Officer Down Memorial Podcast

06/15/2025

Today we honor the amazing Dad's out there helping to mold and shape our next generation of heroes. We also remember those Dad's that we've lost in the line of duty and the incredible impact their memory continues to make on us each and every day. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. Happy Father's Day from the Officer Down Memorial Podcast. 🖤💙🖤

06/12/2025

Southeast Minnesota’s amazing Law Enforcement Memorial dedicated to ensuring we never forget our fallen heroes! 🖤💙🖤

06/11/2025

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06/07/2025

REMEMBERING TIM BOWE
EOW 06/07/1997

A Trooper everyone loved at this agency - a great cop, great father, and a great friend. He loved being a cop. 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 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 28 years ago today in 1997. As usual, Tim was there to help and quick to step up and 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.

Please take some time to look at his Honor Page and share his story: https://officerdownmemorialpodcast.com/tim-bowe

Together we can help ensure his service and sacrifice is never forgotten!

This episode is sponsored by our friends at Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.

WARNING - Strong language and violent content may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.

05/28/2025

THE JOSEPH BERGERON STORY
EOW May 1st, 2010

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. His best friend and wife Gail, who he called "Queen", and his twin 13 year old girls Sam and Allie were his world. At the beginning of his shift on an early Saturday 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 senseless murder and a manhunt that would end in another officer seriously hurt, one of the two cop killers shot and killed, and a family and community in mourning.

Sergeant Bergeron was just months away from retirement. His family and friends help tell this amazing man's story about service, sacrifice, and love, and how they all moved forward in life continuing to share his memory and live by his principles.

Check out the photos shared by family and friends and listen to this hero's story on this link or anywhere you listen to podcasts: https://www.officerdownmemorialpodcast.com/joseph-bergeron

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.

05/24/2025

Thank you to everyone who submitted letters to the MN Dept of Corrections in support of the Haaf Family. The state parole board denied this cop killers release yesterday. This cop killer sentenced this family to life without their husband, father, and grandfather - he should serve no less time for executing this hero.
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Mckenzie, whose life sentence was reviewed for possible supervised release Tuesday, was one of four men convicted in 1993 in Haaf's murder in south Minneapolis.

05/21/2025

THE JOSEPH BERGERON STORY
EOW - May 1st, 2010

One week from today we plan on having this story completed and available to listen to on our website or anywhere you get your podcasts. We've spent the last few weeks researching Sergeant Bergeron's Story and talking with his wife Gail, his daughters Allie and Sam, his best friend Dan Lallier, SPPPD Officer David Longbehn (ret), and his Chief David Thomalla (ret.). Sergeant Bergeron was the husband, father, friend, and officer that everyone loved - kind, thoughtful, caring, and empathetic. A man who left a positive impression on everyone he came in contact with. Months away from retirement, he gave his life doing what he loved, leaving behind his wife and 13 year old twin daughters.

Family and friends have shared many photos available on his memorial page here: https://officerdownmemorialpodcast.com/joseph-bergeron

Together we can help ensure this hero's service and sacrifice is NEVER FORGOTTEN! 🖤💙🖤

Thank you to Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. for helping us share these amazing stories.

05/17/2025

REMEMBERING JACK WERNER
EOW - May 17th, 1977

Jack Dean Werner proudly served in the Army in Vietnam and later as a Deputy for the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office. 48 years ago today in 1977, a confrontation in the Apache Mall parking lot cost him his life – murdered by a young man whose mission was to kill a cop that night. Deputy Werner left behind a young family and community stunned by his loss. Today we remember his service and sacrifice. Please keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers today as they remember Jack. You can learn about this hero on his page or anywhere you get your podcasts: https://www.officerdownmemorialpodcast.com/jack-werner

This episode is sponsored by our friends at Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.

WARNING - Strong language and violent content may be disturbing to some listeners.

05/16/2025

We are currenly working on completing the Joe Bergeron Story for the podcast within the next week or so. This Minnesota Sergeant's amazing family and friends help tell this heroes story and show how his life impacted so many in this community and within the law enforcement family. This video is from his agency this year on the anniversary of his death.

05/16/2025

MNLEMA held the annual Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Program at the Capitol yesterday in St Paul and it was a powerful day with survivor families. Here Rosie and I had the honor of watching Cory Slifko’s family present the wreath on behalf of Cory and his brothers and sisters at the South St Paul Police Department. Such an amazing family. Cory’s daughter placed the wreath in her Dad’s honor. 🖤💙🖤 NEVER FORGOTTEN 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

05/14/2025

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK - Interview with Sheriff Rose from the Center of the American Experiment talking about the podcast mission and importance of honoring our fallen heroes.

Thanks to retired Captain David Zimmer and the Center of the American Experiment for continuing to support the podcast!

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