Jan 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 1

REMEMBERING THOSE WE’VE LOST
Lost in the Line of Duty
Police Officer Keona Holley
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland
End of Watch Thursday, December 23, 2021
Age 39 Tour 2 Years Badge # N/A
Police Officer Keona Holley succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on December
16th, 2021, when she was ambushed in the 4400 block of Pennington
Avenue. She was sitting in her patrol car at about 1:30 am when two men
approached from behind and opened fire, shooting her multiple times. Both men
then went to another location approximately 10 miles away where they murdered
another man who owed one of them $100.Officer Holley was transported
to a local hospital where she remained in critical condition until succumbing to
her wounds on December 23rd, 2021.
Officer Holley had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for two
years. She is survived by her four children, parents, and sister.
Deputy Sheriff Sean Riley
Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois
End of Watch Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Age 23 Tour N/A Badge # N/A
Deputy Sheriff Sean Riley was shot and killed after responding to assist a
motorist near mile marker 115 on I-64 at about 5:00 am. Another officer responding
to back him up found him suffering from fatal gunshot wounds and
his patrol car was missing. The subject later abandoned the patrol car on I-64
before fleeing to St. Peters, Missouri, where he carjacked and shot a citizen. The
man then abandoned the vehicle before stealing another vehicle and returning
to Illinois. He was taken into custody in the early afternoon.
Deputy Riley is survived by his wife and three children.
Agent José Ferrer-Pabón
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch Friday, December 24, 2021
Age 44 Tour N/A Badge # 35961
Agent José Ferrer-Pabón was killed in a vehicle crash on PR-110 near Rafael
Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, at about 12:30 am.
He was returning to the station at the end of his shift when an oncoming vehicle
traveling at a high rate of speed lost control and struck his patrol car head-on.
Agent Ferrer-Pabón and both occupants of the other vehicle were killed in the
collision.
Agent Ferrer-Pabón was assigned to the Stolen Vehicles Division.
Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic
Bradley Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Age 49 Tour 14 Years Badge # N/A
Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic was shot and killed as she and another officer
investigated a noise complaint at the Comfort Inn at 1500 Illinois 50. The officers
had responded to the motel at approximately 9:30 to investigate reports
of barking dogs that were left unattended in a vehicle. They located the room
where the vehicle’s owner was staying and contacted the occupants. During
the encounter, the occupants attacked and shot both officers, killing Sergeant
Rittmanic. The other officer suffered a serious gunshot wound to the head.
The occupants fled the motel and remain at large.
Sergeant Rittmanic had served with the Bradley Police Department for 14 years.
She is survived by her wife.
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