On this last day of May, with Police Week and Memorial Day services still fresh in our minds, we wish to pay tribute to the officers and K9 who fell in the line of duty this month. As you scroll through the names, you will probably notice that many of these officers were lost in violent incidents with suspects, rather than accidents. We will never accept this as just being part of the job, and we will never forget.

 

Deputy Sheriff Mark Burbridge
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, IA
EOW: Monday, May 1, 2017
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Tennyson
Maury County Sheriff’s Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, May 6, 2017
Cause of Death: Automobile crash

Police Officer Jonathan Ginka
Norton Shores Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Cause of Death: Automobile crash

Lieutenant Kevin Mainhart
Yell County Sheriff’s Department, AR
EOW: Thursday, May 11, 2017
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Chief of Police Steven Eric DiSario
Kirkersville Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, May 12, 2017
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Jason Garner
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 13, 2017
Cause of Death: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Mason Moore
Broadwater County Sheriff’s Office, MT
EOW: Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Border Patrol Agent Isaac Morales
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Cause of Death: Stabbed

Deputy Sheriff William Durr
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, MS
EOW: Saturday, May 27, 2017
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Special Agent Michael T. Walter
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, May 27, 2017
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Bluefield Police Department, West Virginia

Lieutenant Aaron Lloyd Crook
Bluefield Police Department, WV
EOW: Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

K9 Freckles
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion