by 100Clubillinois | Jul 18, 2010 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Michael Bailey was shot and killed while attempting to take action in an attempted armed robbery in front of his South Side home at approximately 6:20 am. Officer Bailey had just returned home from his shift on a mayoral protection detail, and was still in...
by 100Clubillinois | Jul 7, 2010 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Thor Soderberg was shot and killed in an apparent robbery attempt at about 3:45 pm near 61st Street and Racine Avenue. Officer Soderberg was returning to his vehicle at the end of his shift when he struggled with a male subject who approached from behind and...
by Julia Rottman | May 20, 2010 | Fallen Heroes
On May 20, 2010 Police Officer Thomas Wortham was shot and killed after identifying himself as a police officer when four subjects attempted to rob him while he was off duty. Please keep the Chicago Police Department and the entire Wortham Family in your thoughts. To...
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....
