DES MOINES – Gov. Terry E. Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff Tuesday, May 26, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in honor of Omaha, Neb., Police Officer Kerrie Orozco, 29, who was a Walnut, Iowa, native and resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Orozco was killed in the line of duty Wednesday, May 20, 2015, as she served a warrant on a wanted man, who was also shot and killed that day.
According to the Omaha Police Department, Officer Kerrie Orozco had been with the Omaha Police Department 7 years and 5 months. She was a Bi-lingual, Spanish interpreter and began working for the Gang Unit in March of 2012 and sadly ended her career in the same Unit.
Officer Orozco is survived by her husband Hector Orozco and two stepchildren, Natalie and Santiago. Officer Orozco had given birth to Olivia Ruth on February 17, 2015. Oliva Ruth was delivered early and was expected to come home from the hospital tomorrow, May 21st… the same day Officer Orozco was going to begin her maternity leave.
Officer Orozco is also survived by her mother Ella Holtz, brothers Elija and Erran Holtz, brother Nolan Nielsen and sister Kelsi Holtz.
Officer Orozco was currently active in coaching baseball and has been coaching since 2009 at the North Omaha Boys and Girls Club. She also did many other things at the club including planning pizza parties. She volunteered with Special Olympics and was president of Police Officer Ball to benefit Special Olympics Nebraska. Kerrie was a Girl Scout Leader, participated with Shop with a Cop and assisted with the Latino Police Officers Easter Egg Hunt.
Officer Kerrie Orozco was not only a top notch police officer but she gave back to the community in so many ways. In today’s press conference, Chief Schmaderer stated that the community owes a great deal to such a wonderful person. Her loss will not only impact the police officers but will also be a huge loss for the citizens of Omaha.
Officer Kerrie Orozco should be honored for the ultimate sacrifice.
She gave her all for our defense.
Prayers and thoughts to the family & Ms Orozco may you rest in peace.
In memory of many,
In Honor of ALL,
THANK YOU.
What a shame, at least they killed the low life scumbag that did this. Where’s the outrage, looting, etc, of course not, it’s okay when a gang banger afro American with a history of violence kills a Caucasian. I know, it’s all in the line of duty, there’s nothing racial here. Let’s round up all these known (thugs) that can’t get along with society, put them on a raft and send them back the their mother country.
I’m going to say this again since my first attempt was deleted. America had its chance to free slaves and return them to their “mother country” 200-400 years ago, but they chose to keep them and work them in chains, so your request Allen is too late.
It is never to late to right a wrong. Keep that in mind when making stupid comments.
Try switching roles for a moment. Imagine if your family was torn away from you, beaten, whipped, put in chains, raped, and sold on auction block in front of your eyes…then worked unto death. What would you do LVS? Just forget about it? Or would you cry out for vengeance and pray for subsequent generations to avenge what was done to you. Think of all those karmic prayers thought by slaves. America’s damn lucky it doesn’t burn.
That is the biggest bunch of B.S. I have ever heard. No one in the North had slaves and none of todays blacks are from Africa and most of them can’t even spell the word. It is nothing but a excuse for not getting up on your hind legs and making a go of it. I can see where you would sympathize with them because you are a leech and a drain on society just like the thugs are. Not all blacks are that way and certainly most Greeks are not either. You were dropped on your head when you were a baby…
Where are the riots and the burning down of the town? Where is the OUTRAGE?
Sorry LVS, not buying it. The north, by federal law, was obligated to return escaped slaves to the south, and the south never succeeded in becoming a new nation (I wish they would have) therefore the north absorbs their sins.
Everyone’s getting sick of your condemnation of people LVS. You keep blaming because you have this fantasy in your head of Rockefeller and Ford making “a go of it”. Not everyone has the talent, circumstances or family money so stop calling them leeches and a drain on society. You’re just a big bully.
You think just because some woman or man has a dream for selling cheap fast hamburgers that people have to bend over backwards to help them turn a profit? WTF does mcdonalds or Burger King have to do with a family home? They set up shop in a region, and next thing you find yourself forced to work there to keep a roof over ur head. Magical how capitalists make life work that way.
Are you kidding me. Everyone is really sick and tired of your fantasy and especially your big mouth when you are the most worthless piece of crap on here. The only thing saving you from drowning in your own crap is it is running down your leg and stinking up the country.
That’s the big difference between you and me. I say humans have inherent value and worth and you say there only valuable if they’re chasing after material “stuff” and speaking the lingo of $$.
And don’t give me that crap about pulling their weight because as I’ve discovered and proven: society is an artificial construct that has little to do with natural laws. A Jewish banker may say 30 days a payment is due, but the sun doesn’t give a shit about thst banker or his scheme to make money.
And you’re absolutely right about righting the wrong. That’s why I’ve been supporting calls for official reparations. Sounds like you might be coming around on that also.
You are just a insane, freakin IDIOT. Do they have mental wards there? We still have a room reserved for you in five east. They call it the Philosopussv, Rubber, insane room.
Checkmate.
@lVS & Phil-You two should just exchange phone numbers and then you can text each other back-and-forth, no one on here really wants to see you to spat like junior high girls!
@Anonymous too-No one asked you you whiny “B”. If you don’t like it don’t read it. Had about enough of you lippy trolls.
LVS-not a troll here, Im a paid subscriber just like you. Got as much right to voice my opinion on here is you pal. If you don’t like it don’t read it. And you’re so right this is a great place to hash out your hatred for Phil, on an article about a fallen officer. Show a little respect .
Well said Anonymous Too, well said indeed. This should be about Officer Orozco.
By reading the article, she was not only a fine Police Officer, but a very good person as well.
Wife, Mother, daughter, sister, volunteer and one heck of a good human being.
Look at the picture of her & think of those things that are now lost.
This is not the place for juvenile comments.
@Anonymous Too-OK, you are not a troll. But you do seem to have a reading problem. Read all of the post with all of the times and then tell me what you think. He was the one being disrespectful of the officer. I have always had respect for the police. I was responding to his hate the establishment message.
LVS, it starts at the top. You have a president that disreguards the law, you have a president that has greatly devided our country. You have many people wearing uniforms and badges that seem to be above the law.
Our country is in the worst shape it has ever been. We need a LEADER, not somebody that just throws gifts to the flock. It may be too late to recover from the spiral we are in
@Sad-I agree. It started at the top but has spiraled down from there. We need leadership and we need it now. I don’t know if we can wait another year and ahalf.
Why do you people have to politicize this & make it about Obama?
FYI, here are the facts for Police officers killed in the line of duty since 2000.
2000-162
01-241
02-159
03-150
04-165
05-163
06-156
07-192
08-148
09-125
10-161
11-171
12-126
13-107
14-117
facts don’t faze these guys.
I would be interested in knowing how many unarmed citizens have been killed by those who protect and serve us in the last 10 years?
I think the light is shining brightly on police brutality these days.
And yes, this case is very sad. Pray for her family
What is this country coming to. When you have police officers that we pay to protect us disrespected so badly the criminals think nothing of shooting them is terrible. This is what happens when the Attorney General and President of our country disrespect the law.
We have a leadership vacuum in this country. We have a leadership vacuum in our local school district, etc.
The libs are ruining this country. Can we recover?
LVS-You shouldn’t disrespect the sacrifice this officer made by trying to blame this on the president of the United States. The piece of sh** that killed her is to blame! I know you hate Obama but come on, have some respect for a fallen officer!
@Anonymous Too-You are the one being disrespectful with your excuses for the real problem. Mind your own business and you will get along better.
My last link was deleted for some reason. Probably because some people hate the truth. The President is not ignoring police officers killed in the line of duty.
http://www.officer.com/video/12077289/fallen-service-members-honored-on-memorial-day