Police Officer Maylond Thompson Bishop Jr Gunfire January
Police Officer Maylond Thompson Bishop Jr. Gunfire January 1, 2010 Guntersville AL Police Department
Deputy Sheriff John M Bernard Automobile Accident January 3, 2010 Grant County WA Sheriff’s Office
Special Deputy Marshal Stanley W Cooper Gunfire January 4, 2010 US Department of Justice
Deputy Sheriff Josie Greathouse Fox Gunfire January 5, 2010 Millard County UT Sheriffs Office
Corporal James J Szuba Vehicular Assault January 9, 2010 Mishawaka IN Police Department
Ricky Vehicular Assault January 9, 2010 Mishawaka IN Police Department
Correctional Officer Edward Pounds Assault January 9, 2010 North Carolina Department of Corrections
Police Officer Alfred Celestain Sr. Vehicular Assault January 11, 2010 New Orleans LA Police Department
Trooper Duane A Dalton Automobile Accident January 12, 2010 Louisiana State Police
Police Officer Craig G Story Motorcycle Accident January 13, 2010 Arlington TX Police Department
Trooper Paul G Richey Gunfire January 13, 2010 Pennsylvania State Police
Captain Chad A Reed Sr. Gunfire January 14, 2010 Dixie County FL Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff James Louis Anderson Jr. Automobile Accident January 14, 2010 St. Johns County FL Sheriff’s Department
Sergeant Noel D Cordero-Guzman Gunfire January 15, 2010 Ponce PR Municipal Police
Corporal Christopher Milito Struck by Vehicle January 16, 2010 Delaware River NJ Port Authority Police
Trooper Jill E Mattice Automobile Accident January 20, 2010 New York State Police
2010 Total Line of Duty Deaths: 181 GUNFIRE 59 VEHICLE ACCIDENT 43 VEHICULAR ASSAULT 13 HEART ATTACK 13 STRUCK BY VEHICLE 7
Chief Carl Ellis Worley Gunfire February 10, 2007 Ross Township OH Police
LT Eric L Shuhandler Gunfire January 28, 2010 Gilbert AZ Police
Special Agent Frank B Glover Assault January 28, 2010 South Carolina Public Service Authority
Investigator Charles J Crabtree Automobile Accident January 29, 2010 Franklin County TN Sheriff’s Department
Juvenile Detention Officer Leonard S Wall Assault January 31, 2010 Jefferson County AR Sheriff’s Office
Trooper Andrew C Baldridge Automobile Accident February 4, 2010 Ohio State Highway Patrol
Sergeant Ira G Essoe Sr. Gunfire February 4, 2010 Orange County CA Sheriff’s Department
Senior Parole Agent Ellane E Aimiuwu Automobile Accident February 7, 2010 Illinois Department of Corrections
Deputy Sheriff William F Schuck III Struck by Vehicle February 7, 2010 Oconee County SC Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Jeremy C Mc. Laren Automobile Accident February 10, 2010 Spring hill TN Police Department
Major Timothy J Bergeron Motorcycle Accident February 7, 2010 Terrebone Parish LA Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Sheriff Don D Mc. Cutcheon Heart Attack February 8, 2010 Clark County MO Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer David T Zolendziewski Automobile Accident February 11, 2010 Holyoke MA Police Officer
Deputy Sheriff Davy W Crawford Automobile Accident February 12, 2010 Carroll County GA Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Robert Heinle Gunfire February 12, 2010 Missoula MT Police
Lieutenant Michael S Vogt Gunfire February 15, 2010 Chattahoochee Hills GA Police
Police Officer Kevin B Wilkins Gunfire (Accidental) February 18, 2010 Atlantic City NJ Police
Sergeant Alan J Haymaker Automobile Accident February 22, 2010 Chicago IL Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Joel B Wahlenmaier Gunfire February 25, 2010 Fresno County CA Sheriff’
Deputy Sheriff Kenneth J Collier Vehicle Pursuit February 28, 2010 San Diego CA Sheriff’s Department
Police Officer Javier Bejar Gunfire March 1, 2010 Reedley CA Police Department
Officer Christopher A Upton Gunfire March 5, 2010 US Department of Agriculture
Corporal Clovis W Searcy Jr. Gunfire March 6, 2010 Ouachita LA Parish Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer James D Bonneau Gunfire March 9, 2010 Jackson MI Police
Corporal Thomas P Jensen Automobile Accident Prince George’s County MD Police Department March 9, 2010
Police Officer Thomas F Patton II Heart Attack March 13, 2010 Cleveland Heights OH Police Department
Sergeant James A Kerstetter Gunfire March 15, 2010 Elyria OH Police Department
January and June were the deadliest months for Law Enforcement with 19 deaths each. February saw 15 Law Enforcement Brothers and Sisters lose their lives, March, May and October all had 14.
Officer Brian M Walsh Heart Attack March 21, 2010 Federal Way WA Police Department
Ranger Kenneth O Betancourt-Camacho Gunfire March 23, 2010 PR Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Ranger Feliz Rodriguez-Gomez Gunfire March 23, 2010 PR Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Officer Timothy J Zurgyetz Automobile Accident March 24, 2010 Forrest Hill TX Police Department
Police Officer David A Haynes Vehicle Pursuit March 24, 2010 St Louis MO Police Department
Corporal Dana K Cusack Automobile Accident March 27, 2010 SC Highway Patrol
Sergeant Hector Ismael Ayala Automobile Accident April 4, 2010 Ripon CA Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Chad W Pritchard Fall April 6, 2010 Overton County TN Sheriff’s Office
Constable John W Brown Heart Attack April 10, 2010 Calhoun County TX Constable’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Jacob R Rayos Automobile Accident April 11, 2010 Reeves County TX Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Sheriff Kory K Dahlvig Vehicular Assault April 25, 2010 Vilas County WI Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Sheriff Ian M Deutch Gunfire April 26, 2010 Nye County NV Sheriff’s Office
Officer Rodney T Holder Motorccycle Accident April 29, 2010 Abilene TX Police Department
Police Officer Bryan J Durman Vehicle Assault April 29, 2010 Lexington-Fayette Urban County KY Police Department
Sergeant Franco R Aguilar Fall April 29, 2010 Sevier County UT Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Joseph A Bergeron Gunfire May 1, 2010 Maplewood MN Police Department
Police Officer Brian E Huff Gunfire May 3, 2010 Detroit MI Police Department
Pilot Officer Daniel N Benavides Aircraft Accident May 7, 2010 CA Highway Patrol
Deputy Sheriff Brian L Mahaffrey Gunfire May 8, 2010 Rockdale County GA Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Tauveve Vivao Heart Attack May 11, 2010 US Department of Defense
Trooper Patrick Ambroise Automobile Accident May 15, 2010 Florida Highway Patrol
Police Officer E Mani Automobile Accident May 19, 2010 Houston TX Police Department
Police Officer Thomas E Wortham IV Gunfire May 20, 2010 Chicago IL Police Department
Chief Daniel K Duncan Heart Attack May 4, 2007 Lake Oswego OR Police Department
Police Officer Thomas W Evans Gunfire May 20, 2010 West Memphis AR Police Department
Sergeant Robert B Paudert Gunfire May 20, 2010 West Memphis AR Police Department
Border Patrol Agent Mark F Van Doren Automobile Accident May 24, 2010 US Department of Homeland Security
Police Officer James M Johnson Jr. Gunfire May 26, 2010 Carrollton GA Police Department
Police Officer Travis P Murphy Gunfire May 26, 2010 Phoenix AZ Police Department
Trooper Marc K Castellano Struck by Vehicle June 6, 2010 New Jersey State Police
Police Officer Joshua Yazzie Automobile Accident June 7, 2010 US Department of the Interior
Officer Thomas P Coleman Vehicle Pursuit June 11, 2010 CA Highway Patrol
Trooper First Class Wesley W J Brown Gunfire June 11, 2010 Maryland State Police
Detective Michael R Perry Heart Attack June 12, 2010 White Plains NY Police Department
Sergeant Douglas A Weddleton Vehicular Assault June 18, 2010 Massachusetts State Police
Deputy Sheriff Caroline Green Automobile Accident June 19, 2010 Richmond VA Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Dean Ridings Boating Accident June 19, 2010 Spotsylvania County VA Sheriff’s Office
Texas 17 California 11 U. S. Government 11 Illinois 10 Florida 9 Georgia 8
Police Officer Craig L Shaw Gunfire June 20, 2010 Lancaster TX Police Department
Officer Philip D Ortiz Struck by Vehicle June 22, 2010 CA Highway Patrol
Deputy Sheriff Melissa J Powers Automobile Accident June 22, 2010 Monroe County FL Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Richard L Daniels Automobile Accident June 22, 2010 Twiggs County GA Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Sheriff Carol J Scruggs Automobile Accident Marshall County MS Sheriff’s Department June 10, 2007
Natural Resources Officer Luke D Nihart Weather / Natural Disaster June 13, 2007 KS Department of Wildlife and Parks Law Department
Officer Justin W Mc. Grory Struck by Vehicle June 27, 2010 CA Highway Patrol
Officer Brett J Oswald Struck by Vehicle June 27, 2010 CA Highway Patrol
Officer David L Curtis Gunfire June 29, 2010 Tampa FL Police Department
Officer Jeffrey A Kocab Gunfire June 29, 2010 Tampa FL Police Department
Police Officer Thor O Soderberg Gunfire July 7, 2010 Chicago IL Police Department
Sergeant Orville R. Smith Jr. Vehicular Assault July 7, 2010 Shelton CT Police Department
Officer Charles F Collins Heart Attack June 24, 2007 US Department of Homeland Security
Police Officer Michael R Bailey Sr. Gunfire July 18, 2010 Chicago IL Police Department
Deputy Sheriff David W Lambert Vehicle Pursuit June 28, 2007 Warren County MS Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff Garry M Welford Vehicular Assault July 21, 2010 Georgia County MS Sheriff’s Office
Detective Lieutenant Liusila Brown Gunfire July 22, 2010 American Samoa Department of Public Safety
Deputy Sheriff Samuel A Smith Gunfire July 5, 2007 Franklin Countyaa Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Matthew L Edwards Gunfire July 23, 2010 Taylor MI Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Shawnelle Hess Automobile Accident July 23, 2010 Tazewell County VA Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Carlos L Ledesma Gunfire July 28, 2010 Chandler AZ Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Jon-Michael Willis Gunfire July 28, 2010 Greene County NC Sheriff’s Department
Inspector Timothy C Barnes Heat Exhaustion July 28, 2010 NC Division of Motor Vehicles
Patrolman Glen V Agee Gunfire August 6, 2010 Jackson MS Police Department
Chief William T Bauer Automobile Accident August 6, 2010 Wyoming IL Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Christopher L Dewey Gunfire August 9, 2010 Mahnomen County MN Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Jeremy J Hubbard Vehicle Pursuit August 10, 2010 Cowden IL Police Department
Police Officer Leonard A Reed Motorcycle Accident August 18, 2010 Cedar Park TX Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Brian B Harris Gunfire August 26, 2010 Kane County UT Sheriff’s Office
Chief Paul J Fricke Automobile Accident August 27, 2010 Hawk Point MO Police Department
Sergeant Anthony M Wallace Automobile Accident August 28, 2010 Hoonah AK Police Department
Officer Matthew D Tokuoka Gunfire August 29, 2010 Hoonah AK Police Department
Trooper First Class Kenneth Ray Hall Automobile Accident September 2, 2010 Connecticut State Police
California Highway Patrol and Chicago IL Police Department each lost 5 officers.
Border Patrol Agent Michael V Gallagher Vehicular Assault September 2, 2010 US Department of Homeland Security
Corrections Officer Kellie Pena Heart Attack September 3, 2010 TX Department of Criminal Justice
Officer John R Zykas Heart Attack September 8, 2010 US Department of Homeland Security
Sergeant Thomas M Alexander Gunfire September 11, 2010 Rayville LA Police Department
Trooper Mark D Barrett Drowned September 14, 2010 Virginia State Police
Officer Dan D De Kraai Gunfire (Accident) September 15, 2010 St Joseph MO Police Department
Corporal David R Slaton Automobile Accident September 20, 2010 Texas Department of Public Safety
Deputy Sheriff Mark A Longway Automobile Accident September 21, 2010 Hillsborough County FL Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer James E Fowler III Automobile Accident September 27, 2010 Baltimore City MD Police Department
Correctional Officer Tracy E Cooper Assault September 28, 2010 IL Department of Corrections
Police Officer William E Phillips III Vehicular Assault September 30, 2010 Greenfield IN Police Department
Police Officer Merrill Bruguier Automobile Accident Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police Department October 9, 2010
Average Age 40
Patrolman Karl R Mc. Donough Vehicular Assault October 13, 2010 El Paso TX Police Department
Petty Officer Shaun M Lin Gunfire September 8, 2007 US Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement
Sergeant Joseph G Schuengel Automobile Accident October 15, 2010 Missouri State Highway Patrol
Police Officer Thomas R Portz Automobile Accident October 20, 2010 Baltimore City MD Police Department
Sergeant Timothy C Prunty Gunfire October 24, 2010 Shreveport LA Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Odell Mc. Duffie Jr. Automobile Accident October 25, 2010 Liberty County TX Sheriff’s Department
Police Officer John Abraham Jr. Automobile Accident October 25, 2010 Teaneck NJ Police Department
Captain George C Green Jr. Automobile Accident October 26, 2010 Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Lieutenant Jose A Cordova-Montanez Gunfire October 26, 2010 Puerto Rico Police Department
Police Officer Christopher A Wilson Gunfire October 29, 2010 San Diego CA Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Dean F Miera Automobile Accident October 29, 2010 Bernalillo County NM Sheriff’s Department
Police Officer Sergio A Antillon Vehicular Assault October 29, 2010 San Antonio TX Police Department
Police Officer Paul M Dittamo Automobile Accident October 30, 2010 Metropolitan DC Police Department
Police Officer Ryan P Bonaminio Gunfire November 7, 2010 Riverside CA Police Department
Wildlife Conservation officer David L Grove Gunfire November 11, 2010 Pennsylvania Game Commission
Chief Deputy Kevin K Roberts Gunfire November 14, 2010 Greene County GA Sheriff’s Office
Correctional Officer Gary M Chapin Assault November 15, 2010 Crawford County PA Correctional Facility
Trooper Jonathan T Mc. Donald Automobile Accident November 15, 2010 Texas Department of Public Safety
Deadliest Days in Law Enforcement 2010 February 7 and May 20 Four Officers were killed each day.
Senior Corrections Officer John H Paskewicz Vehicular Assault October 12, 2007 Maine Department of Corrections
Police Officer Dwayne Parks Assault November 23, 2010 John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County IL
Police Officer Patrick Sirois Struck by Vehicle November 23, 2010 US Department of Defense
Deputy Sheriff Samuel K Brownlee Gunfire November 23, 2010 Weld County CO Sheriff’s Office
Police Officer Michael R Flisk Gunfire November 26, 2010 Chicago IL Police Department
Trooper David J De. Laittre Gunfire December 1, 2010 Montana Highway Patrol
Deputy Sheriff Dewayne A Crenshaw Gunfire December 3, 2010 Tippah County MS Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Sheriff Rayford A Roberts Automobile Accident December 8, 2010 Illinois State Police
Deputy First Class Brandon L Coates Gunfire December 8, 2010 Orange County FL Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Wesley R Whitmore Jr. Struck by Vehicle December 8, 2010 Polk County FL Sheriff’s Office
Average Tour: 11 years, 7 months
Border Patrol Agent Brian A Terry Gunfire December 15, 2010 US Department of Homeland Security
Police Officer Andrew J Rameas Motorcycle Accident December 20, 2010 Harker Heights TX Police Department
Lieutenant Thomas C Rouse Gunfire December 23, 2010 Dougherty County GA Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Michael R Schaefer Heart Attack December 25, 2010 Uvalde County TX Sheriff’s Department
Police Officer John B Maguire Gunfire December 26, 2010 Woburn MA Police Department
Corporal Chadwick T La. Croy Gunfire December 27, 2010 Georgia State Patrol
Police Officer Jillian M Smith Gunfire December 28, 2010 Arlington TX Police Department
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