Police Officers Killed In The Line of Duty 2008 Add this to your site FREE     Subscribe to Officer Down E-Mail Alerts Death Totalities   Av. years experience: 7 Average overall age: 40 Average killed by month: 7 Average killed by week: 23 Average killed by day: .04     Gender:   Female 16 2% Males 112 98% Police Dogs 6         Causes of death:   Shot and killed 34 14% Auto Accidents 53 57% Aircraft Accident 3 1% Bomb 2 1% Assaulted 1 1% Electrocuted 1 1% Heart attacks 6 1% Vehicular Assaults 18 28% Drowned 1 1% Duty Related Illness 4 1% Train accident 1 1% Stabbed 2 1%     States: US Government US Virgin Islands Arkansas Alabama Alaska Arizona Delaware Dist of Columbia California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Nevada Nebraska North Carolina Oklahoma Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas Tennessee Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Police Officer Mason Samborsky Oak Park Police Department, Michigan End of Watch: Sunday, December 28, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff William K. Chadwell Pickaway County Sheriff's Office, Ohio End of Watch: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Keith Carter Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Department, Louisiana End of Watch: Friday, December 19, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Mark Simmons Amarillo Police Department, Texas End of Watch: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Officer Joseph Sanders California Highway Patrol, California End of Watch: Monday, December 15, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Senior Trooper William Hakim Oregon State Police, Oregon End of Watch: Saturday, December 13, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Captain Tom Tennant Woodburn Police Department, Oregon End of Watch: Friday, December 12, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Brian Denning Sumner County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee End of Watch: Monday, December 8, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Timothy Abernethy Houston Police Department, Texas End of Watch: Sunday, December 7, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Robert Davis San Antonio Police Department, Texas End of Watch: Monday, December 1, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Reserve Officer Curtis Jones New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana End of Watch: Saturday, November 29, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Sheriff Brent Lee Trinity County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch: Thursday, November 27, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Nick Pham Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Florida End of Watch: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Alex Del Rio Hollywood Police Department, Florida End of Watch: Saturday, November 22, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Special Agent Samuel Hicks United States Department of Justice - FBI End of Watch: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Sergeant Timothy Simpson Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania End of Watch: Monday, November 17, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Sergeant Monty Carmikle Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas End of Watch: Sunday, November 16, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Canfield Sacramento County Sheriff's Dept, California End of Watch: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Charles Skinner North Salt Lake Police Department, Utah End of Watch: Friday, November 7, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Nathaniel Burnfield South Strabane Township Police Dept, PA. End of Watch: Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Detective Joseph Airhart Jr. Chicago Police Department, Illinois End of Watch: Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Frank P. Russo Schaumburg Police Department, Illinois End of Watch: Saturday, November 1, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Sergeant Michael King University City Police Department, Missouri End of Watch: Friday, October 31, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Christopher Yonkers Barry County Sheriff's Office, Michigan End of Watch: Friday, October 17, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Second Lieutenant Frank Stecco Fairfax County Police Department, Virginia End of Watch: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences K9 Police Dog "Andy" Plymouth Township Police Department, PA End of Watch: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Shane Figueroa Phoenix Police Department, Arizona End of Watch: Saturday, October 25, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Randy Hamson Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California End of Watch: Friday, October 24, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Richard Bremer Frederick City Police Department, Maryland End of Watch: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Sarah Irene Haylett-Jones Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Indiana End of Watch: Sunday, October 19, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer David Tome Northern York County Regional Police, PA End of Watch: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Officer / Paramedic Bruce W. Harrolle Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona End of Watch: Monday, October 13, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Game Warden George Whatley Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Texas End of Watch: Friday, October 10, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff David Gilstrap Oconee County Sheriff's Office, Georgia End of Watch: Thursday, October 9, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Bradley Moody Richmond Police Department, California End of Watch: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Correctional Officer Rodney Kelley Alabama Department of Corrections, Alabama End of Watch: Friday, October 3, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Correctional Officer Douglas Falconer Arizona Department of Corrections, Arizona End of Watch: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Sergeant Robert Douglas Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma End of Watch: Sunday, September 28, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Trooper First Class Mickey C. Lippy Maryland State Police, Maryland End of Watch: Sunday, September 28, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Pilot Stephen H. Bunker Maryland State Police, Maryland End of Watch: Sunday, September 28, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Nathaniel Taylor Jr. Chicago Police Department, Illinois End of Watch: Sunday, September 28, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Detective Tommy Keen Harris County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch: Monday, September 15, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Sergeant Michael C. Weigand Jr. Latimore Township Police Dept, Pennsylvania End of Watch: Sunday, September 14, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Patrick McDonald Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania End of Watch: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Officer Kristine Fairbanks United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Law Enforcement & Investigations End of Watch: Saturday, September 20, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Adam William Klutz Caldwell County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina End of Watch: Friday, September 19, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer III Spree Desha Los Angeles Police Department, California End of Watch: Friday, September 12, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Grant Jansen St. Charles Police Department, Missouri End of Watch: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Sergeant Dario "Scott" Aponte New Haven Police Department, Connecticut End of Watch: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Trooper Andrew Stocks North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina End of Watch: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Sergeant Paul Starzyk Martinez Police Department, California End of Watch: Saturday, September 6, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Marty M. Martin Franklin County Sheriff's Department, Ohio End of Watch: Saturday, September 6, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Kenneth Santucci Belleville Police Department, New Jersey End of Watch: Saturday, September 6, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Isabel Nazario Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania End of Watch: Friday, September 5, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Officer Christopher Kane Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida End of Watch: Thursday, September 4, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Anne Jackson Skagit County Sheriff's Office, Washington End of Watch: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Probation Officer Irene Beatrice Rios Imperial County Probation Department, California End of Watch: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Timothy A. Haley Columbus Division of Police, Ohio End of Watch: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Trooper Evan F. Schneider Montana Highway Patrol, Montana End of Watch: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Melvin Dyer Duxbury Police Department, Massachusetts End of Watch: Monday, August 25, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Thomas Raji Perth Amboy Police Department, New Jersey End of Watch: Friday, August 22, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Ordinance Officer Kathy Ann Cox Gordon County Sheriff's Office. Georgia End of Watch: Thursday, August 21, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Martha Woods Shareef Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Department, Louisiana End of Watch: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Officer Donnette Sanz New York City Police Dept., New York End of Watch: Sunday, August 17, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Lieutenant Michael Howe Baltimore County Police, Maryland End of Watch: Thursday, August 15, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Lieutenant Robert Curry Gulfport Police Department, Mississippi End of Watch: Thursday, August 14, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Officer Monte Ruby CoxHealth Department of Public Safety, Missouri End of Watch: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Agent Orlando Gonzalez-Ortiz Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico End of Watch: Thursday, August 7, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Detective Michael Smith Phillips Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia End of Watch: Thursday, August 7, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Detective Sandra Joyce Bullock Bushnell Police Department, Florida End of Watch: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Dennis Compton Colleton County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina End of Watch: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Trooper Shawn W. Snow New York State Police, New York End of Watch: Sunday, August 3, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Aldo Rossi Port Dickinson Police Department, New York End of Watch: Sunday, July 27, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Agent Osvaldo Pérez-León Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico End of Watch: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Kenneth (Greg) Surles Pell City Police Department, Alabama End of Watch: Friday, July 4, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Richard Francis Chicago Police Department, Illinois End of Watch: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Gary Gryder Houston Police Department, Texas End of Watch: Sunday, June 29, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Corporal Richard Findley Prince George's County Police Dept, Maryland End of Watch: Friday, June 27, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Correctional Officer Donna Fitzgerald Florida Department of Corrections, Florida End of Watch: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Nicholas Heine Pueblo Police Department, Colorado End of Watch: Saturday, June 21, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Correctional Officer Jose Rivera United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Government End of Watch: Friday, June 20, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Detective Sergeant Robert Deichman Youngstown Police Department, Ohio End of Watch: Thursday, June 19, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr. North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina End of Watch: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Jose Antonio (Tony) Diaz Yolo County Sheriff's Department, California End of Watch: Sunday, June 15, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Steve Boehm Onslow County Sheriff's Department, North Carolina End of Watch: Saturday, June 14, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Todd Bahr Fredericksburg Police Department, Virginia End of Watch: Friday, June 6, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Shane Tate Grundy County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee End of Watch: Thursday, June 5, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Transport Officer Virgil Lee Behrens Marion County Sheriff's Department, Iowa End of Watch: Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Everett William Dennis Carthage Police Department, Texas End of Watch: Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer Erik Hite Tucson Police Department, Arizona End of Watch: Monday, June 2, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Lieutenant Michael Avilucea New Mexico State Police, New Mexico End of Watch: Friday, May 30, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Sergeant Leslie (Les) Wilmott Kiefer Police Department, Oklahoma End of Watch: Thursday, May 29, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Michael Sean Thomas Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Georgia End of Watch: Sunday, May 25, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff James Throne Kern County Sheriff's Department, California End of Watch: Friday, May 23, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania End of Watch: Saturday, May 3, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Senior Investigator Laura J. Cleaves Santa Barbara County District Attorneys Office, CA. End of Watch: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Special Agent Aaron Garcia Union Pacific Railroad Police Department End of Watch: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff William Howell Jr. Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina End of Watch: Saturday, May 3, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Robert Griffin Decatur County Sheriff's Office, Georgia End of Watch: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Trooper James Scott Burns Texas Dept of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol End of Watch: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Correction Officer Kenneth Duncan New York City Department of Correction, New York End of Watch: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Constable Joe Howard Harlan County Constable's Office, Kentucky End of Watch: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Read Officers Story        Submit a Condolences Police Officer James D. Fezatte Millbrook Police Department, Alabama End of Watch: Saturday, March 29, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Border Patrol Agent Jarod Dittman United States Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol End of Watch: Sunday, March 30, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Officer Matthew Morelli Norwalk Police Department, Connecticut End of Watch: Friday, March 21, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Captain Keith Paul Chiasson Thibodaux Police Department, Louisiana End of Watch: Monday, March 10, 2008 Read Officers Story Police Officer Derek Owens Cleveland Police Department, Ohio End of Watch: Saturday, March 1, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Trooper Kara M. Kelly-Borgognone Nevada Highway Patrol, Nevada End of Watch: Thursday, February 28, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Mark Beck Baton Rouge City Police Department, Louisiana End of Watch: Monday, February 25, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Senior Corporal Victor Lozada-Tirado Dallas Police Department, Texas End of Watch: Friday, February 22, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Craig Miller Harris County Sheriff's Department, Texas End of Watch: Thursday, February 21, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Corporal Harry Thielepape Harris County Constable's Office Precinct 6 Texas End of Watch: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Criminal Investigator Denise Phoenix United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Government End of Watch: Thursday, February 14, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Sergeant William Biggs Kirkwood Police Department, Missouri End of Watch: Thursday, February 7, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Tom Ballman Kirkwood Police Department, Missouri End of Watch: Thursday, February 7, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Randal (Randy) Simmons Los Angeles Police Department, California End of Watch: Thursday, February 7, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Akeem Basil (Teddy) Newton Virgin Islands Police Department, Virgin Islands End of Watch: Sunday, January 20, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Dustin Duncan Latimer County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma End of Watch: Monday, February 4, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Sergeant Richard C. LeBow Arkansas State Police, Arkansas End of Watch: Monday, February 4, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Lance Corporal James D. Haynes South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina End of Watch: Friday, February 1, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Nicola Cotton New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana End of Watch: Monday, January 28, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Christopher A. Ridley Mount Vernon Police Department, New York End of Watch: Friday, January 25, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Trooper Daniel Barrett Indiana State Police, Indiana End of Watch: Sunday, January 27, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Matthew B. Thebeau Corpus Christi Police Department, Texas End of Watch: Sunday, January 20, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Senior Border Patrol Agent Luis Aguilar United States Dept of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol End of Watch: Saturday, January 19, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Detective Jarrod Shivers Chesapeake Police Department, Virginia End of Watch: Thursday, January 17, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Eric Barker DeKalb County Police Department, Georgia End of Watch: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Police Officer Ricky Bryant Jr. DeKalb County Police Department, Georgia End of Watch: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Deputy Constable David Joubert Harris County Constable - Precinct 7 Texas End of Watch: Sunday, January 13, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Sean Pursifull Bell County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky End of Watch: Thursday, January 10, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Detective James Walker Miami Police Department, Florida End of Watch: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Deputy Sheriff Jason S. Zunker Chippewa County Sheriff's Dept, Wisconsin End of Watch: Saturday, January 5, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences Corporal Courtney G. Brooks Maryland Transportation Police Dept, Maryland End of Watch: Tuesday, January 1, 2008 Read Officers Story         Submit a Condolences