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Officer Down: Sergeant Ron Helus, Ventura County Sheriff's Office, California

Sergeant Ron Helus

Ventura County Sheriff's Office, California

End of Watch Thursday, November 8, 2018

 

VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (November 8, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Sergeant Ron Helus was shot and killed after responding to an active shooter at a bar at 99 Rolling Oaks Drive in Thousand Oaks.

OFFICER DOWN: Deputy Sheriff Loren Vasquez, Waller County Sheriff's Office, Texas

LOREN VASQUEZ

Waller County Sheriff's Office, Texas

End of Watch Wednesday, October 31, 2018

 

WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS (November 1, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Deputy Sheriff Loren Vasquez, age 23, drowned after her patrol car was caught into floodwaters near the intersection of FM 362 and Hoover Lane.

Gloucester City - CCACOP Police Officer Exam Announcement

 

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Job Overview

Department	Gloucester City Police Department
Type	Entry Level
Job Title	CCACOP Police Officer Exam Announcement
Deadline	11/21/2018 11:59 PM Eastern
Location	Gloucester City, NJ

 

The Gloucester Township Police Department continues to support "No Shave November"

 

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ (November 2, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--November 1, 2018 through November 30, 2018, Gloucester Township Police in collaboration with Gloucester Township FOP Lodge 206 we will be conducting a fundraiser for "No Shave November" or known nationally as “Movember”.

*Wine Trail Bus Trip; Beneifits Hero Scholarship Fund

Camden County Hero Scholarship Fund

Wine Trail Bus Trip

Friday, November 2, 2018

Join us for a day of wine tasting at 4 Local Wineries.

Bus will leave from Berlin Municipal Building at 10:45am.

Officer Down: Assistant Chief of Police Dennis Vincent, Brigham City Police Department, Utah

Assistant Chief of Police Dennis Vincent

Brigham City Police Department, Utah

End of Watch Friday, October 26, 2018

 

BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH (October 28,2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Assistant Chief of Police Dennis Vincent, age 53, died one week after suffering a brain aneurysm while participating in his annual physical fitness test on October 18th, 2018. He had served on the police force for 28 years. 

Officer Down: Investigator Farrah Turner, Florence County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

Investigator Farrah Turner

Florence County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

End of Watch: Monday, October 22, 2018

 

Investigator Farrah Turner suffered fatal gunshot wounds when she and other investigators from the Florence County Sheriff's Office arrived at a home to interview a suspect as part of a sex offense investigation.

Sergeant Terrence Carraway, of the Florence Police Department, was shot and killed while responding to assist the wounded deputies at a house off of Vintage Drive.

Officer Down:Police Officer Antwan Toney of Georgia

ANTWAN TONEY

Gwinnett County Police Department, Georgia

End of Watch Saturday, October 20, 2018

Lawrenceville, GA (October 21,2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Police Officer Antwan Toney was shot and killed as he and another officer investigated reports of a suspicious vehicle near the intersection of Bethany Church Road and Shiloh Road at approximately 3:00 pm. He was 30 years old.

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Gloucester City Police K9 Unit Needs Your Vote

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GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (October 17,2018)(CNBNewsnet)The Gloucester City Police K9 Unit has been nominated for the 2018 Aftermath K9 Grant. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD, and vote for our unit!

Voting opens on October 18th. To vote,    CLICK HERE

Anyone in the community – whether you are a student, a local business, or a fellow officer – can vote to support their favorite nominated K9 unit! Individuals may vote ONCE every 12 hours online and ONCE daily on Instagram (follow @AftermathK9Grant). Please vote responsibly.

OFFICER DOWN: NC Trooper Kevin K. Conner

Trooper Kevin K. Conner

North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina

End of Watch Wednesday, October 17, 2018

 

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (October 17, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Trooper Kevin Conner was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop on U.S. 701, near Sellers Town Road, in Columbus County at 12:15 am.

Officer Down: Federal Agent Kristopher D. Youngberg

KRISTOPHER DAVID YOUNGBERG

Federal Agent Kristopher Youngberg, age 41, was killed in a vehicle crash on I-40 near Okemah, Oklahoma.

He and four other agents had attended training at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, and were returning to

OFFICER DOWN: Deputy Sheriff Raymond B. Jimmerson, Nacogdoches County, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Raymond Bradley Jimmerson

Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office, Texas

End of Watch Friday, October 5, 2018

Nacogdoches County, Texas (October 10, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Deputy Sheriff Raymond Jimmerson, age 49 was struck and killed by a vehicle on US Highway 259, approximately seven miles north of Nacogdoches, at approximately 6:45 am.

OFFICER DOWN: Officer Terrence Carraway, of the Florence, South Carolina Police Department

 

 

Police Officer Terrence Carraway

Florence Police Department, South Carolina

End of Watch Wednesday, October 3, 2018

FLORENCE, S.C. (October 4, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Police Officer Terrence Carraway, age 52,  was shot and killed while responding to assist three Florence County Sheriff's Office deputies who had been shot and wounded while serving a sexual assault warrant at a house off of Vintage Drive.

Camden County PD Hosts Coffee with a Cop

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CAMDEN CITY, NJ (October 2, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--This Wednesday is national Coffee With a Cop day, and the Camden County Police Department is partnering with McDonald’s to mark the occasion this year. We’re inviting residents to stop by and meet their neighborhood officers and join them for complimentary coffee and some cool Camden County PD giveaways.

OFFICER DOWN: 2 Mississippi Officers Killed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI-(September 29, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Corporal Zach Moak (left photo) and Patrolman James White (right photo) were shot and killed in front of a home at 630 North Sixth Street while responding to reports of shots fired shortly before 5:00 am.

*Blue Saturday at Pine Valley Trap Club

Get your teams together and come out for a fun day, to support the Camden County Hero Scholarship Fund!  Show your support of our first responders and their families!!

 

Blue Saturday at Pine Valley Trap Club

Saturday, October 6th – 10am

166 Watsontown New Freedom Road, Berlin

 

Come out and join the members of Pine Valley Trap Club for a fun filled day in support of our first responders.  A portion of target proceeds and all grill proceeds will benefit the Camden County Hero Scholarship Fund.

*Camden County Corrections Officer John Krimmel Needs Your Help With His Fight Against Cancer

UPDATED

 

WEST DEPTFORD, NJ (SEPTEMBER 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--A benefit fundraiser for Officer John Krimmel will take place Friday, Oct. 5 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Elizabeth’s Ballroom (419 Highland Blvd., Gloucester City, New Jersey 08030).

Cybulski And Gustafson Ask Why County Residents Pay For 2 Police Departments But Are Served By 1

Republican Freeholder candidates say county police department should serve the entire county

 

CHERRY HILL – Republican candidates for Camden County Freeholder, Keith Cybulski and Claire Gustafson said today that a Ferris wheel that broke down with at least six children on it at the Camden County Fair over the weekend raises some questions.

 

Diocese of Camden Blue Mass Friday, Sept. 28 at Our Lady of Hope Parish

 

BLACKWOOD, NJ (September 24, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Join Bishop Dennis Sullivan to honor Law Enforcement and First Responders at the Camden Diocesan “Blue Mass” Celebration on Friday, September 28th, 2018 at 10:30 am Our Lady of Hope Parish, St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church, 701 Little Gloucester Road, Blackwood, 08012.

ICE arrests 16 during two day Operation SOAR in the New York City metropolitan area

 

NEW YORK, NY(September 2018)(CNBNewsnet)– Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 16 sexual predators during a 2-day period, ending Sep. 11 in New York City, the Hudson Valley and on Long Island, in an enforcement effort dubbed “Operation SOAR” (Sex Offender Alien Removal).

Officer Down: Deputy Sheriff Mark Stasyuk, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department

MARK STASYUK

Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, California

End of Watch Monday, September 17, 2018

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (September 18,2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Deputy Sheriff Mark Stasyuk, age 27, was shot and killed at approximately 1:50 pm as he and another a deputy responded to a disturbance call at an auto parts store at 10899 Folsom Boulevard.

Officer Down: Corrections Officer Armando Gallegos, Delanco, California,

 

Corrections Officer Armando Gallegos

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

End of Watch Friday, September 14, 2018

DELANO, CALIFORNIA (September 18, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Corrections Officer Armando Gallegos succumbed to injuries sustained at approximately 3:30 pm on April 21st, 2018 when he was attacked by multiple inmates at the Kern Valley State Prison.

OFFICER DOWN: Police Officer Oscar Reyes Costa Mesa Police Department, California

 

Police Officer Oscar Reyes

Costa Mesa Police Department, California

End of Watch Wednesday, September 12, 2018

 

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA (September 17, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Police Officer Oscar Reyes age, 43, suffered a fatal heart attack after participating in the Orange County Traffic Officers Association Motor Rodeo at Huntington State Beach.

Officer Down: Deputy Sheriff Robert K. Kunze, III, of Sedgwick County, Kansas

ROBERT K. KUNZE, III

Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, Kansas

End of Watch Sunday, September 16, 2018

 

SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS (September 18, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Deputy Sheriff Robert Kunze, age 41, was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person call in a rural area near the intersection of North 295th Street West and West 21st Street North.

OFFICER DOWN: Georgia Police Chief Struck, Killed by Fleeing Vehicle during Pursuit

 

FRANK MCCLELLAND, JR.

Ludowici Police Department, Georgia

End of Watch Saturday, September 15, 2018

 

Ludowici, GEORGIA (September 16, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Chief of Police Frank McClelland was struck and killed by a vehicle being pursued by other officers shortly after 7:00 pm.

The pursuit had started in Liberty County and continued through Hinesville and into Long County on Highway 84 at speeds topping 100 mph. Chief McClelland was attempting to stop traffic at the intersection of Highway 84 and McDonald Street when the vehicle struck him. The vehicle then left the roadway and fatally struck a motorcyclist at an adjacent gas station before coming to rest.

OFFICER DOWN: Police Officer David A. Tinsley, Fort Wayne Police Department, Indiana

 

Police Officer David A. Tinsley
Fort Wayne Police Department, Indiana
End of Watch Monday, September 10, 2018

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA (CNBNewsnet)--Police Officer David Tinsley, age 50, suffered a fatal heart attack while searching for a suspect following a vehicle pursuit and foot pursuit of a suspect in a stolen car.

OFFICER DOWN: Police Officer Garrett Hull, Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Garrett Hull
Fort Worth Police Department, Texas
End of Watch Friday, September 14, 2018

 

Police Officer Garrett Hull succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous night as he and other members of the Criminal Intelligence Unit attempted to apprehend three armed robbery suspects.

Joseph W. Kessler of Runnemede; Longtime Police Chief; WWII Marine Veteran

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Beloved husband of Irene (nee Piersanti). Loving father of Brian Kessler. Dear grandfather of Brian, Michael, Zachary and Lindsey and great grandfather of Christian and Michael. Uncle of Charlotte, Diane and Cleo. Good friend of Carol.

Mr. Kessler was in the Fifth Marine Division at the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Officer Down: Police Officer David A. Tinsley, Fort Wayne Police Department, Indiana

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Police Officer David A. Tinsley

Fort Wayne Police Department, Indiana

End of Watch Monday, September 10, 2018

 

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, (September 12, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Police Officer David Tinsley, age 50, suffered a fatal heart attack while searching for a suspect following a vehicle pursuit and foot pursuit of a suspect in a stolen car.

FBI Report: 60,211 Officers Assaulted in 2017

(September 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--The FBI released the second installment of the annual publication Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA), 2017, on July 30. This installment includes statistics about officers assaulted in the line of duty.

ODMP: 4 Canines Killed Over Labor Day Weekend

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refugio County Sheriff's Office, Texas (September 5, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--K9 Nell and K9 Grunt were strangled to death by a suspect they were tracking while assisting the Aransas County Sheriff's Office and other state and federal agencies.

Officers in Aransas County had been involved in a pursuit in which 16 illegal aliens bailed out of a vehicle and fled into the brush along Route 35 north of Holiday Beach, Texas. Members of the Aransas County Sheriff's Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and United States Border Patrol were searching for the suspects and requested assistance from Refugio County's tracking team.

*Support the Camden County Hero Scholarship

 

 

The Football Frenzy Fundraiser works as follows: 

 

West Deptford Junior Police Academy Class Graduation Ceremony Held

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(West Deptford, NJ)(August 2018)(CNBNewsnet)Gloucester County Freeholder Jefferson addressed the graduates from the fifth class of the West Deptford Junior Police Academy at the Riverwinds Community Center in West Deptford on Aug 3. 

The West Deptford Junior Police Academy is designed to show residents in sixth through eighth grade what it's like to be a police officer through daily activities including drill work, mock robberies, and a test similar to the one given at the police academy.

Retired New Jersey State Trooper Joseph G. Vespe, Sr. of Stratford Succumbs at Age 88

 

Joseph G. “Buddy” Vespe, Sr., (photo) age 88, of Stratford, NJ, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 14, 2018.

Buddy graduated from Camden High School in 1948, the New Jersey State Police Academy in 1955 and Glassboro State College (Rowan) in 1977.

He was a trooper in the New Jersey State Police for 30 years and retired as a Captain in 1985.

OFFICER DOWN: California Hwy. Patrol Officer Kirk A. Griess Struck & Killed by a Vehicle

Officer Kirk A. Griess

California Highway Patrol, California

End of Watch Friday, August 10, 2018

 

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA--(CNBNewsnet)--Officer Kirk Griess was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on I-80, near Manuel Campos Parkway, in Solano.

Re: Cop Shooting; Camden City Authorities Seek Public’s Help With ID of Persons of Interest

 

CAMDEN CITY,NJ August 8, 2018 (CNBNewsnet)—The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two persons of interest who may have information concerning the shooting of two undercover Camden County Metro Detectives the night of August 7, 2018.

Members of the public should not approach these individuals.

CC Corrections Officer Lose's Job for Sexual Assault; Crime Doesn't Effect $43,250 Pension

The sergeant indicted for sex assault against a female officer, pled guilty to petty disorderly persons offense

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(CAMDEN CITY, NJ)(August 8, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--According to Random Notes on NJ Government a sergeant with the Camden County Department of Corrections was charged with Fourth Degree Criminal Sexual Contract and Second Degree Official Misconduct for "committing an act of sexual contact upon another Camden County Corrections Officer . . . while on duty, specifically by touching [her] vagina over her clothing."

 

Officer Down: Investigator Timothy Dale Cole, Sr., of Comanche County, Oklahoma

Investigator Timothy Dale Cole, Sr.

Comanche County District Attorney's Office, Oklahoma

End of Watch Saturday, August 4, 2018

Lawton, Oklahoma (August 7,2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Investigator Tim Cole succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on June 18th, 2007, while attempting to serve a high-risk search warrant at a condominium at 2802 NE 9th Street in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was 61 years old.

Wrongful Death Lawsuit filed against City Police Settled; Some School Districts Receive Less Aid

 

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WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT SETTLED FOR $85,000—Searching for information on the internet we stumbled upon a legal document naming three Gloucester City Police Officers in a wrongful death lawsuit. It was filed in 2015 against Gloucester City Police Officer Blaze O'Donnell, Police Officer Kevin Wall, and Sgt. Jason Flood. The incident alleged in the complaint occurred on January 12, 2013, at 3:15 PM at 801 Jersey Avenue. 

Three months ago we asked Gloucester City Police Lt. Steve Burkhardt about the outcome of the case. And, would the officers involved like to explain their side of the story. Burkhardt said, "Regarding the Dottavio case, an agreement was reached between the estate and the city insurance provider.  A confidentiality clause prohibits us from discussing the case."  

Undeterred, CNBNews filed an OPRA request for the Tort claims and settlement agreements for this case to PERMA RISK MANAGEMENT, the insurance carrier for the City of Gloucester City. As a result of that appeal we discovered a payout of $85,000 on November 3, 2016 to James Dottavio, the administrator of the estate.

(Editor's Note) At the bottom of this article a copy of the settlement is posted

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OFFICER DOWN: Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller, Fort Myers Police Department, Florida

Adam Jobbers-Miller

age 29
Fort Myers Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Saturday, July 28, 2018

 

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA (July 31,2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained on July 21st, 2018, after responding to an assault and larceny call at a gas station at 3915 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard at approximately 7:30 pm.

OFFICER DOWN: Corrections Officer Kyle Lawrence Eng, Las Vegas Dept. of Corrections

Kyle Lawrence Eng

Las Vegas, NV (CNBNewsnet)--Corrections Officer Kyle Eng, age 51, suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with an inmate in the Las Vegas Detention Center.

OFFICER DOWN: Police Officer Michael Michalski, Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin

Michael Michalski

Milwaukee, WI (July 25, 2018)--(CNBNewsnet)--Police Officer Michael Michalski, age 52, was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a wanted subject in the area of 28th Street and Wright Street. The subject was wanted for weapons violations, narcotics violations, and violation of parole.

OFFICER DOWN: Trooper Tyler Edenhofer, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona

Tyler Edenhofer

Phoenix, AZ-(JULY 25, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Trooper Tyler Edenhofer was shot and killed after he and several officers responded to reports of a subject throwing objects at vehicles on I-10, near Avondale Boulevard in Goodyear, at approximately 10:00 pm.

OFFICER DOWN MEMORIAL: So Far This Year 83 Law Enforcement Personnel Killed in the Line of Duty

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(CNBNewsnet)--As of July 22, 2018 there have been 83 officers killed in the line of duty~source Officer Down Memorial Page

 

FBI Physical Fitness Test App Released

 

Learn What It’s Like to Train Like an Agent

Think you have what it takes to become an FBI special agent?

The new FBI Physical Fitness Test mobile app allows aspiring special agents and fitness enthusiasts alike to learn the benchmarks of the official FBI Physical Fitness Test FBI for agents.

Since 2010 the Gloucester Township Police Dept. has Continually Reduced the Crime Rate

CORRECTED

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GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ (July 24, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)-The Gloucester Township Police Department (GTPDP) released the following statement on how the department has been able to reduce overall crime  by 34% and violent crime by 53% since 2010.

GCPD Youth Police Week A Success

Participants on the Gloucester City Police Department's Youth Police Week 

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (CNBNewsnet)--The Gloucester City Police Department (GCPD) held Youth Police Week Class #3 on July 9-12 at Gloucester City High School. The students were exposed to many facets of police work and completed physical training each day. Demonstrations were conducted by the GCPD K9 Unit along with the Atlantic County Police K9 Academy In-Service Training Class, the GCPD Detective Bureau, the Zone 5 Critical Incident Team, the Camden County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad and the New Jersey Department of Corrections.

Congratulations to the Newest Members of the Gloucester City Police Department

 

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (CNBNewsnet)--The two newest members of the Gloucester City Police Department graduated from the Gloucester County Police Academy on July 11th. Ptl. Will DeFoney and Ptl. Johanna James began their field training the following day. Ptl. James served as the Class Leader as well and delivered an excellent speech at the graduation ceremony. The Gloucester City Police Department would like to congratulate Ptl. DeFoney and Ptl. James as well as their families on their accomplishment and wish them the best of luck as they begin their careers.