Today I honor 15 officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. All of the information below comes from the Officers Down Memorial Page (ODMP.org). We still have far to many officers dying from automobile and motorcycle accidents. This needs to change. One officer...

Sadly two of the officers lost were killed flying an injured motorist to hospital. One officer was shot and killed while serving a search warrant. A fourth officer died as the result of injuries sustained in an on duty accident. Police Officer Nathaniel Taylor Jr...

Between September 4th and the 23rd there have been 13 officers killed. The vast majority in automobile accidents (both cars and motorcycles).

The following names are taken directly from the memorial page at ODMP.org. The break down - Assaulted 1 Vehicular Assault 4 Gunfire 9 Stabbed 2 Auto Accident 6 Motorcycle Accident 1 Duty Related Illness 1 Struck By Vehicle 1 Electrocuted 1 Trooper David...