Our law enforcement community has all felt the effects of short staffing and stress, so when Officer Yee began experiencing headaches that would not subside he chalked it up to stress. The headaches persisted, becoming worse, all the while he continued to report for duty. He sought medical attention but when the medical interventions did not provide relief, his wife took him to the Emergency Room. A mass was discovered in his brain. Surgery immediately followed but the entirety of the mass could not be removed due to the location in his brain. Biopsy results revealed stage four brain cancer.

Emily Kelly Constancio has been in law enforcement for over 20 years. On 7/26/24 Emily was diagnosed with pneumonia. As her condition worsened, Emily went to the ER on 8/6/24 and was quickly admitted to the hospital. Her lungs showed signs of a unique/rare form of pneumonia and the doctors continued to provide new treatments. Over the last three weeks Emily has had over five different treatments with no success as this type of pneumonia evades treatment.

This morning Officer Austin Machitar and Officer Zachary Martinez were stuck by a suspect fleeing another officer. Officer Machitar, 30 years old, was tragically killed in the line of duty. He is survived by his parents. Officer Martinez was critically injured and fighting for his life.