Today the membership of LEW received an e-mail from Law Enforcement United Staff regarding the line of duty death of one of our own.  

Senior Police Officer Tim Schock died during a training dive in the lake at Oak Grove Lake Park.

He and other members of the Chesapeake Police Department's dive team were conducting the dive when he experienced trouble breathing. His dive partner attempted to give him his own respirator as they surfaced, but Officer Schock submerged again. Other officers on scene immediately retrieved him and started CPR on shore. He was transported to Chesapeake General Hospital where he passed away.

Officer Schock was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and active member of Law Enforcement United. He is survived by one child, fiancee, and parents.

Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/21063-senior-police-officer-timothy-schock#ixzz1h8JPDn1v 


Law Enforcement United begins the Virginia Ride each year in Chesapeake, VA.

As of 12/20/11, Line of Duty Deaths for 2011 are at 155, of those, eleven are from December alone.  Though Auto related deaths are down this year, death from gunfire is up, as are felonious assaults on law enforcement officers.

As we enter the Holiday Season, let us not forget those who will be without the ones they love due to line of duty death.  The efforts of Law Enforcement United, Officer Down Memorial Page, and Concerns of Police Survivors increase this time of year, as the needs of survivors are great during this season.  This time of year COPS Christmas parties are being held by the various chapters to bring a bit of joy to the children who lost a parent in the line of duty.  Financial support is given to COPS by LEU.  Please think of the survivors this holiday season and make a holiday donation to LEU so that we may continue our support of COPS and ODMP.

Update 12/21/11 11:08 am: 3 more officers have fallen.  2 from gunfire, 1 from drowning.