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Ten Months in Euclid, a Lifetime of Courage: Remembering Officer Jacob Derbin

Police Officer Jacob Derbin, Euclid Police Department, End of Watch 2024-05-11

Jacob Derbin was 23 years old when his life was taken in the line of duty. On May 11, 2024, the Euclid Police Department lost a police officer to gunfire, and a family, a department, and a community were left to carry a grief that cannot be measured in years of service. His badge was number 14, but Jacob Derbin was never only a number in a record. He was a young… Read more

Sarah Diane Beckstrom Stayed Through Thanksgiving—and West Virginia Lost Her

Specialist Sarah Diane Beckstrom, United States Department of Defense - Army National Guard - West Virginia Army National Guard, End of Watch 2025-11-27

At 20, Specialist Sarah Diane Beckstrom had already given two years and five months to service. On November 27, 2025, that service ended when she succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained while on patrol in Washington, D.C. Her death leaves behind more than a uniform, a rank, or a line in a record. It leaves the unbearable fact of a young life cut short while she was doing work meant to protect others.… Read more