In 1972, a group of local Northeast Minneapolis businessmen and a labor leader organized the first Minnesota 100 club, based out of N.E. Minneapolis. This group of people took the lead from other 100 clubs that had been formed around the United States. The sole purpose at the time was to provide instant relief / aid to surviving families of public servants who were killed in the line of duty.

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Upcoming Fundraisers

We hope you will consider joining us this year at our Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 at the Beautiful Refuge Golf Club. Our fundraisers are aimed to increase our membership and raise funds that will help us to continue our mission of "Protecting the Protectors." For details on this event please  click here

Minneapolis Firefighters Jake LaFerriere and Captain Dennis Mack

Two firefighters injured in the line of duty on July 3, 2010. Members of Firehouse 11 responded to a house fire in the Como neighborhood of S.E. Minneapolis. Jacob LaFerriere suffered burns to his hands and Denny Mack had burns on his forearms. 
The Minnesota 100 Club was honored to present these two brave Firefighters with a benefit to aid in their recovery.

Maplewood Police Sergeant Joseph Bergeron

Saturday, May 1, 2010- Sergeant Joseph Bergeron was shot and killed at approximately 7:00 am while attempting to question two men in connection with an earlier carjacking incident.
He located the men near the intersection of English Street and Arlington Avenue, in St. Paul, approximately 10 minutes after responding to reports of the carjacking. As he exited his patrol car one of the men approached him and immediately opened fire, fatally wounding him.
A passerby who heard the shots and witnessed the shooter running from the scene immediately went to Sergeant Bergeron's aide and used his radio to call for assistance. He was transported to Regions Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Approximately four hours after his shooting an officer assigned to the crime scene's perimeter noticed one of the suspects walking out of nearby woods near Ivy Avenue and Prosperity Avenue. The officer confronted the suspect, who then struck him in the face with the toolbox, breaking his nose and fracturing his eye sockets. The officer was able to fatally shoot the suspect during the ensuing struggle over control of the officer's weapon.
Sergeant Bergeron had served with the Maplewood Police Department for 26 years. He is survived by his wife and twin daughters.
Agency Contact Information
Maplewood Police Department
1830 County Road B East
Maplewood, MN 55109
Phone: (651) 249-2600
May 3rd, 2010-Minnesota 100 Club Board of Directors designate a $3.500.00 benefit payable to the family of Sgt Bergeron.
 
  Clearwater Firefighter Corey Broich 
 
January 26, 2010- A Clearwater, Minn. firefighter is in critical condition after being struck by a car on Interstate 94 Tuesday morning.Cory S. Broich, 28, suffered two broken legs when he was hit by a passing car while standing outside a fire truck. He was responding to a car fire on the side of I-94 at the time of the accident.Broich was airlifted by Life Link to St. Cloud Hospital, where he was alert and speaking Tuesday afternoon. The driver of the vehicle that struck him was taken by ambulance to St. Cloud Hospital.Broich has five children under the age of 8.February 11, 2010-Minnesota 100 Club Board of Directors designate a $3.500.00 benefit payable to volunteer firefighter Corey Broich.
There is a fund set up for the Broich family at:
Annandale State Bank
PO Box 224
Clearwater, MN  55320

Wabasha Sheriff's Deputy, Andrew Hamann

December 25, 2009- A Wabasha Sheriff's Deputy is in fair condition and another man is fighting for his life after a head-on collision Christmas morning. Police say the man who hit the deputy was apparently driving a stolen car. Deputy Andrew Hamann was on-duty heading to get gas on Christmas morning when that accident happened. Officials say both men are lucky to be alive. Looking at the squad car driven by Deputy Andrew Hamann on Christmas morning it's hard not to think of the word miracle, when you learn both men involved in the head-on collision somehow survived. Around 7:30a.m. Christmas morning as most of us were waking up to open presents, Deputy Hamann drove his 2007 Dodge Charger through the center of Wabasha to get gas. At the same time a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am driven by 22-year-old Brandon Lastine, was also making his way through town. Deputy Hamann was coming from the east on Hiawatha drive when that Pontiac driven by Lastine came from the west and passed another car, that's when the two collided. It's unclear why Lastine stole the car or just how fast he was driving when he hit Hamann head-on . But officials believe it was well over the posted 35 mile per hour speed limit. One thing that is clear though Christmas for all of those touched by this tragedy will never be the same.
January, 2010-Minnesota 100 Club Board of Directors designate a $3.500.00 benefit payable to Deputy Andrew Hamann.

North St. Paul Officer Richard Crittenden

Officer Crittenden was shot and killed on Monday, September 7th, 2009 after he and another officer responded to a domestic disturbance call at approximately 8:30 am.

A male subject had gone to the female subject's apartment in violation of a protection order. Officer Crittenden and an officer from the Maplewood Police Department arrived, and as they were conducting an investigation, the suspect attempted to attack the female. Officer Crittenden attempted to protect the woman and during a struggle the suspect was able to gain control of Officer Crittenden's service weapon. He then opened fire, striking Officer Crittenden, who was fatally wounded. The Maplewood officer suffered a gunshot wound to her wrist, but was able to return fire and kill the suspect.

Officer Crittenden had served with the North St. Paul Police Department for nine years and had previously served with the Wabasha County Sheriff's Office for four years. He was the first North St. Paul Police Officer killed in the line of duty.

Mahnomen County Deputy Christopher Dewey
 On February 18, Deputy Christopher Dewey was shot once in the abdomen while on duty in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. He was airlifted from the Mahnomen Hospital to the Meritcare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. He was flown to Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado where he had been receiving intense rehabilitation. Christopher Dewey has now returned home to Minnesota where he continues to recover.
May 7th, 2009-Minnesota 100 Club Board of Directors designate a $3.500.00 benefit payable to Deputy Christopher Dewey.
Officer Dewey passed away due to complications of his injuries on August 9, 2010.
Roseville K-9 Officer John Jorgensen

On the early morning hours of December 18th 2008, Officer John Jorgensen (affectionately known as Jorgy to his friends and family) of the Roseville Police Department was doing what he loved. As Team Leader to the East Metro S.W.A.T. team, John and his team were executing a high risk search warrant while the city slept.
Officer Jorgensen and the East Metro S.W.A.T. team were fired upon numerous times by the suspect. During the incident, the ballistic shield carried by our point man received 2 direct hits. Another round went through the sleeve of the point man's TyChem suit, grazing his arm. Officer Jorgensen was also shot in his dominant arm. The bullet traveled down his arm, through his wrist and lodged into his right hand. Though left without a weapon, John bravely got his team members out of the house before other officers could be injured.
Jorgy is a son, a sibling, a husband and a father. He is a Police K-9 Officer, a teacher, a SWAT Team Leader and a role model. John is a proud member of the Police Unity Tour.

February 18, 2009-Minnesota 100 Club Board of Directors designate a $3.500.00 benefit payable to Officer, John Jorgensen.
* See Officer John Jorgensens Thank you note on our Current Events page.

 

 

Anoka County Sheriff's Deputy, Eugene Fitzloff

Deputy Eugene “Tony” Fitzloff, 50, of Brooklyn Park, an Anoka County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was found unresponsive next to his squad car by a city of Ham Lake public works employee at approximately 6:58 a.m. Wednesday morning (Jan. 21, 2009).
He was transported by ambulance to Unity Hospital where he was pronounced dead of a Heart Attack.
Fitzloff was an 18-year veteran to the sheriff’s office and had been serving in the patrol division. He is survived by two adult sons and numerous family and friends.
March 19, 2009- Minnesota 100 Club Board of Directors designate a $3.500.00 benefit payable to Deputy, Eugene Fitzloffs sons.