Officers LODD

When I saw the trend of violence on police K9’s this January I was worried about what may follow.  So far February has made that fear a reality as it has been very violent on officers.   As of right now 8 officers have now been shot and killed.  8! That brings the total to 10 officers who have lost their lives while on duty.  This is not counting the number of officers who have been shot but survived.   

Most of which these shootings have been in just the last week alone.   I have never met any of the officers killed but I have shed tears and have felt the loss over each one.  I feel sorrow and frustration.  They were fathers, husbands, brothers and sons.  My frustration and anger is growing toward the media, celebrities, and even the president who have portrayed LE in such a negative and hateful way that it has put hits out on their heads.  The lacks of respect for our LE is outrageous and makes me want to scream and shake people.  When did what was right become wrong and what was wrong become right?  When did criminal have more rights than officers?  When as a society did we let evil take over? 

I know each one of my officer’s voice, their names, and their faces.  I know many of their wives, I have held their babies.  
 

 

 

They are my friends and my family. 

 

While they know the inherent risk of the job they still go out and do it day in and day out for you and for me.  I for one love and support Law Enforcement and pray for them daily.  I shudder to think what this world would be like if we didn’t have the officer presence like we do now.  You are far more likely to die from a medical mistake (which is #3! on the list for top things that kill people in the US next to cancer and heart disease) then for being shot by on officer.  The last thing an officer wants to do is shot or hurt someone.  I am proud to say I am part of the LE family and I will continue to support the officers and the job that they do.  Much like the K9’s I want to take a moment to remember and honor those who have given their all this year.  I also changed the light on my front porch to blue to show my support.  May God bless and look after the Peace Makers. 

 

 

Officer Thomas W Cottrell- EOW 1/17/2016 Gunfire.   Dispatch received a call from a female subject stating that her ex-boyfriend was armed and intended to kill a police officer.   Dispatchers were unable to reach Officer Cottrell on the radio and a massive search was initiated.  His body was found behind the villages municipal building, his care and service weapon was stolen.  He was shot and killed from an ambush.  Suspect was latter taken into custody. 

 

Officer Douglas Scott Barney- EOW 1/17/16 Gunfire.  Officer Barney was shot and killed after responding to an accident.  As he attempted to make contact with a male and female who walked away from the crash the male subject hot him in the head.  Officers located the subject and a intense shootout occurred in which the suspect was killed and another officer wounded. 

Correction Officer Adam Conrad- EOW 1/20/16 Car Accident.  Correction Officer Conrad was killed in a vehicle crash while conducting a prisoner transport.  The van he was driving went out of control while driving through snow, crossed the center median, and was struck by a tractor trailer. 

 

Sergeant Jason Goodding- EOW 2/5/16 Gunfire.  Sgt Goodding was shot and killed as he and another officer attempted to serve a warrant on a subject.   They observed the subject walking along the street and recognized him as having a felony warrant.  The subject resisted arrest and was tasered.  However he was still able to shot Sgt Goodding three times.  Another officer on scene was able to return fire and killed the subject.   

 

Deputy Sheriff Scott Ballantyne- EOW 2/10/16 Aircraft Accident.  Deputy Ballantyne and a civilian pilot were killed in a airplane crash while assisting deputies on the ground search for a subject with a firearm. 

Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer- EOW 2/10/16 Gunfire.  Deputy Geer and other deputies were investigation reports of an armed subject when they spotted the juvenile who matched the description of the subject.   The boy pulled away from Geer and a struggle ensued.  Geer Deployed a taser, however the subject was able to pull out a handgun and open fire.  Geer was struck multiple times, including the face.  He was able to radio for assistance then became unresponsive.  He was but on life support and his organs were donated, because of that 7 lives were saved. 

Senior Deputy Mark Logsdon and Senior Deputy Patrick Dailey- EOW 2/10/16 Gunfire.   The deputies were dispatched to a report of a wanted subject inside a restaurant.  Deputy Dailey located the man sitting at a table inside the restaurant and engaged him in conversation.  Without warning the man produced a handgun and fatally shot Deputy Dailey in the head.  The man fled into the parking lot where he located other deputies sitting in a car.  The subject opened fire on the deputies, striking Deputy Logsdon.   Despite being wounded he was able to return fire along with the other deputies and killed the subject. 

 

 

Major Greg Barney- EOW 2/11/16 Gunfire.  Major Barney was shot and killed while assigned to a perimeter while officers served a warrant.  The subject ran out of a back door and encountered Major Barney and shot him in the torso and arm.  Another officer confronted and shot the subject a short distance away wounding him. 

 

Police Officer Jason Moszer- EOW 2/11/16 Gunfire.  Officer Mozer was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call. The subject who was armed with multiple long guns barricading himself inside the home and shot Officer Moszer who had setup on a perimeter location.  The subject fired at other offices but did not strike anyone else.   The man’s body was located inside the home from a gunshot wound after a 11 hour standoff.