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Hendricks County Sheriff's Deputy Fred Fislar, who had been with the agency for over two years, came in contact with a power line while responding to a crash.
In the hours after his son died, the father of Syracuse Police Officer Michael E. Jensen had a single request for the department's chaplain: to pray with and for his son's law...
"This is our worst nightmare come true," said Syracuse's mayor after a police officer and an Onondaga County sheriff's deputy were shot and killed in a gun battle in Salina.
Ceresco Police Officer Ross Bartlett was parked on the shoulder of the road for a traffic stop when a pickup truck crashed into his cruiser from behind.
Lake Lafayette Police Chief Steven Singer, who had led the department since 2015 and had been a Lafayette County sheriff's deputy, suffered an illness while responding to a service...
Illinois Department of Corrections Sgt. Andrew "Drew" Faught was responding to a tactical call at a facility in Sumner when he collided with another vehicle while driving in heavy...
Memphis Police Officer Joseph McKinney was shot and killed and two other officers were injured when suspects inside a suspicious vehicle opened fire, leading to a gun battle and...
Lt. Rodney Osborne of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility was fatally shot in the chest during a training exercise at the Corrections Training Academy in Scioto County.
"(Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputy Jermyius) Young was a fine law enforcement officer. He was loyal, unselfish and efficient," said Sheriff Derrick Cunningham.
Three members of the MS-13 gang were attacking another inmate at Sussex I State Prison in Norfolk before stabbing to death Rivan, a Virginia Department of Corrections K-9.
Tucson Police Officer Adam Buckner was responding to a call when he collided with another vehicle that had run through a red light at an intersection near the University of Arizona...
“How many more police officers and their families will have to make the ultimate sacrifice before the city protects them?” asked the widow of fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller...