OFFICER DOWN MEMORIAL PODCAST

33 year old Arnold Ottinius Borson was the City Marshal for the small city of Ghent, located in the SE Minnesota County of Lyon.  He had been married less than two years and had quickly become a respected and trusted law officer in this small Belgian immigrant community.       It was the early morning hours of Monday August 18th.  Arnold had been notified of a possible burglary in progress at a local service garage.  Arnold and his brother-in-law responded to help the business owner check his garage when they interupted two burglars trying to break into the business safe.  The two suspects jumped out the garage window and ran.  In the end, both suspects would escape, even after one of them had been shot with a shotgun.  Arnold was also shot, and would die from his injuries 4 days later at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.  The two suspect were never identified or apprehended, and Arnold's murder would remain unsolved forever.   Arnold's story was all but forgotten until his great nephew learned his Uncle Arnold Borson's name was not on the National Law Enforcement Memorial Wall like he assumed it was.   His great grand nephew, retired Colorado Springs Sergeant Jim Stinson, helps tell Arnold's story and why it was important for him to work to finally get is great uncle recognized 73 years after his murder.           This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.   WARNING: Violent content and strong language may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion advised.

In 1925 the city of Minneapolis was home to around 420,000 citizens during a post WW1 era that was defined by the jazz age and prohibition.  The month of december had been a violent one in the city with the murder of a former U of M football star, a gun battle in a drug store, and a doctor kidnapping among other violent crimes.  58 year old Sergeant Michael Lawrence, a 26 year veteran of MPD, was the leader of the 4th Precinct Gun Squad - a team dispatched to violent crimes where weapons were involved.  This night Sergeant Lawrence and his team would go out on the hunt for a shooter who had just shot a grocery store owner in NW Minneapolis.  The night would end with three shot, and two dead, including the murder of this MPD veteran who was planning and looking forward to his upcoming retirement.      Sergeant lawrence was survived by his wife and four children, and was the 14th Minneapolis Officer to fall in the line of duty.     This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.   WARNING: Violent content and strong language may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion advised.

  23 year old Curtis Alan Felt grew up in the community he was serving in Douglas County Minnesota. Curt didn't have family in law enforcement. He wasn't carrying on a family tradition. He simply loved this community he grew up in and felt the calling to do his part to help make it a little better, a little safer for his family and friends. His story is a stark reminder of the risks the men and women who serve take on every day they put on the badge. His murder also reminded residents that violence against law enforcement can happen anywhere - even in small rural communities like Douglas County. This young hero paid the ultimate sacrifice after being shot while in the offices of the Sheriff's Office - just 7 months after being married.  His wife Donna and fellow deputy Bill Ingebrigtsen (Retired Douglas County Sheriff and MN Senator) help us tell this hero's story.   This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.   WARNING: Violent content and strong language may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion advised.

Joseph Bergeron was an officer everyone in Maplewood MN knew and loved.  He was one to always treat others like he would want to be treated - he was kind, caring, and compassionate with everyone he came in contact with.  That Saturday morning he had taken an overtime shift so a fellow co-worker could take the day off to support his children at a school sports event.  At the begining of his shift that morning he was advised of an armed carjacking and responded to help find the suspects.  While searching he came across two young men on a walking trail.  This brief encounter would result in his brutal and sensless murder and a manhunt that would end in another officer hurt, one of the two cop killers shot and killed, and a community in mourning.      Sergeant Bergeron was just months away from retirement and left behind his wife Gail and 13 year old twin daughters Allie and Sam.    This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.   Click here if you are interested learning how you can support this podcast and the National COPS organization: https://glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodcast/   WARNING - Strong language and violent content may be disturbing to some listeners.

Andrew Salinas, the man who shot and killed Police Chief Greg Lange from the city of Claremont in SE MN in 1988 has been granted his 5th Parole Hearing April 11th, 2025.  In this special episode of the Officer Down Memorial Podcast Greg's wife Sue explains how Greg's brutal murder impacted her and her 12 year old son, how she moved forward with her mission to help other law enforcement survivor families, and how they need your help again to keep this COP KILLER in prison where he belongs.  You'll also hear how Greg saved the life of a young woman and her 5 month old daughter, and in doing so gave his own. Here is the link to Chief Lange's NO PAROLE page explaining how you can help: https://www.officerdownmemorialpodcast.com/support-the-lange-family NOTE: Letters must be submitted by April 11th, 2025 Thank you to Law Enforcement Labor Services for helping support this mission and to the Officer Down Memorial Page for always supporting these survivor families.  

It was August of 1978 in NW Minnesota when a Canadian Border Agent reported a "run-through" at the Roseau Port of Entry 10 miles north of the county seat of Roseau.   Run-throughs were a fairly common occurrence with locals crossing the border after hours, often heading home and simply not wanting to drive the longer distances for the 24-hour ports.  There were no gates back then, just orange traffic cones placed after hours blocking the road.  If caught, violators would get escorted back to the border by law enforcement and risk a $100 fine.  The Roseau County Sheriff's Office received the call and dispatched Richard Kim Magnuson (Rick) to respond to try and locate the vehicle.  Rick was a young new deputy working the night shift and stopped a southbound truck on Highway 310.   This "run-through" incident would end in Rick being murdered by a wanted man who recently killed three other citizens in Canada. In stopping this truck and paying the ultimate sacrifice in the process, Rick's actions stopped the killing and saved the lives of other cops and innocent citizens.  Rick is the only Line of Duty Death to-date for the Roseau County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota.   ​​This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. ​ Click here if you are interested learning how you can support this podcast and the National COPS organization: www.glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodcast   WARNING: Violent content may be disturbing to some listeners.  Listener discretion advised. 

​​A close-knit community rooted deep with tradition, the South Central Minnesota town of New Ulm was busy celebrating our country's independence and their strong German Heritage.  One of the original settlers of that area was the Winkelmann family – and their 32 year old son Albert was the young Night Watchman that evening.  While Albert had only been serving this community for less than a year, locals described him as a young man everyone was fond of -  a splendid officer, always obliging, conservative, and courageous.  This festive night would end with Albert being ambushed and shot in the early morning hours of July 5th.  What followed was an aggressive investigation, a prominent local man charged and then acquitted for his murder, and a community reeling over the loss of a hero.      ​​This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. ​ Click here if you are interested learning how you can support this podcast and the National COPS organization: www.glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodcast   WARNING: Violent content may be disturbing to some listeners.  Listener discretion advised.   

43 year old Mike Hogan grew up in Hutchinson Minnesota, served his country in Vietnam after high school, and returned to his home town to serve as a police officer.  When he wasn't patrolling or coaching at the high school, he was spending time with his wife and three kids.  Mike loved being a cop, loved his country, loved this community, and loved his family. On a bitterly cold Friday night in December, Mike would get dispatched to a shoplifting complaint at the JC Penny store in the local mall.  A misdemeanor shoplifting call ended in Mike getting murdered by an ex-con, followed by a series of multi-county crimes including a carjacking, 3 kidnappings, a rape, a high speed pursuit, and a standoff with hostages before Mike's murderer would finally be taken into custody. His murder left his family devastated, an agency in mourning, and this normally quiet, rural community in shock at the loss of this local hero.     ​​This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. ​ Click here if you are interested learning how you can support this podcast and the National COPS organization: www.glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodcast   WARNING: Violent content may be disturbing to some listeners.  Listener discretion advised. 

In this small rural North Dakota community of Napoleon, Highway Patrolman Beryl McLane was well known and well liked. You might see him chatting it up at the post office, or downtown in the coffee shop visiting with the locals.  He was a man dedicated to service, having served in WWI and then for a handful of police departments in the southern part of the State before becoming a North Dakota Highway Patrolman.   In 22 years of law enforcement service, at 5'11" and 230 pounds, Beryl hadn't been in any incident he couldn't handle until this late July Friday afternoon.  In a split-second Beryl was gone - leaving behind his wife Bernice, adult children Robert and Beverly, and his beloved 3 year old grandson Kenneth.   He is North Dakota Highway Patrol's first and only recorded Line of Duty Death since they started in 1935.    You can see all the photos from this story on this hero's webpage at: https://officerdownmemorialpodcast.com/beryl-mclane   ​This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. ​ Click here if you are interested learning how you can support this podcast and the National COPS organization: www.glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodcast   WARNING: Violent content may be disturbing to some listeners.  Listener discretion advised. 

  A Trooper everyone loved at this agency - a great cop, great father, and a great friend.  He loved being a State Trooper.  Loved helping people.  Most importantly, he loved his family - his beautiful wife Denise and kids Alison, Alana, and Colin.  His friends called him Timmy.  He always showed everyone he came in contact with kindness and compassion.  While his primary responsibility was traffic safety when on patrol, he was always there to help back up other cops in his district if then needed help.  Including the night Chisago County Deputies were called to a shooting in June of 1997.  As usual, Tim was there to help and quick to volunteer to go in and help the victims and apprehend the shooter.  His actions, along with the others who responded, saved lives that night.  Unfortunately, this was a call he would not survive.  Tim's death left a family devastated, a department stunned, and an entire state in mourning.  He set the bar high, and his kindness will be forever remembered in the hearts and minds of all who had the pleasure of knowing him.       This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.   Click here if you are interested learning how you can support this podcast and the National COPS organization: www.glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodcast   WARNING - Strong language and violent content may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.  If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available 24/7 from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 988 on your cell phone or 1-800-273-TALK.  Help is just a phone call away.  

A young local Sheriff that everyone liked in this small Minnesota community, Sheriff Joseph Rogers had been this town's top cop for about two years when the brutal assault of a local couple and the assault of an unsuspecting farmer led him to being handed the task of hunting down those responsible, only to result in a gun battle that he would not survive.  His murder would lead to chaos in this community where towns people, area officials, and even the Governor couldn't prevent two more men from being killed before this dark chapter of McLeod County's history would end.    The data used to compile this story, along with several related pictures on our website were courtesy of the book The Midnight Gavel of Judge Lynch, researched and written by retired McLeod County Sheriff Scott Rehmann.  There is an impressive amount of detail researched in this book along with many actual photos related to this case. This is a great book and is available from Amazon at the following link: https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Gavel-Judge-Lynch/dp/3242869400 This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.   Click here if you are interested learning how you can support this podcast and the National COPS organization: www.glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodcast   WARNING - Strong language and disturbing content may be disturbing to some listeners.    

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 if you are interested learning how you can support this podcast and the National COPS organization: www.glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodcast   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.

This is a special episode of the Officer Down Memorial Podcast.  Periodically, when we're working on new fallen hero episodes, we'll share additional content and interviews Scott has done with other podcasters.  This one was done a couple of years ago on the nationally syndicated Law Enforcement Today Radio and Podcast Show with Jay Wiley where they talked about child predator internet stings that were done in Dodge County in years past.  A great podcast for parents as a reminder that you need to know where your kids are going online and who they are talking to.   You can check out more of Jay's episodes at Law Enforcement Today Radio Show and Podcast.  This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement labor Services, Inc.   If you are interested in supporting our mission and the National COPS organization, click here for more info:  www.glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodcast  WARNING:  Some content may be disturbing to some listeners.  Listener discretion is advised.

In this episode Sheriff Rose reviews some of the many amazing stories shared throughout this past year on the Officer Down Memorial Podcast, shares how the podcast has grown throughout the year, and also shares information about the podcast's new partner – Thin Blue Line USA.  It's a thank you to those who've followed and shared these fallen hero stories, as well as a great introduction to newer listeners and those just checking in to see what this new project is all about.  Thank you to everyone who's supported this important mission and helped make this podcast rank in the top 5% of podcasts globally.     www.officerdownmemorialpodcast.com     www.thinbluelineusa.com  If you are interested in supporting our mission and the National COPS organization, click here for more info: www.glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodast    

Chris, Scott, and Shaun are all active duty police officers in the Chicago suburbs who host a podcast called 3 COPS TALK.  This was a fun show talking about cop stuff, some of the struggles our cops are facing today, and about our podcast and some of the amazing heroes' stories we get to share.  More powerful stories coming soon.  NEVER FORGOTTEN! 3 Cops Talk: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other services today on HurrdatMedia.com.

Here is my interview with Wayne Moulder from the On The Blue Line Podcast. Wayne is a veteran law enforcement officer, teacher, and a businessman, and he covers some interesting questions about life - about life outside the badge and uniform.  We'll also share some info on upcoming fallen hero stories in the works for these next few episodes.  

An interview with Anthony McNeil of the Off Duty Podcast on the Everyday Heroes Podcast Network. We talk about my experiences serving, my Dad, why I got started, what it's like being a cop today, LE mental health, some fun personal questions, humble advice for new officers, mistakes I made along the way, and about the Officer Down Memorial Podcast. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is

In this episode we review listener questions, explain the Officer Down Memorial Podcast, how you can get involved, and give you a sneak preview of some great upcoming stories – plus an awesome interview with Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (ret.) from the National Police Institute.  A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other services today on HurrdatMedia.com.

The Hastings Asylum in MN had reported escapes annually for years according to local reports.  One escapee stayed on the run for a year before returning to his hometown of Red Wing.  The Asylum's failure to keep him locked up resulted in the murder of Red Wing's top cop and one of his senior officers, a double murder that rocked this river town.  WARNING: Violent Content   (pictures courtesy of MN Historical Society and MN LEMA)    This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.   Check out our website for photos related to this story at www.officerdownmemorialpodcast.com. If you are interested in supporting our mission and the National COPS organization, click here for more info: www.glow.fm/officerdownmemorialpodcast

MURDERED DEPUTY ROBERT (BEEFY) LAWSON'S BADGE UNRETIRED 44 YEARS LATER AND REISSUED TO HIS GRANDSON  On December 17th, 2025 the Itasca County Sheriff's Office un-retired Deputy Robert (Beefy) Lawson's badge number 703 and issued it to Beefy's grandson, Donald (DJ) Roberts.  DJ was just 2 years old when his grandfather was murdered saving the lives of a young mother and her kids from being killed by her deranged ex-husband.  In this follow up episode, Beefy's family and friends talk about Beefy's death, how his murder affected this family, and how this community came together over 40 years later to remember and honor Beefy in this northern Minnesota community.  DJ also shares his memories and how he recognizes the responsibility that's been given to him to carry on his grandfather's legacy of service.  This is such a heartwarming special episode highlighting how Beefy's influence continues to make an impact in Itasca County.      Watch the full video of the badge presentation here provided by our friends at Itasca Community Television :    FULL PRESENTATION VIDEO   Listen to Deputy Beefy Lawson's complete story here:  https://officerdownmemorialpodcast.com/robert-lawson   This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.   WARNING:  Violent content and strong language may be disturbing to some listeners.  Listener discretion advised. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available 24/7 from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 988 on your cell phone or 1-800-273-TALK. Help is just a phone call away.