Mission Statement:
Washington has lost more than 270 officers in the line of duty since it became a state.
Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families and affected co-workers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as determined by Federal criteria.
Furthermore, C.O.P.S. provides training to law enforcement agencies on survivor victimization issues and educates the public of the need to support the law enforcement profession and its survivors.
Our chapter of C.O.P.S. is entirely volunteer-driven; we have NO paid staff. As survivors of law enforcement line of duty death, our mission is to assist those who come after us, learn to live, laugh and love again.
Each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty, and their families and co-workers are left to cope with the tragic loss. C.O.P.S. provides resources to help them rebuild their shattered lives. There is no membership fee to join C.O.P.S., for the price paid is already too high.
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Deputy John Bernard |
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Grant County Sheriff's Department, Washington
End of Watch: Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Age: 52
Incident Details:
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Deputy Bernard was killed in a single-car crash at approximately 7:20 p.m. Sunday 1/3/2010 when his car crashed and rolled on a rural road near Ephrata.
Bernard had been with the Grant County Sheriff for four years. He previously worked as a corrections officer in Grant County and as an officer with Ephrata Police. |
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Deputy Bernard, of Moses Lake is survived by his wife and two sons, one of whom is also a Grant County Sheriff's deputy.
Cards to the family or PD may be sent to:
Family of Deputy John Bernard
℅ Grant County Sheriff's Department
35 C Street NW - PO Box 37
Ephrata, WA 98823
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Deputy Walter "Kent" Mundell, Jr. |
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Pierce County Sheriff's Department, Washington
End of Watch: Monday, December 28th, 2009
Tour of Duty: 9 Years
Age: 44
Incident Details:
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, December 21st, 2009
Suspect: Shot and killed
Pierce County Deputy Kent Mundell, 44, succumbed to the fatal injuries he received on Monday, December 21, 2009, while responding to a domestic dispute call.
Deputy Mundell and Sergeant Nick Hausner, 43, responded to a call from Edward E. Crable requesting assistance in removing his intoxicated brother, David E. Crable, 35, from his home in Eatonville.
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When Mundell and Hausner entered the house, David Crable pulled out a gun he had hidden in a T-shirt under his arm, and fired on the officers. During the shoot-out, both officers were wounded; Mundell was able to shoot and kill David Crable.
David Crable’s 16-year old daughter tried to get the gun away from her father, did what she could to assist the wounded officers, then went next door to call 911.
The second officer involved in the incident, Sergeant Nick Hausner, was shot in the neck, the bullet narrowly missing his arteries and spinal cord. Sergeant Hausner was released from Madigan Army Medical Center on December 24, and was escorted in a police motorcade directly to Harborview Medical Center to visit Mundell. He is recovering at his home.
Deputy Mundell is survived by his wife, Lisa, a daughter, 16, and son, 10, and his father.
Funeral details are tentative, but it may be held on January 5.
Cards to the family or PD may be sent to:
Family of Deputy Kent Mundell
℅ Pierce County Sheriff's Department, Mountain Detachment
P.O. Box 1489
Eatonville, WA 98328
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Blue Candles for Project Blue Light |
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Our chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors encourages participation in Project Blue Light, which is the illumination of blue lights in your windows during the holiday season. It is a visible show of support for law enforcement officers, and a demonstration of remembrance for those who have died in the line of duty.
We are selling blue candles to help in the Project Blue Light campaign. These candles are 8 ounce tins, sell for $10 each, unscented or a slight vanilla scent. 100% of the proceeds go to our chapter of C.O.P.S., to be used to help our survivors attend National Police Week and targeted survivor seminars throughout the year.
Please contact us at
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or dial 425-522-2677 (COPS) for more information. |
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Help WAStateC.O.P.S. today with your tax deductible donation! |
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Incorporated in 1996, Washington State Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. As such, all donations are tax deductible.
All funds raised and donated are used to assist the survivors of peace officers killed in the line of duty, as determined by Federal criteria.
We assist survivors as they rebuild their lives, regain their self confidence, and deal with their own specific grief issues.
Through the support of the C.O.P.S. network, survivors learn to live, laugh, and love again.
Your generous donation allows us to provide financial assistance for survivors to:
* attend National Police Week
* attend Hands-on-Programs provided by National C.O.P.S.
* receive counseling
* attend training to learn how to assist subsequent survivors of line-of-duty death |
We welcome contributions to our efforts; please send your donation to:
Washington State Concerns of Police Survivors
P.O. Box 111772
Tacoma, WA 98411-1772
WAStateC.O.P.S. Tax ID (EIN) is 91-1616445
Our Washington State charitable solicitations registration number is 5797
Our UBI number is 601707771
WAStateC.O.P.S. does NOT utilize telephone solicitors in our fundraising campaigns.
Thank you for your support!
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We Need Your Email Address! |
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With today's technology, most people have email. In many cases we find it quicker and less expensive to notify you about current or upcoming events via email; however, our database is seriously lacking most of our members' email addresses. Please use the Contact Information Update Form to send us your contact information. |
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