http://gallaghersarmy.com Help families of fallen and killed police officers Mon, 20 May 2013 17:33:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/deputy-sheriff-tim-causey/ http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/deputy-sheriff-tim-causey/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 17:31:24 +0000 Ron http://gallaghersarmy.com/?p=1142 Horry County Sheriff’s Office, South Carolina —  Deputy Sheriff Tim Causey died as the result of smoke inhalation he suffered on March 16th, 2013, after responding to a massive fire in the Windsor Green area. The fire destroyed 26 different condominium buildings. Deputy Causey responded to assist with securing the scene the night of the fire and for several days following the fire. After becoming ill in the following days, he was diagnosed with smoke inhalation and acute respiratory failure. He was subsequently flown to the Medical University of South Carolina where he remained until passing away on May 19th, 2013. Deputy Causey had served with the Horry County Sheriff’s Office for 25 years. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.]]> http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/deputy-sheriff-tim-causey/feed/ 0 http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/police-officer-daryl-raetz/ http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/police-officer-daryl-raetz/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 17:29:12 +0000 Ron http://gallaghersarmy.com/?p=1140 Phoenix Police Department, Arizona —  Police Officer Daryl Raetz was struck and killed by an SUV while making an arrest for DUI. At approximately 3:30 am Officer Raetz, along with several other officers, was processing a DUI suspect on the side of road when a passing SUV struck Officer Raetz. He was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he died. The driver of the SUV fled the scene and remains at large. Officer Raetz was a veteran of the Iraq war and had served with the Phoenix Police Department for six years. He is survived by his wife and child.]]> http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/police-officer-daryl-raetz/feed/ 0 http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/special-agent-stephen-shaw/ http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/special-agent-stephen-shaw/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:26:42 +0000 Ron http://gallaghersarmy.com/?p=1138 U.  S. Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government –Special Agent Stephen Shaw and Special Agent Christopher Lorek were killed in a training accident off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Both agents were participating in a training exercise as part of the agency’s Hostage Rescue Team, based out of Quantico, Virginia. Special Agent Shaw had served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for eight years. He is survived by his wife, 3-year-old daughter, and 1-year-old son.]]> http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/special-agent-stephen-shaw/feed/ 0 http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/special-agent-christopher-lorek/ http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/special-agent-christopher-lorek/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:08 +0000 Ron http://gallaghersarmy.com/?p=1136 U. S. Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government –Special Agent Christopher Lorek and Special Agent Stephen Shaw were killed in a training accident off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Both agents were participating in a training exercise as part of the agency’s Hostage Rescue Team, based out of Quantico, Virginia. Special Agent Lorek had served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 17 years. He is survived by his wife and two young daughters.]]> http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/special-agent-christopher-lorek/feed/ 0 http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/officer-tim-huffman/ http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/officer-tim-huffman/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 17:21:45 +0000 Ron http://gallaghersarmy.com/?p=1134 Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona – Officer Tim Huffman was killed when his patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer on I-8 near Dateland, Arizona, at approximately 5:00 pm. He and other officers were attempting to shutdown a lane of traffic while investigating an earlier accident. Officer Huffman was sitting in his patrol car writing a report as another officer attempted to shut down a lane of traffic to clear a lane for fire department vehicles. The tractor trailer failed to yield the officer who was waving traffic over and struck the back of Officer Huffman’s patrol car at full speed, pushing it into two other patrol cars, a fire department vehicle and a civilian vehicle. Officer Huffman succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The driver was charged with second degree murder. Officer Huffman was a member of the Arizona Army National Guard and had served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for 14 years.]]> http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/officer-tim-huffman/feed/ 0 http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/patrolman-william-j-jerry-mccarthy-iv/ http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/patrolman-william-j-jerry-mccarthy-iv/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 17:19:42 +0000 Ron http://gallaghersarmy.com/?p=1132 Shenango Township Police Department, Pennsylvania – Patrolman Jerry McCarthy was struck and killed while responding to the area of a pursuit in New Castle. The subject vehicle ran a stop sign and crashed into the passenger side of the cruiser, where Officer McCarthy was seated. Patrolman McCarthy was pronounced dead during transport to Jameson Hospital. The officer driving the cruiser also sustained injuries in the crash. The subject had been arrested less than one month earlier, by Patrolman McCarthy’s partner, for operating without a license. She was apprehended at the scene and faces multiple charges including manslaughter. Patrolman McCarthy worked part time for the Shenango Township Police Department and at the Lawrence County District Attorney’s office. He had been with the Shenango Township Police for exactly one year. Patrolman McCarthy is survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, step daughter, and step son.]]> http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/patrolman-william-j-jerry-mccarthy-iv/feed/ 0 http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/master-deputy-sheriff-joseph-shane-robbins/ http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/master-deputy-sheriff-joseph-shane-robbins/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:17:13 +0000 Ron http://gallaghersarmy.com/?p=1130   Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Florida – Master Deputy Sheriff Shane Robbins was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Bomber Road, near Spruce Road, at approximately 9:15 am. He was traveling westbound when his vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons. A nearby resident who heard the crash called 911 to report the crash and responding rescue workers extricated him from his patrol car. He was transported to Winter Haven Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Master Deputy Robbins had served with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for 15 years and was assigned to the Northeast District. He is survived by his wife and five children.]]> http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/master-deputy-sheriff-joseph-shane-robbins/feed/ 0 http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/deputy-sheriff-douglas-leon-hanna/ http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/deputy-sheriff-douglas-leon-hanna/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:14:01 +0000 Ron http://gallaghersarmy.com/?p=1128 Washita County Sheriff’s Office, Oklahoma —  Deputy Sheriff Douglas Hanna was responding to a call at approximately 12:10 a.m. when a pickup truck ran a stop sign and collided with the passenger side of his patrol vehicle. He was traveling eastbound on State Highway 54A, west of Corn, when the pickup driver entered the highway from County Road 2350. Deputy Hanna’s patrol vehicle rolled multiple times, partially ejecting him even though he was wearing his seatbelt. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pickup, a seventeen year old male, suffered only a minor injury to his ankle. He was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for the injury and released. Deputy Sheriff Hanna was survived by his two sons.]]> http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/deputy-sheriff-douglas-leon-hanna/feed/ 0 http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/deputy-sheriff-chad-christian-key/ http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/deputy-sheriff-chad-christian-key/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:10:47 +0000 Ron http://gallaghersarmy.com/?p=1126   Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Texas   – Deputy Sheriff Chad Key was struck and killed by a drunk driver while directing traffic at the intersection of U.S. Highway 82 and Bethany Road shortly before 10:30 pm. The driver who struck him failed to stop but was arrested a short distance away. The subject was a habitual drunk driver who was out on bond on a previous drunk driving arrest. Deputy Key had served as a corrections officer with the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office for 3-1/2 years. He had served as a patrol deputy for only two months. He is survived by his wife and three sons.]]> http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/deputy-sheriff-chad-christian-key/feed/ 0 http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/police-officer-sean-collier/ http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/police-officer-sean-collier/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:52:04 +0000 Ron http://gallaghersarmy.com/?p=1122 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department, Massachusetts –  Police Officer Sean Collier was shot and killed during a large scale manhunt for suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing.  Shortly after reports of shots fired on the MIT campus, Officer Collier was found in his vehicle at about 10:30 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds.  He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The suspects carjacked a vehicle and drove to Watertown, where one suspect was killed during a confrontation with police.  The second suspect remained at large several hours later. Officer Collier had served with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department since January 2012 and had previously worked as a civilian employee of the Somerville Police Department.]]> http://gallaghersarmy.com/fallen-officer/police-officer-sean-collier/feed/ 0