Honoring the Fallen

The Officer.com Honoring the Fallen channel is where we memorialize and recognize those officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
A fatally wounded Chicago police officer was rushed to the hospital in a cruiser, which crashed and caught fire from a vehicle malfunction, and another squad card was needed to finish the trip.
June 6, 2025
Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera was rushed to the hospital in a cruiser, which crashed and caught fire from a vehicle malfunction, and another squad card was needed to finish...
Bloomfield, NM, Police Department
After Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros was taken off life support, his kidneys and liver were donated to three people, and the recipients were
June 5, 2025
After Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros was taken off life support, his kidneys and liver were donated to three people, and the recipients were "doing well" following...
Baldwin Park, CA, Police Department | Los Angeles Dodgers
When Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman's son was recovering from a rare neurological condition last year, fallen Baldwin Park Police Samuel Riveros made a
June 3, 2025
When Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman's son was recovering from a rare condition last year, fallen Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros made a "small gesture that...
Angleton, TX, Police Department
Angleton Police Sgt. J.D. White was airlifted to the hospital, where he died of his injuries, after he was struck by a vehicle while escorting a funeral procession.
June 3, 2025
Angleton Police Sgt. J.D. White was airlifted to the hospital after he was struck by a vehicle while escorting a funeral procession, and he later succumbed to his injuries.
Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, who had been with the department since December, died from injuries suffered when a suspect opened fire at a May 26 traffic stop.
June 2, 2025
Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, who had been with the department since December, died from injuries suffered when a suspect opened fire at a May 26 traffic stop.
Baldwin Park, CA, Police Department
Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros was shot and killed when he and another officer were
June 2, 2025
Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros was shot and killed when he and another officer were "met by gunfire" when he responded to a shooting call.
“Today is one of the saddest and most horrific days that the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office has ever experienced,” said Sheriff Frank Schillari about the tragic death of Officer Justin Rivera.
May 31, 2025
“Today is one of the saddest and most horrific days that the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office has ever experienced,” said Sheriff Frank Schillari about the tragic on-duty death ...
Spencer Platt | Getty Images | TNS
Kerik had been commissioner for just one year before he was faced with the biggest terroristic attack ever on U.S. soil on Sept. 11, 2001. He heroically led the NYPD through the devastating rescue and recovery efforts.
May 30, 2025
Bernard "Bernie" Kerik, who has passed away at 69, had been NYPD commissioner for only a year before he heroically led the agency through the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York...
Albuquerque, NM, Police Department
Rebel, an Albuquerque police K-9 with the department for seven years, was trying to help arrest an armed suspect at a hotel near the Sunport when he was killed in an exchange of gunfire that also killed the suspect.
May 29, 2025
Rebel, an Albuquerque police K-9 with the department for seven years, was trying to help arrest an armed suspect at a hotel near the Sunport when he was killed in an exchange ...
New York State Police
New York State Police First Sergeant Michael E. Snell, who retired in 2023, contracted an illness related to his assignment in and around the World Trade Center site following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
May 29, 2025
New York State Police First Sergeant Michael E. Snell, who retired in 2023, contracted an illness related to his assignment in and around the World Trade Center site following...
Morrow County, OH, Sheriff's Office
Morrow County Sheriff's Deputy Daniel Weston Sherrer, who had been with the agency since 2021, was shot and killed by while responding to a domestic violence call in Marengo.
May 27, 2025
Morrow County Sheriff's Deputy Daniel Weston Sherrer, who had been with the agency since 2021, was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in Marengo.
The White House | Officer.com News
The latest podcast episode talks about the importance of the first-ever Medals of Sacrifice, given to three fallen Florida sheriff's deputies. Plus, other police and law enforcement news.
The latest podcast episode talks about the importance of the first-ever Medals of Sacrifice, given to three fallen Florida sheriff's deputies. Plus, other police and law enforcement...
Florence County, SC, Sheriff's Office
Florence County Sheriff's Deputy Nathaniel
May 22, 2025
Florence County Sheriff's Deputy Nathaniel "Nate" Ansay had been with the agency since October 2023, and "he loved being a deputy," said Sheriff T.J. Joye.