Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Ignacio "Dan" Diaz
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, November 25, 2024
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Ralph "Butch" Waller, Jr.
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, November 21, 2024
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, November 21, 2024
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Carlos Antonio Hernandez
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 11, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Jacinto R. Navarro, Jr.
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Angela Dinece Chavers
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, September 12, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Maurice Che'valier Ford
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Sergeant Jose Antonio Diaz-Ayala
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Detective Clarence G. "Bud" Backherms
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 7, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Donta J. Manuel
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Jonathan D. Wallace
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Donald Lee Schavolt
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2002
Cause: Heart attack
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, December 9, 2000
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, February 26, 1993
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Anita Karen Pospisil
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Kevin Douglas Mathews
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, March 6, 1992
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff James Rondeau Dickinson
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, August 22, 1989
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Frank Dean Genovese
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, June 3, 1982
Cause: Gunfire
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 18, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrol Officer Samuel Melvin Stephens
Pahokee Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, January 24, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant James Stephen Fogleman
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, March 25, 1963
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Marshal Walter S. Stroman, Jr.
Lake Park Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, October 8, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Frederick A. Baker
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, January 9, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff George Clem Douglas
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 24
- Automobile crash 2
- COVID19 5
- Exposure to toxins 1
- Gunfire 8
- Heart attack 1
- Struck by vehicle 6
- Vehicular assault 1
By Month
- January 3
- February 1
- March 4
- April 4
- June 1
- August 3
- September 1
- October 1
- November 5
- December 1
By Gender
- Male 22
- Female 2
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
- Gunfire 1