The ODMP Blog: 2018

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

End of Watch Report November 2018

In November 2018, twelve law enforcement officers gave their lives in the line of duty. Of those twelve deaths, eight were auto-related: four automobile crashes, two motorcycle crashes, one vehicular pursuit, and one officer was struck by a vehicle. Three officers died in November as a result of felonious gunfire. The remaining line of duty death last month was the result of a 9/11-related illness.

As of the end of November, 136 officers have died in the line of duty nationwide in 2018. This is a 5% increase over the same time in 2017.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our sincere condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in November 2018. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen:

Corporal Travis Wells
Dallas Police Department (TX)

Sergeant Ronald Lee Helus
Ventura County Sheriff's Office (CA)

Police Officer Jared William Franks
Greensboro Police Department (NC)

Police Officer Toshio Hirai
Gardena Police Department (CA)

Police Officer Jason Michael Seals
Slidell Police Department (LA)

Police Officer Samuel Jimenez
Chicago Police Department (IL)

Police Officer Leann Simpson
Philadelphia Police Department (MS)

Police Officer David Romrell
South Salt Lake City Police Department (UT)

Police Officer Hunter Edwards
Winchester Police Department (VA)

Deputy Sheriff Antonio Hinostroza
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department (CA)

Trooper Robert E. Nagle
New Jersey State Police (NJ)

Deputy U.S. Marshal Chase S. White
U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service (U.S. Govt)

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

End of Watch Report October 2018

In October 2018, ten law enforcement officers gave their lives in the line of duty. At the end of October, the total number of line of duty deaths in the U.S. came to 123, which is a 2% increase over the same time last year. Automobile related deaths are down this year, but unfortunately gun-related line of duty deaths have increased.

Of the ten officers who died in October 2018, four died as the result of felonious gunfire, two died from 9/11-related illnesses, one from a duty-related illness, one was struck by a vehicle, one died as the result of an automobile crash, and one officer drowned. Two of the officers who died last month were female and the other eight were male.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in October 2018. Full incident details for each of these fallen officers are available on the ODMP site. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen:

Sergeant Terrence Felipe Carraway
Florence Police Department (SC)

Sergeant Dennis W. Reichardt
Suffolk County Police Department (NY)

Federal Agent Kristopher David Youngberg
U.S. Dept of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Secure Transportation (U.S. Gov't)

Deputy Sheriff Raymond Bradley Jimmerson
Nagadoches County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Corrections Officer Mark Anthony Gaspich
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA)

Trooper Kevin Keith Conner
North Carolina Highway Patrol (NC)

Police Officer Antwan DeArvis Toney
Gwinnett County Police Department (GA)

Investigator Farrah Turner
Florence County Sheriff's Department (SC)

Assistant Chief of Police Dennis Vincent
Brigham City Police Department (UT)

Special Agent Dennis P. McCarthy
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (U.S. Govt)

Deputy Sheriff Loren Vasquez
Waller County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Friday, October 5, 2018

End of Watch Report September 2018

In September 2018, thirteen law enforcement officers died in the line of duty across the country. Five of those officers died as the result of felonious gunfire. Four died from a heart attack; two died in auto-related incidents (one car crash and one vehicle pursuit); one officer drowned and one officer died as the result of an assault.

At the end of September, the total number of line of duty deaths is 112, which is a 2% increase over this time in 2017. The leading cause of line of duty deaths this year is gunfire, which make up 38% of the total this year, followed closely by auto-related deaths at 31%. More information about each of these line of duty deaths as well as overall LODD statistics for 2018 are available on the ODMP site.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our sincere condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in September 2018. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen.

Assistant Chief of Police Kirt Roy Ricks III
Montgomery Police Department (LA)

Deputy Sheriff Aaron Paul Roberts
Greene County Sheriff's Office (MO)

Police Officer David Alexander Tinsley
Fort Wayne Police Department (IN)

Police Officer Oscar Adrian Reyes
Costa Mesa Police Department (CA)

Corrections Officer Armando Gallegos, Jr.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CA)

Corporal Garret Willis Hull
Fort Worth Police Department (TX)

Chief of Police Frank A. McClelland, Jr.
Ludowici Police Department (GA)

Deputy Sheriff Robert Kenneth Kunze III
Sedgewick County Sheriff's Office (KS)

Deputy Sheriff Mark V. Stasyuk
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department (CA)

Corrections Officer Joseph Parise
Minnesota Department of Corrections (MN)

Deputy Sheriff Mark A. Cox
Real County Sheriff's Office (TX)

Patrolman James White
Brookhaven Police Department (MS)

Corporal Zach Moak
Brookhaven Police Department (MS)

Thursday, September 13, 2018

ODMP Vice President W. Scott Humphrey Receives Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT

September 13, 2018 Jessica Rushing

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ODMP Vice President W. Scott Humphrey Receives Award for

Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement

Fairfax, VA-- The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) is proud to announce that ODMP Vice President W. Scott Humphrey received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement from the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police & Foundation (VACP) on September 11th at the VACP Annual Conference held this year in Roanoke, Virginia.

This award “recognizes an individual's conspicuous act or achievement in the performance of some duty that results in an exceptional and responsible contribution to law enforcement.” The act or achievement must clearly distinguish the individual from others in the same or like circumstances.

Lieutenant Humphrey’s lifelong commitment to serving the law enforcement community sets him apart. A twenty-five year veteran of the Virginia Beach Police Department, Scott established the first Virginia Chapter of the Police Unity Tour in 2000 and created the first chapter of Law Enforcement United in 2009. Together, these two organizations have raised millions of dollars to support the National Law Enforcement Memorial, the Officer Down Memorial Page, Concerns of Police Survivors, and the Spirit of Blue Foundation, all of which provide support to law enforcement officers, their families, and the larger law enforcement community.

Lieutenant Humphrey has served on the board of directors for ODMP since 2010. Chris Cosgriff, Executive Director of ODMP, says “Scott is an essential member of our board and has helped ODMP better execute our primary mission of honoring fallen law enforcement officers for nearly a decade. His commitment to serving the law enforcement community is unmatched and I can think of no one more deserving of this honor.”

More information about Humphrey’s contributions to law enforcement and the award ceremony can be found here.

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About the Officer Down Memorial Page

Founded in 1996, the Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) is a nonprofit agency dedicated to honoring the memory of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. The largest law enforcement memorial in the United States, ODMP pays tribute to over 23,000 fallen law enforcement officers in its online memorial and reflection pages. ODMP also honors fallen K9 officers, provides free resources to law enforcement agencies and officers, and works to keep cop killers behind bars through its No Parole program. The ODMP database tracks LODD statistics in the U.S. back to 1791, enabling the law enforcement community to analyze trends and patterns in order to work toward the goal of improving officer safety. Learn more at www.odmp.org

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

End of Watch Report August 2018

August 2018 saw the fewest line of duty deaths of the year with five officers giving their lives in the line of duty. The annual total for 2018 is now 98, which represents a 3.2% increase over this time last year.

In August one officer died as the result of felonious gunfire. Three officers died in auto-related incidents: one as the result of an auto crash, one from a vehicular assault, and one was struck by a vehicle. The final line of duty death in August 2018 was the result of a 9/11-related illness. Through the first eight months of 2018, ten officers have already died from 9/11-related illnesses, more than in all of 2017.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our sincere condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in August 2018. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen:

Investigator Timothy Dale Cole, Sr.
Comanche County District Attorney's Office (OK)

Officer Kirk A. Griess
California Highway Patrol (CA)

Police Officer Fadi Mukhlis Shukur
Detroit Police Department (MI)

Police Officer Kathleen O'Connor-Funigiello
New Rochelle Police Department (NY)

Deputy Sheriff Benjamin LeMont Zirbel
Clay County Sheriff's Office (FL)

Monday, August 6, 2018

End of Watch Report July 2018

In July 2018, fourteen law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the U.S. bringing the year-to-date total to 91. This represents a 12% increase over the same time in 2017.

Of the fourteen line of duty deaths in July, six were the result of felonious gunfire. Three were the result of a heart attack and two deaths resulted from duty-related illness. Two were auto-related (one vehicle pursuit and one vehicular assault). One was the result of an assault.

The Officer Down Memorial Page offers our sincere condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in July 2018. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen: