ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,655 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- 9/11 related illness 1
- Assault 2
- COVID19 3
- Drowned 1
- Duty related illness 2
- Electrocuted 1
- Gunfire 7
- Heart attack 3
- Motorcycle crash 2
- Stabbed 1
- Struck by vehicle 1
- Vehicular assault 1
Total Deaths by State
- Colorado 1
- Florida 3
- Hawaii 2
- Indiana 2
- Louisiana 2
- Massachusetts 2
- Michigan 2
- Nevada 2
- New Jersey 2
- New Mexico 1
- New York 2
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 2
- U.S. Government 1
Chaffee County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Thursday, May 12, 1881
Cause: Duty related illness
Lieutenant Michael Stephen Godawa
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, August 1, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Police Officer Philip Carl Closi
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Monday, August 23, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Gadsden County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, June 3, 1914
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jessie W. Parish
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, July 1, 1913
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Kenneth Clarence Jones
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Cause: Heart attack
Night Watchman William Meade Smith
Westfield Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, November 2, 1928
Cause: Vehicular assault
Village Marshal John W. "Dub" Schreckengust
Saugatuck Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, November 22, 1949
Cause: Duty related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Patrolman Frederick Louis Forni
Saugus Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, August 15, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Special Policeman Augustus Henry Emery, Jr.
Chesaning Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, June 6, 1881
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Michol "Mike" Octobre
Hawaii County Police Department, HI
EOW: Friday, December 8, 1916
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Inspector Garvis Field Harrell
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Monday, April 24, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Laverne Harrison Carr
Atlantic City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, June 6, 1929
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Town Marshal John Medley Whisman
Charlestown Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, October 1, 1936
Cause: Gunfire
Hudson County Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, November 15, 1930
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Burleigh County Sheriff's Office, ND
EOW: Saturday, December 12, 1874
Cause: Drowned
Constable Harrison Morton Williams
Coitsville Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1920
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Alton D. Howell
Livingston County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Sunday, October 13, 1935
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Beverly Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, June 14, 1911
Cause: Electrocuted
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1916
Cause: Heart attack
Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Friday, April 28, 1876
Cause: Assault
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1840
Cause: Stabbed