Since 1935, 15 Stanislaus County officers have died in the line of duty. Here is a list of those fallen officers.
Officer Lavon B. New
Turlock Police Department
Birth Date: October 9, 1906
End of Watch: August 14, 1935
Officer Earle M. Ames
California Highway Patrol
Date of Birth: December 7, 1906
End of Watch: December 10, 1936
Officer Joe E. Kerley
Turlock Police Department
Date of Birth: February 26, 1888
End of Watch: November 1, 1949
Officer Glenn E. Winans
Turlock Police Department
Date of Birth: March 30, 1910
End of Watch: November 1, 1949
Officer George G. Bredenberg Jr.
Turlock Police Department
Date of Birth: January 13, 1912
End of Watch: November 4, 1949
Officer Harold B. Harless
Riverbank Police Department
Date of Birth: November 15, 1922
End of Watch: October 17, 1965
Deputy Harold L. Thornton
Stanislaus County Sheriffs Office
Date of Birth: August 14, 1934
End of Watch: August 23, 1967
Deputy Bill J. Dickens
Stanislaus County Sheriffs Office
Date of Birth: July 3, 1933
End of Watch: January 27, 1970
Officer William R. Court
California Highway Patrol
Date of Birth: December 1, 1936
End of Watch: February 13, 1970
Officer Raymond C. Willert
Turlock Police Department
Date of Birth: June 28, 1947
End of Watch: February 9, 1973
Officer Leo R. Volk
Modesto Police Department
Date of Birth: May 8, 1949
End of Watch: May 21, 1973
Sergeant Howard K. Stevenson
Ceres Police Department
Date of Birth: February 18, 1965
End of Watch: January 9, 2005
Officer Earl H. Scott
California Highway Patrol
Date of Birth: October 22, 1969
End of Watch: February 17, 2006
Sergeant Steven E. May
Modesto Police Department
Date of Birth: July 14, 1956
End of Watch, July 23, 2009
Deputy Robert Paris
Stanislaus County Sheriffs Office
Date of Birth: January 23, 1959
End of Watch: April 12, 2012
