2012 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 145
Total Deaths by Month
- January 18
- February 5
- March 7
- April 9
- May 7
- June 11
- July 17
- August 17
- September 16
- October 11
- November 11
- December 16
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 2
- Arizona 2
- Arkansas 1
- California 2
- Colorado 8
- Connecticut 1
- Florida 5
- Georgia 7
- Hawaii 2
- Illinois 2
- Indiana 2
- Iowa 1
- Kansas 2
- Kentucky 4
- Louisiana 4
- Maryland 4
- Massachusetts 5
- Michigan 2
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 1
- Missouri 1
- Nevada 2
- New Hampshire 1
- New Jersey 2
- New Mexico 1
- New York 15
- North Carolina 7
- Ohio 3
- Oklahoma 5
- Pennsylvania 5
- Puerto Rico 5
- Rhode Island 1
- South Carolina 1
- Tennessee 2
- Texas 11
- U.S. Government 12
- Utah 2
- Virgin Islands 1
- Virginia 4
- Washington 1
- West Virginia 3
- Wisconsin 2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 132
- Female 13
Statistics
- Average age 43
- Average tour of duty 13 years, 1 month
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 18
Sergeant Abimael Castro-Berrocales
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Park Ranger Margaret A. Anderson
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Director of Field Operations Julio Daniel La Rosa
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Ogden Police Department, UT
EOW: Thursday, January 5, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Master Patrolman Mitchell DeWayne Weeks
McAlester Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, January 6, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff William Hauley Coleman
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Sunday, January 8, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
New Haven Police Department, CT
EOW: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Denny Van Lawrence
Elko County Sheriff's Office, NV
EOW: Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Randall L. Benoit
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Agent Francis Agustin Crespo-Mandry
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Barbara Ann Dukes Ester
Arkansas Department of Corrections, AR
EOW: Friday, January 20, 2012
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Tracy A. Hardin
Nevada Department of Corrections, NV
EOW: Friday, January 20, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Saturday, January 21, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Special Deputy James Ireland Thacker
Pike County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, January 23, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, January 23, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Senior Police Officer Gail Denise Thomas
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer William Dewitt Talbert
Montgomery County Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, January 27, 2012
Cause: Duty related illness
Master Corporal Sandra Elizabeth "Sandy" Rogers
Aiken Department of Public Safety, SC
EOW: Saturday, January 28, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Steven Caserlos Dion Green, Sr.
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, February 3, 2012
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Peter O. Rodriguez
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, February 12, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Clay County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, February 16, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Monongalia County Sheriff's Department, WV
EOW: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Denis Reid McLarney
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Barbara Ann Pill
Brevard County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Officer Britney Rachelle Meux
Lake County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Ruben Howard Thomas, III
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Richard G. Holland
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, March 23, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Saturday, March 24, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Michael Christopher Walizer
Charles City County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Senior Police Officer Jaime De Luna Padron
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, April 6, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent William Robert Craig
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Monday, April 9, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Norfolk County Sheriff's Office, MA
EOW: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Correctional Officer William Lee Wright
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Cause: Fall
Deputy Sheriff Robert Lee Paris, Jr.
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Police Chief Michael Patrick Maloney
Greenland Police Department, NH
EOW: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Brian Edward Hayden
Choctaw County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Maxwell Robert Dorley
Providence Police Department, RI
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Chester City Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, April 30, 2012
Cause: Duty related illness
Deputy Sheriff David William Wargo, Jr.
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
Investigator Michael John Walter
Pearl Police Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Probation / Parole Officer Jeffery Matthew McCoy
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Friday, May 18, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Justin Durwood Maples
Cleveland Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Jeremy Stephen Bitner
Englewood Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, May 28, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Kevin E. Ambrose
Springfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, June 4, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Dewayne Charles Hester
Bladen County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Friday, June 8, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Michael Ray Smith
Upton County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Friday, June 8, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Reserve Deputy Sheriff William Charles Coen
Harper County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, June 10, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Robert Warren Crapse, Sr.
Bryan County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, June 15, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Inspector Warren Wayte Watts
Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Saturday, June 16, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Lieutenant Christopher M. Pupo
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 23, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Celena Charise Hollis
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Agent Victor Manuel Soto-Velez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Border Patrol Agent Leopoldo Cavazos, Jr.
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, July 6, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Christopher Wayne Reeves
Millville Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, July 8, 2012
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Brian J. Lorenzo
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, July 8, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Master Police Officer Jeremiah Montgomery Goodson, Jr.
Lumberton Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Nikkii S. Bostic-Jones
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
Border Patrol Agent James Ray Dominguez
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Thursday, July 19, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Senior Investigator Thomas G. Moran, Jr.
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Sunday, July 22, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Monday, July 23, 2012
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Matthew Robert Tyner
Colorado Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Postal Inspector Preston Boyd Parnell
United States Postal Inspection Service, US
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Westfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff William Ronald Mast, Jr.
Watauga County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, July 27, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Joshua Stanley Williams
Waxahachie Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, July 28, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper Michael Allyn Paris, Sr.
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Shane Mitchell
Reagan County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Constable Brian David Bachmann
Brazos County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Monday, August 13, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Michael Triche
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Brandon Joseph Nielsen
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
New Mexico Motor Transportation Police, NM
EOW: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Moses Walker, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, August 18, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Ronald G. Becker, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 19, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer I Adrian Antonio Morris
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, August 20, 2012
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Detective John F. Kristoffersen
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, August 25, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Correctional Officer Timothy A. Betts
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Sunday, August 26, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police Herbert D. Proffitt
Tompkinsville Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Forrest Edward "Dino" Taylor
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Friday, August 31, 2012
Cause: Aircraft accident
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Friday, August 31, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Kenyon Marc Youngstrom
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Charles Barton Licato
Harford County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Thursday, September 6, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Air Interdiction Agent James S. Litz
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations, US
EOW: Friday, September 7, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Trooper Bobby Gene Demuth, Jr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Saturday, September 8, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Bruce Edwin St. Laurent
Jupiter Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, September 9, 2012
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Sergeant Patrick John O'Rourke
West Bloomfield Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, September 9, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant James G. Hoopes, III
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Bradley Michael Fox
Plymouth Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, September 13, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert W. Dooley
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Jeffrey Ramirez
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Cause: Heatstroke
Police Officer Mark Allen Taulbee
Hodgenville Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, September 16, 2012
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Jason Edward Gresko
Willoughby Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, September 21, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Mary Katherine Ricard
Colorado Department of Corrections, CO
EOW: Monday, September 24, 2012
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Allen Schaub
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer William G. Parker
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 27, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Colvin Terrance Georges, Sr.
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Saturday, September 29, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Trooper First Class Blake T. Coble
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Jonathan Keith Molina
El Paso Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, October 5, 2012
Cause: Assault
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Friday, October 5, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Peter James Kneeland
Worcester Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, October 7, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
Correctional Officer Larry L. Stell
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Thursday, October 11, 2012
Cause: Stabbed
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, October 13, 2012
Cause: Training accident
Special Agent Edward Joseph Smith
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations, US
EOW: Monday, October 15, 2012
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Joseph Paul Olivieri, Jr.
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 18, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent David Richard Delaney
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, November 2, 2012
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Richard Joseph Halford
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, November 3, 2012
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Shawn Antonio Smiley
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, November 3, 2012
Cause: Aircraft accident
Agent Iván Gustavo Román-Matos
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Police Agent James Jeffery Davies
Lakewood Police Department, CO
EOW: Friday, November 9, 2012
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Elgin Levarn Daniel
Henry County Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, November 12, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff C. Anthony Rakes
Marion County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Scott Jeffrey Ward
Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Friday, November 23, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Kyle William Deatherage
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Monday, November 26, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Thomas Edward Decker
Cold Spring Police Department, MN
EOW: Thursday, November 29, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Keith DeCarlo Smith
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Saturday, December 1, 2012
Cause: Accidental
Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell Edwin Horne, III
United States Coast Guard, US
EOW: Sunday, December 2, 2012
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Ricky Ray Issac, Jr.
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, December 8, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer II Martoiya Veontwanneice Woods Lang
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, December 14, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Richard Parsons
Washington County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Saturday, December 15, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Topeka Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, December 16, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jeffrey Glenn Atherly
Topeka Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, December 16, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
El Paso Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 16, 2012
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Sean Louis Callahan
Clayton County Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Master Police Officer William Kevin Snow
Bristol Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Cause: Heart attack
Lieutenant Michael John "Chip" Chiapperini
Webster Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 24, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Jimmie Deveril Norman
Bellaire Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 24, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jennifer Lynn Sebena
Wauwatosa Police Department, WI
EOW: Monday, December 24, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Randall "Shane" Thomas
Henderson County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Friday, December 28, 2012
Cause: Training accident
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 29, 2012
Cause: Automobile crash
Prince William County Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, December 31, 2012
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Monday, August 20, 2012
Cause: Exposure to toxins
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, US
EOW: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
