Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Nearly 50 law enforcement officials were killed in the line of duty in 2012, according to preliminary records from the FBI. The good news: The 47 killed is 25 fewer than 2011. “Each of these losses reminds us that our safety and freedom come at great cost,” Director Mueller said in a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A Pittsburgh FBI agent was among 41 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2008 during arrests, tactical situations, surveillance, ambushes or domestic violence, according to an FBI report released Monday. The number of deaths marked a significant decline from 2007 when 58 officers were killed…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DENVER — The number of in the line of duty federal and local law enforcement fatalities could hit a five decade low this year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The fund said law enforcement deaths, which increased in the first half of 2009, declined sharply in the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — In the line of duty deaths for law enforcement officers jumped 20 percent in the first half of 2009 after hitting a 50-year low during the same period a year ago, according to a report released Sunday by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and Concerns of…
