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Sergeant Chris Jenkins March 2023 Mission MomentSergeant Chris JenkinsLoudon Cunty Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee On February 3, 2022, Sergeant Chris Jenkins was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while attempting to move a ladder from I-75 near mile marker 74 in Loudon County, Tennessee. The ladder...

Heather Estudillo MADD Services to Victims and First Responders Heather Estudillo MADD National Director of Victim Services When many people think of MADD, they think of us as a legislative powerhouse, a coalition of passionate people working together with law enforcement and other community partners...

Corporal Philip Sumrow and K9 Yale March 2023 Officer of the MonthCorporal Philip SumrowJesup Police Department, Georgia Madd proudly recognizes Corporal Philip Sumrow of the Jesup Police Department as our Officer of the Month for March 2023. Corporal Sumrow has been with the Jesup Police...

Trooper Martin Francis Mack, III Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania End of Watch Monday, March 21, 2022 Trooper Branden Tyler Sisca Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania End of Watch Monday, March 21, 2022 February 2023 Mission Moment Trooper Martin Mack and Trooper Brandon Sisco Pennsylvania State Police...

A Message to Law Enforcement – MADD’s New National President Tess Rowland “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” – William Shakespeare. The quote dates back to 1600, but it is quite relevant today. Today,...

February 2023 Officer of the Month Officer Mike Adams Holly Springs Police Department, Georgia Officer Mike Adams February 2023 Officer of the Month Officer Mike Adams Holly Springs Police Department, Georgia MADD proudly recognizes Officer Mike Adams of the Holly Springs Police Department as our...

February 2023 Mission Moment Officer Tyler Lenehan Elk Grove Police Department, California On January 21, 2022, Officer Ty Lenehan, 44, was killed when his police motorcycle was struck head-on by a drunk driver on State Highway 99, near 12th Avenue, in Sacramento, California. The drunk...

Officer Steven Page and K-9 Baloo MADD proudly recognizes Officer Steven Page of the Euharlee Police Department as our Officer of the Month for January 2023. Officer Page joined the Euharlee Police Department in December 2020. He has a passion for traffic safety, impaired driving...

December 2022 Officer of the Month Deputy Brad Elmer Cassia County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho MADD proudly recognizes Deputy Brad Elmer of the Cassia County Sheriff’s Office as our Officer of the Month for December 2022. Deputy Elmer joined the Cassia County Sheriff’s Office in 2015....

December 2022 Mission Moment Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Deputy Christopher Taylor On November 22, 2022, Deputy Christopher Taylor was struck and killed by a drunk driver while conducting a traffic stop on I-75, south of US-17, at about 8:45 pm. He was standing on...