N.H. thousands attended memorial today for Chief Michael Maloney, held at track at Winnacunnet High School.

WMUR photos.















the Chief's bike at speakers' podium

(04-19-2012, 02:51 PM)Duchess Wrote:

When there are funerals of this nature does the massive response to them bring the families any consolation?

RIP Officer Kevin Ambrose



bostonherald
A veteran Springfield police officer brutally gunned down yesterday in the line of duty by an enraged Rikers Island prison guard during a domestic violence call loved his job so much he put off retirement.

Officer Kevin Ambrose “paid the ultimate sacrifice,” Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno said yesterday just hours after the triple-shooting in the city.

Police say Ambrose, a married father of two, was shot and killed by Shawn Bryan, 35, of Hempstead, N.Y.

Bryan came to Springfield to see his 1-year-old daughter, who lives with her mother, Charlene Mitchell, 29, in the Lawton Arms apartment complex in Springfield’s 16 Acres, city police Commissioner William Fitchet said.

Early yesterday Mitchell received a restraining order against Bryan, Fitchet said.

The six-page stay-away order stipulated that Bryan could remove his personal belongings from Mitchell’s home, but he had to surrender his firearm.

Mitchell asked police to accompany her while Bryan collected his belongings.

Ambrose arrived at the complex at 1 p.m. in a one-man patrol car, Fitchet said, and escorted the couple to Mitchell’s third-floor apartment.

Once there, Bryan shoved Mitchell inside, slipped in behind her and shut the door on Ambrose, police said. Bryan then shot at Ambrose through the door, then opened the door and shot Ambrose two more times, leaving the proud new grandfather mortally wounded.

“It was one (shot) after another, bam, bam, bam,” said neighbor Desiree Romero, who lives below Mitchell, and was home listening to music when the shots rang out.

“I opened my doors and there was a lady crying, telling me to call the police,” she said. It was Mitchell’s aunt, who told Romero she had been in the hallway with Ambrose when he was shot.

Meanwhile, police said, Bryan went back into the apartment and shot Mitchell, then fled to his car and shot himself in the chest.

Bryan was dead when officers found him. Ambrose was pronounced dead at Bay State Medical Center, and Mitchell was fighting for her life last night.

The gruesome triple shooting has devastated the city, where the friendly Ambrose, 55, spent more than three decades as a public servant.

Ambrose came on the force as a police cadet in the mid-1970s, and his brother, Martin Ambrose, is a sergeant in the narcotics division.

“He was an officer that everyone loved and looked up to,” Springfield police Sgt. John Delaney said. “A few weeks ago, he told me he opted not to retire, because he loved his job.”

RIP Trooper Aaron Beesley



a Hero
MOUNT OLYMPUS, Utah – A 13-year veteran of the Utah Highway Patrol died Saturday during a rescue on Mount Olympus.

UHP and Unified Police were conducting a search and rescue operation for two teenagers on the Mount Olympus Trail on Saturday afternoon.

UHP Trooper Aaron Beesley, 34, was among the air units conducting that search. Crews were able to bring the teens down, leaving Beesley waiting at the top until they returned.

Crews didn’t see Beelsey when they returned to pick him up. They then located him at the bottom of a 60-foot cliff on his back and unresponsive.

It took rescue crews about 45 minutes to reach Beesley, where he was pronounced dead.

Officials aren’t sure how Beesley fell off the cliff, but suspect that his pack fell down a minor drop and when he went to grab it, he somehow fell off the side of the mountain.

Beesley, a 13-year veteran, had previously worked in Davis, Weber and Box Elder Counties and had most recently been working as the tactical flight officer in helicopters.

“The trooper died while engaged in a heroic effort to save two individuals,” said UPD Sheriff James Winder.

Beesley, a resident of Box Elder County, leaves behind a wife, a 7-year-old and 5-year-old twin boys.

(07-08-2012, 12:04 PM)LytoMe Wrote: please pray for his family.

(07-08-2012, 12:18 PM)Cracker Wrote: Jesus.

(07-08-2012, 12:04 PM)LytoMe Wrote: please pray for his family.

Not to be too ugly, but they could probably use a donation more. Kinda past the point of prayer.

another Officer in traffic. RIP Officer Brian Lorenzo



Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA – Authorities say a Philadelphia police officer on a motorcycle was struck and killed by a vehicle heading the wrong way on Interstate 95.

Police say 48-year-old Officer Brian Lorenzo was off-duty but in full uniform and heading north on a Highway Patrol motorcycle when he was hit at about 3:15 a.m. Sunday near Cottman Avenue by a vehicle heading south in the northbound lanes.

Police said Lorenzo was pronounced dead at the scene. He was a 23-year veteran of the force and is survived by a wife and three children.

Officers are holding the driver, a 48-year-old man from Levittown, and say charges against him are expected.

RIP Officer Christopher Reeves




MILLVILLE, N.J. - July 8, 2012 (WPVI) -- A southern New Jersey police officer has died after his cruiser and another vehicle collided early Sunday.

Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae says Millville police officer Christopher Reeves was on duty when the crash occurred around 2:15 a.m.

It happened at the intersection of 3^rd and Broad Streets just after 2:00am Sunday Morning.

Webb-McRae declined further comment on the accident, including whether Reeves was responding to a call at the time of the crash, saying only that it was under investigation by her office and the state police.

However, Jim Ryan, a spokesman for the State Policemen's Benevolent Association, said Sunday afternoon that Reeves' patrol car was struck by a driver who was fleeing police. Ryan said another officer in the car with Reeves was critically injured in the accident, but further details were not immediately available.

Witnesses say police were chasing a black SUV down 3^rd Street. They say this police cruiser was hit broadside on the driver's side when it came out of Broad Street trying to cut off the SUV.

Officer Christopher Reeves was killed instantly.

"All of a sudden I heard a boom like lightning," said Rebecca. "I just knew somebody died."

A witness captured much of the incident on video, including the driver of the SUV being wheeled into an ambulance. He says other officers pummeled the suspect.

"The cop that was chasing, he broke the window, he sliced his arm up, and he started beating up the kid that was in the car," said Marc Yatzowitz.

Officials say Reeves was a 1991 Millville Senior High School graduate who served in the Marine Corps before joining the Millville force eight years ago. He also had served with the Millville Fire Department.

Reeves' survivors include his wife, Susan, who also is a Millville police officer, and their 2-year-old son.

WCYB
LEE COUNTY, Va.

Investigators are calling it a senseless act; a missing K-9 officer with the Lee County, Virginia Sheriff's Office was found dead. News 5 has been following the story for a couple of days and learned now their main focus is to find who's responsible for killing the black German shepherd.

The dog went missing earlier this week from the back of his handler's patrol car at a county park. The Sheriff's Office says the dog's partner did leave his car unlocked, but he was only gone for three to five minutes. That's a mistake that's not uncommon.

Investigators are asking two questions: how did the county's K-9 Chase get out of his handler's patrol car, and who did it?

One thing is for sure, it was a bold and brazen move. "At first you would consider it a theft, but at this point we've got on our hands a death," said Lieutenant Fred Rouse with the Lee County Sheriff's Office.

Lieutenant Rouse says Chase was found dead in a ditch off of Route 606 by someone driving by. "Things were collected at the scene, we're going to be looking for some trace evidence. Hopefully that will provide some clues or direction in who may be responsible," Rouse said.

As of right now investigators have pinpointed several people that could be responsible for Chase's death. Investigators actually believe the dog's body had been moved. On Monday, just hours after the dog disappeared, animal control officers spotted the body of a well-kept German shepherd at a dump site. But at the time, they didn't know the Sheriff's Office K-9 was missing. "[Moving the dog] is adding to our case. If this was an accident why are you going to the extent to try and cover your tracks," said Lieutenant Rouse.

The dog will be sent for a necropsy to find the cause of death. In the meantime, there is a huge void at the Sheriff's Office since Chase was a sworn Deputy Sheriff and their main focus is to find his killer. "Because it's just senseless, it really is senseless," added Lieutenant Rouse.

News 5 learned the Sheriff's Office will present to prosecutors the case as if the suspect killed a police officer in the line of duty, which is a capital offense.

Once charges are filed, it's up to the Commonwealth Attorney to make a final decision.