Roll of Honor
Incident
Assistant Chief of Police Larry Duronso and Reserve Officer Douglas Krenz were killed in an aircraft accident while searching for the body of a murder victim in Whatcom County. Officer Krenz, a licensed pilot, was piloting the single engine plane when it experienced engine trouble and lost altitude several minutes after taking off from a field four miles west of Lynden. The plane crashed as Officer Krenz attempted an emergency landing. Assistant Chief Duronso had served with the Blaine Police Department for seven years.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief of Police Duronso gave the Blaine Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Blaine community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Duronso.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant Chief of Police Larry Dean Duronso is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Blaine Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry Dean Duronso's cause is highlighted.
How Larry Dean Duronso Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Larry Dean Duronso is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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