Honoring Officers Killed in the Year 2007

Honoring Officers Killed in the Year 2007

Trooper Calvin W. Jenks Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Saturday, January 6, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Rahamy Mitchell Fannin County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Sunday, January 7, 2007 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Tyron Franklin Paterson Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, January 7, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Troy Lamont Chesley Sr. Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Tuesday, January 9, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant James H. (Heath) Hardin Hope Mills Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, January 11, 2007 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Sergeant Nicholas G. Sottile Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Friday, January 12, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Chief of Police Ernest V. Mendoza Needville Independent School District Poli..., TX EOW: Friday, January 19, 2007 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Trooper Jose A. Rosado New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Alan Inzer Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, LA EOW: Thursday, January 25, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Harold Michael (Mike) Altman Jackson County Sheriff's Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Shawn Joshua Dean (Josh) Williams Old Fort Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, February 1, 2007 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Daniel Browne-Sanchez Hawaii Department of Public Safety - Sheri..., HI EOW: Saturday, February 10, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Sean Wissink Des Moines Police Department, IA EOW: Sunday, February 11, 2007 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Michael Estes Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office, WA EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Lieutenant Dexter Holcomb Oxford Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, February 16, 2007 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Charles J. Callemyn Durham Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, February 17, 2007 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Anthony Jon Holly Glendale Police Department, AZ EOW: Monday, February 19, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman First Class Brian Coleman Alexandria Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Stephen R. Jerabek St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Cause of Death: Heart attack

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

Sergeant Howard J. Plouff Winston-Salem Police Department, NC EOW: Friday, February 23, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Kevin Carper Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Tommaso Popolizio Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, March 3, 2007 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Shawn Newlin Clayton County Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, March 4, 2007 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 24
Automobile accident: 7
Gunfire: 11
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1

By Month:
January: 10
February: 12
March: 2

By State:
Alabama: 1
Arizona: 1
Florida: 2
Georgia: 1
Hawaii: 1
Iowa: 1
Louisiana: 2
Maryland: 1
Missouri: 1
New Jersey: 2
New York: 1
North Carolina: 4
Ohio: 1
South Carolina: 1
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 2
Washington: 1

Average tour: 10 years, 8 months

Average age: 36

By Gender:
Female: 0
Male: 24