Tacoma Police Department Officer Komarovsky responded to the scene of a car accident and though witnesses said there was no one in the burning car, Officer Komarovsky found a barely...

In an average year, 11 line of duty deaths is common for corrections officers, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year there were 218 corrections officers and 41 non-custody...

Join us in remembering and honoring the 2020 and 2021 Roll Call of Heroes on our Facebook at 7 p.m. Central on May 12th for the 2020 Roll Call of...

  On October 1, 1962, President Kennedy signed a proclamation that designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week during which May 15 falls as Police Week....

Article from National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Newsroom Researchers at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial follow a stringent and emotional process to vet names of the fallen. Peeling back layers, overturning proverbial stones, unearthing nuggets of information that are sometimes nearly impossible to find. The process that leads…

The very first Harley-Davidson police motorcycle was delivered to the Detroit Police Department in 1908. Right from the beginning, police departments recognized the tactical advantage provided by these maneuverable motorcycles,...

The Law Enforcement Officers Relief Fund was established to provide support and resources to law enforcement officers and their families when tragedy strikes. The organization will, without restriction, provide assistance by all manners and means to the immediate family members of a law enforcement officer who may be killed or…

April Katherman-Redgrave, Wife of Fallen San Jose Police Officer Michael J. Katherman, wrote for COPS, “Finding My Happiness Again” Tuesday, June 14, 2016 began as a typical summer day. My two sons were out of school for summer and just finished 4th and 2nd grades. I was teaching elementary school…

Sara Slone, C.O.P.S. Communications Director wrote for COPS, “Surviving Son Rides in Honor of Fallen Father Amid Cancellation” Landon Winfield was just three years old when his father, Marion County (OH) Deputy Sheriff Brandy Winfield, was shot and killed on October 14, 2004. Landon grew up going to C.O.P.S. Kids…

LEORF Helps LEOs and their Families Law Enforcement Officers put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe, run into danger while the rest of us run...