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This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
The leading cause of death for 2021 was COVID-19 at 454 deaths followed by gunfire at 64 deaths. Fifty-eight officers died in vehicle-related deaths (vehicular homicide, struck by vehicle while on-duty, automobile crash during pursuit). The state with the highest number of line-of-duty deaths was Texas with 107 followed by Florida with 60.
A newly hired trainee with the Florida Department of Corrections has died after she was accidentally shot during a training exercise. Whitney Cloud, who joined the program in June, was practicing ...
Correctional Officer Lester B. Sumner April 26, 1965 Stabbed 10 Captain James W. Parr, Sr. August 11, 1966 Drowned 11 Parole Officer William F. Gambill July 11, 1973 Automobile Crash 12 Correctional Officer Paul Jordan January 24, 1976 Heart Attack 13 Correctional Officer Lauriston F. Hustus July 16, 1980 Heart Attack 14
A “first responder” as defined by the law includes a law enforcement officer, a correctional probation officer, a firefighter or an emergency medical care provider. Reaction to the new law
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
The bills would classify police and correctional officers who kill people on the job as crime victims.
Dixon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminology from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2000. He also graduated from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Executive Seminar. [1] Dixon began his career at Lancaster Correctional Institution in 1996, where he worked as a Correctional Officer.