ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,682 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- 9/11 related illness 12
- Assault 1
- Fall 2
- Gunfire 3
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2
- Heart attack 3
- Struck by vehicle 1
- Vehicle pursuit 1
Total Deaths by State
- Arkansas 1
- Connecticut 1
- Indiana 1
- Massachusetts 1
- Michigan 3
- New Mexico 1
- New York 13
- Pennsylvania 1
- Railroad Police 1
- U.S. Government 2
Deputy Constable Bolivar S. Moore
St. Francis County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Wednesday, December 18, 1912
Cause: Gunfire
Special Police Officer Alexander Griffin
Newburyport Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1879
Cause: Assault
Chief Deputy Sheriff Ross John Krieger
Porter County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, August 26, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Robert Edward Neelis
Springport Village Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, November 30, 1980
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Corrections Officer John M. Bloxom
New Mexico Corrections Department, NM
EOW: Monday, July 31, 1950
Cause: Fall
Police Officer Stephen Anthony Darby
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, December 15, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Detective James Steven McCormick
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, November 24, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Isam Mohammad Qasem
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, September 28, 2020
Cause: Gunfire
Customs Officer Patrick Joseph Black
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, August 31, 1943
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Special Deputy Augustine McIntyre
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1877
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police William P. Robbins
Shelton Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, November 13, 1919
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff John Thomas Heppner
Bay County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Tuesday, November 6, 1928
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Long Island Rail Road Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, April 7, 1944
Cause: Fall
Reading Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, November 22, 1957
Cause: Heart attack
Special Investigator David Miller Smith
Beaver County District Attorney's Office, PA
EOW: Saturday, March 17, 1928
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 11, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 29, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, July 29, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, May 20, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Donald E. Cossean, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 8, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness