End of Watch Report March 2019

[image: Line of Duty Death report for March 2019 with a dark blue and gray background and blue and white text showing 8 line of duty deaths in March and 29 YTD, a 31% decrease from this time last year]

In March of 2019, eight law enforcement officers across the United States died in the line of duty, bringing the yearly total to 29 line of duty deaths in 2019.  This is a 31% decrease from the same time last year.  Of the eight line of duty deaths in March, four were the result of gunfire and four were auto-related (one auto crash and three officers struck by vehicles).

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 last month.  Please take a moment to read each of their memorials and remember the fallen.

Police Officer Nathan Hayden Heidelberg
Midland Police Department, TX

Deputy Sheriff Jacob Howard Keltner
McHenry County Sheriff's Office, IL

Corporal Daniel H. Groves
Colorado State Patrol, CO

Deputy Sheriff Ryan Shane Thompson
Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, WA

Police Officer Paul Thomas Rutherford
Phoenix Police Department, AZ

Deputy Sheriff Peter Herrera
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, TX

Trooper Brooke Jones-Story
Illinois State Police, IL

Trooper Gerald Wayne Ellis
Illinois State Police, IL

ODMP Board Member Lieutenant W. Scott Humphrey Graduates from 275th Session of the FBI National Academy

  

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March 26, 2019                                              Jessica Rushing

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ODMP Vice President Lieutenant W. Scott Humphrey Graduates from

275th Session of the FBI National Academy

Fairfax, VA--The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) is proud to announce that ODMP Vice President W. Scott Humphrey graduated earlier this month from the FBI National Academy program in Quantico, Virginia.  The 275^th Session of the National Academy consisted of two hundred and fifty-one law enforcement professionals from 47 states, the District of Columbia, 26 international countries, five military organizations and five federal civilian organizations.

Lieutenant Humphrey participated in the ten-week, invitation-only course from January through early March of this year. During the third week of the session, he was one of only five members selected by fellow classmates to serve as a Section Representative.  

Lieutenant Humphrey is the second member of ODMP Board of Directors to complete this intensive training which includes coursework in intelligence theory, terrorism and terrorist mindsets, management science, law, behavioral science, law enforcement communication, and forensic science.  Lieutenant Steven Weiss was a graduate of the 265th Session of the FBI National Academy.

Lieutenant Humphrey has served with the Virginia Beach Police Department since 1992.  He is part of the Department’s Command Staff and currently serves in the Investigative Division’s Detective Bureau. Lieutenant Humphrey also commands the Department’s Honor Guard Unit.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from Saint Leo University and Master of Science in Criminal Justice with a Public Administration Specialization from Liberty University. Last September he was recognized by the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police with their “Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement” award.

More information about Humphrey’s contributions to ODMP 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

End of Watch Report February 2019

[Image: Line of Duty Death infograph showing 11 LODDs in February, a 12% decrease from last year at this time]

In February of 2019, there were a total of 11 line of duty deaths in the United States.  Of those 11 deaths, six were the result of felonious gunfire and one was the result of inadvertent gunfire.  The remaining five deaths were: one heart attack, one struck by vehicle, one auto crash, and one vehicular assault.

The total number of line of duty deaths for 2019 is 21 at the end of February, which represents a 12% decrease over this time last year.

The Officer Down Memorial Page extends our condolences to the families, friends, and agencies who lost a loved one to a line of duty death in February 2019. Please take a moment to read their memorials and remember the fallen.

Corporal Shane Totty
Baton Rouge Police Department (LA)


 

Detective William Lee Brewer
Clermont County Sheriff's Office (OH)

Border Patrol Agent Donna Doss
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol (U.S. Gov't)

Trooper Lucas Bartley Dowell
Virginia State Police (VA)

Police Officer Matthew Rittner
Milwaukee Police Department (WI)

Detective Brian Simonsen
New York City Police Department (NY)

Agent Alfred Zanyet-Pérez
Puerto Rico Police Department (PR)

Lieutenant Daniel Duane Hinton
Florida Highway Patrol (FL)

Undersheriff Monty Johnson
Pawnee County Sheriff's Office (OK)

Police Officer Nicholas Galinger
Chattanooga Police Department (TN)

Sergeant Steve Hinkle
Sullivan County Sheriff's Office (TN)