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In Memory of Our Brothers Killed in the Line of Duty

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God."
  Matthew 5:9
 
Captain Scott Bierwiler
End of Watch February 19, 2009    

On the morning of February 19, 2009, Captain Scott Bierwiler was killed in a head on collision.  Captain Bierwiler served with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office for 23 years and leaves behind a wife, three children, his mother, a sister and a brother. 

 
Deputy Lonnie Coburn
End of Watch February 21, 1978    
 

On February 21, 1978, Hernando County Sheriff's Office Unit 16 (Deputy Lonnie Coburn) was dispatched to a convenience store located at Highway 301 and State Road 50, reference suspicious persons. When he approached the two subjects, Deputy Coburn was overpowered and shot with his own weapon. More than 200 law enforcement officers from surrounding agencies immediately responded to assist in the search for the two suspects, who were subsequently apprehended and convicted. 

 

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