Deputy Sheriff Frank Ramirez was killed in a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 14 at about 12:50 am. He was driving eastbound during a period of rain, responding to a call for assistance when his vehicle left the roadway on […]
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Corrections Officer Rhonda Russell was shot and killed after a struggle for her firearm at the holding area of the Central Court building at 615 Fourth Street in Altoona. A male inmate attacked and disarmed Officer Russell while waiting for […]
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Police Officer Michael Chandler was shot and killed while performing a welfare check at a vacant home in the 2500 block of Orr Street. Officer Chandler was flagged down by a citizen at about 4:00 am who asked him to […]
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Detective Michael Dion suffered a fatal heart attack while on traffic assignment at 60 Fuller Road in Chicopee. He had moved several large barricades as part of the road closure assignment when he collapsed. He was transported to the hospital, […]
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Police Officer Paramhans Desai was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call near the intersection of Keys Ferry Road and Floresta Drive, in McDonough, at about 6:00 pm. The subject who shot him fled the area and […]
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Deputy Sheriff Lena Marshall succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained three days earlier while responding to a domestic disturbance call at 6416 Highway 124 in Hoschton. As she and another deputy contacted someone in the home a woman opened fire on […]
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Senior Patrolman Sherman Benys succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained three days earlier while responding to a domestic dispute on the 300 block of South Wanda in Kingsville. When Patrolman Benys and another officer arrived at the scene the male subject […]
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Staff Sergeant Jesse Sherrill was killed in a vehicle crash on I-95 in Portsmouth at about 12:30 am. He was providing police assistance to a work crew that was installing rumble strips on the shoulder of I-95 when his patrol […]
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Sergeant Rick McMahan suffered a fatal heart attack while running on a treadmill in the department gym at 510 E 10th Street. He was participating in the department’s wellness program in preparation for his annual physical fitness test. Sergeant McMahan […]
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Police Officer Tyler Timmins was shot and killed while investigating a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a Speedway gas station at the intersection of Illinois 111 and Chains of Rocks Road at about 8:00 am. He was approaching […]
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Police Officer Stephen Evans was killed in a vehicle crash in the 5000 block of U.S. Highway 77 at about 5:00 pm. He was attempting to make a U-turn when his patrol car was struck by an oncoming vehicle. Officer […]
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Police Officer Stephen Evans was killed in a vehicle crash in the 5000 block of U.S. Highway 77 at about 5:00 pm. He was attempting to make a U-turn when his patrol car was struck by an oncoming vehicle. Officer […]
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