Archive for the ‘The Fallen’ Category

ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. — On a hot desert morning last week, a group of 20 tourists gathered in the visitor center in Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to attend a mandatory safety briefing before taking a guarded van tour to Quitobaquito springs. The springs is part of the 69 percent of [...]

TRAIN CRASHED INTO UNMARKED SUV Agents who died were chasing suspected illegal immigrants 5-12-11 GILA BEND, AZ (KOLD) – The two agents who were found dead Thursday morning after a train had slammed into them were helping other agents in pursuit of suspected illegal immigrants, a Maricopa County detective said.  In a press conference held [...]

AP  12-25-10 MEXICO CITY – Joseph Proctor told his girlfriend he was popping out to the convenience store in the quiet Mexican beach town where the couple had just moved, intending to start a new life. The next morning, the 32-year-old New York native was dead inside his crashed van on a road outside Acapulco. He [...]

Napolitano confirms gang killed agent  by Daniel González and Dan Nowicki – Dec. 18, 2010 12:00 AM  The Arizona Republic   An elite Border Patrol squad was pursuing a gang that preyed on drug smugglers when Agent Brian Terry was shot and killed Tuesday night in a remote canyon near Rio Rico, Homeland Security Secretary Janet [...]

The Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff’s Office has discovered a Ford Crown Victoria sedan outfitted as a law enforcement vehicle that investigators believe was used by drug smugglers to conduct traffic stops, according to the agency. “Drug and human trafficking is a crime my deputies deal with on a daily basis,” according to Sheriff Paul Babeu. [...]

By Lauren Burgoyne RIO RICO, AZ (KOLD)-Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry died in the line of duty but his family members say serving others is how he lived his life. Prior to Terry’s career with Border Patrol, he served as a U.S. Marine and police officer in Michigan. Brian’s brother, Kent said his brother was a ‘true [...]

Texas National Guardsman shot dead in Mexico    This person is a soldier so we will do a full military funeral if that’s the family’s wishes’  NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — A Texas National Guardsman and another man were shot dead in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, according to local officials and reports.  The body of [...]

3-22-2006 We can seal the border between North & South Korea but can’t stop the flood at our own border! http://blutube.policeone.com/media/4115-Dashcam-footage-of-officer-being-shot/

Phoenix Police Officer Travis Murphy was shot and killed in May while investigating a suspicious vehicle. Danny Ledezma Martinez, 30, faces charges of first-degree murder and weapons violations in connection to the case.