Fallen Heroes

Sergeant Tom Craig died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 while assigned to the Property Management Bureau at 100 E. Elwood Street in Phoenix.Sergeant Craig had served with the Phoenix Police Department for 25 years. He is survived... Read More

Officer Schultz drowned in a canal in North Phoenix while searching for evidence in a murder case. Officer Schultz was a master diver and part of the department's nine-member dive team. Officer Schultz had served with the Phoenix Police Department... Read More

Police Officer Zane Coolidge succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained three days earlier while responding to reports of a theft from a motor vehicle near the intersection of 16th Street and McDowell Road. As officers arrived on scene, the suspect fled... Read More

Police Officer Phillip Vavrinec died as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving as a School Resource Officer at Charles W. Harris Elementary School at 2252 N. 55th Avenue in Phoenix. Officer Vavrinec had served with the Phoenix Police Department for... Read More

Police Officer Matt Hefter died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Officer Hefter had served with the Phoenix Police Department for over 24 years. He is survived by his son, sister, aunts, nieces, and nephews.

Police Officer Ginarro New was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Cave Creek Road and E Greenway Parkway at about 10:30 pm, after being and struck by another vehicle motorist that was traveling at a high rate... Read More