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The operation of the site is paid for through private contributions, as well as from the proceeds from a gift shop selling T-shirts, bumper stickers, and other items. The site is no longer advertising-free as it had been in the past. In 2007, the ODMP partnered with SharedBook Inc. to create The Officer Down Memorial Book, for sale from the ...
Donald J. Guilfoil, a detective with the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association, initiated the federal legislation to establish a National Police Memorial in 1972. . Representative Mario Biaggi, formerly a highly decorated police officer, then took up the cause and joined forces with U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell (D-RI) to establish the national memorial to honor all of America's fallen ...
The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 633 deaths in the line of duty. [27] 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).
There have been 127 US police officers killed in the line of duty this year, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. Texas has 15 fallen officers in 2024, the most of any state.
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, 93 law enforcement officers across the country, including David, have died in the line of duty in 2024 so far, with the majority as a result of gunfire.
The Washington D.C.-based Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said Gliniewicz's name would no longer be etched onto a marble monument dedicated to deceased officers, [33] and his Officer Down Memorial Page webpage was taken down. [34] Gliniewicz quickly went from "hero to criminal". [35]
Riders and first responders gathered this morning to show their support for the 999 Foundation at the 15th Annual Officer Down Memorial Ride.
J. D. Tippit [a] (September 18, 1924 – November 22, 1963) was an American World War II U.S. Army veteran and Bronze Star recipient, who was a police officer with the Dallas Police Department for 11 years. [4]