On 2/1/99 1:43:07 PM, David Haire wrote: Grove Hill, Alabama: Two GroveHill police officers apparently following asuspicious vehicle with flashing lights(emergencyflashers) crashed into a house in the rain, caught fire and the two officers burned to death. The crash knocked out the phone lines to the occupants home so he had toflag down a passing motorists to call for help. By the time emergency crews arrived it was too late. Officer Keith Anderson age 33, and auxilliary officer Leon Malone age 41 were killed. Officer Anderson leaves behind a wife and a 4 year old daughter. Officer Malone was described as a hard worker who supported a wife, four children and four step-children, ages 8 to 19. He worked as a clerk in a hardware store, did carpentry work on the side and helped the police whenever they called him.

Sgt. James Low, 50 of the New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation Police Department died February 1, 1999 after a struggle with an unruly patient. Sgt. Low responded to a service call with another officer to "assist medical staff" in the restraint of a "disorderly patient" who was refusing to take medication. The patient identified as Louis Adalton, 36 had been able to free his leg from a restraint and was able to kick Sgt. Low in the chest that caused Sgt. Low to lose consciousness. Sgt. Low was taken for medical treatment at his assigned facility which is Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. Sgt. Low was placed on a respirator and succumbed to his injuries at 2040 hours February 1, 1999. Adalton is under arrest and we are awaiting word from the Office of the Kings County District Attorney on the final charges

VICTORIA -- An RCMP officer accidentally shot while tracking a suspect remains in serious condition, but doctors are optimistic they can save the man's leg. RCMP yesterday identified the officer as Const. Tom Leonard, a 22-year veteran of the force and longtime member of the South Island RCMP Emergency Response Team. Leonard was shot when the gun of a fellow ERT member accidentally discharged early Saturday as the team was hunting a burglary suspect through heavy brush. The man was believed to be armed with a stolen rifle. Western Communities RCMP Sgt. Bruce Brown said yesterday that police are still trying to determine "exactly how the shooting occurred." Leonard has already undergone one lengthy operation to try to repair his shattered thigh bone. Brown said he'll be back in the operating room over the next several days. Other ERT members later arrested a man in connection with the search. Sean Clark, 29, is charged with theft, mischief and taking a vehicle without the owner's consent.

CHICAGO - Feb 5,1999 With deep sorrow I write this. My former partner and close friend, Richard "Rick" J. Sanchez passed away this evening of a massive heart attack while off-duty. He had just celebrated his 38th birthday on February 3rd. He was a decorated 17 yr veteran of the Chicago Police Department with numerous awards and commendations, including the Kevlor Survivor's Award. He is survived by his wife and 2 young children. Please keep him in your prayers. Thank you.

On Friday, 2-5-99, a Detroit Police Officer was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a subject for soliciting an undercover P.O. for sex during a prostitution sting. 26-year old Ofc. Richard Scalf was shot and killed after a brief struggle with a passenger in a pickup. Ofc. Scalf was shot in the face, chest and abdomen. According to news reports, he was wearing soft body armor, but the rounds struck him through an opening in the vest. The driver of the pickup complied and was arrested at the scene. A second officer, Officer Diaz Graves was also shot and critically wounded. This 30 year old officer was shot in the head also. He is expected to survive. The suspect, Darryl Gates, 21 was shot and killed by other vice officers at the scene. This incident occurred 2 months to the day after Detroit Police Officer Shawn Bandy was shot in the head and killed. A second officer, Lloyd Todd, was also shot in the head in that incident and remains hospitalized.

The dark side of humanity has taken another of our brother's lives. Sacramento City Police Officer Bill Bean was the passenger officer in a patrol car during a vehicle stop. The vehicle in question stopped, then began to move again. The officer's followed, for perhaps two miles at about 35 mph until the vehicle stopped again. As the officer's began exiting their patrol car the driver of the stopped vehicle leaped out and began firing. Officer Bean was hit 5 times in the chest and once in the mouth. His vest saved him from the 5 in the chest but the head shot killed him. His partner returned fire and radioed for cover. About 200 of us arrived in seconds and established a perimeter. The shooter was captured, as well as the gun. He was a parolee who thought he was wanted by an adjacent county for robbery. The owner of the vehicle is wanted for questioning, but was not involved directly. The Officer driving was Officer Hogge, who lost his fiance last year to a line of duty motor vehicle accident responding code 3 to help another officer down. Officer Bean was 27 years old and a veteran officer. He was not married, but engaged to another officer. He played in the charity "Pig Bowl" football tournament between the Sheriff Dept and the Police Dept. Funeral services for him will be held Tuesday 2/16/99. May he rest in peace.

NEW YORK -- Four police officers had just finished putting out warning flares at the site of an overturned tractor-trailer when a car plowed into their parked patrol cars Sunday, fatally injuring one and sending three others to a hospital. The accident occurred at 5:30 a.m. on Staten Island, near the turnoff to the Outerbridge Crossing to New Jersey. Hours later, authorities charged the driver, Ciardi Franklin, 27, of Perth Amboy with criminally negligent homicide, second-degree assault, and driving under the influence, a police spokesman said. Officer Matthew Dziergowski, 39, was flown by helicopter to Bellevue Hospital Center, where he was declared dead on arrival. The others were taken to Staten Island University Hospital, where Officer Russell Goffred, Dziergowski's partner, was in intensive care, and Officers Joseph Holt and James Krolick were being evaluated, said a hospital volunteer who declined to give her name. Officer Joseph Cavitolo, a department spokesman, said the four officers, all assigned to the 123rd precinct, had just finished dealing with the overturned truck accident and were sitting in their cruisers, parked on the shoulder, when the civilian car approached at an undetermined rate of speed. "Dziergowski saw the vehicle and tried to warn the others, but the car crashed into his patrol car, drove it into a guardrail, and then hit the second cruiser," Cavitolo said. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Dziergowski may have saved the lives of his three fellow officers. "The action that he took tragically resulted in his death, but saved the other three police officers from . . . maybe succumbing to an equal kind of fate," Giuliani said. Dziergowski was a 17-year department veteran. The other three, all in their 30s, have been police officers since the mid-1980s, he said.

on monday, feb 8th, an off-duty Lillington (N.C.) officer was shot 3 times as he was in a convient sotore during a botched robbery attempt. Officer Cedric Mcleod was off duty and had just stopped into the store about 0130 in the morning to get a soda and speak to the clerk. 3 subjects entered the store armed with handguns. Officer Mcleod identified himself as a police officer and a gunfight began. Officer Mclead had a glock9mm and fired 15 times at the 3 suspects. officer mclead wounded one of the assailants and was shot 3 times him self. 2 arrests have been made thus far and the search for 4 otheres is underway. Officer mcleod had only been in law enforcemnt 3 weeks when this incident happened. Officer mcleod is listed in serious condition at Duke University Hospital in Durham NC. a fund has been established for officer Mcleod, any donations to the fund is very much appreciated. the address is

Officer Cedric Mcleod fund c/o
Bible Way Freewill Baptist Church
Rt 1 Box 63
Linden. NC 28356
910-980-0101

due to officer mcleod being offduty at the time of this incident it is uncertain if workmans comp will help with the bills and expensies

Hi, we are from North Carolina and my husband and I just had a fellow police officer die from In Stage Renal Disease (IGA). Sgt. Bailey Neal Parker, had been a member of the Scotland Neck Police Department for five years. Sgt. Parker had been waiting for a kidney transplant since last summer. Sgt. Parker died Thursday, February 4,1999. He left a wife, Kimberly Parker, and one son, Christpher. If you could add him to your list we would appreciate it.

ON 2-11-99 AT APPROXIMATELY 130 PM DEPUTY STEVE ROBERTS OF THE ST.LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE WAS RESPONDING TO A MINOR VEHICLE CRASH ON HIS MOTOR. ANOTHER MOTORIST CHANGED LANES ON HIM AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS MOTOR CAUSING HIM TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL TO THE SHOULDER AND CURBLINE. THE MOTOR AND DEPUTY ROBERTS IMPACTED A WOODEN TELEPHONE POLE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE IMPACT SHATTERED HIS PELVIS, LEFT HIP AND LEFT LEG. DEPUTY ROBERT ALSO SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT LEG EITHER FROM BEING PULLED OFF THE BIKE AT IMPACT OR POSSIBLY SPINNING AROUND THE POLE. DEPUTY ROBERTS WAS RUSHED INTO SURGERY FOR 4 HOURS WHERE HE LOST BOTH LEGS. HE WAS FLOWN TO WEST PALM BEACH TO ST. MARY'S TRAUMA UNIT AND IS CURREMTLY IN I.C.U. IN CRITICAL CONDITION. CALLS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA HAVE COME IN REGARDING BLOOD AND MONETARY DONATIONS. DEPUTY ROBERTS BLOOD TYPE IS O NEGATIVE. IF ANYONE WISHES TO HELP, GO TO YOUR LOCAL BLOOD BANK AND DONATE BLOOD, ANY TYPE. IF YOUR CLOSE TO WEST PALM BEACH AND WOULD LIKE, PLEASE DONATE IN THE NAME OF DEPUTY STEVE ROBERTS AT ST MARY'S HOSPITAL ON 45TH STREET, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA DEPUTY ROBERTS HAS TWO SONS, THE OLDEST IS 16. HE HAS A FIANCEE AND WAS TO BE MARRIED ON MARCH 6TH OF 1999. ANY INFORMATION ABOUT STEVE OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE, PLEASE CONTACT THE ST.LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TRAFFIC UNIT, (561) 462-3296 OR SEND TO THE SAME HEADING AT 4700 W. MIDWAY ROAD, FT PIERCE , FL. 34979 ANY EMAIL CAN BE FORWARDED TO B0211@AOL.COM

Reserve Deputy Key died after suffering cardiac arrest while transporting a prisoner for a court appearance. After suffering the heart attack his cruiser struck another vehicle, injuring the prisoner and the occupants of the second vehicle. Reserve Deputy Key had been in law enforcement for 35 years and had served as Chief of the Stroud Police Department.

Officer Hecht died after suffering a heart during a training session for his agency's Emergency Response Team. He and other officers were testing to be placed on the new team and were undergoing a physical fitness test when he collapsed during a mile-long run. Officer Hecht never regained conciousness. He is survived by his fiancee, parents, and sister.

LT Steve McCulley, Knox County Sherriff 's Dept. Killed 16 Feb 1999 when his cruiser was struck by a train....Knoxville, Tn.....DTLieutenant McCulley was killed when his cruiser was struck by an empty coal train as he was driving to work. He was crossing an unguarded crossing with double tracks when the train struck the passenger side of the car at approximately 43 miles per hour. The passenger side door was pushed into the driver's seat. Lieutenant McCulley was flown to a local hospital where he later died. He had been with the department for 21 years and is survived by his wife.

Patrolman Claxton died when he suffered a cardiac arrest during a foot chase of an jail escapee. The suspect had escaped from the County jail at approximately 03:00 hours by climbing out of the ventilation ducts. At approximately 16:15 hours the suspect stole a truck and was immediately engaged in a pursuit by a nearby deputy. Patrolman Claxton joined the vehicle pursuit which ended a few minutes later. The deputy and Patrolman Claxton then chased the 19-year-old suspect on foot until he was captured. Patrolman Claxton then began having trouble breathing and collapsed. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. He had been with the agency for 19 years. He is survived by his wife and four children.

Patrolman Jerman was shot and killed after making a traffic stop of a car that was speeding and tailgating in the small mountain community of 4,600. As Patrolman Jerman was talking to the drunk, 18-year-old driver of the car he was shot once in the chest. As he fell to the ground he was able to return fire, seriously wounding the suspect. Patrolman Jerman was the DARE instructor for his community and had been with the Kane Police Department for 22 years. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Chief of Police Gaston died after suffering a cardiac arrest while training with the SWAT team. Chief Gaston was running on duty with members of his SWAT team as he did on a regular basis. During the run he became ill and collapsed. He died approximately one hour later at a local hospital. He had been with the Anaheim Police Department for 34 years and is survived by his wife, four children, and two grandchildren.

For those of you that didn't hear the bad news, Tim Reilly (Englewood NJ PD) was in a horrible accident and is in very bad shape. He is in dire need of O Neg blood. For those of you that are O neg and wish to donate, please call the Hackensack Hosp Blood Bank at (201) 996-4818 to get screened over the phone and then they will tell you when to come in. Please help if you can. His wife just had a baby recently.

Five officers were wounded in my area during one incident this week: Officers Tarr, Luntsford, Arnsperger and Troy and Chief Deputy Mark Nichols were wounded when approaching a trailer where 2 escaped convicts were hiding. Both had escaped from a Prison in Georgia and had been in the area for over a week. When officers approached, one of the perps opened fire with a sawed off shotgun seriously wounding officers Tarr and Luntsford. Arnsperger and Troy were injured while pulling their downed brothers to safety. Nichols was wounded during the 25 minute shooting spree that followed. Both perps were taken into custody after shooting over a dozen tear gas canisters into the trailer.

Captain Dosier suffered a fatal heart attack while in a foot chase with a suspect wanted on a drug violation. He had been in law enforcement for 26 years and is survived by his wife, seven children, and six grandchildren. Captain Dosier served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War, receiving the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

On Friday 26 Feb Claremont Calif. Motor Officer Karlan Bennett was wounded when he was returning to Claremont from the courthouse in Pomona. An elderly driver pulled out infint of him. He suffered a fractured upper left arm and numerous bumps and bruises. If you need any more info the story was in the Inland Valley daily Bulletin web site www.daileybulletin.com the story appeared on B2 on Sat the 27th