by 100Clubillinois | Apr 18, 2004 | Fallen Heroes
On April 18, 2004 Kevin McIntyre of the Rockford Fire Department after being struck by a fire truck. He left behind two children.
by 100Clubillinois | Feb 4, 2004 | Fallen Heroes
Detective William Rolniak was shot and killed after being taken hostage inside the Riverdale police station. The suspect had been in custody on charges of attempted murder, home invasion and aggravated kidnapping after breaking into a home and abducting his...
by 100Clubillinois | Mar 16, 2003 | Fallen Heroes
Sergeant Philip J. O’Reilly was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol. His patrol car was struck by a tow truck at the intersection of Granville Avenue and Western Avenue. The collision occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m.; Sergeant O’Reilly was...
by 100Clubillinois | Feb 17, 2003 | Fallen Heroes, Uncategorized
Officer Eric DeWit was killed in an automobile accident while he and his partner were on patrol at 3:25 am. A vehicle had turned in front of their patrol car at the intersection of Sauk Trail and Kostner Avenue, in Richton Park, causing Officer DeWit to take evasive...
by 100Clubillinois | Sep 18, 2002 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Benjamin Perez was struck and killed by a commuter train while conducting a stakeout on the west side. Officer Perez and his partner were on a railroad trestle above Spaulding Avenue when a train approached. Officer Perez’s partner was able to jump to...
by 100Clubillinois | Aug 25, 2002 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Steven Graham suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to arrest a man in Inverness during a call. Officer Graham had responded to the man’s home on Bradwell Road when the suspect began struggling with him. While attempting to arrest the suspect,...
