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*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN
Whittier, California

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RIP Officer Keith Boyer, 27 year veteran of the Whittier PD.

Three Whittier Police Department officers were responding to the scene of a traffic collision about 8 a.m. yesterday when a 26-year-old, recently paroled man driving a stolen car opened fire with a semiautomatic pistol, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. John Corina.

Detectives said the alleged gunman, who is expected to survive, is also a suspect in homicide that occurred in East Los Angeles. They believe he stole a vehicle Sunday morning after killing a man, then drove into Whittier, where he encountered the police.

Whittier Police Chief Jeff Piper said that Boyer was beloved by the whole department. He played in a community band that performed for charity. At the police station, he was known for his sunny, friendly disposition and willingness to lend help and offer advice, the chief said.

“He was the best of the best,” Piper said tearfully during a Monday afternoon news conference. "This is an unbelievably senseless tragedy.”

Piper said the shooting suspect, whose name has not been made public, was released from custody early. He blamed the early release on a series of new laws designed to reduce incarcerations in California.

Neither Piper nor the Sheriff’s Department offered specific information about his record or how he was released early. But the chief said Boyer’s killing and the wounding of the other officers showed how these laws have made the streets less safe.


Story: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me...story.html
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*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Lady Cop - 07-29-2010, 02:59 AM
RE: IN THE LINE OF DUTY - by Lady Cop - 07-29-2010, 05:20 PM
RE: IN THE LINE OF DUTY - by Lady Cop - 07-30-2010, 11:49 AM
RE: IN THE LINE OF DUTY - by QueenBee - 07-30-2010, 12:08 PM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Adub - 03-25-2011, 11:29 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Adub - 03-25-2011, 05:17 PM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by JsMom - 12-23-2011, 01:35 PM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by JsMom - 04-13-2012, 06:07 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by crash - 05-13-2014, 05:37 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Cutz - 05-31-2014, 04:29 PM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Cutz - 12-21-2014, 08:19 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Cutz - 12-24-2014, 08:27 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by d505 - 02-17-2015, 12:50 AM
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RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by HairOfTheDog - 02-21-2017, 12:20 PM