Police Officer Christopher Fariello was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on at the intersection of Capital Circle NW and Northwest Passage by a vehicle being pursued by other... Read More
National Memorials
DetectiveJustin Terry
Detective Justin Terry was killed when a steel height-restriction beam fell onto his department vehicle on U.S. 95, near Route 215, at about 7:00 am. The beam had been installed to... Read More
Senior InvestigatorKyle Patterson
Senior Investigator Kyle Patterson succumbed to injuries sustained in a head-on collision on Okeechobee Road, near South Header Canal Road, in Fort Pierce. A driver was traveling eastbound in the... Read More
Police OfficerKennis Croom
Police Officer Kennis Croom was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call at the 2400 block of 51st Avenue in Meridian at 5:30 pm. Other officers responding to... Read More
DeputyFirst Class Glenn Hilliard
Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard was shot and killed in Pittsville while attempting to arrest a man wanted on multiple felony warrants from several jurisdictions. Deputy Hilliard saw the man leaving... Read More
DetectiveMichael David Davis Jr.
On October 24th, 2014, a resident of the City of Auburn called the Sheriff's Office after seeing a suspicious vehicle, occupied by a man and woman, in a residential neighborhood in the southern part of the City. Read More
Reserve DeputyTimothy Ruggles
On February 9, 1986, Deputy Timothy Ruggles was killed in an automobile accident on Laird Road in Loomis while he and his partner were responding to assist a fellow deputy. Read More
Deputy SheriffJames E. Machado
On July 13, 1978, Deputy James Machado was shot and killed with his own service weapon during a struggle with an escaped mental patient in Auburn. With the help of citizens who witnessed the shooting, officers from California Highway Patrol and an Auburn Police sergeant quickly located the suspect near Interstate 80 and Highway 49. Read More
Deputy SheriffArden Webster
Deputy Arden Webster died during the early morning of July 14, 1965. He had made a traffic stop on Interstate 80 in Roseville when he was struck and killed by a pick-up truck. Read More
Deputy SheriffRichard Alfred Sheppard
Placer County Deputy Sheriff Richard A. Sheppard was killed in an automobile accident on September 6, 1955, while pursuing a stolen vehicle in Tahoe Vista, Lake Tahoe, California. He was 28 years old. Read More
ConstableCharles Henry Carter
Placer County Constable Charles Henry Carter was killed in an automobile accident while pursuing burglary suspects on April 15, 1956. Read More
SheriffWilliam Elam
Sheriff William Elam was killed on October 1, 1951 when his vehicle left the roadway and plunged down a 100-foot embankment near Dollar Hill in the North Lake Tahoe area. He was thrown from the car and died at the scene. Read More
Deputy SheriffFrank H. “Big Dip” Dependener
On February 20, 1928 the Placer County Sheriff’s Office lost one of its most famous law men when Deputy Frank H. “Big Dip” Dependener was killed in a traffic accident while returning from a raid on an illegal liquor operation in the Roseville area. Read More
Deputy ConstableJennifer Lauren Chavis
Deputy Constable Jennifer Chavis was killed when her patrol car was struck by a drunk driver on Beltway 8 near Fondren Road. Other drivers had called 911 to report that the... Read More
Patrol Officer Brian Lee Sember
Patrol Officer Brian Sember died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Officer Sember was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with... Read More
