Valley Chapter Honor Roll
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Law enforcement is challenging and rewarding work. However, the risks that come with it sometimes bring tragedy. Sadly, line of duty deaths are something that we must face in this line of work and we have lost too many police officers and friends, who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
This page is designed as a memorial to honor those officers, from agencies within the Valley Chapter geographical boundaries, who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Being that PORAC was founded in 1953, this list only contains those heroes from 1953-present. Information collected and placed on this page has been obtained through the Officer Down Memorial Page. In the event that we have unintentionally omitted a name, please contact the Valley Chapter Director and we will ensure the name is included. |
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California Highway Patrol |
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Officer Edward A. Frey
EOW: July 02, 1956 Cause: Motorcycle Crash Sacramento County Officer William R. Court EOW: February 13, 1970 Cause: Vehicle Pursuit Stanislaus County Officer Roy P. Blecher EOW: December 22, 2978 Cause: Gunfire Yolo County Sergeant Gary R. Wagers EOW: March 15, 2001 Cause: Automobile Collision Yolo County Officer Douglas S. Russell EOW: July 31, 2007 Cause: Vehicular Assault El Dorado County |
Officer Charles H. Sorenson
EOW: March 15, 1963 Cause: Gunfire Sacramento County Officer Raymond R. Carpenter EOW: February 17, 1970 Cause: Gunfire Placer County Officer Dale E. Newby EOW: July 17, 1982 Cause: Gunfire San Joaquin County Officer Andrew T. Stevens EOW: November 17, 2005 Cause: Gunfire Yolo County Officer Nathan D. Taylor EOW: March 13, 2016 Cause: Struck by Vehicle Placer County |
Officer Glenn W. Carlson
EOW: November 15, 1963 Cause: Gunfire Placer County Officer Willian M. Freeman EOW: December 22, 1978 Cause: Gunfire Yolo County Officer Artie J. Hubbard EOW: December 08, 1995 Cause: Automobile Collision Sacramento County Officer Earl H. Scott EOW: February 17, 2006 Cause: Gunfire Stanislaus County Officer Lucas F. Chellew EOW: February 22, 2017 CAUSE: Vehicle Pursuit Sacramento County |
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Ceres Police Department |
Sergeant Howard K. Stevenson
EOW: January 09, 2005
Cause: Gunfire
EOW: January 09, 2005
Cause: Gunfire
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Colusa County Sheriff Department |
Deputy Michael W. McClung
EOW: July 02, 1984
Cause: Struck by train
EOW: July 02, 1984
Cause: Struck by train
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Davis Police Department |
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Patrolman Douglas E. Cantrill
EOW: September 07, 1959 Cause: Gunfire |
Officer Natalie B. Corona
EOW: January 10, 2019 Cause: Gunfire |
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Elk Grove Police Department |
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Officer Tyler Lenehan
EOW: January 21, 2022 Cause: Vehicular Assault |
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El Dorado County Sheriff Department |
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Deputy Ora C. Owen, Jr.
EOW: October 22, 1961 Cause: Vehicular Assault |
Deputy Michael L. Cole
EOW: February 26, 1991 Cause: Automobile Collison |
Deputy Brian D. Ishmael
EOW: October 23, 2019 Cause: Gunfire |
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Escalon Police Department |
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Chief Donald P. Stewart
EOW: August 24, 1963 Cause: Assault |
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Galt Police Department |
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Officer Kevin A. Tonn
EOW: January 15, 2013 Cause: Gunfire |
Officer Harminder Grewal
EOW: August 26, 2021 Cause: Vehicle Collision |
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Lincoln Police Department |
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Patrolman Leslie P. Schellbach
EOW: December 12, 1971 Cause: Gunfire |
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Lodi Police Department |
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Officer Rick C. Cromwell
EOW: December 09, 1998 Cause: Vehicle Pursuit |
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Modesto Police Department |
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Officer Leo R. Volk, Jr.
EOW: May 21, 1973 Cause: Vehicle Pursuit |
Sergeant Steven E. May
EOW: July 23, 2009 Cause: Vehicular Assault |
Officer Larry D. Crom
EOW: February 28, 2017 Cause: Vehicular Assault |
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Marysville Police Department |
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Officer Osmar Rodarte
EOW: March 26, 2025 Cause: Gunfire |
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Newman Police Department |
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Corporal Ronil Singh
EOW: December 26, 2018 Cause: Gunfire |
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North Sacramento Police Department |
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Officer Francis M. Rea
EOW: January 03, 1954 Cause: Gunfire |
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Placer County Sheriff Department |
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Deputy Richard A. Sheppard
EOW: September 06, 1955 Cause: Vehicle Pursuit Deputy James E. Machado EOW: July 13, 1978 Cause: Gunfire |
Constable Charles H. Carter
EOW: April 15, 1956 Cause: Automobile Collision Reserve Deputy Timothy A. Ruggles EOW: February 09, 1986 Cause: Automobile Collision |
Deputy Arden Webster
EOW: July 14, 1965 Cause: Struck by Vehicle Detective Michael D. Davis, Jr. EOW: October 24, 2014 Cause: Gunfire |
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Ripon Police Department |
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Sergeant Paul Stevens
EOW: January 28, 1972 Cause: Heart Attack |
Officer Robert Winget
EOW: April 10, 2007 Cause: Accidental |
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Riverbank Police Department |
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Patrolman Harold B. Harless
EOW: October 17, 1965 Cause: Vehicular Assault |
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Rocklin Police Department |
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Officer Matthew J. Redding
EOW: October 09, 2005 Cause: Vehicular Assault |
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Roseville Police Department |
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Officer Mark A. White
EOW: February 10, 1995 Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent) |
K9 - Marco
EOW: June 06, 1996 Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent) |
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Sacramento County District Attorney's Office |
Investigator Grant L. Wilson
EOW: August 01, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
EOW: August 01, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
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Sacramento County Sheriff Department |
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Deputy William L. Littlejohn
EOW: June 03, 1955 Cause: Vehicular Assault Corporal Bruce R. Verhoeven EOW: December 04, 1973 Cause: Gunfire Deputy Eugene N. Luther EOW: April 25, 1980 Cause: Gunfire Deputy Sandra L. Larson EOW: December 08, 1998 Cause: Automobile Collision K9 - Nero EOW: December 27, 2003 Cause: Automobile Collision Deputy Jeffrey V. Mitchell EOW: October 27, 2006 Cause: Gunfire Deputy Lawrence W. Canfield EOW: November 12, 2008 Cause: Motorcycle Crash Deputy Robert A. French EOW: August 30, 2017 Cause: Gunfire Deputy Adam Gibson EOW: January 18, 2021 Cause: Gunfire |
Deputy Roger L. Bauman
EOW: December 12, 1961 Cause: Gunfire Deputy Stewart P. Baird EOW: June 13, 1976 Cause: Assault Detective David E. Miller EOW: January 02, 1983 Cause: Vehicle Pursuit Sergeant Richard E. Deffner EOW: December 08, 1998 Cause: Gunfire Deputy Kevin P. Blount EOW: July 13, 2005 Cause: Aircraft Accident Deputy Vu Nguyen EOW: December 19, 2007 Cause: Gunfire K9 - Ado EOW: January 18, 2009 Cause: Struck by Vehicle Deputy Mark V. Stasyuk EOW: September 17, 2018 Cause: Gunfire Deputy Brian Dennis Moore EOW: January 13, 2022 Cause: COVID19 |
Deputy Kenneth B. Royal
EOW: June 07, 1968 Cause: Gunfire Detective Christopher W. Boone EOW: October 25, 1979 Cause: Gunfire K9 - Billy EOW: September 06, 1988 Cause: Gunfire Deputy Sandra L. Larson EOW: December 08, 1998 Cause: Automobile Collision Deputy Joseph M. Kievernagel EOW: July 13, 2005 Cause: Aircraft Accident Deputy Paul W. DeRouen EOW: March 29, 2008 Cause: Struck by Vehicle Deputy Danny P. Oliver EOW: October 24, 2014 Cause Gunfire K9 - Riley EOW: January 18, 2021 Cause: Gunfire |
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Sacramento Police Department |
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Officer Arnold Z. Gamble
EOW: February 15, 1963 Cause: Gunfire Officer Andrew L. Collins EOW: April 19, 1972 Cause: Vehicle pursuit Officer William H. Warner EOW: June 1, 1981 Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent) Officer William C. Bean, Jr. EOW: \February 9, 1999 Cause: Gunfire Officer Tara C. O'Sullivan EOW: June 19, 2019 Cause: Gunfire |
Officer Eugene E. McKnight
EOW: Tuesday, July 23, 1963 Cause: Gunfire Detective Doyle A. Popovich EOW: August 3, 1974 Cause: Gunfire Officer Michael D. Gartrell EOW: April 25, 1991 Cause: Vehicle pursuit K9 - Ivan EOW: March 2, 2001 Cause: Fall |
Officer Bernard M. Bennett
EOW: May 13, 1970 Cause: Gunfire Officer Rodney T. Butts EOW: October 15, 1975 Cause: Heart attack Officer Emily J. Morgenroth EOW: October 17, 1997 Cause: Vehicular assault K9 - Bodie EOW: November 8, 2016 Cause: Gunfire |
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San Joaquin County Sheriff Department |
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Deputy Michael A. Coleman
EOW: March 25, 1982 Cause: Gunfire |
Deputy Dighton L. Little
EOW: October 20, 1989 Cause: Gunfire |
K9 - Niko
EOW: July 23, 2009 Cause: Gunfire |
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Stanislaus County Sheriff Department |
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Deputy Harold L. Thornton
EOW: August 23, 1967 Cause: Gunfire Deputy Dennis R. Wallace EOW: November 13, 2016 Cause: Gunfire |
Deputy Billy J. Dickens
EOW: January 27, 1970 Cause: Gunfire Deputy Jason A. Garner EOW: May 13, 2017 Cause: Automobile Collision |
Deputy Robert L. Paris, Jr.
EOW: April 12, 2012 Cause: Gunfire Deputy Tony Hinostroza, III EOW: November 25, 2018 Cause: Automobile Collision |
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Stockton Police Department |
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Patrolman George J. Woerhle
EOW: April 22, 1960 Cause: Gunfire Sergeant Timothy D. White EOW: February 4, 1990 Cause: Assault K9 - Nitro EOW: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Cause: Heatstroke |
Officer Nicholas P. Cecchetti
EOW: August 3, 1978 Cause: Gunfire Officer Arthur P. Parga EOW: January 22, 1993 Cause: Gunfire Officer Jimmy Inn EOW: May 11, 2021 Cause: Gunfire |
Officer Arthur E. Ford
EOW: January 18, 1988 Cause: Heart attack Officer Scott M. Hewell EOW: June 11, 2014 Cause: Automobile Collision |
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Sutter County Sheriff Department |
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Deputy John L. Talley
EOW: December 24, 1955 Cause: Drowned |
Undersheriff Charles E. Blackburn
EOW: December 24, 1955 Cause: Drowned |
K9 - Bandit
EOW: November 15, 2018 Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent) |
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Tuolumne County Sheriff Department |
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Deputy John A. Rickers
EOW: November 13, 1953 Cause: Gunfire |
Investigator Paul R. Marks
EOW: May 5, 1967 Cause: Automobile Collision |
Deputy David P. Grant
EOW: May 31, 2004 Cause: Automobile Collision |
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Turlock Police Department |
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Officer Raymond C. Willert
EOW: February 9, 1973 Cause: Gunfire |
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Twin Rivers Unified School District Police Department |
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K9 - Jag
EOW: January 20, 2016 Cause: Struck by vehicle |
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West Sacramento Police Department |
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Officer James H. McKnight
EOW: June 16, 1990 Cause: Gunfire |
K9 - Captain
EOW: November 27, 1990 Cause: Assault |
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Yolo County Sheriff Department |
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Deputy Jose A. Diaz
EOW: June 15, 2008 Cause: Gunfire |
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Yuba City Police Department |
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Officer Glenn H. Williams
EOW: March 31, 1962 Cause: Gunfire |
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Yuba County Sheriff Department |
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Deputy Donald L. Brown
EOW: November 21, 1974 Cause: Gunfire |
Deputy Brian E. Meilbeck
EOW: April 1, 1997 Cause: Gunfire |