The Florida Police Chiefs Association salutes the numerous acts of service, sacrifice, heroism and valor that are performed each and every day by dedicated police officers and K9s across our state.
Through their vigilance and dedication, and at great risk to their personal safety, law enforcement personnel preserve our peace and freedom. We would like to commemorate and acknowledge the dedication and the ultimate sacrifice made by the following men and women who lost their lives last year while serving their country and the State of Florida, as law enforcement officers:
Sgt. Diaz Ayala, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 2020
Deputy Shannon Bennett, Broward County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Friday, April 3, 2020
Deputy Hubert Burey, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 2020
Trooper Joseph Bullock, Florida Highway Patrol Troop L-Ft. Pierce
EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Officer Paul Dunn, Lakeland Police Department
EOW: Thursday, January 9, 2020
Officer Kenneth Foley, Lakeland Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Trooper Tracy Vickers, Florida Highway Patrol
EOW: Friday, September 27, 2019
Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Nimtz, Broward County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Sunday, July 21, 2019
Police Officer Steven J. Brown, Port St. Lucie Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Police Officer Anthony Neri, Sanibel Police Department
EOW: Monday, May 6, 2019
K9 Biggie, Florida Department of Corrections
EOW: Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Master Sergeant Daniel Duane Hinton, Florida Highway Patrol
EOW: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Officer Steven Greco, Miccosukee Police Department
EOW: Saturday, February 16, 2019
K9 Cigo, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Monday, December 24, 2018
Police Officer Jermain Brown, Miami-Dade Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Detective Larry Marrero, Miami Beach Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 2018
K9 Fang, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Sunday, September 30, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Benjamin LeMont Zirbel, Clay County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller, Fort Myers Police Department
EOW: Saturday, July 28, 2018
Officer Tawanna Marin, Florida Department of Corrections
EOW: Monday, June 18, 2018
Officer Thomas Coulter, Daytona Beach Police Department
EOW: Monday, May 21, 2018
Deputy William J. Gentry, Jr., Highlands County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Monday, May 7, 2018
Sergeant Noel Ramirez, Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Taylor Lindsey, Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Kevin James Stanton, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 2018