{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom-news-releases-barrasso-honors-fallen-sergeant-nevada-krinkee-of-sheridan-wyoming/", "Barrasso Honors Fallen Sergeant Nevada Krinkee of Sheridan, Wyoming", "2024-05-15", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spoke on the Senate floor during National Police Week to honor the legacy of Sergeant Nevada Krinkee of the Sheridan Police Department.\n\nSergeant Krinkee tragically died in the line of duty in Sheridan, Wyoming, on February 13, 2024.\n\nSenator Barrasso\u2019s Remarks:\n\n\u201cI rise today during Police Week to pay tribute to Sergeant Nevada Krinkee, member of the police force in Sheridan, Wyoming.\n\n\u201cSergeant Krinkee was a beloved officer in Sheridan. He was well-known for his selflessness. His colleagues would tell you he \u2018always put other people first.\u2019\n\n\u201cHis death in February of this year in the line of duty is absolutely tragic. It shook our state.\n\n\u201cSergeant Krinkee is the first officer in Wyoming since 1997 \u2013 the first one this century \u2013 to die by homicide in the line of duty.\n\n\u201cHe is the first line of duty death in the history of the Sheridan Police Department.\n\n\u201cSergeant Krinkee made the ultimate sacrifice for the community he loved and swore to protect. He was only 33 years old.\n\n\u201cIn March, I attended his funeral in Sheridan, Wyoming. It was so large they had to move it to the community college auditorium.\n\n\u201cWhat moved me was the outpouring of folks from all around the community \u2013 as well as the state, as well as the country.\n\n\u201cThey were there to honor Sergeant Krinkee, but also to support his wife, Karla, and their young daughter, Bella.\n\n\u201cMore than 1,800 people attended in the community of Sheridan, Wyoming. They flooded in from across Wyoming and from across the country.\n\n\u201cMany of them who were there to mourn his death and honor his family had never actually met Sergeant Krinkee.\n\n\u201cIt was the largest single event in Sheridan, Wyoming in 40 years. Forty years ago, Queen Elizabeth visited Wyoming and had a similarly sized turn-out.\n\n\u201cLaw enforcement officers traveled from every corner of our state. They came from tiny towns and also from big cities across the West.\n\n\u201cAll came to pay their respects to the man and to their brother in uniform.\n\n\u201cAs police cars escorted the family to the memorial service, citizens of Sheridan lined the streets of the community \u2013 four deep \u2013 waving American flags. Absolutely beautiful to behold.\n\n\u201cOne of the newspaper reporters asked a man from Wyoming who had driven over 100 miles to be there, why he came that far to attend the funeral. After all, this was someone who had never met or heard of Sergeant Krinkee before he had been killed.\n\n\u201cHe responded, \u2018I stand for those who have stood for us, and I will until the day I die.\u2019\n\n\u201cThat says a lot about the people of Wyoming through and through.\n\n\u201cOne of the greatest blessings of our great nation is the men and women of law enforcement.\n\n\u201cPolice officers have one of the most dangerous and demanding jobs in our nation. And they do it with competence and compassion.\n\n\u201cToday, officers deal with dangerous criminals. They often do this in the face of continuous criticism. It is alarming.\n\n\u201cPolice officers across the country are coming under attacks from criminals and the soft-on-crime politicians who coddle them.\n\n\u201cSadly, more police officers have been killed or injured by gunfire in the line of duty in 2023 than ever before.\n\n\u201cPoliticians who support criminals rather than police and demonize and defund the police hold responsibility.\n\n\u201cThe police, as a result, are demoralized and endangered.\n\n\u201cWe also see violent crime in America at a record high. Compared to 2019, murders are up 17 percent. Aggravated assaults are up 8 percent.\n\n\u201cLet me be clear: Defunding the Police has made our communities less safe. For police officers, it has turned the badges on their sleeves into targets on their backs.\n\n\u201cLaw enforcement officers love their communities enough to give their lives to protect those communities. They are incredible men and women. To me, each one is a hero and we are grateful for each and every one of them.\n\n\u201cThey wear the badge and protect our communities despite all the risks. It is the definition of selflessness.\n\n\u201cTo the men and women of law enforcement \u2013 you are everyday heroes, and you are among us every day.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:12:30Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom-news-releases-barrasso-honors-fallen-sergeant-nevada-krinkee-of-sheridan-wyoming/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5646540559828281, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}