by 100Clubillinois | Feb 22, 2010 | Fallen Heroes
Sergeant Alan Haymaker was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a burglary-in-progress call shortly before 5:15 am. His patrol car hit a patch of ice on the roadway, jumped the curb and struck a light pole, then a tree, while traveling southbound on...
by 100Clubillinois | Jun 1, 2009 | Fallen Heroes
Police Officer Alejandro “Alex” Valadez, 27, was a 3-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, assigned to the 007 District. Shortly after midnight, on June 1, 2009, Officer Valadez and his partner, Officer Thomas Vargas, responded to a shots fired call. ...
by 100Clubillinois | Nov 1, 2008 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Frank Russo suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a suspect following a brief foot pursuit. Officer Russo and another officer, while working an off-duty assignment, were attempting to arrest a man who was causing a disturbance at a local club....
by 100Clubillinois | Sep 28, 2008 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Nathaniel Taylor, Jr. was shot and killed as he and several other officers served a search warrant at a home near 79th and Clyde streets. While the officers were on the scene, the target of the warrant arrived at the location. As officers approached to...
by 100Clubillinois | Jul 2, 2008 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Richard Francis was shot and killed with his service weapon when he struggled with a woman who grabbed his gun and shot him once. The officer was on routine patrol when he responded to a disturbance around 2 a.m. and approached a woman near the Belmont Area...
by 100Clubillinois | Mar 22, 2008 | Fallen Heroes
On March 22, 2008 Deputy Chief Lee Grubor passed away from a heart attack shortly after his shift with Lewistown Fire Protection District.
