In
June 2015, 9 U.S. law enforcement officers tragically lost their lives in the
line-of-duty, bringing the year-to-date total to 63. The average age of those
killed in June was 39, and the average tour of duty was approximately 20 years
on-the-job. Two officers had less than 2 years of experience on-the-job, and
both were killed in vehicle-related incidents. Even with the untimely deaths of
these two young officers, the fact that the average age of those killed in June
was 39 and the average tour of duty was roughly 20 years demonstrates that
seasoned officers continue to be vulnerable while on-duty.
September 4 th : 2500 block of Queens Chapel Road : Emergency petition – 4:50 am. Officers on patrol observed a highly intoxicated man walking through on-coming traffic carrying two 14” long kitchen knives. When the officers stopped the man and ordered him to drop the knives he refused and said that he wanted to die and was going to kill himself. The officers also observed that the man was bleeding from his mouth and had blood on the back of his shirt. A member of the man’s family arrived on the scene and convinced the man to drop the knives and, after a brief struggle officers were able to get him under control. Fire/rescue personnel arrived to transport the man to the hospital and during their on-scene evaluation officers observed that he had a large amount of shattered glass in his hair and on his face along with several long cut/scratch markings on his back just above his waist line. Medics took him to Washington Adventist Hospital where he was committed to medica...

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