez
Shallowater Police Dept., TX
EOW: Jan. 18, 2022

Sgt. Kenneth J. Thurman Sr.
Aurora Police Dept., IL
EOW: Jan. 19, 2022

Police Officer Daniel J. Sanchez
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: Jan. 19, 2022

Chief of Police Don Riffe
Jefferson College Police Dept., MO
EOW: Jan. 20, 2022

Police Officer Corille Cortez Jones
Memphis Police Dept., TN
EOW: Jan. 20, 2022

Police Officer Tyler Lenehan
Elk Grove Police Dept., CA
EOW: Jan. 21, 2022

School Resource Officer Johnny Patterson
Lee County School District Police Dept., MS
EOW: Jan. 21, 2022

Detective Jason Rivera
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: Jan. 21, 2022

Special Agent Anthony Salas
TX Dept. of Public Safety — Criminal Investigations Div.
EOW: Jan. 22, 2022

Lt. Kevin Pounders
Hanceville Police Dept., AL
EOW: Jan. 23, 2022

Deputy Jailer Gregory L. Means
Casey County Detention Center, KY
EOW: Jan. 23, 2022

Cpl. Charles Galloway
Harris County Constable’s Office — Precinct 5, TX
EOW: Jan. 23, 2022

Sgt. Ramon Gutierrez
Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Jan. 24, 2022

Detective Wilbert D. Mora
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: Jan. 25, 2022

Police Officer Christopher Wayne Berry
Vidor Police Dept., TX
EOW: Jan. 25, 2022

Deputy Sheriff John L. Grampovnik
Allamakee County Sheriff’s Dept., IA
EOW: Jan. 27, 2022

School Resource Officer Travis Hurley
London Police Dept., KY
EOW: Jan. 27, 2022

Master Trooper Vince
Arnold Mullins
TN Highway Patrol
EOW: Jan. 28, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Noah Rainey
Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Jan. 29, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Lorin Marie Readmond
Loving County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Jan. 29, 2022

Police Officer Donald Sahota
Vancouver Police Dept., WA
EOW: Jan. 29, 2022

Senior Correctional Police
Officer Robert F. McCormack

NJ Dept. of Corrections
EOW: Jan. 30, 2022

Master Patrolman William
Daniel Kelley
McAlester Police Dept., OK
EOW: Jan. 30, 2022

Sgt. William Shibley
Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office, AR
EOW: Jan. 31, 2022

Sgt. Burke N. Hannibal
Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Jan. 31, 2022

Police Officer Chris Bardwell
Cross Roads Police Dept., TX
EOW: Feb. 1, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Laquintin J. Wilson
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: Feb. 1, 2022 

Police Officer John Painter
Bridgewater College Police Dept., VA
EOW: Feb. 1, 2022

Master Police Officer David J. Nieves
Virginia Beach Police Dept., VA
EOW: Feb. 1, 2022

Sgt. Arthur Duron
Fowler Police Dept., CA
EOW: Feb. 2, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Steve Bobbitt
DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Feb. 3, 2022

Correctional Officer III Helen Mae Smith
NC Dept. of Public Safety — Div. of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice
EOW: Feb. 3, 2022

Sgt. Chris Jenkins
Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Feb. 3, 2022

Capt. Collin Birnie
Flint Police Dept., MI
EOW: Feb. 4, 2022

Chief of Police Richard Leslie Stephens
Union City Police Dept., OK
EOW: Feb. 4, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Brian J. Norton
Ford County Sheriff’s Office, IL
EOW: Feb. 5, 2022

Sgt. Robert M. Miller
Clifton Police Dept., NJ
EOW: Feb. 5, 2022

Police Officer Leonard Swanson
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: Feb. 5, 2022

Special Deputy Marshal Jose Elizondo Gomez
U.S. DOJ — U.S. Marshals Service
EOW: Feb. 6, 2022

Agent John Dale Stayrook
Medina County Drug Task Force, OH
EOW: Feb. 6, 2022

Corrections Employee
Darrell Avery
TX Dept. of Criminal Justice — Correctional Institutions Div.
EOW: Feb. 6, 2022

Correctional Officer
Braxton Hofman
Lake County Sheriff’s Office, SD
EOW: Feb. 7, 2022

Police Officer John Mestas
Double Oak Police Dept., TX
EOW: Feb. 7, 2022

Correctional Officer IV John Baron “Barry” Broadaway
TX Dept. of Criminal Justice — Correctional Institutions Div.
EOW: Feb. 8, 2022

Cpl. Sheli Godbold
Pantego Police Dept., TX
EOW: Feb. 10, 2022

Cpl. Michael R. Springer
AR State Police
EOW: Feb. 11, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Aubrey Phillips
Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Feb. 12, 2022

Cpl. James McWhorter
FL Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services — Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement
EOW: Feb. 12, 2022

Correctional Officer V
Kay W. Zeger Jr.
TX Dept. of Criminal Justice — Correctional Institutions Div.
EOW: Feb. 13, 2022

Police Officer Lonnie Sneed
Double Oak Police Dept., TX
EOW: Feb. 15, 2022

Cpl. Michael Keith Morgan
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: Feb. 16, 2022

Sheriff Robert P. Craft
Marion County Sheriff’s Office, KS
EOW: Feb. 16, 2022

Capt. Frank Keith Rezac Jr.
Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Feb. 16, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Jarett Oroszi
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, NV
EOW: Feb. 17, 2022

Corrections Deputy
Bridgette Lachelle Hunter

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Feb. 17, 2022

Police Officer Nicholas Vella
Huntington Beach Police Dept., CA
EOW: Feb. 19, 2022

Lt. Jason T. Dumlao
U.S. Dept. of Defense — Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport Police
EOW: Feb. 21, 2022

Sgt. Matthew Horton
Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, NJ
EOW: Feb. 22, 2022

Deputy Constable Neil Adams
San Jacinto County Constable’s Office — Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Feb. 23, 2022

Sgt. John Joseph Donohue
Fairfax County Police Dept., VA
EOW: Feb. 23, 2022

Correctional Lt. Steve Taylor
Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept., CA
EOW: Feb. 24, 2022

Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr.
Salinas Police Dept., CA
EOW: Feb. 25, 2022

Patrolman David Glen Evans
San Antonio Police Dept., TX
EOW: Feb. 25, 2022

Detective Michael W. Godwin
New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Feb. 27, 2022

Sgt. Joshua Caudell
AR Dept. of Corrections
EOW: Feb. 28, 2022

Lt. Scott Brandon Owens
Union City Police Dept., OK
EOW: March 1, 2022

Correctional Officer V Jose Ruiz
TX Dept. of Criminal Justice — Correctional Institutions Div.
EOW: March 1, 2022

Deputy First Class Kenny Olander
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, MD
EOW: March 2, 2022

Senior Police Officer
Robert Eric Duran
Santa Fe Police Dept., NM
EOW: March 2, 2022

Trooper Tamar Anoush Bucci
MA State Police
EOW: March 3, 2022

Police Officer David A. Mathura
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: March 6, 2022

Correctional Officer V
Lonnie D. Johnson Jr.
TX Dept. of Criminal Justice — Correctional Institutions Div.
EOW: March 6, 2022

Cpl. Benjamin Lee Cooper
Joplin Police Dept., MO
EOW: March 8, 2022

Police Officer Jake Alexander Reed
Joplin Police Dept., MO
EOW: March 9, 2022

Police Officer Freddie Wilson
Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Dept., MI
EOW: March 10, 2022

Police Officer Caleb D. Ogilvie
Covington Div. of Police, VA
EOW: March 14, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Dominique Calata
Pierce County Sheriff’s Dept., WA
EOW: March 16, 2022

Police Officer Lane Anthony Burns
Bonne Terre Police Dept., MO
EOW: March 17, 2022

Sgt. Barbara Majors Fenley
Eastland County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: March 17, 2022

Trooper Martin Francis Mack III
PA State Police
EOW: March 21, 2022

Trooper Branden Tyler Sisca
PA State Police
EOW: March 21, 2022

Police Officer Dan Rocha
Everett Police Dept., WA
EOW: March 25, 2022

Police Officer II Jeffrey Herndon Carson
Franklin Police Dept., TN
EOW: March 26, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Douglas Warren Sanford
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: March 29, 2022

Investigator Donald Richard Crooms
Houston County District Attorney’s Office, GA
EOW: March 30, 2022

Major Rodrick C. Covington
NY State Police
EOW: March 31, 2022

Police Officer Dominic M. Francis
Bluffton Police Dept., OH
EOW: March 31, 2022

Lt. William David Lebo
Lebanon City Police Dept., PA
EOW: March 31, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez
Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: March 31, 2022

Police Officer Trey Marshall Sutton
Henrico County Police Dept., VA
EOW: March 31, 2022

Sgt. Christopher Michael Vaughn
Cedar Bluff Police Dept., AL
EOW: April 1, 2022

Deputy Constable Jennifer Lauren Chavis
Harris County Constable’s Office — Precinct 7, TX
EOW: April 2, 2022

Patrol Officer Brian Lee Sember
Ottawa Police Dept., IL
EOW: April 3, 2022

Police Officer Darryl Wayne Fortner
Vestavia Hills Police Dept., AL
EOW: April 6, 2022

Sgt. Pedro “Tony” Candia
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: April 15, 2022

Deputy Sheriff James “Jerry” Critchelow
Ohio County Sheriff’s Office, KY
EOW: April 20, 2022

Police Officer Roy Andrew Barr
Cayce Police Dept., SC
EOW: April 24, 2022

Cpl. David P. Jones
Benton County Sheriff’s Office, MO
EOW: April 28, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Nicholas D. Weist
Knox County Sheriff’s Office, IL
EOW: April 29, 2022

Sgt. Nicholas W. Tullier
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: May 5, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Walter Donald Jenkins Jr.
Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: May 11, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Robert Adam Howard
Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: May 11, 2022

Border Patrol Agent Daniel Humberto Salazar
U.S. DHS — CBP — U.S. Border Patrol
EOW: May 13, 2022

Chief Deputy Sheriff Jody Wayne Cash
Calloway County Sheriff’s Office, KY
EOW: May 16, 2022

Police Officer Stephen Charles Plum Jr.
Warrington Township Police Dept., PA
EOW: May 16, 2022

Supervisory Police Officer Yiu Tak “Louis” Tao
U.S. DOJ — FBI Police
EOW: May 17, 2022

Senior Correctional Police Officer Daniel Sincavage
NJ Dept. of Corrections
EOW: May 19, 2022

Correctional Officer IV Jade Drennan
TX Dept. of Criminal Justice — Correctional Institutions Div.
EOW: May 19, 2022

Officer Trainee Cody Alan Olafson
U.S. DHS — CBP — Office of Field Operations
EOW: May 20, 2022

Lt. Mark Allen Pike
Taylor County Detention Center, KY
EOW: May 20, 2022

Supervising Fire Marshal John Joseph “Jack” McCauley
New York City Fire Dept. — Bureau of Fire Investigation, NY
EOW: May 28, 2022 

Police Officer Houston Ryan Tipping
Los Angeles Police Dept., CA
EOW: May 29, 2022

Deportation Officer Brian Wayne Turner
U.S. DHS — ICE — Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations
EOW: May 29, 2022

Special Agent Peter Christopher Egan
U.S. DHS — ICE — Office of Investigations
EOW: June 1, 2022

Police Officer Adrian Lopez Sr.
White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Dept., TR
EOW: June 2, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Thomas E. Baker III
Nicholas County Sheriff’s Dept., WV
EOW: June 3, 2022

Police Officer Christopher Nicholas Fariello
Tallahassee Police Dept., FL
EOW: June 8, 2022

Senior Investigator Kyle Lee Patterson
FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
EOW: June 9, 2022 

Police Officer Kennis Winston Croom
Meridian Police Dept., MS
EOW: June 9, 2022

Detective Justin Michael Terry
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., NV
EOW: June 10, 2022

Deputy First Class Glenn R. Hilliard
Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, MD
EOW: June 12, 2022

Sgt. Michael Domingo Paredes
El Monte Police Dept., CA
EOW: June 14, 2022

Police Officer Joseph Anthony Santana
El Monte Police Dept., CA
EOW: June 14, 2022

Sgt. Sean Free
Henry County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: June 14, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Austin W. “Melvin” Richardson
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, IA
EOW: June 14, 2022

Deputy Sheriff J’Mar Colin Abel
Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: June 20, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Austin Derek Aldridge
Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: June 21, 2022

Detention Officer Jeremiah James Story
Perry County Sheriff’s Office, AR
EOW: June 22, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Jeff L. Hermanson
Saunders County Sheriff’s Office, NE
EOW: June 22, 2022

Sgt. Richard Lopez
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, AZ
EOW: June 28, 2022

Reserve Officer Jeffrey Michael David Richardson
Poteet Police Dept., TX
EOW: June 29, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Bradley Steven Henry Johnson
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, AL
EOW: June 30, 2022

Capt. Ralph Harlow Frasure
Prestonsburg Police Dept., KY
EOW: June 30, 2022

Deputy Sheriff William Edward Petry
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, KY
EOW: June 30, 2022

Police Officer Jacob Russell Chaffins
Prestonsburg Police Dept., KY
EOW: July 1, 2022

Sgt. John K. Williams
Coralville Police Dept., IA
EOW: July 3, 2022

Police Officer Loren Michael Courts
Detroit Police Dept., MI
EOW: July 6, 2022

Parole Supervisor Ronald D. Spangler Jr.
PA Parole Board
EOW: July 15, 2022

Police Officer Brian D. Olliff
Natchitoches Police Dept., LA
EOW: July 16, 2022

Undersheriff Lawrence George Koren
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, NM
EOW: July 16, 2022

Lt. Fred Douglas Beers III
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, NM
EOW: July 16, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Michael Adam Levison
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, NM
EOW: July 16, 2022

Patrolman Vincent Anthony Parks
Jonesboro Police Dept., AR
EOW: July 17, 2022

Police Officer Frederick G. Maley
Port Authority of NY and NJ Dept., NY
EOW: July 17, 2022

Police Officer Daniel Francisco Vasquez
North Kansas City Police Dept., MO
EOW: July 19, 2022

Sgt. Christopher James Nelson
Edmond Police Dept., OK
EOW: July 19, 2022

Police Officer Anthony Patrick Mazurkiewicz
Rochester Police Dept., NY
EOW: July 21, 2022

Supervisory Deportation Officer Rachel Elizabeth Vielmas
United States DHS — ICE — Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations
EOW: July 23, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Matthew Eugene Yates
Clark County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: July 24, 2022

Sgt. Jèan-Harold Louis Astree
Fairburn Police Dept., GA
EOW: July 28, 2022

Mounted Deputy Nichole Shuff-Balint
Clare County Sheriff’s Dept., MI
EOW: July 29, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Lorenzo Bustos
Smith County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: July 29, 2022

Deputy Sheriff II Jamie Lynn Reynolds
Spalding County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: July 31, 2022

Police Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz
Elwood Police Dept., IN
EOW: July 31, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Dallas Ryan Edeburn
Ramsey County Sheriff’s Dept., MN
EOW: Aug. 1, 2022

Sgt. Matthew Ryan Fishman
Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Aug. 2, 2022

Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan
DC Public Library Office of Public Safety
EOW: Aug. 4, 2022

Conservation Officer Lawrence E. Cabana
NY State Environmental Conservation Police
EOW: Aug. 6, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Andrew Peery
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, CO
EOW: Aug. 7, 2022

Cpl. Chad M. Beattie
Washington County Sheriff’s Office, PA
EOW: Aug. 10, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Ned P. Byrd
Wake County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: August 11, 2022

Police Officer Cesar
“Echy” Echaverry
Miami-Dade Police Dept., FL
EOW: Aug. 17, 2022

Capt. William Riley Hargraves
Osage County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Aug. 19, 2022

Special Agent Jose Antonio Perez
FL Dept. of Law Enforcement
EOW: Aug. 20, 2022

Police Officer Ivan
Mauricio Lopez
Mount Vernon Police Dept., AL
EOW: Aug. 22, 2022

Sgt. Robert Blaine Swartz
Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Aug. 22, 2022

Sgt. F. Brent Chomyszak
NY State Police
EOW: Aug. 23, 2022

Sgt. Harold Lee Russell II
TN Highway Patrol
EOW: Aug. 23, 2022

Detective Matthew Walker Blansett
Marion County Sheriff’s Dept., TN
EOW: Aug. 23, 2022

Constable Deborah Martinez-Garibay
Pima County Constable’s Office, AZ
EOW: Aug. 25, 2022

Correctional Officer III Kaitlyn Breanne Ritnour
TX Dept. of Criminal Justice — Correctional Institutions Div.
EOW: Sept. 3, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Jonathan
Randall Koleski
Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Sept. 8, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Marshall
Samuel Ervin Jr.
Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Sept. 8, 2022 

Trooper Cadet Patrick
Donelle Dupree
GA State Patrol
EOW: Sept. 8, 2022

Police Officer Dillon
Micheal Vakoff
Arvada Police Dept., CO
EOW: Sept. 11, 2022

Capt. Janelle Sanders
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: Sept. 11, 2022

Police Officer Lloyd “Mike” Todd
Detroit Police Dept., MI
EOW: Sept. 12, 2022

Police Officer Seara Burton
Richmond Police Dept., IN
EOW: Sept. 18, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Michael Hartwick
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Sept. 22, 2022

Senior Patrol Officer
Anthony Martin
Austin Police Dept., TX
EOW: Sept. 23, 2022

Master Police Officer Tyrell Owens-Riley
Columbia Police Dept., SC
EOW: Sept. 24, 2022

Detention Corporal
Gregory Thomas Horne Sr.
Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Sept. 25, 2022

Sgt. Meagan Burke
Oklahoma City Police Dept., OK
EOW: Sept. 29, 2022

Major Terry Randall
“Turtle” Arnold
Cook County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: Oct. 3, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Blane Lane
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Oct. 4, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Sidnee Carter
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, KS
EOW: Oct. 7, 2022

Investigator Myiesha
Breanna Stewart
Greenville Police Dept., MS
EOW: Oct. 11, 2022

Lt. Dustin Demonte
Bristol Police Dept., CT
EOW: Oct. 12, 2022

Sgt. Alex Hamzy
Bristol Police Dept., CT
EOW: Oct. 12, 2022

Police Officer Truong Thai
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., NV
EOW: Oct. 13, 2022

Police Officer Steven R. Nothem II
Carrollton Police Dept., TX
EOW: Oct. 18, 2022

Police Officer Jorge Arias
U.S. DHS — CBP — Office of Field Operations
EOW: Oct. 19, 2022

Sgt. Ivan M. Morales
NY State Police
EOW: Oct. 28, 2022

Police Officer Logan K. Medlock
London Police Dept., KY
EOW: Oct. 30, 2022

Lt. Kristina Zell
Niagara Falls Police Dept., NY
EOW: Nov. 7, 2022

Criminal Investigator Steven
A. Carnes

Tom Green County District Attorney’s Office, TX
EOW: Nov. 13, 2022

Police Officer Brandon Tsai
Grand Prairie Police Dept., TX
EOW: Nov. 14, 2022

Marine Interdiction Agent
Michel O. Maceda
U.S. DHS — CBP — Air and Marine Operations
EOW: Nov. 17, 2022

Police Officer Jordan Jackson
Bellevue Police Dept., WA
EOW: Nov. 21, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Taylor
Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Nov. 22, 2022

Detective Sgt. Frank Gualdino
Yonkers Police Dept., NY
EOW: Dec. 1, 2022

Deputy Sheriff José Angel DeLeon
Warren County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Dec. 4, 2022

Border Patrol Agent Raul Humberto Gonzalez Jr.
U.S. DHS — CBP — U.S. Border Patrol
EOW: Dec. 7, 2022

Reserve Deputy Brad Miller
Maury County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Dec. 12, 2022

Court Services Officer
Curtis Matthew Worland
AK State Troopers
EOW: Dec. 13, 2022

Senior Corrections Officer
Scott Ozburn Riner
Gwinnett County Dept. of Corrections, GA
EOW: Dec. 13, 2022

Police Officer Branden Paul Estorffe
Bay St. Louis Police Dept., MS
EOW: Dec. 14, 2022

Sgt. Steven Robin
Bay St. Louis Police Dept., MS
EOW: Dec. 14, 2022

Sgt. Donald Scoby
Stuttgart Police Dept., AR
EOW: Dec. 15, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Daniel J. Kin
Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Dec. 15, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Oscar Yovani Bolanos-Anavisca Jr.
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: Dec. 16, 2022

Chief of Police Joe Carey
Brodnax Police Dept., VA
EOW: Dec. 16, 2022

Detective Paul Daniel Newell
Benton County Sheriff’s Office, AR
EOW: Dec. 17, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Corey D. McElroy
Garrett County Sheriff’s Office, MD
EOW: Dec. 21, 2022

Cpl. Ray Charles Hamilton
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Dec. 24, 2022

Deputy Sheriff Isaiah Cordero
Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept., CA
EOW: Dec. 29, 2022


K-9s

K-9 Beni
Heflin Police Dept., AL
EOW: Jan. 5, 2022

K-9 Jedi
Seattle Police Dept., WA
EOW: Jan. 5, 2022

K-9 Nitro II
York County Sheriff’s Dept., NE
EOW: Feb. 8, 2022

K-9 Maya
West Jordan Police Dept., UT
EOW: Feb. 17, 2022

K-9 Ciro
Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: March 3, 2022

K-9 Dash
Shepherdsville Police Dept., KY
EOW: March 9, 2022

K-9 Major
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: April 10, 2022

K-9 Jinx
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, CO
EOW: April 11, 2022

K-9 Mina
U.S. DHS — CBP —  U.S. Border Patrol
EOW: Monday, May 2, 2022

K-9 Bluz
Kings County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: May 12, 2022

K-9 Drago
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: June 15, 2022

K-9 Exo
Pascagoula Police Dept., MS
EOW: June 23, 2022

K-9 Odin
VA State Police
EOW: June 26, 2022

K-9 Cannon
Fountain Valley Police Dept., CA
EOW: June 28, 2022

K-9 Drago
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, KY
EOW: June 30, 2022

K-9 Frankie
MA State Police
EOW: July 26, 2022

K-9 Max
Lake Wales Police Dept., FL
EOW: Aug. 3, 2022

K-9 Blue
Niceville Police Dept., FL
EOW: Aug. 7, 2022

K-9 Hannes
Kern County Sheriff’s Office, CA
EOW: Aug. 18, 2022

K-9 Axel
Charleston Police Dept., WV
EOW: Aug. 27, 2022

K-9 Lux
DE Dept. of Correction
EOW: Sept. 18, 2022

K-9 Rocket
Metropolitan Police Dept., DC
EOW: Sept. 19, 2022

K-9 Figo
GA State Patrol
EOW: Oct. 7, 2022

K-9 Pepper
Greenville Police Dept., NC
EOW: Nov. 16, 2022

K-9 Jack
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept., CA
EOW: Dec. 22, 2022

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