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By Sheriff Scott Rose
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On August 24, 1930, U.S. Immigrant Inspector Laurence E. Doten from Minnesota made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting America's northern border. Assigned to inspect passengers aboard a Canadian National Railway train near Emo, Ontario, Inspector Doten was unexpectedly confronted by fugitive Emerick Franette and was mortally wounded in the ensuing attack. Fellow Inspector Lawrence C. Jones was also killed. Though nearly a century has passed, Inspector Doten's bravery, professionalism, and devotion to duty continue to inspire those who serve on the front lines of border security today. With the help of Laurence's grandson Roland Doten, granddaughter Jody Wilson, and Retired Immigrations Agent in Charge Bob Tuttle, we are honored to share his story. Check out photos and more on his memorial page at www.officerdownmemorialpodcast.com/laurence-doten. Laurence Doten answered his country's call not once, but twice—first as a soldier on the battlefields of France, and later as a United States Immigration Inspector along the Canadian border. While his service is over, our duty to remember is not. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. WARNING: Violent content may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion advised.

Lloyd Feind was a veteran Sergeant with the Rochester Police Department in southeast Minnesota. Standing 6-foot-4, he could appear intimidating at first glance — but family, friends, and fellow officers knew him as a gentle giant with a kind heart. Law enforcement ran deep in the Feind family. Lloyd's brother also served as a patrolman with the department, and his uncle was a police detective. Sergeant Feind was known as the kind of officer who stopped to talk with everyone. He was deeply involved in the neighborhoods he served, active in his church, and well known for hosting annual block parties in his community. He believed policing was about relationships, compassion, and being present for the people he served. In the early morning hours while working the night shift, Lloyd was inside the department's communications center when he suffered a heart attack. He was transported to Mayo Clinic Saint Marys Hospital, where he later suffered a second heart attack. Before his passing at 5:00 a.m. that Friday morning, Lloyd was able to speak with his wife and share his final wishes with her. Sergeant Feind was 48 years old. He had served with the Rochester Police Department for 16 years, including eight years as a sergeant. He was survived by his wife and three children. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. NOTE: This episode also explores the often-overlooked dangers of heart disease in law enforcement and the impact cumulative stress can have on officers over the course of a career. Lloyd's story serves as a reminder that the stress, irregular sleep, trauma exposure, and demands of the profession can take a serious toll on both physical and mental health. We also discuss practical steps officers, supervisors, and agencies can take to promote wellness, reduce long-term stress, and help keep law enforcement personnel healthy both on and off duty. If you are a law enforcement officer, dispatcher, firefighter, or first responder, please take your cardiac health seriously. Regular physicals, stress management, sleep, fitness, nutrition, and early screening can save lives.

In this podcast I talk with COPS Multimedia Specialist Tony Williams about the organization, it's history, and it's long list of services and support it provides for agencies, officers currently serving and their families, and survivor families. We also talked about their wellness programs and some planning services for cops - services I had no idea they provided. We also talk about National Police Week in Washington DC and the amazing event they put on for our nations cops and survivor families. Click here for the all the links to their programs and services: https://linktr.ee/NationalCOPS This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.

A local Sheriff who grew up in the community and committed his career to helping the youth of his county, Sheriff Don Eustice served his entire law enforcement career in Waseca County after serving our country in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1948. In a time in the 70's where being Sheriff involved the entire family, Don's family tells the stories of growing up Sheriffs' sons and daughters. Sheriff Eustice, who actually was usually unarmed, was loved in this community and had always been able to talk down every situation - except this time. While trying to help someone struggling who he'd known his entire life, his life was violently cut short leaving behind a stunned community, a beloved wife, and 9 children - all left to figure out how to move on without their beloved Sheriff, husband, and father. See more pictures about this hero on his page at www.officerdownmemorialpodcast.com/don-eustice. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. Click here to see how you can help: https://officerdownmemorialpodcast.com/support-our-mission WARNING - Strong language and violent content may be disturbing to some listeners. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available 24/7 from the National Crisis Line by calling 988 on your cell phone or 1-800-273-TALK. Help is just a phone call away.

Officer Brian Klinefelter was a young, enthusiastic officer serving in the city of St. Joseph in Central Minnesota. It was January, and wind chills were 30-40 below zero that night. Brian stopped a vehicle matching one used in a local armed robbery that night – and he was shot 5 times. A huge man hunt, a kidnapping, and a large area search on foot followed. In the end, 1 suspect was shot and killed, 2 were apprehended, and Brian was dead. Officer Klinefelter left behind his wife and 3 month old daughter. Brian's wife, two officers who were on-scene, and a passerby that stopped to assist, help tell this incredible story about heroism and courage – reminding us how amazing and selfless the men and women are who take on this calling and risk their lives to keep our families and our communities safe day and night. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. Click here to learn how you can help: https://officerdownmemorialpodcast.com/support-our-mission WARNING: Violent content may be disturbing to some listeners.
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