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We Remember

A Tribute to Fallen Heroes

APB Team Published May 9, 2026 @ 6:00 am PDT

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund/NLEOMF.org

As we observe National Police Week and National Peace Officers Memorial Day, we honor the law enforcement officers across the nation who made the ultimate sacrifice in 2025. Their courage, valor and unwavering commitment to protecting and serving their communities will never be forgotten.

Lieutenant Mark Meadows
Irondale Police Dept., AL
EOW: January 6, 2025

Deputy Timothy Corlew
Riverside County Sheriff’s
Dept., CA
EOW: January 8, 2025

Detective James
Motto Sr.
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: January 12, 2025

Deputy Jesus Vargas
Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: January 15, 2025

Sergeant Mark Butler
Navasota Police Dept., TX
EOW: January 15, 2025

Agent David Maland
DHS/CBP, U.S. Border Patrol
EOW: January 20, 2025

Detective Dennis Vitelli
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: January 24, 2025

Officer Baldino Morales-Sánchez
Mayagüez Municipal Police Dept., PR
EOW: January 25, 2025

Sergeant Abraham
Cruz III
New York City Police
Dept., NY
EOW: February 2, 2025

Officer Jason Roscow
North Las Vegas Police Dept., NV
EOW: February 4, 2025

Correction Officer
Joseph Murray Jr.
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, NY
EOW: February 5, 2025

Officer Kelvin Patrick
Detroit Police Dept., MI
EOW: February 6, 2025

Officer Jeremy Labonte
Roswell Police Dept., GA
EOW: February 7, 2025

Detective James Vanacore
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: February 7, 2025

Lieutenant Raymond Newcomb
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: February 7, 2025

Trooper Kyle McAcy
NE State Patrol
EOW: February 17, 2025

Patrolman Andrew Duarte
West York Borough Police Dept., PA
EOW: February 22, 2025

Officer Cameron Girvin
Virginia Beach Police Dept., VA
EOW: February 22, 2025

Officer Christopher Reese
Virginia Beach Police Dept., VA
EOW: February 22, 2025

Deputy Sergeant Martin Shields Jr.
Hinds County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: February 23, 2025

Officer Felicia Reilly
Saint Paul Police Dept., MN
EOW: March 1, 2025

Supervisory Special Agent Dennis Wagner Jr.
DOJ — FBI
EOW: March 5, 2025

Sergeant Lee Hendrickson
NJ State Police
EOW: March 7, 2025

Sergeant Joseph Azcona
Newark Police Division, NJ
EOW: March 8, 2025

Sergeant George Ramirez
KY Dept. of Corrections
EOW: March 10, 2025

Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept., CA
EOW: March 17, 2025

Sergeant Robert Porfert
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: March 21, 2025

Sergeant Grant Candies
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: March 23, 2025

Officer Osmar Rodarte
Marysville Police Dept., CA
EOW: March 26, 2025

Deputy William May
Walton County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: April 2, 2025

Deputy Melissa Pollard
Wood County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: April 9, 2025

Investigator Thomas Herrick
NY State Police
EOW: April 12, 2025

Captain Helio Garcia III
South Fulton Police Dept., GA
EOW: April 16, 2025

Deputy Jessie Perez
Dawson County Sheriff’s Office, TX
EOW: April 22, 2025

Deputy Brandon Sikes
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: April 26, 2025

Sergeant Kathleen Radziunas
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Dept., NY
EOW: April 30, 2025

Special Deputy Larry Henderson Jr.
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: May 2, 2025

Lieutenant Allen Credeur
Rayne Police Dept., LA
EOW: May 5, 2025

Sergeant Alton Berrian
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: May 16, 2025

First Sergeant Michael Snell
NY State Police
EOW: May 20, 2025

Deputy Nathaniel Ansay
Florence County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: May 20, 2025

Deputy Daniel Sherrer
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: May 26, 2025

Officer Samuel Riveros
Baldwin Park Police Dept., CA
EOW: May 31, 2025

Officer Timothy Ontiveros
Bloomfield Police Dept., NM
EOW: June 1, 2025

Sergeant Jonathan White
Angleton Police Dept., TX
EOW: June 1, 2025

Officer Krystal Rivera
Chicago Police Dept., IL
EOW: June 5, 2025

Lieutenant Eddie Mays
Bernie Police Dept., MO
EOW: June 5, 2025

Officer Gabriel Facio
Apache Junction Police Dept., AZ
EOW: June 8, 2025

Reserve Deputy John Stahl III
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: June 8, 2025

Officer Timothy Keane
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: June 8, 2025

Sergeant Shiou Deng
Los Angeles Police Dept., CA
EOW: June 23, 2025

Undersheriff
Brandon Gaede
Phillips County
Sheriff’s Office, KS
EOW: June 27, 2025

Officer Kendall Corder
Milwaukee Police Dept., WI
EOW: June 29, 2025

Detention Officer Francisco Flattes
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, NC
EOW: June 30, 2025

Deputy Devin Mason
Darlington County Sheriff’s Office, SC
EOW: July 1, 2025

Officer Miguel Cano
CA Highway Patrol
EOW: July 2, 2025

Deputy Antonio Aleman
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office, NM
EOW: July 8, 2025

Supervisory Agent Eric Cespedes
DHS/CBP, U.S. Border Patrol
EOW: July 11, 2025

Deputy Jeremy Cassady
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: July 15, 2025

Parole Agent
Joshua Byrd
CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
EOW: July 17, 2025

Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept., CA
EOW: July 18, 2025

Detective Victor Lemus
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept., CA
EOW: July 18, 2025

Detective William Osborn
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept., CA
EOW: July 18, 2025

Officer Phillip Wagner
Lorain Police Dept., OH
EOW: July 24, 2025

Deputy Elijah Ming
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office, KS
EOW: July 26, 2025

Detective Didarul Islam
New York City Police Dept., NY
EOW: July 28, 2025

Sergeant Fredrick Coleman Sr.
AR Dept. of Corrections
EOW: July 31, 2025

Lieutenant Albert Stout Jr.
Robstown Police Dept., TX
EOW: August 6, 2025

Officer David Rose
DeKalb County Police Dept., GA
EOW: August 8, 2025

Sergeant Kenneth Salas
Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, WA
EOW: August 9, 2025

Sergeant Caleb Eisworth
Baton Rouge Police Dept., LA
EOW: August 10, 2025

Sergeant Ryan Hudson
Paducah Police Dept., KY
EOW: August 12, 2025

Sergeant Frederick Scheidt Jr.
NY State Police
EOW: August 13, 2025

Trooper First Class Dennis Ricks
SC Highway Patrol
EOW: August 13, 2025

Correctional Officer James Jackson
FL Dept. of Corrections
EOW: August 15, 2025

Officer Suzanne O
Maui County Police Dept., HI
EOW: August 15, 2025

Sergeant Lee Sorensen
Tremonton-Garland Police Dept., UT
EOW: August 17, 2025

Officer Eric Estrada
Tremonton-Garland Police Dept., UT
EOW: August 17, 2025

Officer Hunter Simoncic
Kansas City Police Dept., KS
EOW: August 26, 2025

Deputy Andres Lahera
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: September 11, 2025

Trooper Jerry Adamick Jr.
TX Highway Patrol
EOW: September 15, 2025

Detective Mark Baker
Northern York County Regional Police Dept., PA
EOW: September 17, 2025

Detective Isaiah Emenheiser
Northern York County Regional Police Dept., PA
EOW: September 17, 2025

Detective Sergeant Cody Becker
Northern York County Regional Police Dept., PA
EOW: September 17, 2025

Senior Officer Alex Roberts
Houston Police Dept., TX
EOW: September 17, 2025

Senior Trooper Craig Gaines
FL Highway Patrol
EOW: September 19, 2025

Sergeant Scott Heimann
Hays Police Dept., KS
EOW: September 28, 2025

Deputy Charles Riley
Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: October 6, 2025

Officer Henry Franklin
Sikeston Dept. of Public Safety, MO
EOW: October 6, 2025

Detective Corporal Christopher Mock
St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: October 15, 2025

Trooper Nicholas Cayton
OH State Highway Patrol
EOW: October 16, 2025

Master Officer Donald Gotthardt Jr.
Fairfax County Police Dept., VA
EOW: October 16, 2025

Deputy Joshua Brashears
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: October 17, 2025

Trooper Mark Ondus
NY State Police
EOW: October 19, 2025

Officer Lauren Craven
La Mesa Police Dept., CA
EOW: October 20, 2025

Corporal Marcial Rodriguez
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: October 24, 2025

Zone Sergeant Steven Greene
NY State Police
EOW: October 24, 2025

Sergeant Thomas Duran
El Reno Police Dept., OK
EOW: October 24, 2025

Deputy Andrew Nuñez
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept., CA
EOW: October 27, 2025

Sergeant David Cajuso
Miami Beach Police Dept., FL
EOW: October 28, 2025

Deputy Devin Jaramillo
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: November 7, 2025

Officer Roger Smith
WakeMed Campus Police and Public Safety Dept., NC
EOW: November 8, 2025

Corporal Blake Reynolds
Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: November 12, 2025

Officer Marc Brock
Vivian Police Dept., LA
EOW: November 14, 2025

Corrections Officer Jeremy Hall
VA Dept. of Corrections
EOW: November 17, 2025

Officer Alec Sanders
Alhambra Police Dept., CA
EOW: November 20, 2025

Sergeant Terri Sweeting-Mashkow
Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: November 21, 2025

Conservation Enforcement Officer Senior Shawn Nixon
AL Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources — Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
EOW: November 23, 2025

Specialist Sarah Beckstrom
U.S. DOD — WV Army National Guard
EOW: November 27, 2025

Officer Andy Chan
Philadelphia Police Dept., PA
EOW: December 2, 2025

Detective Timothy Jones
Park Forest Police Dept., IL
EOW: December 3, 2025

Deputy Joe Crumpton
Spalding County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: December 9, 2025

Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting
WA State Patrol
EOW: December 19, 2025

Corporal Matthew Snook
DE State Police
EOW: December 23, 2025

Deputy Justin Mowery
Blount County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: December 28, 2025


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K-9s

K-9 Kaya
Streetsboro Police Dept., OH
EOW: January 7, 2025

K-9 Macho
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: January 15, 2025

K-9 Roxi
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: February 1, 2025

K-9 Preacher
ME State Police
EOW: February 4, 2025

K-9 Azi
McKinney Police Dept., TX
EOW: March 13, 2025

K-9 Blitz
Wadesboro Police Dept., NC
EOW: April 2, 2025

K-9 Chico
Boerne Police Dept., TX
EOW: April 10, 2025

K-9 Knox
Roanoke City Police Dept., VA
EOW: April 18, 2025

K-9 Kai
Bristol Police Dept., TN
EOW: April 24, 2025

K-9 Scout
Suffolk Police Dept., VA
EOW: May 27, 2025

K-9 Rebel
Albuquerque Police Dept., NM
EOW: May 29, 2025

K-9 Raven
Tucson Police Dept., AZ
EOW: July 5, 2025

K-9 Sam
Lexington County Sheriff’s Dept., SC
EOW: July 8, 2025

K-9 Georgia
Dade County Sheriff’s Office, GA
EOW: July 13, 2025

K-9 Oya
North County Police Cooperative, MO
EOW: July 30, 2025

K-9 Karma
Isanti County Sheriff’s Office, MN
EOW: August 8, 2025

K-9 Archer
Hawai’i County Police Dept., HI
EOW: September 4, 2025

K-9 Cooper
Muskingum County Sheriff’s Dept., OH
EOW: September 5, 2025

K-9 Diesel
Chattanooga Police Dept., TN
EOW: September 17, 2025

K-9 Jericho
Wheeling Police Dept., WV
EOW: September 22, 2025

K-9 Sissy
GA Dept. of Corrections
EOW: September 29, 2025

K-9 Kyro
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: October 14, 2025

K-9 Spike
Burbank Police Dept., CA
EOW: November 22, 2025


Information as of April 2026, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP).
Please visit odmp.org for more information.

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