Friday’s Heroes of 2016: Remembering the Fallen – Human and K-9
In 2016, 138 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty.
Over 60 officers were shot to death.
Of the officers who were shot to death, over 20 were killed in ambush attacks. These men and women, fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, brothers and sisters, were murdered simply because they wore a uniform.
Each of these brave officers died while protecting and serving the citizens of their communities.
They are (K-9 and assault on officer information follows):
Corrections Officer Lisa Mauldin
Miller County (AR) Sheriff’s Office
Public Safety Officer Jody Smith
Georgia Southwestern State University Department of Public Safety
Officer Nicholas Smarr
Americus (GA) Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Thomas
Valencia County (NM) Sheriff’s Office
Trooper Frankie Williams
New Jersey State Police
Officer Reginald Gutierrez
Tacoma (WA) Police Department
Trooper Cody James Donahue
Colorado State Patrol
Officer Collin James Rose
Wayne State University (MI) Police Department
Trooper Eric Ellsworth
Utah Highway Patrol
Deputy Eric Oliver
Nassau County (FL) Sheriff’s Office
Detective Benjamin Marconi
San Antonio (TX) Police Department
Deputy Commander Patrick Carothers
U.S. Department of Justice – U.S. (VA) Marshals Service
Border Patrol Agent David Gomez
U.S. Customs & Border Protection (D.C.) – U.S. Border Patrol
Deputy Sheriff Justin White
Newton County (GA) Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Dennis Wallace
Stanislaus County (CA) Sheriff’s Department
Officer Scott Bashioum
Canonsburg Borough (PA) Police Department
Officer Jude Williams Lewis
New Orleans (LA) Police Department
Deputy Daryl Smallwood
Peach County (GA) Sheriff’s Office
Officer Darrin Reed
Show Low (AZ) Police Department
Officer Cody Brotherson
West Valley City (UT) Police Department
Sergeant Patrick Sondron
Peach County (GA) Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Paul Tuozzolo
New York City (NY) Police Department
Officer Justin Martin
Urbandale (IA) Police Department
Sergeant Anthony Beminio
Des Moines (IA) Police Department
Officer Jorge Sanchez
Miami (FL) Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Scott Williams
Taylor County (FL) Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Rod Lucas
Fresno County (CA) Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Dan Glaze
Rusk County (WI) Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Allen Brandt
Fairbanks (AK) Police Department
Officer Myron Jarrett
Detroit (MI) Police Department
Officer James Brockmeyer
Chester (IL) Police Department
Trooper Timothy Pratt
New York State Police
Deputy Sheriff Jack Hopkins
Modoc County (CA) Sheriff’s Office
Officer Aaron Christian
Chesapeake (OH) Police Department
Sergeant Luis A. Melendez-Maldonado
Puerto Rico Police Department
Officer Lesley Zerebny
Palm Springs (CA) Police Department
Officer Jose Gilbert Vega
Palm Springs (CA) Police Department
Officer Blake Snyder
St. Louis County (MO) Police Department
Agente Victor Rosa-Rosado
Puerto Rico Police Department
Investigator Paul Stuewer
New York State Police
Sergeant Steve Owen
Los Angeles County (CA) Sheriff’s Department
Jailer Robert E. Ransom
Gregg County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff John Thomas Isenhour
Forsyth County (NC) Sheriff’s Office
Correctional Officer David Weaver
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Agent Edwin Pabon-Robles
Puerto Rico Police Department
Sergeant Kerry Winters
Ulster County (NY) Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Kenneth Steil
Detroit (MI) Police Department
Correctional Officer Kenneth Bettis
Alabama Department of Corrections
Officer Robert Aaron Barker
McCrory (AR) Police Department
Officer Jason Gallero
Cook County (IL) Sheriff’s Police Department
Trooper Kenneth Velez
Ohio Highway Patrol
Officer Tim Brackeen
Shelby (NC) Police Department
Master Deputy Sheriff Brandon Collins
Johnson County (KS) Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Hubert Maltby
Eastland County (TX) Sheriff’s Office
Lieutenant Waldemar Rivera-Santiago
Puerto Rico Police Department
Officer Amir Abdul-Khaliq
Austin (TX) Police Department
Officer Clint Corvinus
Alamogordo (NM) Police Department
Officer Leander Frank
Navajo Division of Public Safety
Officer Kenny Moats
Maryville (TN) Police Department
Officer Shannon Brown
Fenton (LA) Police Department
Officer Tim Smith
Eastman (GA) Police Department
Officer Jose Chavez
Hatch (NM) Police Department
Agent Manuel Alvarez
U.S. Customs & Border Protection – U.S. Border Patrol
Corporal Bill Cooper
Sebastian County (AR) Sheriff’s Office
Special Agent De’Greaun Frazier
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Officer Justin Scherlen
Amarillo (TX) Police Department
Sergeant Shawn Miller
West Des Moines (IA) Police Department
Officer Jonathan DeGuzman
San Diego (CA) Police Department
Captain Robert David Melton
Kansas City (KS) Police Department
Correctional Officer Kristopher Moules
Luzerne County (PA) Correctional Facility
Deputy Sheriff Brad Garafola
East Baton Rouge Parish (LA) Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Montrell Jackson
Baton Rouge (LA) Police Department
Officer Matthew Gerald
Baton Rouge (LA) Police Department
Correctional Officer Mari Johnson
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Officer Marco Antonio Zarate
Bellaire (TX) Police Department
Court Officer Ronald Kienzle
Berrien County (MI) Trial Court
Security Supervisor Joe Zangaro
Berrien County (MI) Trial Court
Senior Corporal Lorne Ahrens
Dallas (TX) Police Department
Public Safety Officer Michael Ventura
Salem (WI) Department of Public Safety
Officer Michael Krol
Dallas (TX) Police Department
Officer Patrick Zamarripa
Dallas (TX) Police Department
Officer Brent Thompson
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (TX) PD
Sergeant Michael Smith
Dallas (TX) Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Paul Clark
St. Francois (MO) Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant David Elahi
Sterlington (LA) Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Martin Sturgill II
Humphreys County (TN) Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Kevin Miller
Detroit (MI) Police Department
Deputy Sheriff David F. Michel, Jr.
Jefferson Parish (LA) Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Stacey Baumgartner
Patton Village (TX) Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Zachary Larnerd
Jackson County (TN) Sheriff’s Department
Officer Michael Katherman
San Jose (CA) Police Department
Officer Endy Ekpanya
Pearland (TX) Police Department
Deportation Officer Brian Beliso
Department of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Officer Natasha Hunter
New Orleans (LA) Police Department
Sergeant Derrick Mingo
Winnsboro (LA) Police Department
Officer Verdell Smith
Memphis (TN) Police Department
Officer Ronald Tarentino, Jr.
Auburn (MA) Police Department
Officer David Glasser
Phoenix (AZ) Police Department
Officer Sean R. Johnson
Hilliard (OH) Division of Police
Detective Brad Lancaster
Kansas City (KS) Police Department
Investigator Anthony Freeman
Bibb County (GA) Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Jorge Ramos
Florida Department of Corrections
Agent Jose Daniel Barraza
U.S. Customs & Border Protection – U.S. Border Patrol
Officer Steven M. Smith
Columbus (OH) Division of Police
Trooper Chad P. Dermyer
Virginia State Police
Officer Susan Farrell
Des Moines (IA) Police Department
Officer Carlos Puente-Morales
Des Moines (IA) Police Department
Trooper Jeffrey Nichols
Texas Department of Public Safety – Texas Highway Patrol
Deputy Sheriff Carl A. Koontz
Howard County (IN) Sheriff’s Office
Officer Allen Lee Jacobs
Greenville (SC) Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Adam John Hartwig
Ozaukee County (WI) Sheriff’s Office
Trooper Thomas Clardy
Massachusetts State Police
First Sergeant Joseph G. Portaro
West Virginia State Police
Officer David Ortiz
El Paso (TX) Police Department
Officer Jacai D. Colson
Prince George’s County (MD) Police Department
Highway Patrol Officer Nathan Daniel Taylor
California Highway Patrol
Deputy Sheriff John Robert Kotfila Jr.
Hillsborough County (FL) Sheriff’s Office
Trooper Sean Cullen
New Jersey State Police
Officer Scot Fitzgerald
South Jacksonville (IL) Police Department
Officer David S. Hofer
Euless (TX) Police Department
Officer Ashley Guindon
Prince William County (VA) Police Department
Corporal Nate Carrigan
Park County (CO) Sheriff’s Office
Special Agent Lee Tartt
Mississippi Department of Public Safety – Bureau of Narcotics
Officer Jason Moszer
Fargo (ND) Police Department
Major Greg Barney
Riverdale (GA) Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Scott Ballantyne
Tulare County (CA) Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Sheriff Patrick Dailey
Harford County (MD) Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Mark Logsdon
Harford County (MD) Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer
Mesa County (CO) Sheriff’s Department
Sergeant Jason Goodding
Seaside (OR) Police Department
Special Agent Scott McGuire
U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Correctional Officer Adam Conrad
Marion County (IL) Sheriff’s Office
Officer Thomas Cottrell
Danville (OH) Police Department
Officer Douglas Scott Barney
Unified Police Department (UT) of Greater Salt Lake
Corporal Harvey Snook III
Arlington County (VA) Police Department
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Loyal police K-9’s are also subject to attack, and they, too, are often killed in the line of duty. Here are the K-9’s that died while serving.
Jojo
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, CA
Jethro
Canton Police Department, OH
Krijger
Norfolk Police Department, VA
Ogar
Smith County Constable’s Office – Precinct 5, TX
Jag
Twin Rivers Unified School District Police Department, CA
Kobus
Omaha Police Department, NE
Betcha
Rutland County Sheriff’s Office, VT
Aren
Port Authority of Allegheny County Police Department, PA
Vigor
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, TN
Reefer
Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, WA
K9 Nicky
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
Aldo
Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake, UT
Bruno
Anaheim Police Department, CA
Suki
Westchester County Department of Public Safety, NY
Ledger
La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, TX
Duke
Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
Rex
San Juan Police Department, TX
Inca
Cherokee County School District Police Department, GA
Bruno
Amarillo Police Department, TX
Lazer
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection
Tyson
Fountain County Sheriff’s Office, IN
Credo
Long Beach Police Department, CA
Roscoe
Emmett Police Department, ID
Totti
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
Mojo
Arlington Police Department, TX
Bak
Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, OK
Amigo
Kingman Police Department, AZ
Ty Vom Friedrichsfelder Eck
California City Police Department, CA
Lina
Madison County Sheriff’s Office, AR
Helo
Alaska State Troopers, AK
Jardo
Boise Police Department, ID
Thor
Wethersfield Police Department, CT
Forest
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, FL
Payne
Pembroke Police Department, NC
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Finally, it is important to note that these numbers do not reflect the huge number of assaults and attacks on police officers that occur each day.
Assaults against officers number in the tens of thousands. For example, in 2015, 50,212 assaults on police officers were reported. 14,281 officers sustained injuries as a result of those attacks. 79 percent of the officers who were assaulted in the line of duty were attacked with personal weapons.
There is no cause to believe the number of assaults has reduced in 2016. Instead, there’s good reason to believe the number is higher.
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