Blue Lives Lost - Page 5

September 20, 2019

North Carolina police officer Jordan Sheldon was ‘proud American’ and always ‘first to respond,’ father says

Jordan Sheldon, who served with the Mooresville Police Department for six years, was part of its tight-knit K9 unit.

September 20, 2019

Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona a second-generation California cop who fulfilled childhood dream

When many other little girls her age were putting on their mother’s heels and necklaces, Natalie Corona was pulling on her father’s police uniform.

September 20, 2019

Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Rittner was former Marine who served courageously in Iraq

Lt. Kristin Felsman remembers pulling back into the station on the day Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Rittner died and seeing two young girls with stuffed animals tucked underneath their arms running toward her from across the street.

September 20, 2019

Being Virginia State Police Trooper Lucas Dowell's friend was 'the greatest pleasure of my life,' sister says

Erica Dowell says just hours after her brother, Lucas, died, officers from the Virginia State Police and the Metropolitan Police Department showed up in the middle of the night at her residence in Washington, D.C. and helped her pack before she set off for Richmond to meet up with her parents.

September 20, 2019

Cowlitz County Sheriff's Deputy Justin DeRosier was type of dad a family would ‘dream to have,’ wife says

Katie DeRosier remembers her husband, Justin, as “the type of dad a new mom and myself and child would dream to have.”

September 20, 2019

Utah Master Officer Joseph Shinners comforted those in need and loved his community, wife says

Master Officer Joseph Shinners often returned home from a shift at the Provo Police Department with a familiar story to tell his wife.

September 20, 2019

Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen's good deeds 'will be a part of this world forever,' police chief says

Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen was the type of cop who acted “kind of like a friend and father figure” to the people involved in his cases.

September 20, 2019

Ohio detective William Brewer's passing draws messages of support from police around the world

Clermont County Sheriff Robert Leahy says months after the killing of Detective William Brewer, the letters are still showing up at his office -- some from as far away as Germany.

September 20, 2019

Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Steve Hinkle’s sister recalls emotional scene as veteran fought to live

One by one, the SWAT team members -- with tears in their eyes and mud still on their uniforms – filed through the hospital’s recovery room to pay their respects.

September 20, 2019

Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder's legacy shows importance of serving community and country, wife says

No matter what type of call it was, when Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder showed up to the scene, he always tried to lend a hand -- even if the subject of the call only had paws.