Fallen Officers Honored Virtually

As National Police Week observances continue, Tarpon Springs residents who want to find out more about those who died in the line of duty need only visit a national database to learn about fallen officers from all over the United States.

The database also features 762 officers from Florida.

The Officer Down Memorial Page is a virtual remembrance of officers who have died in the line of duty. The website includes a comprehensive, state-by-state list of fallen officers.

Information on how the officers died and how long they had been in law enforcement are included in the database.

There have been 3 line-of-duty deaths in Tarpon Springs since Officer Down Memorial Page volunteers began collecting research.

Of the 3 is Officer Lanny Rhea Langford, who died from injuries from an on-duty traffic crash. Officer Langford served in the Army National Guard and as a New Port Richey police officer before joining the Tarpon Springs Police Department in July of 1969.

To read Deputy Longway's entire entry, go to this link.

To donate to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and the Officer Down Memorial Page go here.

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