2024

Officer Jamieson Ritter
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: July 4, 2024
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Jacob Derbin
Euclid Police Department
EOW: May 11, 2024
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Lieutenant Rodney Osborne
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
EOW: April 9, 2024
Cause of Death: Accidental Gunfire

2023

Deputy Sheriff Joshua Hamilton
Preble County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: December 18, 2023
Cause of Death: Automobile Accident

Deputy Marcus Zeigler
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: May 26, 2023
Cause of Death: Medical Emergency

Police Officer Timothy Unwin, III
Springfield Township Police Department
EOW: March 31, 2023
Cause of Death: Automobile Crash

2022

Deputy Sheriff Daniel J. Kin
Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: December 15, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicle Crash

Deputy Sheriff Matthew Yates
Clark County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: July 24, 2022
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Dominic Francis
Bluffton Police Department
EOW: March 31, 2022
Cause of Death: Vehicular Assault

Agent John Dale Stayrook
Medina County Drug Taskforce
EOW: February 6, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID19

Deputy Sheriff Terrance Nicolas Bateman
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: January 15, 2022
Cause of Death: COVID-19

2021

Police Officer Shane Henry Bartek
Cleveland Police Department
EOW: December 31, 2021
Cause of Death: Gunshot

 Patrolman Sean E. VanDenberg
Lawrence Township Police Department
EOW: December 25, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19

Officer Joshua E. Kristek
Medina County Juvenile Detention Center
EOW: October 24, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19

Corrections Lieutenant David W. Reynolds
Butler County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19

Deputy Sheriff Robert Craig Mills
Butler County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Sunday, September 12, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19

Police Officer Scott Russell Dawley
Nelsonville Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Cause of Death: Automobile crash

Natural Resources Officer Jason Lagore
ODNR-Division of State Parks and Watercraft OH
EOW: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Cause: Duty related illness

Deputy Sheriff Donald Raymond Gilreath, III
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Friday, February 12, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19

Police Officer Brandon M. Stalker
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, January 18, 2021
Cause of Death: Gunfire

2020

Detective James M. Skernivitz
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 2020
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Anthony Dia
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, July 4, 2020
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Kaia LaFay Grant
Springdale Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 2020
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

2019

K9 Cane
Logan County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: November 14, 2019
Cause of death: Training accident

Detective Jorge Rene DelRio
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, November 7, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective William Brewer
Clermont County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 2019
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Dale James Woods
Colerain Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, January 7, 2019
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

2018

K9 Benzi
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, September 1, 2018
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Police Officer Vu X. Nguyen
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, July 6, 2018
Cause of Death: Duty related illness

Police Officer Mathew J. Mazany
Mentor Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, June 24, 2018
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

K9 Officer Eric Joseph Joering
Westerville Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 10, 2018
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Anthony Pasquale Morelli
Westerville Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 10, 2018
Cause of Death: Gunfire

2017

Police Officer Justin Leo
Girard Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, October 21, 2017
Cause of Death: Gunfire

K9 Dino
Green Township Police Department
EOW: Monday, September 25, 2017
Cause of Death: Duty related illness

Patrolman Marvin Scott Moyer
Lancaster Police Department
EOW: Friday, May 26, 2017
Cause of Death: Duty related illness

Chief of Police Steven Eric DiSario
Kirkersville Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, May 12, 2017
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer David J. Fahey, Jr.
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

2016

Police Officer Aaron J. Christian
Chesapeake Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Trooper Kenneth V. Velez
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 15, 2016
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Sean Richard Johnson
Hilliard Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, May 19, 2016
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Police Officer Steven Michael Smith
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Thomas Cottrell
Danville Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, January 17, 2016
Cause of Death: Gunfire

K9 Jethro
Canton Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, January 10, 2016
Cause of Death: Gunfire

2015

K9 Falko
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Sonny Kim
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, June 19, 2015
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Michael Brandle
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, May 21, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack

2014

Police Officer Justin Winebrenner
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, November 16, 2014
Cause of Death: Gunfire

K9 Beny
Montville Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, September 28, 2014
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

2013

Police Officer Jonathan R. Long
Akron Police Department
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 2013
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

2012

Police Officer Jason Edward Gresko
Willoughby Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, September 21, 2012
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

K9 Zak
Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion

K9 Andy
Vermilion Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Cause of Death: Fall

Police Officer Frank Dennis Mancini
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, January 23, 2012
Cause of Death: Gunfire

2011

K9 Bungee
New Albany Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Sergeant Brian Scott Dulle
Warren County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Andrew Scott Dunn
Sandusky Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Captain Daniel Patrick Stiles
Uniontown Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Jonathan V. Bastock
Stow Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 5, 2011
Cause of Death: Duty related illness

Police Officer Tom Hayes
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 20, 2011
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Michelle Hopper
Clark County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 2011
Cause of Death: Gunfire

2010

Sergeant James Anthony Kerstetter
Elyria Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, March 15, 2010
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Thomas F. Patton, II
Cleveland Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Trooper Andrew C. Baldridge
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Thursday, February 4, 2010
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Chief of Police Carl Ellis Worley
Ross Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Cause of Death: Heart attack

2009

Police Officer Jarod Michael Dean
Boston Heights Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch: Monday, January 19, 2009
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle while clearing debris from a previous accident

2008

Deputy Sheriff William Kenneth Chadwell
Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Marty Michael Martin
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, September 6, 2008
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Timothy Allen Haley
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Cause of Death: Duty related illness

Police Officer Joshua T. Miktarian
Twinsburg Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, July 13, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Derek Wayne Owens
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 1, 2008
Cause of Death: Gunfire

2007

Police Officer Brian Evans
Mansfield Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer George Brentar
Euclid Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Trooper Jack P. Holland, II
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Cause of Death: Animal related

Special Deputy Stephen Bollinger
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Officer Jason West
Cleveland Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 2007
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Probation Officer David Poling
Gallipolis Municipal Court, OH
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Cause of Death: Drowned

Detective Keith Dressel
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Cause of Death: Gunfire

2006

Reserve Deputy Lawrence M. Barnes, Sr.
Ross County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Sergeant Dale Rodney Holcomb
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 28, 2006
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Trooper Joshua Patrick Risner
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 28, 2006
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Jonathan James “AJ” Schroeder
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, August 31, 2006
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Ethan G. Collins
Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

2005

Chief of Police William Burkett
Plymouth Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, July 1, 2005
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Police Officer Larry Randolph Cox
Chillicothe Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, April 21, 2005
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Bryan S. Hurst
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 6, 2005
Cause of Death: Gunfire

2004

Police Officer Melissa M. Foster
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, December 4, 2004
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Brandy Lyn Winfield
Marion County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, October 14, 2004
Cause of Death: Gunfire

2003

Police Officer Kelli Lee Lambert
Wellston Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, July 21, 2003
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Patrolman Michael Thomas Hartzell
Youngstown Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Correction Officer Michael Wilson Douds
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Saturday, April 5, 2003
Cause of Death: Heart attack

2002

Park Ranger James Royce Pitney
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, OH
EOW: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Cause of Death: Accidental

Patrolman Richard Wallace Martin
Howland Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, December 14, 2002
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Police Officer Mary Lynn Beall
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, August 25, 2002
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Eric Bradford Taylor
Massillon Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, August 9, 2002
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Robert Michael Tanner, Jr.
Muskingum County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Cause of Death: Gunfire

2001

Trooper Frank Galvan Vazquez
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Tuesday, November 6, 2001
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Terry McDowell
Whitehall Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, August 24, 2001
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Charles Leon McDonald
Forest Park Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, June 9, 2001
Cause of Death: Duty related illness

Lieutenant Christopher Neal Claypool
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, April 29, 2001
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff James Michael Salvino, Jr.
Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 2001
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Correction Officer Wayne Mitchell
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Friday, February 2, 2001
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

2000

Police Officer Kevin Curtis Crayon
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Friday, September 1, 2000
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Police Officer William Jay Hetrick
Clay Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, July 10, 2000
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Wayne A. Leon
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, June 25, 2000
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper Robert Perez, Jr.
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Monday, May 15, 2000
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

1998

Detective Robert James Clark, II
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, July 1, 1998
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Captain Charles Douglas Conley
Scioto County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 9, 1998
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer John Paul Kalaman
Centerville Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, January 12, 1998
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

1997

Police Officer Daniel J. Pope
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Friday, December 5, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Specialist Ronald D. Jeter
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Friday, December 5, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Michael W. Muzychenko
Lyndhurst Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, November 25, 1997
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Patrolman William Douglas Glover, Jr.
Ashtabula Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, November 18, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Chief of Police William R. Ricketts
New Middletown Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Corrections Officer Shirlene A. Jenkins
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Tuesday, February 11, 1997
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Police Officer Michael Blankenship
Ohio State University Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, February 10, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire

1996

Patrol Officer Hilary S. Cudnik
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, December 30, 1996
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrol Officer Edward Claybrooks
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1996
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Lieutenant Duane M. Guhl
Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 1996
Cause of Death: Struck by train

Sergeant Douglas Duane Springer
Coldwater Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, August 1, 1996
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Patrol Officer Brian Craig Roshong
Canton Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, July 22, 1996
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Jason K. Grossnickle
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1996
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer I Carmen J. “Skip” Renda, Jr.
Youngstown State University Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 16, 1996
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Police Officer Derrik Lanier
Cuyahoga Metro Housing Authority Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 2, 1996
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper James R. Gross
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Friday, January 19, 1996
Cause of Death: Gunfire

1995

Police Officer Keith Lee Evans
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, July 9, 1995
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Chad Steven Edwards
Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, May 18, 1995
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Sergeant Marc Muncy
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 1995
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Lieutenant John Paul Gisclon
Ashland County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, January 14, 1995
Cause of Death: Gunfire

1994

Patrolman Robert A. Stefanov
Garfield Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 1994
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Patrolman Michael W. Brown
Garfield Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 1994
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Patrolman George R. Knaff
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, November 5, 1994
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Dennis N. Glivar
Garfield Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1994
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Lieutenant Michael J. Lutz
Muskingum County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 12, 1994
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Correction Officer Dennis Lee Stemen
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1994
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Ronald L. Coen
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1994
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

1993

Police Officer Chris Edward Clites
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, December 10, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Correction Officer Robert B. Vallandingham
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Wednesday, April 14, 1993
Cause of Death: Assault

Patrolman Thomas J. Smith
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 9, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Brett David Markwood
Lancaster Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire

1992

Corrections Officer Thomas Davis, Jr.
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Thursday, June 25, 1992
Cause of Death: Stabbed

Detective Sergeant Millard Williams
Youngstown Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 1992
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Patrolman Ben James Franklin
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, January 10, 1992
Cause of Death: Heart attack

1991

Wildlife Officer Larry Allen Hart
Ohio Department of Natural Resources – Division of Wildlife, OH
EOW: Saturday, December 7, 1991
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Police Officer Raymond E. Radel
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1991
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer William Steven Whalen
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, March 22, 1991
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Robin H. Nye
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, January 4, 1991
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

1990

Trooper Kenneth A. Maloney
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Saturday, July 28, 1990
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Corrections Employee Beverly Jo Taylor
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1990
Cause of Death: Stabbed

Deputy Sheriff Rodney Kevin Kinzy
Washington County Sheriff’s Office, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 17, 1990
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Historical Line of Duty

Deputy Sheriff Herbert Minshull
Perry County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: October 26, 1945
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Troy Elmer Sine
Dayton Police Department
EOW: January 28, 1920
Cause of Death: Spanish Influenza

Patrolman Clement Leroy Francis
Dayton Police Department
EOW: March 8, 1919
Cause of Death: Spanish Influenza

Patrolman Emerson A. Glotfelter
Dayton Police Department
EOW: December 7, 1918
Cause of Death: Spanish Influenza

Patrolman Vinton E. Harsh
Dayton Police Department
EOW: October 13, 1918
Cause of Death: Spanish Influenza

Patrolman Edward Michael Hennessey
Dayton Police Department
EOW: October 12, 1918
Cause of Death: Spanish Influenza

Patrolman Lawrence Robert Graham
Dayton Police Department
EOW: October 7, 1918
Cause of Death: Spanish Influenza