Constable James Quinn served the Chicago Police Department for just nine months before being killed in the line of duty in 1853. He was serving an arrest warrant on a man in a notorious criminal hideout known as the Sands when he was severely beaten and attacked by a saloon owner who was attempting to
U.S. Border Patrol Deputy Chief Ronald Colburn, accompanied by several other Border Patrol agents, attended the engraving of Senior Patrol Agent Luis Alberto Aguilar and Border Patrol Agent Jarod C. Dittman at 11 a.m. (EDT) today. An Academy class from the Prince George’s County Police Department, who happened to be there on a special trip
NLEOMF has been hosting the Candlelight Vigil at the Memorial in Washington, DC, for more than two decades – before the Memorial was even completed. This year, with the help of Officer.com, the moving ceremony will be videocasted live over the Internet for the first time ever. This means that no matter where you are
View Washington, DC, local news coverage and watch video of this year’s Engraving Day Ceremony, held at 11 a.m., on April 21. The ceremony marks the beginning of the two-week engraving process that adds officers to the Memorial walls. News CoverageVideo: WUSA9Video: NBC WashingtonVideo: My Fox DCPrint: Washington Examiner Full Ceremony Video
Today, at 11 a.m., the solemn process of adding the names of more fallen law enforcement heroes to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., began yet again. Under mostly sunny skies, and working with great care and precision, engravers Kirk Bockman and Jim Lee sand-blasted seven fallen officers’ names into Panel 6-West,
by Craig W. Floyd, Chairman & CEO, NLEOMFPublished in American Police Beat, March 2009 Los Angeles Police Detective Arleigh McCree was widely recognized as one of the top explosive experts in the world. He was in charge of the bomb squad assembled for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He had helped investigate the 1983 bomb
A special memorial service for the Pittsburgh officers was held today in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh. Zone 5 Commander Larry Ross led a moving tribute to the officers: “On Tuesday morning, I was in my office and I was just overwhelmed with the sadness that was filling the station at the time. So
Public viewing of the Pittsburgh officers begins.KDKA, 4:07 p.m. (video): http://kdka.com/video/[email protected]
KDKA reports on Officer Scuillo’s and Officer Kelly’s memorial services (video): http://kdka.com/video/[email protected] Pittsburgh community members have been expressing deepfelt condolences for the three officers at KDKA’s website. The outpouring of grief over their loss, sympathy to their families, and thanks and appreciation to the three heroes who sacrificed their lives for the city of Pittsburgh
Posting by the Southern Poverty Law Center on the Pittsburgh law enforcement officers killed last weekend. Originally posted April 6, on the SPLC Blog: April 6 – More law enforcement officers were killed in Saturday’s shooting rampage in Pennsylvania than in any other single violent incident perpetrated by a domestic political extremist since the 1995