Quilt Recipients August 2020

Quilts were sent in August 2020 to the following first responders injured on duty.

Quilt Recipients August 2020

First Responder, Date, & Location	Quilt	Story
K9 Ace Crown Point Police Department August 22, 2020 – Crown Point, Indiana		According to K9 Ace handler Corporal Dave Wilkins: Ace collapsed during a training session and was rushed to Coyne Veterinary Center in Crown Point. “Everything was fine and then after the training exercise was over, I was talking to another officer and heard a thud and saw K9 Ace had fallen over to his side and collapsed,” Wilkins said. “His tongue was out, and his eyes were closed. I thought I had lost him.” X-rays showed his spleen had twisted and he needed immediate surgery. K9 Ace underwent surgery and veterinarians did not find any other masses. The veterinarian said K9 Ace will make a full recovery and can begin easing back into police work in about three weeks. We send this quilt to let K9 Ace know we care.
Corporal Neal Smith Beckley Police Department July 28, 2020 – Beckley, West Virginia		Cpl Neal Smith was on patrol around 10:30pm in the area of Nebraska Avenue at the intersection of Sour Street. Cpl Smith saw what appeared to be a drug transaction between a man wearing an ATV helmet and another person in a car. Cpl Smith stopped at the intersection and left his vehicle to talk to them. The driver of the ATV started his vehicle, and when Cpl Smith tried to restrain him, he accelerated the ATV and struck Cpl Smith. Cpl Smith sustained significant injuries to his lower extremities and was transported by EMS to Raleigh General Hospital. We hope this quilt will provide a little comfort while Cpl Smith recovers.
Officer (name withheld) x6 Chicago Police Department July 17, 2020 – Chicago, Illinois		At approximately 4:20 pm on July 17, 2020, a large group gathered at 301 S. Columbus for a protest. The group moved southbound into Grant Park with Chicago Police Officers providing security and protecting their First Amendment right to peacefully assemble. As the group approached the Christopher Columbus statue, some members of the crowd turned on the police and used the protest to attack officers with fireworks, rocks, frozen bottles, and other objects. At this time, there are approximately 12 individuals who were arrested and who could potentially face charges. Approximately 18 officers were injured as a result. Some of the officers were treated on the scene by paramedics while others were transported to area hospitals for further treatment. We send these 6 quilts, to the most seriously injured that required hospitalization, to let them know we care.
Officer Sean Stoddard Mesa Police Department August 11, 2020 – Mesa, Arizona		Officer Sean Stoddard saw a ladder blocking a lane around 11am and stopped his patrol vehicle and activated his emergency lights. Before Officer Stoddard exited his vehicle, an SUV collided with the patrol car from behind. Rescuers had to cut the police vehicle’s door off to get Officer Stoddard out before taking him to a hospital. We provide this quilt to Officer Stoddard to let him know we care.
Officer T Stafford Atlantic Beach Police Department July 16, 2020 – Jacksonville, Florida		Officer T Stafford was initially called to a local Penara about a disturbance with a man in the parking lot. Witnesses in the area confirm that when Officer Stafford confronted the suspect, the suspect beat Officer Stafford until he was unconscious. Officer Stafford was laying on the ground and the suspect was actively punching him in the head. The suspect walked away, and when a backup officer arrived, the suspect went back to stomp on the injured officers’ head. The backup officer shouted at the suspect to stop. The suspect initially complied, and laid on the ground, but then got back and started approaching the backup officer. That officer backed up and tried to distance himself from the suspect. The suspect closed the distance to the backup officer and tried to grab the officer’s gun, and the officer had no choice at that point but to fire one round to try and stop that person from attacking him. The suspect was struck one time and fell to the ground. He was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Officer Stafford was hospitalized with serious injuries. While he is expected to physically recover, his recovery will likely take a while before he is able to return to work. Information courtesy of Interim Chief Victor Gualillo. We hope this quilt will give Officer Stafford some comfort while he continues to recover.
Deputy Janson Benton Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office July 9, 2020 – Clackamas County, Oregon		Around 8pm Deputies Jon Zacharkiw and Janson Benton attempted to stop a vehicle driven by a suspect under investigation for careless driving and possible additional criminal activity. The suspect fled the stop. The Deputies pursued south on SE 82nd Avenue. The Deputies used a PIT maneuver to end the pursuit. The suspect's vehicle was successfully disabled and came to a stop in the middle of SE 82nd Avenue, just south of the Hwy 224 offramp. After performing the PIT maneuver, the patrol vehicle lost control and crashed. Deputy Zacharkiw and Benton were in the patrol vehicle and were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. We send this quilt to Deputy Zacharkiw to let him know we care.
Deputy Jon Zacharkiw Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office July 9, 2020 – Clackamas County, Oregon		Around 8pm Deputies Jon Zacharkiw and Janson Benton attempted to stop a vehicle driven by a suspect under investigation for careless driving and possible additional criminal activity. The suspect fled the stop. The Deputies pursued south on SE 82nd Avenue. The Deputies used a PIT maneuver to end the pursuit. The suspect's vehicle was successfully disabled and came to a stop in the middle of SE 82nd Avenue, just south of the Hwy 224 offramp. After performing the PIT maneuver, the patrol vehicle lost control and crashed. Deputy Zacharkiw and Benton were in the patrol vehicle and were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. We send this quilt to Deputy Zacharkiw to let him know we care.
Deputy Zack Wilbanks Monroe County Sheriff’s Office July 25, 2020 – Hamilton, Mississippi		Deputy Dylan Pickle and Deputy Zach Wilbanks were conducting a safety checkpoint along a roadway in Monroe County when they were both struck by a vehicle. Emergency responders were immediately at the scene where they transported to a nearby hospital. Sadly, Deputy Pickle was pronounced deceased only a few hours after being transported to a hospital in Tupelo. We send our deepest condolences to the department and family of Deputy Dylan Pickle. 💙 Deputy Wilbanks was hospitalized with serious injuries. We send this quilt to Deputy Wilbanks to provide some comfort while he continues to recover.
Deputy Cameron Cain Lexington County Sheriff’s Office July 27, 2020 – Columbia, South Carolina		Deputy Cameron Cain was responding to a call about a suicidal person. While on his way to the location, a vehicle in the oncoming lane on Meadowfield Road crashed into Deputy Cain’s vehicle after other cars had stopped to let emergency vehicles through. Deputy Cain suffered critical neck, head, and face injuries and was hospitalized for more than a week. He has undergone several surgeries but is now at home recovering. We provide this quilt to Deputy Cain to provide some comfort during his continued recovery.
Officer Everardo Pedroza Jr Grand Haven Department of Public Safety July 16, 2020 – Grand Haven, Michigan		A suspect entered a Jet’s Pizza shop and, when asked to wear a mask, became upset. She approached the counter, stuck her hands underneath a plexiglass barrier and used her fingers to make an obscene gesture to employees while speaking obscenities. She assaulted a patron who tried to intervene. Out in the parking lot, Officer Everardo Pedroza Jr. had just arrived to investigate as the suspect was getting into a truck and he ordered her to stop. She did not. She backed up the truck over Officer Pedroza’s foot. She then left the lot. Officer Pedroza and other officers then gave chase but terminated the pursuit at U.S. 31 and Sternberg Road. The suspect was arrested later by Fruitport Township police. Officer Pedroza was treated at North Ottawa Community Hospital for a foot injury. We send this quilt to let Officer Pedroza know we care.
Deputy Michael Costanzo Charleston County Sheriff’s Office July 1, 2020 – North Charleston, South Carolina		Around 10am Deputy Michael Costanzo stopped on I-526 westbound on the Don Holt Bridge to assist a tow truck driver and a motorist whose vehicle was disabled and activated his emergency equipment. A Ford F-350 truck pulling a trailer then struck the rear of Deputy’s Costanzo vehicle which in turn struck other vehicles, Deputy Costanzo and the tow truck driver who were all outside their vehicles. The tow truck driver is believed to have been thrown over the bridge into the water below and a search for him occurred. Deputy Costanzo suffered serious injuries and had been transported to the hospital. We hope this quilt provides a little comfort while Deputy Costanzo recovers.
Deputy (name withheld) Bibb County Sherriff’s Office May 19, 2020 – Bibb County, Georgia		The incident was around 5:30pm at a home along Karlee Dawn Road in a South Macon where the suspect had tied up his estranged wife and took his three children. The woman was able to free herself and flee to a nearby friend's home where she called 911. While deputies were still on scene taking the report from the victim in reference to the domestic dispute, two Bibb County deputies were outside their vehicles and observed the suspect driving his pickup truck, accelerating at a high rate of speed towards the patrol vehicles, one of which was occupied by a third deputy. The two deputies outside their vehicles fired several times at the truck. The first patrol vehicle struck, rammed into a second Bibb County patrol vehicle that had a Bibb County deputy inside. The impact launched the second patrol vehicle on top of the first Bibb County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. The deputy inside the struck vehicle was transported to the hospital. The other two deputies were not injured. We provided a quilt to the injured deputy and are so glad he was not more seriously injured.
Officer Trevor Horton Port St. Lucie Police Department July 6, 2020 – Port St. Lucie, Florida		According to the Port. St. Lucie Police Department, officers and St. Lucie County deputies responded to the 2500 block of SE Morningside Boulevard on Monday afternoon for reports of a shooting. Officers and deputies made entry into the home and exchanged gunfire with the shooter. Officer Trevor Horton was shot in the arm during the incident. We provide this quilt to Officer Horton to provide comfort while he recovers.
Officer (name withheld) Washington DC Police - 2nd District July 2, 2020 – Washington DC		Around 6am a Officer was responding to a report of a man beating a woman. The officer received a description of the attacker and saw a person matching that description walking away and followed him for several blocks, in his cruiser and on foot, until they reached 13th Street and New York Avenue in Northwest Washington. At that corner, the man turned around with a pair of scissors and stabbed the officer in the neck, shoulder and back. We provide this quilt to provide comfort to this Officer while he recovers.
Firefighters (names withheld) x3 Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire District June 24, 2020 – Greensboro, North Carolina		Around 6pm a crash occurred on Interstate 73, near I-85 Business, in Guilford County causing a fire truck to overturn. A firefighter was driving east on I-73 when a driver tried to merge from the I-85 Business off-ramp onto I-73. The vehicle in front of the fire truck slowed down quickly. The fire truck then swerved to avoid hitting the vehicle and overturned several times before driving off the road to the left. The driver and two other firefighters were all taken to the hospital. We provide these quilts to the three firefighters to let them know we care.
Officer (name withheld) Santa Barbara Police Department July 15, 2020 – Santa Barbara, California		Information from a Santa Barbara Police Department statement: On July 15, 2020, at approximately 6:45 A.M., the Santa Barbara Police Department responded to Santa Barbara City College for a report of a subject who was repeatedly trespassing at the campus. Earlier that morning, security asked the subject to leave, and he responded with verbal threats. Officers found the subject lying on the ground in front of a lecture hall. He was immediately hostile toward the Officers and disobeyed their verbal commands. He then fled. The Officers, hoping to de-escalate the situation, allowed him to leave the area. At approximately 8 A.M., Officers were again dispatched to the same area. He had returned to the SBCC campus and was refusing to leave. Upon arrival, Santa Barbara Police Officers found the suspect across the street from campus in a Harbor parking area. When an officer attempted to detain him, he ran once again. This time the officer gave chase. The suspect was then detained but struggled violently to avoid being arrested. During the fight, he grabbed the officer's firearm and forcefully tried to pull it out of its holster. The officer was able to overcome the resistance and prevented him from taking the firearm. The arresting officer to sustain a lower-body injury while that officer was fighting to protect the duty weapon. The injury was severe enough that the officer was not able to return to work. We send this quilt to the Officer to provide comfort while he continues to recover.
M/C Officer (name withheld) Santa Barbara Police Department July 2, 2020 – Santa Barbara, California		Santa Barbara Police Department statement: On July 2, 2020 at about 12:50 PM a Santa Barbara Police Motor Officer was on patrol in the 3000 block of Foothill Road. He was traveling eastbound at about 30-35 miles per hour approaching the intersection of Foothill Road and Alamar Avenue when a sedan traveling westbound made a left turn directly into the police motorcycle as both vehicles entered the intersection. The Officer was ejected off of the motorcycle, flying over the sedan and landing on the asphalt next to the driver’s doorway. The Officer sustained moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, where he was treated and released hours later. We send this quilt to this Motorcycle Officer to let him know we care.
K9 Murdock Santa Barbara Police Department July 4, 2020 – Santa Barbara, California		Around 7:30pm a Santa Barbara Police Department K9 Officer and his partner K9 Murdock were responding code 3 to a call for service regarding a weapon brandishing in progress. The Officer was driving westbound on Carrillo Street and as he entered the intersection with De La Vina Street a passenger vehicle traveling southbound on De La Vina Street collided with the Police SUV. The collision caused the Police SUV to spin around, coming to rest in the center median facing the east after hitting a tree. The Officer was removed from the vehicle by fire fighters and then transported to Cottage Hospital. K9 Murdock was removed from the vehicle by a former K9 Officer and then transported to VCA Care Emergency Animal Hospital by Officers. We send this quilt to the K9 Murdock to let him know we care.
K9 Officer (name withheld) Santa Barbara Police Department July 4, 2020 – Santa Barbara, California		Around 7:30pm a Santa Barbara Police Department K9 Officer and his partner K9 Murdock were responding code 3 to a call for service regarding a weapon brandishing in progress. The Officer was driving westbound on Carrillo Street and as he entered the intersection with De La Vina Street a passenger vehicle traveling southbound on De La Vina Street collided with the Police SUV. The collision caused the Police SUV to spin around, coming to rest in the center median facing the east after hitting a tree. The Officer was removed from the vehicle by fire fighters and then transported to Cottage Hospital. K9 Murdock was removed from the vehicle by a former K9 Officer and then transported to VCA Care Emergency Animal Hospital by Officers. We send this quilt to the K9 Officer to let him know we care.
M/C Officer Deputy Caleb Collins Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office June 25, 2020 – Modesto, California		A collision occurred around 6:30am at the intersection of main and Tully. M/C Officer Deputy Caleb Collins was westbound on Main approaching Tully and a pickup was eastbound approaching the intersection. The truck turned left directly into the path of Deputy Collins and he was thrown from his motorcycle. Deputy Collins was taken to a local trauma center for treatment of his injuries. The driver was arrested for a DUI. We send this quilt to Deputy Collins to give him some comfort while he continues to recover.
Deputy Javier Lofton Adams County Sheriff’s Office July 9, 2020 – Quincy, Illinois		Deputy Javier Lofton was conducting a traffic stop of a car with his emergency lights activated when a van was traveling southbound and struck the deputy’s stationary squad car. The squad car then struck the deputy and the car that was originally stopped. The incident occurred on I-172 about a half-mile north of the Columbus Road exit. Deputy Lofton was taken to a local hospital for treatment and is now at home recovering. We send this quilt to provide some comfort while he recovers. **This accident is another reminder to slow down and move over when you see emergency lights.
Officer (name withheld) Chicago Police Department June 12, 2020 – Chicago, Illinois		Around 5pm officers were working on a car theft task force when one officer spotted a vehicle that had been reported stolen in the 7000 block of South Green Street. That officer flagged down a 7th District officer for help as he approached the car. Upon approaching the vehicle its two occupants started the car and came at the officer, striking the 7th District officer with the vehicle. The officer was dragged a short distance and was injured. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn for treatment. We provide this quilt to let this officer know we care.
K9 Rain Baton Rouge Police Department		Around 1:30am officers responded to an apartment complex in the 4700 block of Tigerland Avenue after receiving a tip about a wanted suspect. Officers created a perimeter around the complex. Once the officers confirmed the suspect was hiding in one of the units, they tried to contact the suspect. the suspect refused to come out and armed himself with a weapon and confronted officers at the entrance to the apartment. During this incident gunfire occurred and K9 Rain was assaulted. We hope this quilt will give K9 Rain some comfort during recovery.
Detective Scott Emmons Salem Police Department July 17, 2020 – Salem, Oregon		Detective Scott Emmons was shot in the arm around 3:30am after a car drove up next to the vehicle he was riding in with other officers. A suspect inside the vehicle shot several times at the officers before driving away. Detective Emmons was able to drive himself to a local hospital and the suspect was apprehended later in the evening. We provide this quilt to Detective Emmons to let him know we care.
K9 Mik Roy Police Department August 8, 2020 – Clinton, Utah		Around 2am an officer made a traffic stop and had brief contact with the occupants of the vehicle. They decided to flee, and there was a short pursuit. The vehicle stopped in a field south and east of the Vasa Fitness Center. Officers approached the vehicle and the suspects started shooting from their vehicle. During the shooting K9 Mik was hit in the face. K9 Mik was taken to an emergency vet and is now recovering. We send this quilt to K9 Mik to let him know we care.
K9 Diesel Garland Police Department June 29, 2020 – Garland, Texas		Around 9:30pm at the intersection of South First Street and Glenfield Drive a caller reported to police that a man was shooting guns into the air at the convenience store. They said he was blocking another customer’s car with his own vehicle. When asked to move his car by an employee, the suspect produced two handguns and fired them into the air and yelling. Garland Police Officers arrived and located the suspect vehicle in the parking lot of the convenience store with the engine running. The suspect was then observed exiting the store and began walking toward his car. Not knowing where the guns were, officers gave the suspect commands to surrender, but he refused and retreated into the store. After attempting to communicate with the suspect, he eventually exited the store and began to quickly walk toward his vehicle. Officers then ordered him away from the car, but he ignored the officer’s commands and got into his vehicle. One officer attempted to detain him by reaching into the driver’s door and that is when the suspect put the car into reverse and quickly backed up, trying to flee. The Officer was trapped and dragged through the parking lot until the Officer broke free and his leg was run over. The second officer was struck by the passenger door of the vehicle. A Helicopter was able to assist in the search to find the suspect who had fled into a nearby neighborhood. He finally stopped in the south ally in the 2000 block of Merrimac Trail. A Garland K9 Officer responded with K9 Diesel. The suspect was found in a drainage pipe and arrested but the suspect injured K9 Diesel during the apprehension. The officer dragged by the suspect was transported to a hospital and found to have a fractured tailbone. The officer also suffered numerous abrasions to his arms and legs. The second officer suffered minor injuries to his knee and hip from being struck by the door. We provide this quilt to K9 Diesel to let him know we care.
Officer (name withheld) Garland Police Department June 29, 2020 – Garland, Texas		Around 9:30pm at the intersection of South First Street and Glenfield Drive a caller reported to police that a man was shooting guns into the air at the convenience store. They said he was blocking another customer’s car with his own vehicle. When asked to move his car by an employee, the suspect produced two handguns and fired them into the air and yelling. Garland Police Officers arrived and located the suspect vehicle in the parking lot of the convenience store with the engine running. The suspect was then observed exiting the store and began walking toward his car. Not knowing where the guns were, officers gave the suspect commands to surrender, but he refused and retreated into the store. After attempting to communicate with the suspect, he eventually exited the store and began to quickly walk toward his vehicle. Officers then ordered him away from the car, but he ignored the officer’s commands and got into his vehicle. One officer attempted to detain him by reaching into the driver’s door and that is when the suspect put the car into reverse and quickly backed up, trying to flee. The Officer was trapped and dragged through the parking lot until the Officer broke free and his leg was run over. The second officer was struck by the passenger door of the vehicle. A Helicopter was able to assist in the search to find the suspect who had fled into a nearby neighborhood. He finally stopped in the south ally in the 2000 block of Merrimac Trail. A Garland K9 Officer responded with K9 Diesel. The suspect was found in a drainage pipe and arrested but the suspect injured K9 Diesel during the apprehension. The officer dragged by the suspect was transported to a hospital and found to have a fractured tailbone. The officer also suffered numerous abrasions to his arms and legs. The second officer suffered minor injuries to his knee and hip from being struck by the door. We provide this quilt to the Officer that was ran over by the vehicle and hope it provides some comfort while he recovers.
Officer (name withheld) Garland Police Department June 29, 2020 – Garland, Texas		Around 9:30pm at the intersection of South First Street and Glenfield Drive a caller reported to police that a man was shooting guns into the air at the convenience store. They said he was blocking another customer’s car with his own vehicle. When asked to move his car by an employee, the suspect produced two handguns and fired them into the air and yelling. Garland Police Officers arrived and located the suspect vehicle in the parking lot of the convenience store with the engine running. The suspect was then observed exiting the store and began walking toward his car. Not knowing where the guns were, officers gave the suspect commands to surrender, but he refused and retreated into the store. After attempting to communicate with the suspect, he eventually exited the store and began to quickly walk toward his vehicle. Officers then ordered him away from the car, but he ignored the officer’s commands and got into his vehicle. One officer attempted to detain him by reaching into the driver’s door and that is when the suspect put the car into reverse and quickly backed up, trying to flee. The Officer was trapped and dragged through the parking lot until the Officer broke free and his leg was run over. The second officer was struck by the passenger door of the vehicle. A Helicopter was able to assist in the search to find the suspect who had fled into a nearby neighborhood. He finally stopped in the south ally in the 2000 block of Merrimac Trail. A Garland K9 Officer responded with K9 Diesel. The suspect was found in a drainage pipe and arrested but the suspect injured K9 Diesel during the apprehension. The officer dragged by the suspect was transported to a hospital and found to have a fractured tailbone. The officer also suffered numerous abrasions to his arms and legs. The second officer suffered minor injuries to his knee and hip from being struck by the door. We provide this quilt to the Officer that was ran over by the vehicle and hope it provides some comfort while he recovers.
K9 Mya Willoughby Hills Police Department August 8, 2020 – Willoughby Hills, Ohio		A drunk driver slammed into a Willoughby Hills Police K9 cruiser on I-90 westbound. The officer was out of the patrol car investigating a disabled vehicle at the time of the crash and was not injured. K9 Mya was inside the vehicle when it was struck. K9 Mya was taken to an emergency veterinarian. We send this quilt to K9 Mya to give a little comfort.
K9 Kimo Dane County Sheriff’s Office June 29, 2020 – Oregon, Wisconsin		A deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle around 1:45am when a caller saw someone outside her home. The first deputy to arrive on scene found a man outside the home, who approached and verbally threatened the deputy. The suspect then became physically aggressive and refused to follow the deputy's commands. K9 Kimo was released, which the suspect hit and kicked. Deputy Nathan Katzenmeyer arrived and tried to restrain the suspect when he grabbed his firearm and tried to take it out of the holster. The suspect was eventually taken into custody. Both Deputy Katzenmeyer and K9 Kimo were both taken to local hospitals for treatment of injuries. We send this quilt to K9 Kimo to give a nice place to rest.
Deputy Nathan Katzenmeyer Dane County Sheriff’s Office June 29, 2020 – Oregon, Wisconsin		A deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle around 1:45am when a caller saw someone outside her home. The first deputy to arrive on scene found a man outside the home, who approached and verbally threatened the deputy. The suspect then became physically aggressive and refused to follow the deputy's commands. K9 Kimo was released, which the suspect hit and kicked. Deputy Nathan Katzenmeyer arrived and tried to restrain the suspect when he grabbed his firearm and tried to take it out of the holster. The suspect was eventually taken into custody. Both Deputy Katzenmeyer and K9 Kimo were both taken to local hospitals for treatment of injuries. We send this quilt to Deputy Katzenmeyer to let him know we care.
Officer Keith Quirk Amarillo Police Department July 4, 2020 – Amarillo, Texas		Around 10:15pm the Amarillo police responded to a call of fireworks at Hamlet Park. Officer Keith Quirk arrived and found a large group of people were shooting fireworks. As Officer Quirk pulled into the park, a shell was shot through his open driver side window causing him to be injured and damage to his vehicle. Fireworks were also being directed at other officers at the scene. Officer Quirk was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. We send this quilt to Officer Quirk to let him know we care.
Trooper Rocky Barnes Trooper Ron Watson Trooper Steve Eason Oklahoma Highway Patrol July 2, 2020 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		Around 11am officers were escorting the body of Sgt. Craig Johnson, a fallen Tulsa police officer, to LifeShare Transplant Donor Services. Troopers Rocky Barnes, Ron Watson and Steve Eason were on motorcycles and crashed in the westbound lanes of the Kilpatrick Turnpike. All the troopers were taken to hospitals in critical condition. We provided these quilts to the Troopers to provide comfort while they recover.
Corporal Ike Lewis Oconee County Sheriff’s Office June 25, 2020 – Oconee County, South Carolina		An Oconee County deputy saw a car speed past a stop sign and pass another vehicle over a double yellow line near the intersection of Highway 24 at Bethel Church Road and Snow Creek Road. The vehicle did not stop when the deputy turned his lights on, and a pursuit began. The chase led to the Tokeena Crossroads area and down Deer Knoll Drive off Highway 59. The driver of the fleeing vehicle then drove into a ditch but ended up back out on the road where he left the car and ran away. Deputies apprehended the man after a foot chase. While trying to catch up to the vehicle pursuit to assist Corporal Ike Lewis struck a tree. We send this quilt to provide comfort while Corporal Lewis recovers.
Officer (name withheld) Portland Police Bureau Riots - Portland, Oregon		On the second night in a row police declared a riot outside the Portland Police Association building. Demonstrators threw commercial-grade fireworks at officers who were trying to clear the crowd from the area. The demonstration began at around 8 p.m. in Kenton Park. The group of about 200 people marched at 9:30 p.m. toward the Portland Police Association Building on North Lombard Street. Officers declared an unlawful assembly and told people to leave the area. That is when police say protesters began launching eggs at officers. Oregon State Police troopers were brought in to move people who were refusing to leave. Police declared the situation a riot at 10:10 p.m. A small group returned to the PPA offices and several were arrested. The injured officers were treated at the scene by paramedics. One officer suffered a burn on her neck and her face mask partially melted. Another sergeant was injured in the leg by a piece of a firework. We have delivered this quilt to an injured officer and hope it provides some comfort while he recovers.
Deputy Casey Burns Monroe County Sheriff’s Office July 3, 2020 – Henrietta, New York		Around 2am deputies saw a vehicle fail to stop at a red light while turning left onto Jefferson Road where it intersects with East Henrietta Road in Henrietta. Deputy Casey Burns stopped the car in the gas station parking lot at 1000 Jefferson Road. Both occupants of the vehicle got out and ignored the deputy's request to remain in the vehicle. Then one suspect went into the convenience store and ignored the deputy's commands. She pulled away and struck and pushed the deputy. The second suspect followed the deputy into the store and ignored all the deputy’s commands to stay back. He then began physically attacking the deputy inside the store. Deputy Burns suffered a cut inside his lip, bruising and swelling of his face, and swelling in his right knee. We hope this quilt will give Deputy Burns some comfort while he recovers.
Officer Jennifer Kilnapp Cleveland Police Department July 20, 2020 – Cleveland, Ohio		A woman called 911 after a man with a gun threatened her and fired a gunshot through the floor. Two Cleveland Police Officers went inside the home and found the man inside a bathroom on the second floor of the home. When officers opened the bathroom door the man fired shots. The officers ran outside the home and that is when Officer Jennifer Kilnapp realized she was shot in the arm. Officer Kilnapp was taken to University Hospital. We send this quilt to Officer Kilnapp to give her some comfort while she recovers.
Officer Jessica Donahue Crystal Police Department July 16, 2020 – Crystal, Minnesota		A Minnesota State Trooper was in pursuit of a driver after attempting to stop the motorist for a speeding violation around 1pm on I-694 at Hwy 169. Officers from the State Patrol and Crystal Police Department boxed the fleeing driver in near 57th and West Broadway in Crystal. As they were attempting to take the suspects into custody, the driver attempted to flee and ran over Officer Jessica Donahue and damaged several police vehicles. Officer Donahue was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. We send this quilt to her to provide comfort while she recovers.
Officer Ellie Khalife Seattle Police Department July 25, 2020 – Seattle, Washington		59 officers were injured in violent clashes with protesters outside the East Precinct. Protesters set buildings on fire and threw explosives, bottles, and rocks at officers. One of those rocks hit one of Officer Ellie Khalife’s legs and she twisted a knee. Now she has a torn meniscus, needing surgery and physical therapy. July 30: Story with Tammy Mutasa, KOMO News Reporter: Officer Ellie Khalifé says she is really frustrated and disheartened. She supports peaceful protesters and has had conversations with them about change, but she is upset with the people who are violent and want to hurt police officers like her. “I’m feeling hurt, physically and emotionally. I didn’t expect this to happen,” said Khalifé. “We’re human beings, behind the badge, we are people just like them, we decided to do this for a living because who else is going to do it.” It will take at least 2 months for Officer Khalife to recover from this injury. We send her this quilt to provide comfort during this time. **Quilt donated by Sally Kass.
Officer Michael Roszko Enfield Police Department June 12, 2020 – Enfield, Connecticut		Around 3pm Enfield Officers including Officer Michael Roszko were checking on a report of a suicidal person and during the time they were verifying the individual's status, an agitated crowd began to gather at Pearl and South streets. Responding officers located the suicidal person in an alley at the rear of the Good Times Package Store, located at 92 Pearl Street. The suicidal person entered the store and the store owner, and another male followed the officers into the store and continued to harass them. The officers continuously attempted to deescalate the incident. As the officers were escorting the male patient toward the front of the store, to get him to additional care, he punched one of the officers in the face. As that officer was attempting to restrain the male patient, the other male who had entered the store grabbed the officer from behind causing all three to fall to the floor. When a second officer attempted to assist the first officer, another male suspect blocked the second officer as the store owner was yelling at the officers to leave the store. During the altercation, the second male suspect threw an unopened glass bottle of alcohol at Officer Roszko, striking him in the head and causing a laceration. We provided a quilt to Officer Roszko to let him know we care. **Completed quilt courtesy of Mary Black Andrews, York, Maine.
Deputy Samuel Delarrosa Lubbock County Sheriff's Office June 20, 2020 – Lubbock, Texas		Around 6:30pm Lubbock County Sheriff’s Deputies were responding to a call near the Walmart at Quaker and South Loop. During this call Deputy Contantino Galvaz and Deputy Samuel Delarrosa were stabbed. The suspect took off on foot and was apprehended a few hours later. Both deputies suffered serious injuries and were taken by EMS to University Medical Center. We send this quilt to Deputy Delarrosa to provide comfort while he recovers.
Deputy Constantino Galvaz Lubbock County Sheriff's Office June 20, 2020 – Lubbock, Texas		Around 6:30pm Lubbock County Sheriff’s Deputies were responding to a call near the Walmart at Quaker and South Loop. During this call Deputy Contantino Galvaz and Deputy Samuel Delarrosa were stabbed. The suspect took off on foot and was apprehended a few hours later. Both deputies suffered serious injuries and were taken by EMS to University Medical Center. We send this quilt to Deputy Galvaz to provide comfort while he recovers.
Officer Hector Arroyo California Highway Patrol – Valley Division June 17, 2020 – Sacramento, California		A collision around 9:30pm on eastbound I-80 at the Watt Avenue overcrossing. A pickup truck crashed into CHP patrol motorcycle Officer Hector Arroyo. Officer Arroyo was immediately taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for his major injuries. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and was cooperating with officers but was found to be under the influence. We provide this quilt to Officer Arroyo to give him some comfort while he recovers. **Quilt donated by Kathy Heath.
Officer (name withheld) California Highway Patrol June 6, 2020 – Santa Cruz, California		Around 1:30pm authorities received a call about a suspicious van. The caller said they saw guns and bomb-making devices. When deputies arrived, the van left and the sheriffs followed. As deputies began investigating, they were ambushed with gunfire. Sgt Damon Gutzwiller was shot and then the suspect confronted CHP officers and carjacked one vehicle and attempted to carjack a second vehicle. Sadly, Sgt Damon Gutzwiller was killed. We send our best to the family and to Santa Cruz County Sheriff office. Other deputies and CHP officers were also injured. We send this quilt to the other CHP officer that was injured. **Quilt donated by Kathie Heath.
Officer (name withheld) California Highway Patrol June 6, 2020 – Santa Cruz, California		Around 1:30pm authorities received a call about a suspicious van. The caller said they saw guns and bomb-making devices. When deputies arrived, the van left and the sheriffs followed. As deputies began investigating, they were ambushed with gunfire. Sgt Damon Gutzwiller was shot and then the suspect confronted CHP officers and carjacked one vehicle and attempted to carjack a second vehicle. Sadly, Sgt Damon Gutzwiller was killed. We send our best to the family and to Santa Cruz County Sheriff office. A second deputy was injured, and a third officer, from the California Highway Patrol, was shot in his hand. We hope this quilt will provide comfort to the CHP officer who was shot in the hand, while he recovers. **Quilt donated by Kathie Heath.
Officer Jay Hanley Uniontown Police Department June 21, 2020 – Uniontown, Pennsylvania		Officer Jay Hanley was seriously injured in a crash on the way to a call. Officer Hanley was unconscious after the collision near the intersection of Fayette Street and Pennsylvania Avenue around 5:30pm and the police vehicle caught fire. Captain David Rutter and a bystander, Daylan McLee, rescued Officer Hanley from the vehicle. Officer Hanley suffered a serious leg injury, and he was flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia for surgery. We hope this quilt will provide Officer Hanley some comfort while he recovers. **Quilt donated by Kathy Heath.
Deputy Tim Tudor Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office June 27, 2020 – Crossville, Tennessee		Around 7pm Deputy Tim Tudor was shot while responding to a call about a suspicious person near the 8000 block of Chestnut Hill Road. When he approached the vehicle the suspect and Deputy exchanged gunfire. Negotiators arrived on the scene to assist with the suspect who was barricaded in his vehicle. They made numerous attempts to contact the suspect and finally after no success, deployed chemical weapons. Once they arrived at the vehicle to take the suspect into custody, the suspect was found to be deceased. Deputy Tutor was shot in the upper body and was flown to UT Medical Center for treatment. We send this quilt to Deputy Tudor to provide comfort while he recovers.
Sgt James Deluca Southborough Police Department June 23, 2020 – Southborough, Massachusetts		Sgt James Deluca was interviewing a man about some threats around 9:50pm at the Public Safety Building on Cordaville Road. Sgt Deluca called for a mental health clinician to evaluate the man and it was later determined he need further evaluation at a hospital. While Sgt Deluca was taking an inventory of the man’s belongings, he was stabbed with a folding knife which penetrated his protective vest. The man ran off, but he was captured a short time later. Sgt Deluca was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester where he was treated. We send this quilt to let Sgt Deluca know we care.
Officer (name withheld) Arkansas Highway Police June 28, 2020 - Little Rock, Arkansas		A suspect crashed a stolen cab and ran from it around 7pm while exiting Interstate 30 onto a city street. When a Arkansas Highway Patrol officer tried to arrest him the suspect stabbed him. The suspect fled the scene but was found nearby by a State Trooper. The suspect approached the trooper with a weapon and the trooper deployed a stun gun on him. The trooper shot the suspect when the stun gun was ineffective at stopping him. The Highway Patrol Officer was taken to a hospital. We send this quilt to this officer to let him know we care. **Completed quilt is courtesy of Nancy Makouske, Pewaukee, Wisconsin.
Firefighter (name withheld) x2 Albemarle Fire Department June 18, 2020 – New London, North Carolina		The Fiberon Plant in New London had four silos and a dust collector catch fire causing some small explosions. Around 5am the morning after, two Albemarle firefighters were injured as they were working still working on the fire. They were part of a rotation of members, were injured during a flash fire. One firefighter went to Atrium Health Stanly with burns and bruises. One firefighter went to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem with burns. We send these quilts to the two firefighters to let them know we care.
Firefighter (name withheld) West Springfield Fire Department June 21, 2020 – Springfield, Massachusetts		A tractor-trailer fire had broken out on I-91 and state Troopers and fire crews were on the scene trying to get it under control. Around 12:45pm a vehicle traveling northbound on I- 91 near Exit 14 struck the rear of a Trooper’s cruiser occupied by a Massachusetts State Police Trooper. The force of the crash pushed the cruiser into a West Springfield Firefighter who was at the scene on foot attending to the fire. The State Trooper and the Firefighter were transported to Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. We send this quilt to the firefighter to provide him some comfort while he recovers.
Officer David Cavender Cobb County Police Department June 25, 2020 - Marietta, Georgia		Around 7pm the Cobb County Police Department received a request from the Atlanta Police Department to check the parking lot of the Publix in Marietta for a stolen vehicle. When officers arrived at the location and located the stolen vehicle, they were notified by a citizen that they had just been carjacked. Officers obtained a description of the carjacked vehicle and located the vehicle nearby. As officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the vehicle fled, and officers pursued the vehicle. In the area of Powers Ferry Road and Riverbend Club Drive the suspect stopped the vehicle, stepped out and shot with a rifle multiple times, striking a police vehicle. The suspect fled on foot along the Chattahoochee River carrying the rifle and was located behind a dumpster in the Cumberland Chase townhomes. Officers gave verbal commands and the suspect did not comply. The suspect then discharged his firearm again and this time shot Officer David Cavender in the head. Officer Cavender was treated at a local area hospital. We presented this quilt to Officer Cavender to provide some comfort while he continues to recover.
Officer (name withheld) Peoria Police Department June 1, 2020 – Peoria, Illinois		A crash happened around 2:30am at the intersection of Jefferson and Spring. A vehicle was traveling eastbound on Spring, when it collided with the Police vehicle heading south on Jefferson. Witnesses at the scene assisted getting the officer out of his patrol vehicle which was smoking after the accident. A nearby laundromat had also been damaged. The Peoria Police Officer has been taken to the hospital with serious injuries. We send this quilt to let him know we care.
Trooper Luis Sierra New Jersey State Police - Troop D June 22, 2020 – Cranbury, New Jersey		A horrific crash took place in the morning time near milepost 70.7 on the southbound side of the turnpike in Cranbury. Trooper Luis Sierra’s patrol SUV was stopped when it was hit. A dump truck’s axle broke off and flipped over onto the trooper’s cruiser, causing the collision. Trooper Sierra was thrown 30 feet through the windshield of his patrol SUV during the crash. It is most likely what saved his life. The crash pictures are hard to look at. We are happy to hear Trooper Sierra is recovering! We send this quilt to provide some comfort during this time. **Quilt courtesy of Lynn Lewis, Port Orange, Florida.
Officer Brian Burke Baltimore Police Department June 14, 2020 – Baltimore, Maryland		Around 3am two Baltimore Police Officers which included Officer Brian Burke, were called to the 2300 block of Winchester street in the Western District to help disperse a large crowd who had converged in defiance of the calls for people to practice social distancing and avoiding large gatherings. As people started to leave, the officers saw an SUV speed into a nearby parking lot with a damaged tire. The officers engaged with the driver and became aware he was armed with a handgun and tried to detain him. During the struggle, Officer Burke was shot, and the suspect was subsequently taken into custody without injury. Officer Burke was in stable condition after receiving a gunshot wound to the torso. We hope this quilt will provide some comfort while Officer Burke recovers.
Officer (name withheld) x2 Kansas City Police Department July 2, 2020 - Kansas City, Missouri		Incident #1: A Ride KC bus driver called police after she witnessed a robbery around 10:30am and saw the suspect board her bus. The suspect shot an officer who tried to enter the back of the bus near the intersection of Independence and Hardesty avenues. The suspect then shot the bus driver. Both the officer and bus driver were taken to the hospital. Incident #2: Police were called around 5pm to a McDonald’s where a suspect was waving a gun. Police chased the suspect when he fled on foot and during the chase, he turned and opened fire on the officers near 31st Street and Van Brunt Boulevard. One officer was shot in the head and taken to Truman Medical Center for emergency surgery. We hope these quilts that have been provided to these officers provide a little comfort and let them know we care. **Quilts courtesy of Quilts for Cops volunteer in Kansas City, MO area.