lawrence 7:00 a.m. hour of fox & friends on the east, on wednesday, january the 17th. steve: all right is joe biden hiding? the white house calling an early morning lid for the president as he has gone 36 days without a formal press conference. he is essentially missing in action. ainsley: plus, a fox & friends exclusive. a middle school student is banned from all school sporting events after he is accused of wearing black face. there s his picture. he joins us as he is suing the district now for ruining his reputation. brian: absolutely. underwear under lock and key. the latest attempt to stop shoplifters in walmart and target in california. and i ll be brief. the second hour of fox & friends. [laughter] ainsley: that was good. that was good. brian: second hour of fox & friends starts oh, forget it. tells california maybe she fought for a boy from south georgia she s got the ball in the palm of her hand she s a 90 s country fan like i am i g
(WASHINGTON) — A record number of law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 2021, according to a report from the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund Wednesday, with most losing their lives to COVID-19. In 2021, 458 law enforcement officers died — […]
SCOTT SERIO/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) A record number of law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2021, according to a report from the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund Wednesday, with most losing their lives to COVID-19. In 2021, 458 law enforcement officers died up 55% from 2020, according to the report. In 2020, 295 federal, state, local and tribal officers died in the line of duty. The closest number to 2021's was recorded was in 1930, when there were 312 law enforcement deaths. The vast majority of deaths 301 were due to COVID-19 according to the report, the second year in a row COVID-19 was the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths. The vaccination status of the 301 is not known. Customs and Border Patrol Agent David Ramirez was among those who died due to complications of COVID-19. Ramirez, a father of three, was assigned to the Sector Intelligence Unit/Joint California Forensics Center in San Diego, according to Customs and Border Protection.