2009 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 146
Total Deaths by Month
- January 13
- February 8
- March 16
- April 15
- May 13
- June 13
- July 10
- August 9
- September 13
- October 14
- November 12
- December 10
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 3
- California 7
- Colorado 1
- Delaware 1
- Florida 8
- Georgia 4
- Idaho 2
- Illinois 3
- Indiana 3
- Kansas 1
- Louisiana 2
- Maine 1
- Massachusetts 3
- Michigan 2
- Minnesota 4
- Mississippi 3
- Missouri 3
- Montana 1
- Nebraska 1
- Nevada 4
- New Jersey 1
- New Mexico 3
- New York 18
- North Carolina 7
- Ohio 1
- Oklahoma 3
- Pennsylvania 8
- Puerto Rico 4
- South Carolina 2
- South Dakota 1
- Tennessee 2
- Texas 11
- U.S. Government 10
- Virginia 3
- Washington 7
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 142
- Female 4
Statistics
- Average age 40
- Average tour of duty 12 years
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 15
Corporal Christopher Kent Paschal
Smyth County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, January 4, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Senior Corporal Norman Stephen Allen Smith
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Westchester County Department of Public Safety, NY
EOW: Friday, January 9, 2009
Cause: Duty related illness
Sergeant Richard Moore Betters
Portland Police Department, ME
EOW: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
Detention Officer Cesar Arreola
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 18, 2009
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Jarod Michael Dean
Boston Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, January 19, 2009
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Dominique Joseph Smith
Torrance County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Joshuah Patrick Broadway
Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, January 25, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Larry Neal Blagg
Trumann Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Cause: Accidental
Lieutenant Curtis Allen Massey
Culver City Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Johnny Hamilton
New Ellenton Police Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Christopher Charles Jones
Middletown Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, January 29, 2009
Cause: Vehicular assault
Tulare County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Friday, February 6, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, February 13, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James Frederick Norman, II
Cobb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, February 14, 2009
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Richard John Matthews
Wilmington Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Captain Scott Michael Bierwiler
Hernando County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, February 19, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, February 22, 2009
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer David Lucious Williams
Flint Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Correctional Officer Adam Michael Sanderson
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Friday, March 6, 2009
Cause: Vehicular assault
Special Agent Paul Michael Sorce
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Monday, March 9, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Goodhue County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
Lieutenant Stuart Jay Alexander
Corpus Christi Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer John Mark Cortazzo
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, March 14, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Chad Lee Mechels
Turner County Sheriff's Office, SD
EOW: Sunday, March 15, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Officer Mark Lindsey Parker
Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, March 19, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Parole Officer Jeffrey Charles Woolson
New York State Division of Parole, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 19, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Ervin Julius Romans, II
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John Raymond Hege
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Montana Highway Patrol, MT
EOW: Friday, March 27, 2009
Cause: Vehicular assault
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, March 30, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Lieutenant Carlos R. Lozada-Vergara
San Juan Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Bridgeport Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Paul John Rizzo Domenic Sciullo, II
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Stephen James Mayhle
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Richard James "Ricky" Stiles, Jr.
East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Worcester Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
Detective Rickie Allen Pearson, Jr.
Lenoir County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Terrelle Lee "Terry" Adams
Tifton Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer William Dexter Hammond
Headland Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, April 24, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Warren Keith "Skip" York
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Brandon Scott Coker
Vance County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff D. Robert Martin Harvey
Lubbock County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrol Detective Justin Clyde Mullis
French Lick Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Border Patrol Agent Intern Nathaniel A. Afolayan
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, May 1, 2009
Cause: Duty related illness
Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer James Le'Treall Manor
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Thursday, May 7, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Robert A. Zane, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Hainesville Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, May 15, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
Sergeant Dulan Earl Murray, Jr.
Nags Head Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, May 15, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Tom Rye Wilson, III
Warren County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, May 17, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Border Patrol Agent Cruz C. McGuire
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Thursday, May 21, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, May 28, 2009
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer David Richard Loeffler
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, May 29, 2009
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Glennon Robert Fernau
Florissant Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, May 29, 2009
Cause: Fall
Master Sergeant Steve Loy Hood
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, MS
EOW: Friday, May 29, 2009
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Alejandro "Alex" Valadez
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, June 1, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Brandon Nykori Sigler
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Centreville Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Chadwick Alan Carr
Greene County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Thursday, June 4, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Richard Jakubowsky
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, June 7, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Sergeant Andrew Francis Tingwall
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Ryan Keith Settlemoir
Madison Heights Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, June 12, 2009
Cause: Duty related illness
Wisconsin State Patrol, WI
EOW: Sunday, June 14, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Giovanni L. Gonzalez
Miami-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Assistant Chief Joseph Christopher Cannon
Plumerville Police Department, AR
EOW: Friday, June 19, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Monte Leroy Matthews
Adams County Sheriff's Department, ID
EOW: Monday, July 6, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Shane Thomas Detwiler
Chambers County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, July 13, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Joseph Anthony Harris, Sr.
Sandoval County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Thursday, July 16, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Deputy Joshua Dale Eggelston
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, ID
EOW: Saturday, July 18, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Marc Anthony DiNardo
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Robert Wimer Rosas, Jr.
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Thursday, July 23, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Modesto Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, July 23, 2009
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant David Joseph Kinterknecht
Montrose Police Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Robbie Chase Whitebird
Seminole County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, July 26, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Marvin Gene Williams
Seminole County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, July 26, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Jorge Sanchez-Santiago
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, August 16, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Michael Gallagher, Jr.
Lewis County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Corporal Michael Joseph Roberts
Tampa Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Jack Wesley Cannon
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Thursday, August 20, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Jesse Thomas Hamilton
Pasadena Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, August 21, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael Paul Davey
Weymouth Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, August 24, 2009
Cause: Struck by vehicle
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Shane Johnson
Platte County Sheriff's Office, NE
EOW: Saturday, August 29, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Darby Ray
Southampton County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Saturday, August 29, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Georgetown Police Department, DE
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Richard Scott Crittenden, Sr.
North St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Monday, September 7, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Detention Sergeant Ronnie O'Neal Brown
Polk County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Cause: Assault
First Lieutenant Joseph Dennis Helton
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Cause: Bomb
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Charleston Police Department, WV
EOW: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Trena Renee McLaughlin
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Monday, September 14, 2009
Cause: Duty related illness
Lance Corporal Jonathan Shea Nash
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Saturday, September 19, 2009
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Scott Alan Moyer
Lehigh County Sheriff's Office, PA
EOW: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
Lieutenant Benjamin Emanuel Santiago-Fragosa
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James W. Anderson
Lee County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Thursday, September 24, 2009
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Luis A. Martínez-Mass
Manatí Municipal Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, September 24, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Brian Scott Etheridge
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Monday, September 28, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Francis David Blake
Burnet County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, October 3, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Sergeant Timothy Gerard Olsovsky
Victoria County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Milburn Wilbur Beitel, III
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Thursday, October 8, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Robert C. Grossman
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, October 9, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Winston-Salem Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, October 12, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Julius Keith Moore
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Walton County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, October 16, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
Detention Officer Dionicio M. Camacho
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, October 23, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, October 25, 2009
Cause: Struck by vehicle
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Monday, October 26, 2009
Cause: Aircraft accident
Special Agent Forrest Nelson Leamon
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Monday, October 26, 2009
Cause: Aircraft accident
Special Agent Michael E. Weston
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Monday, October 26, 2009
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Timothy Q. Brenton
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, November 7, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Joseph Anthony Fulton
Kosciusko Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 2009
Cause: Heart attack
Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Thursday, November 12, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Henry Jorden Willeford
Van Buren County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Monday, November 16, 2009
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Trevor Alan Nettleton
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Daniel James Leach
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Sergeant Mark Joseph Renninger
Lakewood Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Tina Gail DeLong-Griswold
Lakewood Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Gregory James Richards
Lakewood Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Ronald Wilbur Owens, II
Lakewood Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Adam Michael Mehagan
Osage County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, December 3, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Philip Mahan Davis
Pelham Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, December 4, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Michael James Crawshaw
Penn Hills Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 6, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles Douglas "Charlie" Brown, Jr.
Martin County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Roy Bruce Sutton, Jr.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Friday, December 11, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash
Henderson Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, December 13, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Christopher Russell Marano
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Thursday, December 17, 2009
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Corporal Dennis Edward Engelhard
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Friday, December 25, 2009
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Special Agent Laurie J. Fournier
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Saturday, December 26, 2009
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Walter Kent Mundell, Jr.
Pierce County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Monday, December 28, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 18, 2009
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Cause: Struck by train
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, US
EOW: Sunday, May 10, 2009
Cause: Animal related
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, KY
EOW: Sunday, June 7, 2009
Cause: Drowned
Plantation Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Cause: Duty related illness
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, TX
EOW: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Cause: Asphyxiation
