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Patrol Officer

Jaimie Joseph Alan Cox

Rockford Police Department — Rockford, IL

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch November 5, 2017

Age 30

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

The Vigil Panel 167 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 7

Incident

Patrol Officer Jaimie Cox was killed during a traffic stop near the intersection of East State Street and Dawn Avenue at approximately 1:00 am.

The vehicle attempted to flee during the incident and dragged Officer Cox before crashing two blocks North of the initial incident. Despite suffering critical injuries, Officer Cox was able to call for assistance. Responding officers found him on the ground near the crash scene. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The driver of the vehicle that fled was found deceased in the vehicle from a gunshot fired by Officer Cox.

Officer Cox was a United States National Guard veteran who had served with the Rockford Police Department for one year and had previously served with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Division of Law Enforcement. He was part of an Army National Guard contingent deployed from 2008 to 2009 to Nangarhar province in Afghanistan and received honors, including the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and awarded the Illinois National Guard Abraham Lincoln Medal of Freedom Ribbon.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, father, brother, sister, nieces, and nephews.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrol Officer Cox gave the Rockford Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Rockford community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Rockford Police Department

Type Other

Location Rockford, IL

Platform Identity rockfordpd.winnebago.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 5, 2017

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Vehicular assault

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Jaimie Joseph Alan Cox served in the U.S. Army (2006â2006) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrol Officer Jaimie Joseph Alan Cox is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 63.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Rockford Police Department, 7 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 87.5% of this agency's fallen.

Rockford Police Department

of 8 officers

87.5% Felonious

IL — Statewide

842

of 1,318 officers

63.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious