Officer John Eric Clarke
Officer John Clarke, 43, died on 2/25/13 while off duty. Officer Clarke finished working out on a machine at Snap Fitness, 5900 S. 85th St., around 11 a.m., sat down and fell over. A physical therapist rushed to give him CPR. Rescue workers took him to Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center where doctors pronounced him […]
Officer Kevin A. Tonn
Officer Kevin Tonn, 35, was shot and killed on 1/15/13 while responding to a possible burglary in progress on the 200 block of F Street in Galt around 11:18 a.m. Officers arrived on the scene at 11:25 a.m. and found that the door of a duplex had been kicked in. While officers were interviewing neighbors, […]
Constable Osmaine Dean Gabourel
Osmaine Dean Gabourel died in a vehicle accident on 2/28/13 shortly after midnight just outside Punta Gorda on the main highway passing through Hopeville and Cattle Landing. The Police Canine Unit vehicle of Belmopan was heading in the direction out Punta Gorda. He was the only occupant and driver of the vehicle when it ran off […]
Correctional Officer Sergeant Gilbert Cortez
Correctional Officer Sgt. Gilbert Cortez, 46, and his service dog, Mattie, were killed in a single car accident on 3/25/13 at 7:20 a.m. while on duty. K9 Mattie succumbed to her injuries at the scene of the crash. There were no other occupants of the vehicle when the crash occurred. Officer Cortez was leading a […]
Cpl. David M. Sonka
Cpl. Sonka was from Parker, Colorado. Also Staff Sgt. Eric Christian, 39, of Warwick, N.Y., also was killed in the incident. The two Marines were assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Sonka born in Aurora. He joined the Marines in August of 2008 and graduated recruit training in November 2008. During […]
Officer Don Darby
Canine Officer Don Darby, 38, died on 8/13/13 from stage four glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive type of brain cancer which was diagnosed a year earlier. His police K9 “Lucky” spent many days by his bedside at the hospital giving him comfort with his family. Officer Darby was with the Glendale Heights police force […]
Officer Jason Ellis
“Officer down! Officer down! Emergency!,” the woman’s voice crackled across the radio as she told dispatchers she found the officer outside the car on the side of the exit ramp car at the BG parkway Bloomfield exit. The woman’s voice was followed by that of a man, who told dispatchers he was on his way […]
Officer Paul V. Bodnar
Officer Paul V. Bodnar, 45, died on 8/30/13 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He served with the Monroeville Police Department for nineteen years. Officer Bodnar had spent seven years on the police force with his K9 partner “Czak”. Bodnar worked as a trainer with the Pennsylvania Police Work Dog Association. Paul and K9 Czak were […]
Cst. Louis Beglaw
Cst. Beglaw joined the West Vancouver Police Department in 2003 after a military career that culminated with service as the deputy commanding officer of the Royal Westminster Regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve. Before that he worked with Canada Border Service. Cst. Beglaw was a very dedicated officer who went through very extensive training to […]
Sergeant Christopher L. Blackburn
South Avenue house, that police had been investigating for suspected drug activity for a month. Three people were arrested without incident and police seized marijuana after executing a search warrant
