Valley Chapter Honor Roll
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.
California Highway Patrol
Officer Edward A. Frey
Sacramento County
EOW: July 02, 1956
Cause: Motorcycle Crash
Officer Charles H. Sorenson
Sacramento County
EOW: March 15, 1963
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Glenn W. Carlson
Placer County
EOW: November 15, 1963
Cause: Gunfire
Officer William R. Court
Stanislaus County
EOW: February 13, 1970
Cause: Vehicle Pursuit
Officer Raymond R. Carpenter
Placer County
EOW: February 17, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Roy P. Blecher
Yolo County
EOW: December 22, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Officer William M. Freeman
Yolo County
EOW: December 22, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Dale E. Newby
San Joaquin County
EOW: July 17, 1982
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Artie J. Hubbard
Sacramento County
EOW: December 08, 1995
Cause: Automobile Collision
Sergeant Gary R. Wagers
Yolo County
EOW: March 15, 2001
Cause: Automobile Collision
Officer Andrew T. Stevens
Yolo County
EOW: November 17, 2005
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Earl H. Scott
Stanislaus County
EOW: February 17, 2006
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Douglas S. Russell
El Dorado County
EOW: July 31, 2007
Cause: Vehicular Assault
Officer Nathan D. Taylor
Placer County
EOW: March 13, 2016
Cause: Struck by Vehicle
Officer Lucas F. Chellew
Sacramento County
EOW: February 22, 2017
Cause: Vehicle Pursuit
Ceres Police Department
Sergeant Howard K. Stevenson
Stanislaus County
EOW: January 09, 2005
Cause: Gunfire
Colusa County Sheriff Office
Deputy Michael W. McClung
Colusa County
EOW: July 02, 1984
Cause: Struck by train
Davis Police Department
Patrolman Douglas E. Cantrill
Yolo County
EOW: September 07, 1959
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Natalie B. Corona
Yolo County
EOW: January 10, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Elk Grove Police Department
Officer Tyler Lenehan
Sacramento County
EOW: January 21, 2022
Cause: Vehicular Assault
El Dorado County Sheriff Office
Deputy Ora C. Owen, Jr.
El Dorado County
EOW: October 22, 1961
Cause: Vehicular Assault
Deputy Michael L. Cole
El Dorado County
EOW: February 26, 1991
Cause: Automobile Collision
Deputy Brian D. Ishmael
El Dorado County
EOW: October 23, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
Escalon Police Department
Chief Donald P. Stewart
San Joaquin County
EOW: August 24, 1963
Cause: Assault
Galt Police Department
Officer Kevin A. Tonn
Sacramento County
EOW: January 15, 2013
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Harminder Grewal
Sacramento County
EOW: August 26, 2021
Cause: Vehicle Collision
Lincoln Police Department
Patrolman Leslie P. Schellbach
Placer County
EOW: December 12, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
Lodi Police Department
Officer Rick C. Cromwell
San Joaquin County
EOW: December 09, 1998
Cause: Vehicle Pursuit
Marysville Police Department
Officer Osmar Rodarte
Yuba County
EOW: March 26, 2025
Cause: Gunfire
Modesto Police Department
Officer Leo R. Volk, Jr.
Stanislaus County
EOW: May 21, 1973
Cause: Vehicle Pursuit
Sergeant Steven E. May
Stanislaus County
EOW: July 23, 2009
Cause: Vehicular Assault
Officer Larry D. Crom
Stanislaus County
EOW: February 28, 2017
Cause: Vehicular Assault
Newman Police Department
Corporal Ronil Singh
Stanislaus County
EOW: December 26, 2018
Cause: Gunfire
North Sacramento Police Department
Officer Francis M. Rea
Sacramento County
EOW: January 03, 1954
Cause: Gunfire
Placer County Sheriff Office
Deputy Richard A. Sheppard
Placer County
EOW: September 06, 1955
Cause: Vehicle Pursuit
Constable Charles H. Carter
Placer County
EOW: April 15, 1956
Cause: Automobile Collision
Deputy Arden Webster
Placer County
EOW: July 14, 1965
Cause: Struck by Vehicle
Deputy James E. Machado
Placer County
EOW: July 13, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Deputy Timothy A. Ruggles
Placer County
EOW: February 09, 1986
Cause: Automobile Collision
Detective Michael D. Davis, Jr.
Placer County
EOW: October 24, 2014
Cause: Gunfire
Ripon Police Department
Sergeant Paul Stevens
San Joaquin County
EOW: January 28, 1972
Cause: Heart Attack
Officer Robert Winget
San Joaquin County
EOW: April 10, 2007
Cause: Accidental
Riverbank Police Department
Patrolman Harold B. Harless
Stanislaus County
EOW: October 17, 1965
Cause: Vehicular Assault
Rocklin Police Department
Officer Matthew J. Redding
Placer County
EOW: October 09, 2005
Cause: Vehicular Assault
Roseville Police Department
Officer Mark A. White
Placer County
EOW: February 10, 1995
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
K9 - Marco
EOW: June 06, 1996
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
Investigator Grant L. Wilson
Sacramento County
EOW: August 01, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Sacramento County Sheriff Office
Deputy William L. Littlejohn
Sacramento County
EOW: June 03, 1955
Cause: Vehicular Assault
Deputy Roger L. Bauman
Sacramento County
EOW: December 12, 1961
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Kenneth B. Royal
Sacramento County
EOW: June 07, 1968
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Bruce R. Verhoeven
Sacramento County
EOW: December 04, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Stewart P. Baird
Sacramento County
EOW: June 13, 1976
Cause: Assault
Detective Christopher W. Boone
Sacramento County
EOW: October 25, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Eugene N. Luther
Sacramento County
EOW: April 25, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Detective David E. Miller
Sacramento County
EOW: January 02, 1983
Cause: Vehicle Pursuit
K9 - Billy
EOW: September 06, 1988
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sandra L. Larson
Sacramento County
EOW: December 08, 1998
Cause: Automobile Collision
Sergeant Richard E. Deffner
Sacramento County
EOW: December 08, 1998
Cause: Gunfire
K9 - Nero
EOW: December 27, 2003
Cause: Automobile Collision
Deputy Kevin P. Blount
Sacramento County
EOW: July 13, 2005
Cause: Aircraft Accident
Deputy Joseph M. Kievernagel
Sacramento County
EOW: July 13, 2005
Cause: Aircraft Accident
Deputy Jeffrey V. Mitchell
Sacramento County
EOW: October 27, 2006
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Vu Nguyen
Sacramento County
EOW: December 19, 2007
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Paul W. DeRouen
Sacramento County
EOW: March 29, 2008
Cause: Struck by Vehicle
Deputy Lawrence W. Canfield
Sacramento County
EOW: November 12, 2008
Cause: Motorcycle Crash
K9 - Ado
EOW: January 18, 2009
Cause: Struck by Vehicle
Deputy Danny P. Oliver
Sacramento County
EOW: October 24, 2014
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Robert A. French
Sacramento County
EOW: August 30, 2017
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Mark V. Stasyuk
Sacramento County
EOW: September 17, 2018
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Adam Gibson
Sacramento County
EOW: January 18, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
K9 - Riley
EOW: January 18, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Brian Dennis Moore
Sacramento County
EOW: January 13, 2022
Cause: COVID19
Sacramento Police Department
Officer Arnold Z. Gamble
Sacramento County
EOW: February 15, 1963
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Eugene E. McKnight
Sacramento County
EOW: July 23, 1963
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Bernard M. Bennett
Sacramento County
EOW: May 13, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Andrew L. Collins
Sacramento County
EOW: April 19, 1972
Cause: Vehicle Pursuit
Detective Doyle A. Popovich
Sacramento County
EOW: August 3, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Rodney T. Butts
Sacramento County
EOW: October 15, 1975
Cause: Heart Attack
Officer William H. Warner
Sacramento County
EOW: June 1, 1981
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Officer Michael D. Gartrell
Sacramento County
EOW: April 25, 1991
Cause: Vehicle Pursuit
Officer Emily J. Morgenroth
Sacramento County
EOW: October 17, 1997
Cause: Vehicular Assault
Officer William C. Bean, Jr.
Sacramento County
EOW: February 9, 1999
Cause: Gunfire
K9 - Ivan
EOW: March 2, 2001
Cause: Fall
K9 - Bodie
EOW: November 8, 2016
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Tara C. O'Sullivan
Sacramento County
EOW: June 19, 2019
Cause: Gunfire
San Joaquin County Sheriff Office
Deputy Michael A. Coleman
San Joaquin County
EOW: March 25, 1982
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Dighton L. Little
San Joaquin County
EOW: October 20, 1989
Cause: Gunfire
K9 - Niko
EOW: July 23, 2009
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Jason Whelen
San Joaquin County
EOW: February 24, 2026
Cause: Medical Emergency
Stanislaus County Sheriff Office
Deputy Harold L. Thornton
Stanislaus County
EOW: August 23, 1967
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Billy J. Dickens
Stanislaus County
EOW: January 27, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Robert L. Paris, Jr.
Stanislaus County
EOW: April 12, 2012
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Dennis R. Wallace
Stanislaus County
EOW: November 13, 2016
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Jason A. Garner
Stanislaus County
EOW: May 13, 2017
Cause: Automobile Collision
Deputy Tony Hinostroza, III
Stanislaus County
EOW: November 25, 2018
Cause: Automobile Collision
Stockton Police Department
Patrolman George J. Woerhle
San Joaquin County
EOW: April 22, 1960
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Nicholas P. Cecchetti
San Joaquin County
EOW: August 3, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Arthur E. Ford
San Joaquin County
EOW: January 18, 1988
Cause: Heart Attack
Sergeant Timothy D. White
San Joaquin County
EOW: February 4, 1990
Cause: Assault
Officer Arthur P. Parga
San Joaquin County
EOW: January 22, 1993
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Scott M. Hewell
San Joaquin County
EOW: June 11, 2014
Cause: Automobile Collision
K9 - Nitro
EOW: June 30, 2015
Cause: Heatstroke
Officer Jimmy Inn
San Joaquin County
EOW: May 11, 2021
Cause: Gunfire
Sutter County Sheriff Office
Deputy John L. Talley
Sutter County
EOW: December 24, 1955
Cause: Drowned
Undersheriff Charles E. Blackburn
Sutter County
EOW: December 24, 1955
Cause: Drowned
K9 - Bandit
EOW: November 15, 2018
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Tuolumne County Sheriff Office
Deputy John A. Rickers
Tuolumne County
EOW: November 13, 1953
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Paul R. Marks
Tuolumne County
EOW: May 5, 1967
Cause: Automobile Collision
Deputy David P. Grant
Tuolumne County
EOW: May 31, 2004
Cause: Automobile Collision
Turlock Police Department
Officer Raymond C. Willert
Stanislaus County
EOW: February 9, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Twin Rivers Unified School District Police Department
K9 - Jag
EOW: January 20, 2016
Cause: Struck by Vehicle
West Sacramento Police Department
Officer James H. McKnight
Yolo County
EOW: June 16, 1990
Cause: Gunfire
K9 - Captain
EOW: November 27, 1990
Cause: Assault
Yolo County Sheriff Office
Deputy Jose A. Diaz
Yolo County
EOW: June 15, 2008
Cause: Gunfire
Yuba City Police Department
Officer Glenn H. Williams
Sutter County
EOW: March 31, 1962
Cause: Gunfire
Yuba County Sheriff Office
Deputy Donald L. Brown
Yuba County
EOW: November 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Brian E. Meilbeck
Yuba County
EOW: April 1, 1997
Cause: Gunfire
Information sourced from the Officer Down Memorial Page. To report an omission, contact the Valley Chapter Director.
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