Madera Police Officers' Association

Representing Madera’s Police Officers

The Madera POA promotes the professionalism of the police service, represent its members in all matters of wages, hours and conditions of employment, and more. Read More
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Tribute to Fallen Officers

Police OfficerDenny Delmar Shannon

Madera Police Department EOW: Apr 12, 1954

Officer Denny Shannon was killed in an automobile accident during a high-speed vehicle pursuit.

Police OfficerRichard Thomas

Madera Police Department EOW: Sep 24, 1953

Officer Thomas was shot and killed by a grocery store owner as he and other officers entered his unlocked store to...

Night WatchmanBernard McCluskey

Madera Police Department EOW: Sep 1, 1919

Night Watchman McCluskey was shot and killed after arresting a man in an alley for vagrancy. As he escorted the prisoner to...

K9Spike

Burbank Police Department EOW: Nov 22, 2025

K9 Spike was shot and killed while apprehending a suspect who had fled police. Around 6:40 p.m., officers pulled over a...

Police OfficerAlec Sanders

Alhambra Police Department EOW: Nov 20, 2025

Police Officer Alec Sanders was killed in a vehicle crash at 3:00 a.m. at the intersection of Valley Boulevard and Edgewood...

DeputySheriff Andrew Nuez

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department EOW: Oct 27, 2025

Deputy Sheriff Andrew Nuñez was shot and killed near a residence in the 12300 block of Hollyhock Drive in Rancho Cucamonga...

Police OfficerLauren Craven

La Mesa Police Department EOW: Oct 20, 2025

Police Officer Lauren Craven was struck and killed while helping at the scene of a vehicle collision on Interstate 8 near...

Police OfficerRay Barrantes

Chowchilla Police Department EOW: Oct 3, 2025

Police Officer Ray Barrantes was killed when his patrol car struck the rear end of a semi-trailer in Madera County at the...

DetectiveJoshua Kelley Eklund

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department EOW: Jul 18, 2025

Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Detective Victor Lemus, and Detective William Osborn were killed in an explosion at the...

DetectiveWilliam Osborn

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department EOW: Jul 18, 2025

Detective William Osborn, Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, and Detective Victor Lemus were killed in an explosion at the...

DetectiveVictor Lemus

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department EOW: Jul 18, 2025

Detective Victor Lemus, Detective William Osborn, and Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund were killed in an explosion at the...

Parole Agent Joshua Lemont Byrd

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation EOW: Jul 17, 2025

Parole Agent Joshua Byrd was shot and killed in the Division of Adult Parole Operations at 7717 Edgwater Drive in Oakland at...

OfficerMiguel Cano

California Highway Patrol EOW: Jul 2, 2025

Officer Miguel Cano was killed in a vehicle crash at Bristol Parkway north of Green Valley Circle in Culver City,...

SergeantShiou Deng

Los Angeles Police Department EOW: Jun 23, 2025

Sergeant Shiou Deng was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle while assisting at the scene of a vehicle crash on the...

DeputySheriff Timothy Corlew

Riverside County Sheriff's Department EOW: Jan 8, 2025

Deputy Sheriff Tim Corlew was killed in a motorcycle crash at 5:30 a.m. on CA 91 east of La Sierra Avenue in Riverside. ...