Line of Duty Deaths

“They will be remembered — not for the way they died, but for how they lived.

The IACP wishes to acknowledge the following officers, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their communities and the people they served. We extend our prayers and deepest sympathies to their families, friends, and colleagues.

Deputy Sheriff Francis David Blake
Burnet County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office
Date of death: October 3, 2009
Length of service: 5 years

Sergeant Maylond Thompson
“Tommy” Bishop Jr.
Guntersville, Ala., Police Department
Date of death: January 1, 2010
Length of service: 4 years

Deputy Sheriff John Mark Bernard
Grant County, Wash., Sheriff’s Office
Date of death: January 3, 2010
Length of service: 4 years

Corporal James Szuba
Mishawaka, Ind., Police Department
Date of death: January 9, 2010
Length of service: 7 years, 11 months

Lieutenant Eric Shuhandler
Gilbert, Ariz., Police Department
Date of death: January 28, 2010
Length of service: 16 years

Trooper Andrew C. Baldridge
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Date of death: February 4, 2010
Length of service: 2 months

Deputy Sheriff William “Bill”
Frederick Schuck III
Oconee County, S.C., Sheriff’s Office
Date of death: February 7, 2010
Length of service: 4 months

Deputy Sheriff Davy Wayne Crawford
Carroll County, Ga., Sheriff’s Office
Date of death; February 12, 2010
Length of service: 29 years

Lieutenant Michael Vogt
Chattahoochee Hills, Ga., Police Department
Date of death: February 15, 2010
Length of service: 30 years

Police Officer Kevin B. Wilkins
Atlantic City, N.J., Police Department
Date of death: February 18, 2010
Length of service: 2 years, 1 month

Sergeant Alan Haymaker
Chicago, Ill., Police Department
Date of death: February 22, 2010
Length of service: 21 years, 2 months