Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 08:02:10 -0500
Subject: Border Patrol Agent Dies
We are very saddened to report the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Daniel M. James Jr. Agent James passed away at Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, Friday, March 2, 2001, after suffering severe injuries in a roll over
accident during a vehicle pursuit January 29, 2001. He was a graduate of USBP Academy Session 389, Charleston, February 5, 1999. He is survived by his wife, Melinda, and two sons, Devin, 9, and Joshua, 2.
Deputy Garcia succumbed to injuries received from an accident earlier in the night while responding to a call for backup. During her response her cruiser left the roadway and struck a tree with the passenger side. She was transported to a local hospital where she passed away. Deputy Garcia had been with the agency for three years and was survived by her parents.Date:
Thu, 8 Mar 2001 08:41:39 -0700
Subject: Suspect arreseted in officer killing
Wednesday, March 07, 2001, 06:39 p.m. Pacific
'Person of interest' arrested after Des Moines police officer is shot to death
A "person of interest" in the fatal shooting of a Des Moines police officer has been arrested in Whatcom County, according to authorities. The person of interest has the same name as the man Officer Steven J. Underwood communicated to dispatchers in his last transmission before he was shot, said Kent police spokesman Paul Petersen. But that identity had not been confirmed. "We'd probably call him a suspect if we had confirmed his identity prior to the shooting," Petersen said. The person of interest was arrested this afternoon by the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office on an unrelated charge. He has outstanding warrants in King and Pierce counties, Petersen said. Two detectives from the Kent Police Department went to Bellingham to interview the man this afternoon. Petersen said it was unclear when the man would be brought back to King County. Earlier today, a manhunt by at least 100 police officers from nine departments failed to find four teenagers suspected in the fatal shooting of Underwood shortly after 1 a.m. today. The 33-year-old officer, a six-year veteran of the force, stopped the youths because he recognized one as having a felony warrant out for his arrest. At night it's the policy of Des Moines police to radio for backup when making a felony stop, which the officer did, said Des Moines Police Sgt. Steve Wieland. In radioing in, the officer stated: "I'm getting out of my car to contact these people." When backup arrived - in this case, the officer's sergeant - he found Underwood lying on the street, shot twice. His gun was still in the holster and his blue patrol car was pulled alongside the northbound lane of Pacific Highway South at the intersection of South 222nd Street. Underwood was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he died at 4:47 a.m., leaving behind a wife and 2-year-old son. He had just achieved the rank of master police officer and was a field training officer. It is the first time since Des Moines incorporated in 1959 that an officer was killed in the line of duty, Wieland said, saying the loss will be tough for the 45-officer department. "It's something we're dealing emotionally with inside right now," he said. "In a small department, we're all family."
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 11:57:28 -0500
Subject: LOD
A police officer was fatally shot and another wounded last night in East Baltimore when a man opened fire with a powerful handgun, apparently without provocation. According to Ragina C. Averella, a police spokeswoman, Officers Michael J. Cowdery and Tiffany Walker, working a plainclothes detail, stopped two men about 10:10 p.m. in the 2300 block of Harford Road for questioning. While they were talking to them, another came around a corner and began firing a .357-caliber Magnum, hitting Cowdery in the head and upper torso, Averella said. As Cowdery fell, Walker fired her service weapon at the gunman, Averella said. A third officer, Ronald A. Beverly, who witnessed the shooting from across the street, also fired at the gunman and followed him about 100 yards east to the 1400 block of Cliftview Ave., where they again traded shots, Averella said. Beverly suffered a graze wound to his leg, and the gunman was shot at least once in the side. The two wounded officers were taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where Cowdery, 31, who had served on the force for 4 1/2 years, was pronounced dead at 10:43 p.m., police said. Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening today ordered state flags to be flown at half staff in memory of Cowdery. Cowdery "made the ultimate sacrifice trying to protect our citizens and make our neighborhoods safer," said Glendening. Beverly, 29, was in good condition early today, Averella said. The alleged gunman, identified as Howard T. Whitworth of the 4900 block of Crenshaw Ave., was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Averella said. Whitworth was in critical condition early today. The gunman's weapon was recovered, Averella said. The three officers were part of a special 120-officer initiative that has been working to contain violence in East Baltimore since August. Department commanders gave the officers orders to target drug activity and quell violence. Cowdery - the 104th city officer to die in the line of duty since 1870 - was the first to be killed by gunfire since Lt. Owen E. Sweeney in May 1997. Sweeney was shot and killed while assisting officers on a routine call.
Sergeant Wagers was killed in a single vehicle crash while on routine patrol in Yolo County. His vehicle was discovered at approximately 0600 hours by a commuter who noticed skid marks leading off a 25-foot embankment. Authorities were notified of the accident by the citizen. Sergeant Wagers had been scheduled to get off duty at 0345 hours, however, the time of the accident was unknown as his last communication with dispatch was at midnight. Although Sergeant Wagers didn't check out at the end of his shift no patrols were sent to check on him. He had been with the agency for 22 years and is survived by his wife and three grown children.
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 08:42:28 -0500
Subject: ALIQUIPPA POLICE OFFICER FATALLY WOUNDED
Suspect issued 'hit list'
One of two men accused of killing Aliquippa Patrolman James Naim had issued a "hit list of policemen" and said that Naim was "only the first and there would be other policemen killed," a state police arrest report said Saturday. State police charged Jamie M. Brown, 23, of 500 Highland Ave., Aliquippa, Saturday evening with one count each of criminal homicide and criminal conspiracy to commit criminal homicide. Naim, 32, who was an Aliquippa police officer for 14 months, was shot twice in the head as he was on foot patrol in the Linmar Terrace public housing project Thursday evening. A memo in the Aliquippa police station said all foot patrols have been suspended in Linmar Terrace and the separate area of Griffith Heights until further notice. However, Police Chief Ralph Pallante said officers will continue to patrol those areas by car. For safety reasons, two officers will ride in each vehicle. Two confidential informants said that Brown had crafted a hit list against police, state police Trooper Don Neill wrote in his arrest report. The report did not indicate which police officers were on the list, in what form the list exists or why Brown might have made the list. Friday, state police charged Darnell Hines, 18, of 295 Linmar Terrace with charges identical to Brown's. State police reports indicate both men shot Naim. The murder weapon has not been recovered, state police said Saturday. Hines and Brown remained in the Beaver County Jail without bond Saturday after their arraignments before District Justice James DiBenedetto. According to information from state police, Aliquippa police and other sources, Naim had apparently left the Linmar Terrace police substation at 251 Tyler St. on foot patrol at about 8 p.m. Thursday. At 8:15 p.m., Naim apparently left the back porch at 269 Linmar Terrace, a vacant housing unit, and began to walk around the corner of the building into a dark area where the former Eleanor Roosevelt apartment building once stood. At that time, according to police, Brown and Hines appeared from behind a shed attached to the Linmar Terrace building and at least one of them began firing. State police are not specifying if one or both men were shooting.Beaver County Coroner Wayne Tatalovich on Friday said Naim died of two gunshot wounds to the head. Police would not say how many or what type of gun was used in the ambush-style shooting. Police said Naim's service revolver was still in its holster. Residents said they heard up to nine shots being fired, but believed they were coming from the nearby Woodlawn Cemetery and called police. Aliquippa police officers Shawn Young and Daniel Cassidy began to search in the area of the cemetery while radioing for Naim, Pallante said. When Naim did not respond, officers quickly searched Linmar and found the slain officer's body lying in the grass.
To: < bryanr3000@home.com>
Subject: Murder of Officer Terry Foster
Date: Monday, March 19, 2001 5:37 PM
Veteran officer killed Gunman perishes in blaze
Independence police and fire investigators were still looking for answers today as to why a 34-year-old Independence man shot and killed an Independence police officer at the suspect's residence. Officer Terry Foster, a 32-year veteran of the police force three weeks away from retirement, was shot three times in the head and and once in the chest. He died at the scene late Saturday night. He was not wearing a protective vest. Jeff Keith, the 34-year-old man who shot Foster, then set the fire, according to police reports. Police say he died in the blaze. As of press time today, it was unclear as to whether Keith deliberately started the fire or if a stray bullet hit one of Keith's father's oxygen tanks. Independence police went to the house, in the 3600 block of Ralston Avenue near Blue Ridge Mall, after Jeff Keith's sister called the police because her brother was becoming violent with their parents and they wanted him evaluated at a local hospital. According to police accounts, Keith refused to cooperate with officers and locked himself in an upstairs bedroom. After a little more than an hour of negotiations, Keith agreed to speak to his mother. When Foster forced the door open, Keith began firing. Officers were unavailable to comment this morning as to why the door was forced open or what standard procedure is for a situation such as this. After the shots were fired, two other officers pulled Foster from the house. Police did not fire Keith. An ambulance was already on scene. Police say Foster died instantly. The last Independence police officer to die in the line of duty was Lt. David Kraxner, who was shot during a traffic stop in 1966. When the officers went back inside the house they felt an explosion and saw fire, Detective Gary Tucker said. The blaze was intensified by several oxygen tanks in a closet. Keith's father, who had heart problems, uses oxygen. Police, including Foster, had been called to the home several times before to deal with the son as recently as six weeks ago, according to one neighbor. However Keith was never violent.
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:01:50 -0600
Subject: Tennessee Trooper KIlled
Highway Patrol retires trooper's badge number
Badge No. 714 was taken out of circulation yesterday in a special ceremony during funeral services for John Robert Davis, the Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper whose number it was. Hundreds of people, many in law enforcement, attended Davis' services at First Baptist Church in Dickson. Davis, 49, was killed Saturday night in Humphreys County when he lost control of his car in a curve of Clydeton Road, plunging it into a creek bed. He had just finished investigating an unrelated wreck at the time. Davis' accident occurred about 8:30 p.m., and he died two hours later at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. THP spokeswoman Dana Keeton said a final report on the accident is not yet complete. Davis, a 13-year THP veteran, worked mainly in Dickson County. ''What really impacted me when I went through town was how much he meant to the city of Dickson and to the county and to emergency and law enforcement personnel,'' Keeton said. ''They were brokenhearted.'' Law enforcement officers from seven states outside Tennessee attended the funeral. THP Col. Jerry Scott retired Davis' badge, and its number will never be reissued, Keeton said.
This was a sad deal. I worked the first wreck with the Trooper. He had made an arrest from the crash. He was out of gas. The gas station that they have to go to was about to close. I told him that I would hold on to his DUI arrest until he returned. We were standing by for a wrecker. A couple minutes after he left we received a call that a Trooper was laying in the road. I left the first scene and found the Trooper in the road. He rolled his car several times and it went down into a creek. He was wet and his ASP was found in the creek. He ended up in the road some distance away from the crash. Looking at the body, he shows bruising from a seat belt. THP is still looking into the seat belt issue. It was my first time in my 8 years that I have ever seen an officer die. It was something that I hope never to see again. As far as it looks the Trooper didn't really do anything wrong. He just missed a curve. It was a nice service. I know all the Troopers in his troop and they are taking it hard.
Sergeant Flusche died eight years after being involved in an accident while responding to a felony in progress. During the response his cruiser struck a patch of water on the roadway and went into a creek. A ride along in his vehicle was killed instantly. Sergeant Flusche never regained consciousness after the accident before succumbing to his injuries. The accident occurred exactly 20 years to the day after he began his career. He succumbed to his injuries on his 50th birthday. Sergeant Flusche is survived by his wife, two adult children, parents and two brothers.Patrolman Ventura was killed in an accident while on duty. He was on routine patrol when another vehicle made a left hand turn in front of his cruiser. He swerved to avoid a collision, but struck an oncoming vehicle head-on. Patrolman Ventura had been with the agency for two years and is survived by his wife, 4-year-old daughter, and 16-month-old son.Patrolman Adams was killed in an automobile accident involving two police cruisers. The two officers were responding to backup an officer who was in a foot pursuit at the time. Their cruiser collided in an intersection, killing Patrolman Adams instantly. The officer in the other cruiser received minor injuries. The suspect involved in the foot pursuit was eventually captured. Patrolman Adams had been with the agency for just under one year and is survived by his wife.
To: <bryanr3000@home.com>
Subject: SHERIFF KILLED
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 2:53 PM
Bryan once again with a sad heart I contact you. At approx. 7:30am this morning Sheriff E.C. Mullins of Simpson Co..... Ms. was killed while helping on a domestic call. Sheriff Mullins was newly elected only a year ago this past Jan. But has served the Co. for many years. Sheriff Mullins was killed after being overpowered by a man he was attempting to question. He had responded to a disturbance call when the suspect apparently overpowered Sheriff Mullins, causing him to suffer a massive heart attack. The suspect then stole his cruiser, with Sheriff Mullins still inside to a service station, stole two cases of beer, and then returned hom. After locating the suspect a SWAT team was able to take him into custody. Sheriff Mullins' death was ruled a homicide. Sheriff Mullins is the second sheriff killed in Simpson Co. in the past 10yr. Are payers are with the Mullins family and with the family of all are brother's who fall. And are thanks to those who put there life on the line each and everyday. Thank you.
Topic: Female Officer killed in Manchester UK
Conf: Officer Down/Wounded
Date: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 12:46 PM
PARENTS' ANGUISH AFTER BRAVE POLICEWOMAN IS MOWED DOWN
The family of a police heroine mowed down and killed by a stolen car have spoken of their devastation. Pc Alison Armitage, 29, was struck by the vehicle in Oldham, Greater Manchester. She was taken to Royal Oldham Hospital but died about four hours later.
Her divisional commander says he had been preparing a report for her to receive a commendation on the day she died in relation to an armed robbery.
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 16:28:33 -0600
Subject: Vest Saves Deputies Life-Score One for the Good Guys
From the Kearney NE Hub (http://www.kearneyhub.com), about 45 miles NW of
me: Deputy in fair condition
ODESSA Buffalo County Sheriff Neil Miller said Deputy Chad Hunt owes his life to the policy requiring deputies to wear protective vests. "I believe the vest saved his life," Miller told the Hub late Sunday night. Hunt, 26, was shot once in the chest Sunday afternoon after stopping Clair Juhl, 48, of Amherst one mile west and one mile south of Odessa at 24th Road and Amherst Road on a routine traffic stop. Juhl was pronounced dead at Kearney's Good Samaritan Hospital from a gunshot wound to the chest following a scuffle with Hunt. Hunt remains in fair condition today after having surgery Sunday evening. Today, Buffalo County Attorney Andy McMullen told the Hub he would consult with District Judge John Icenogle about whether a grand jury investigation will have to be convened to investigate the events that led to the shooting. However, Miller said that Juhl was considered to be in police custody at the time of the shooting. State law requires a grand jury investigation whenever someone dies in police custody or pursuit. Grand juries are closed to the public. The shooting happened at 5:11 p.m. after Hunt notified the 911 communications center that he was making a traffic stop with a blue Pontiac Grand Am at the gravel intersection of 24th Road and Amherst Road. It's unknown what the traffic stop was for, and Miller declined to give many details about the shooting pending the grand jury investigation. Miller said Juhl got out of his vehicle and approached the deputy, who met Juhl near the cruiser. Miller said Hunt didn't give dispatchers any indication that anything was wrong when he made the traffic stop or if he knew Juhl. It's unknown if the men exchanged words. However, a scuffle broke out, and both men were shot at close range. McMullen told the Hub that Juhl shot first. Miller said Hunt was shot with a handgun, but it's unknown if Hunt was shot with his 9 mm handgun or a handgun Juhl possessed, or how many shots were fired. "We don't know what happened," Miller said. "We know a scuffle took place, but we don't know exactly what happened." Hunt did not lose consciousness after the shooting and was able to use a portable radio attached to the shoulder of his uniform to notify the communications center that he had been shot. Hunt kept in contact with communications officers and directed emergency personnel to his location.
Cleveland Police Officer Takes His Own Life
Third CPD Suicide In Less Than 15 Months
CLEVELAND, 6:54 p.m. EST March 2, 2001 -- After 38 years on the force, Cleveland police Capt. Jerry Joyce took his own life Thursday. It's the third suicide in the Cleveland Police Department in less than 15 months, NewsChannel5's Ted Hart reported. Friends said that Joyce loved putting on the uniform and working the streets, but he recently became frustrated after a reorganization left him sitting behind a desk. "No one is satisfied with what they do -- politicians, citizens, police officers," psychiatrist Francis McCafferty said. "Fellow police officers are their only source of comfort." Police officers kill themselves at a rate of two to six times the national average. Twice as many officers kill themselves as are killed in the line of duty. McCafferty said that officers internalize their stress and are hesitant to talk about the job at home, and even more reluctant to seek counseling. "If they are deemed unable to carry their weapons because of stress and pressure, it's a negative mark against their career," McCafferty said. Joyce called Cleveland police Chief Martin Flask at home Wednesday night, and told him he was unhappy with his new assignment overseeing jail security. They agreed to meet Thursday to talk about it, but a few hours before the meeting was to take place, Joyce took his own life with his service revolver.
Subject: Another "almost"
Date: Monday, March 12, 2001 6:30 PM
The following article appeared in Long Island Newsday (www.newsday.com) Its
another "almost"
03/12/2001 - Monday - Astoria Man Arrested In Standoff
A Queens man remained hospitalized yesterday after ramming his vehicle into a police car, injuring one officer and threatening other officers with a loaded shotgun during a standoff Saturday, authorities said. Robert Kraft, 48, of 3003 41st St. in Astoria, called 911 from his cellular phone while at Wantagh Park Saturday afternoon, telling operators he was going to commit suicide, police said. Officers found Kraft in a parking lot, sitting in his late-model Acura and holding a shotgun. Nassau County Seventh Precinct officers and park rangers kept Kraft talking until the Hostage Negotiation Team arrived, police said. Toward the end of the standoff, which lasted 1 1/2 hours, Kraft pointed his gun at officers and tried to drive his car out of the park, police said. He then crashed his car into a marked police car that was blocking the road to keep the public from entering the lot, said Seventh Squad Det. Sgt. Steven Pastor. Officer Louis Morga, who was in the driver's seat of the police car, suffered a neck injury and was treated Saturday at New Island Hospital in Bethpage. Police arrested Kraft and recovered the shotgun. Kraft is being evaluated for fitness to be confined, police said. A spokeswoman for Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow confirmed that Kraft remained in the hospital yesterday afternoon. Kraft is charged with second-degree assault, two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree criminal mischief and driving while intoxicated. Nassau police said he would be arraigned as soon as it is practical.
Monday, March 5, 2001
Mountie shot and killed
CAPE DORSET, Nunavut - An RCMP officer was shot and killed Monday while responding to a domestic dispute in this remote community on Baffin Island. Mounties then surrounded the home of the alleged shooter, who barricaded himself alone inside. "It is with great sadness that the RCMP confirms that one of its members was shot and fatally wounded this morning," said the RCMP in a news release. The victim was identified by police as 47-year-old Const. Jurgen Seewald -- a 26-year veteran. The shooting happened in the Northwest Company housing unit and then the shooter moved to another area in the hamlet, said a resident who asked not to be named.
Subject: MEMORIAL PAGE
Date: Friday, May 04, 2001 8:30 PM
MY HUSBAND HAS FOUND YOUR WEBSITE WHILE HE HAS BEEN RECUPERATING FROM 2 TRAFFIC INJURIES. HE IS INTERESTED IN REGISTERING WITH YOUR SITE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HIM LISTED, IF POSSIBLE. HE IS MOTOR OFFICER JARROD W. WHIDDEN, DAYTONA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, FL. HE WAS A VICTIM OF A DUI HIT & RUN DRIVER ON MARCH 6, 2001, RETURNED TO WORK ON MARCH 9, 2001. HE WAS THEN HIT AGAIN BY A DUI HIT & RUN ON MARCH 18, 2001. IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN IF HE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO RETURN TO DUTY.