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ODMP 2008 Memorial


ODMP - The Officer Down 2008 Memorial Page


Corporal Courtney G. Brooks
Maryland Transportation Authority Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault


Deputy Sheriff Jason S. Zunker
Chippewa County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, January 5, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle


Detective James Walker
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Deputy Sheriff Sean Pursifull
Bell County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, January 10, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault


Deputy Constable David Joubert
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 7, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 13, 2008
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident


Police Officer Eric Barker
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Police Officer Ricky Bryant Jr.
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Detective Jarrod Shivers
Chesapeake Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Senior Border Patrol Agent Luis Alberto Aguilar
United States Department of Homeland Security -
Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol, US
EOW: Saturday, January 19, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault


Police Officer Matthew B. Thebeau
Corpus Christi Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 20, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer Akeem Basil (Teddy) Newton
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Sunday, January 20, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Detective Christopher A. Ridley
Mount Vernon Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 25, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)


Trooper Daniel Roy Barrett
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Sunday, January 27, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer Nicola Cotton
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, January 28, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Lance Corporal James D. Haynes
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Friday, February 1, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Sergeant Richard C. LeBow
Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Monday, February 4, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Deputy Sheriff Dustin Duncan
Latimer County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Monday, February 4, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer Thomas Frederick (Tom) Ballman
Kirkwood Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Sergeant William King Biggs Jr.
Kirkwood Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Police Officer Randal (Randy) Simmons
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Criminal Investigator Denise Phoenix
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs, US
EOW: Thursday, February 14, 2008
Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins


Corporal Harry Thielepape
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, TX
EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Senior Corporal Victor A. Lozada Sr.
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, February 22, 2008
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident


Police Officer Mark Beck
Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, February 25, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Trooper Kara M. Kelly-Borgognone
Nevada Highway Patrol, NV
EOW: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer Derek Owens
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 1, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Special Agent Robert Patrick Flickinger
Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department, TR
EOW: Friday, March 7, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Sergeant Edward (Ned) Thompson
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 9, 2008
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness


Police Officer James D. Fezatte
Millbrook Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, March 29, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Border Patrol Agent Jarod Dittman
United States Department of Homeland Security -
Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol, US
EOW: Sunday, March 30, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Constable Joe Howard
Harlan County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Cause of Death: Heart attack


Correction Officer Kenneth Duncan
New York City Department of Correction, NY
EOW: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Trooper James Scott Burns
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Deputy Sheriff Robert Griffin
Decatur County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, May 1, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Senior Investigator Laura J. Cleaves
Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, May 1, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault


Deputy Sheriff William Howell Jr.
Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Special Agent Aaron Garcia
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Deputy Sheriff James Throne
Kern County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Friday, May 23, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Deputy Sheriff Michael Sean Thomas
Bibb County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, May 25, 2008
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident


Sergeant Leslie (Les) Wilmott
Kiefer Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, May 29, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Lieutenant Michael Avilucea
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Friday, May 30, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer Erik David Hite
Tucson Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, June 2, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Police Officer Everett William Dennis
Carthage Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Transport Officer Virgil Lee Behrens
Marion County Sheriff's Department, IA
EOW: Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Deputy Sheriff Anthony Shane Tate
Grundy County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, June 5, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Police Officer Todd Bahr
Fredericksburg Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, June 6, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Deputy Sheriff Steve Boehm
Onslow County Sheriff's Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, June 14, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle


Deputy Sheriff Jose Antonio (Tony) Diaz
Yolo County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, June 15, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Correctional Officer Jose Rivera
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Friday, June 20, 2008
Cause of Death: Stabbed


Police Officer Nicholas Heine
Pueblo Police Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, June 21, 2008
Cause of Death: Heart attack


Correctional Officer Donna Fitzgerald
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Cause of Death: Stabbed


Sergeant Richard Findley
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, June 27, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault


Police Officer Gary Gryder
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, June 29, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault


Police Officer Richard Francis
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Police Officer Kenneth (Greg) Surles
Pell City Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, July 4, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Agent Osvaldo Perez-Leon
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer Joshua T. Miktarian
Twinsburg Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, July 13, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Police Officer Andrew Widman
Fort Myers Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, July 18, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Deputy Sheriff Anthony Forgione
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Police Officer Aldo Rossi
Port Dickinson Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, July 27, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault


Trooper Shawn W. Snow
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 3, 2008
Cause of Death: Electrocuted


Detective Sandra Joyce Bullock
Bushnell Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Deputy Sheriff Dennis Compton
Colleton County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Officer Monte Ruby
CoxHealth Department of Public Safety, MO
EOW: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Cause of Death: Assault


Agent Orlando Gonzalez-Ortiz
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)


Detective Michael Smith Phillips
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Imperial County Probation Department, CA
Deputy Probation Officer Irene Beatrice Rios
EOW: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Lieutenant Robert Curry
Gulfport Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 2008
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident


Deputy Sheriff Martha Woods Shareef
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault


Ordinance Officer Kathy Ann Cox
Gordon County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, August 21, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer Thomas Raji
Perth Amboy Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, August 22, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault


Police Officer Melvin Dyer
Duxbury Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, August 25, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle


Police Officer Timothy A. Haley
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Cause of Death: Duty related illness


Trooper Evan F. Schneider
Montana Highway Patrol, MT
EOW: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Deputy Sheriff Anne Jackson
Skagit County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Officer Christopher Kane
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, September 4, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer Isabel Nazario
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, September 5, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault


Police Officer Kenneth Santucci
Belleville Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, September 6, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Deputy Sheriff Marty M. Martin
Franklin County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, September 6, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Sergeant Paul Starzyk
Martinez Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, September 6, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Trooper Andrew Stocks
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Sergeant Dario Aponte
New Haven Police Department, CT
EOW: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer Grant Jansen
St. Charles Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer III Spree Desha
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, September 12, 2008
Cause of Death: Train accident


Sergeant Michael C. Weigand Jr.
Latimore Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, September 14, 2008
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident


Detective Tommy Keen
Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Monday, September 15, 2008
Cause of Death: Accidental


Deputy Sheriff Adam William Klutz
Caldwell County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Friday, September 19, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Officer Kristine Fairbanks
United States Department of Agriculture -
Forest Service Law Enforcement & Investigations, US
EOW: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Sergeant Patrick McDonald
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Police Officer Nathaniel Taylor Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, September 28, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Pilot Stephen H. Bunker
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Sunday, September 28, 2008
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident


Trooper First Class Mickey C. Lippy
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Sunday, September 28, 2008
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident


Sergeant Robert Douglas
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Sunday, September 28, 2008
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident


Correctional Officer Douglas Falconer
Arizona Department of Corrections, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Cause of Death: Heart attack


Correctional Officer Rodney Kelley
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Friday, October 3, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer Bradley Moody
Richmond Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Deputy Sheriff David Gilstrap
Oconee County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, October 9, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle


Game Warden George Harold Whatley Jr.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division
EOW: Friday, October 10, 2008
Cause of Death: Heart attack


Officer / Paramedic Bruce W. Harrolle
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Monday, October 13, 2008
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident


Deputy Sheriff Christopher Yonkers
Barry County Sheriff's Office, Mi
End of Watch: Friday, October 17, 2008
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident


Deputy Sheriff Sarah Irene Haylett-Jones
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Sunday, October 19, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle


Second Lieutenant Frank Stecco
Fairfax County Police Department, Va
EOW: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Cause of Death: Drowned


Police Officer David Tome
Northern York County Regional Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle


Police Officer Richard Bremer
Frederick City Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit


Deputy Sheriff Randy Hamson
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
EOW: Friday, October 24, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle


Police Officer Shane Figueroa
Phoenix Police Department, Az
EOW: Saturday, October 25, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Sergeant Michael King
University City Police Department, Mo
EOW: Friday, October 31, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Police Officer Frank Russo
Schaumburg Police Department, Il
EOW: Saturday, November 1, 2008
Cause of Death: Heart attack


Detective Joseph Airhart Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Police Officer Nathaniel Burnfield
South Strabane Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle


Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Canfield
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident


Sergeant Monty Carmikle
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, AR
EOW: Sunday, November 16, 2008
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident


Sergeant Timothy Simpson
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, November 17, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault


Special Agent Samuel Hicks
United States Department of Justice -
Federal Bureau of Investigation
EOW: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Police Officer Alex Del Rio
Hollywood Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Deputy Sheriff Nick Pham
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Sheriff Brent Lee
Trinity County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, November 27, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit


Reserve Officer Curtis Jones
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, November 29, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Police Officer Robert Davis
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 1, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle


Police Officer Timothy Abernethy
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 7, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire


Deputy Sheriff Brian Denning
Sumner County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Monday, December 8, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Captain Tom Tennant
Woodburn Police Department, OR
EOW: Friday, December 12, 2008
Cause of Death: Bomb


Senior Trooper William Hakim
Oregon State Police, OR
EOW: Saturday, December 13, 2008
Cause of Death: Bomb


Officer Joseph Sanders
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, December 15, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle


Police Officer Mark Simmons
Amarillo Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident


Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Keith Carter
Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Department, LA
EOW: Friday, December 19, 2008
Cause of Death: Duty related illness


Deputy Sheriff William K. Chadwell
Pickaway County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle


Police Officer Mason Samborski
Oak Park Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, December 28, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire