The Soul of Policing by Chaplain David Fair, Ph.D.

From the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:51:00 +0000

As the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund prepares to release our preliminary 2009 law enforcement fatality report next week, two clear headlines are emerging:

Compared with 2008, the total number of line-of-duty deaths is down about 5% this year – to the lowest number in five decades!

However, the number of officers shot and killed is up in 2009, driven by an alarming rise in incidents in which multiple officers were targeted.

Fewer officers lost overall in 2009 is certainly encouraging. Our upcoming Research Bulletin will detail the areas where improvements have been made in saving officers’ lives.

The report will provide the type of detailed data which has become a signature service the Memorial Fund provides to the law enforcement community and the public at large.

But the encouraging news on officer safety is offset by a sharp increase in ambush and rampage-style assaults on our officers. In five communities this year – Oakland, Pittsburgh, Okaloosa County (FL), Seminole County (OK) and Lakewood (WA) – more than one officer was gunned down by the same offender.

These and other brutal attacks on law enforcement have taken a huge toll on the departments in which these officers served and the communities they protected.

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Two Deputies Shot in Same County Where Four Officers Killed

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:42:00 +0000

Two sheriff's deputies were shot and critically injured Monday night in the same Washington state county where four officers were killed last month, authorities said.

Two Pierce County sheriff's deputies were shot while responding to a domestic violence incident at home near the town of Eatonville, south of Seattle, said Hunter George, a spokesman for the county.

The incident involved two brothers and a young woman, said Det. Ed Troyer of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.

One of the men invited the officers inside the house, while the other man went upstairs. He returned with a weapon and opened fire on the deputies, striking them multiple times, Troyer said.

The deputies returned fire, killing the alleged shooter, Troyer said.

"There were a lot of rounds fired," according to Troyer.

Both deputies were rushed to nearby hospitals and were in critical condition, Troyer said.

This incident comes in the aftermath of the killings of four police officers.

On November 29, four officers from Lakewood, Washington, were killed in an ambush-style shooting at a coffee shop. The suspect in that attack was shot and killed by police after a two-day manhunt.

Troyer said it was "surreal" to be responding to another shooting that involved officers. His department has led the investigation into the shooting of the four Lakewood officers.

It was unbelievable that this could happen again, Troyer said.

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Please pray for the officers, department and their families.

Thanks

Chaplain Dave Fair

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Trooper Killed by Patrol Car

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:59:00 +0000

The AP via YellowBrix
December 18, 2009

PHOENIX – An Arizona law officer has died after being struck by another officer’s patrol car while laying down spike strips during a high-speed chase.

The Department of Public Safety says 28-year-old Chris Marano died Thursday night.

Lt. Steve Harrison says the chase reached speeds of 100 mph, starting after a vehicle was spotted with a stolen license plate.

As another officer pursued the suspect, Marano laid down spike strips to stop the suspect’s vehicle. The DPS vehicle struck Marano in the roadway. Authorities are trying to determine if the suspect’s car also hit him.

The chase continued and the female driver fled on foot and was captured hiding on a porch. She was taken to a hospital for treatment of dog bites and faces several felony charges.

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The officer's family and agency need our prayers.

Thank you,

Chaplain Dave Fair

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Border Patrolman Dies on Duty

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:54:00 +0000

James Gilbert
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.

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Dec. 17--A Yuma Sector Border Patrol agent died early Thursday morning after collapsing at an immigration checkpoint.

The agent has been identified as 40-year-old John Hoag III, a six-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol, according to a news statement released Thursday by Yuma Sector Border Patrol.

Hoag joined the Border Patrol on Dec. 15, 2003.

Agent Ben Vik, a spokesman for the Yuma Sector, said Hoag collapsed while working at the immigration checkpoint on Highway 95, which is just south of the city of Quartzsite.

Vik said Hoag was transported by ambulance to Yuma Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just after 7 a.m. The cause of death was not yet known.

Efforts by agents at the scene, as well as by emergency medical technicians from Yuma Proving Ground and medical personnel from Quartzsite, were all unsuccessful in reviving Hoag, said Vik.
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Thanks,

Chaplain Dave Fair

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Happy Holidays

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:47:00 +0000

From all of us at AAPO we want to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Let's be safe out there.

God Bless,

Chaplain Dave Fair

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Officers Dies From Shooting

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:04:00 +0000

From Officer Down Memorial Page:

Henderson, Tenn. Officer Dies

Captain Dennis Cagle succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three days earlier when he responded to the scene of a robbery in progress at a local grocery store.

Captain Cagle was the first officer on the scene and was shot once in the abdomen upon entering the store. Despite being wounded, Captain Cagle returned fire, along with a responding Chester County deputy, wounding the suspect several times. The man was taken into custody at the scene.

Captain Cagle had served with the Henderson Police Department for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, son, and two step-daughters.

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Thanks,

Chaplain Dave Fair

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Deputy Killed in Crash

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:48:00 +0000

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ind. --

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is mourning one of its own.

Investigators said Deputy Roy Sutton was responding to a domestic disturbance call on Dugan Hollow Road on Friday when he crashed into another vehicle.

Police said his cruiser went off the road and down a steep embankment, hitting a tree. He could not be saved.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Copyright 2009 by WLWT.com. All rights reserved.

Please pray for the officers family and department.

Thanks,

Chaplain Dave Fair

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20,000 Attend Memorial Service for Four Slain Officers

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:45:00 +0000

From Officer.com

TACOMA, Wash. --

Thousands of officers from across North America came to Washington state to honor four Lakewood Police officers who were gunned down in a coffee shop.

A procession of 2,000 cars followed the flag-draped caskets of Sgt. Mark Renninger and Officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold, and Greg Richards to the Tacoma Dome, where the three-hour service was held before 20,000 mourners.

Cpl. Jack Hundial, of Surrey, British Columbia, was one of 1,000 Royal Canadian Mounted Police in attendance Tuesday.

"I think about their families," he said. "I don't think you ever find true closure for something this tragic."

Tuesday's memorial service and procession is believed to be the largest in state history.

The officers' family, friends and colleagues served as pallbearers. A ceremonial honor guard opened the ceremony, and every officer in the arena stood at attention, saluting as the four officers' families and members of the Lakeland Police Department were led to their seats.

"They were good people, and they were great cops," Lakewood Police Chief Brett Farrar said at the service. "And they will be truly missed."

Each of Richards' young children - Austin, Jami-Mae and Gavin - spoke in honor of their father, and received a standing ovation when they finished.

"Our dad was a hero to many even long before he became a policeman," Austin said. "The way he lived his life spoke volumes."

A 25-minute video showed numerous pictures of each of the officers, ranging from when they were babies to recent ones with families and friends, as well as on the job. The ceremony ended with a bell being rung 21 times, then the flags from the officers' caskets folded and presented to the families.

The Lakewood officers were killed by a lone gunman Nov. 29 before the start of their shift. Authorities say Maurice Clemmons singled them out and spared employees and other customers at the coffee shop in Parkland, a Tacoma suburb about 35 miles south of Seattle.

Clemmons was shot to death last week by a Seattle police officer after a two-day manhunt. Prosecutors said Clemmons received help from family and friends, and seven people have been arrested.

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Please continue to pray for the family members and Lakewood officers.

Thanks,

Chaplain Dave Fair

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Deputy and Suspect Killed

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:38:00 +0000

The Associated Press

WILLIAMSTON, N.C. --

A North Carolina sheriff's deputy responding to a 911 call has been shot to death by an armed suspect.

The suspect was also killed Tuesday when he refused to obey instructions from law officers.

Police say 38-year-old deputy Charlie Brown was responding to a call about an armed suspect in Williamston, about 100 miles east of Raleigh.

When officers arrived, officials say 36-year-old Jerry Lee Pace Jr. was armed and resisting instructions. They say Pace fired his gun and law enforcement officers fired back, killing Pace.

Brown was a 15-year veteran of law enforcement. He is survived by his wife, Cindy, and two daughters.

The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the incident.

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Thank You,

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NC Deputy Shot and Killed

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:13:00 +0000

From Officer Down Memorial Page:

Deputy Charlie Brown was shot and killed during a confrontation with a suspect in Williamston on West Main Street at 9:15 am Monday.

Deputy Brown, along with other deputies and officers from the Williamston, NC Police Department, had responded to reports of a man walking down the street firing a long-gun. The responding units located the man in front of a residence and confronted him. As they ordered him to drop the weapon he opened fire, striking Deputy Brown.

The other officers on the scene returned fire, killing the suspect. Deputy Brown was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds a short time later.

Deputy Brown had served in the law enforcement with the Martin County Sheriff's Office and Williamston Police Department for 15 years. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

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policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:49:00 +0000

From Officer.com

Story by
thepittsburghchannel.com
PENN HILLS, Pa. --

A police officer was shot to death while responding to a call in Penn Hills on Sunday night, and Channel 4 Action News sources said one person has surrendered to police in Clairton.

Allegheny County 911 dispatchers said the police officer was shot at about 8:30 p.m. on Johnston Road, located just off Frankstown Road. The county medical examiner said that the officer -- who hasn't been publicly identified yet -- was pronounce dead.
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While one officer death is too many, officer deaths are on the increase. Please be careful out there and pray for the officers's family and agency.

Chaplain Dave Fair.

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Location:Officer Killed. Suspect Arrested

Officer Shot During Traffic Stop

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:35:00 +0000

The AP via YellowBrix
December 04, 2009

Update: Authorities have identified the fallen officer as Phillip Davis, 33.

Davis had worked for the Pelham Police Department for four and half years and worked for the Calera Police Department before working in Pelham.

PELHAM, Ala. – Police in Pelham say an officer was shot to death during a traffic stop on Interstate 65.

Police issued a news release saying the shooting took place late Thursday night, a few minutes before midnight.

They say a man has been arrested in connection with the officer’s death.

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Harsh Report on Virginia Tech Shootings

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:33:00 +0000

RICHMOND — During the worst campus shooting spree in American history, Virginia Tech officials locked down some administrative buildings and told their own families more than an hour and a half before the rest of the campus was alerted, according to revisions made in the state’s official report on the tragedy.

The report indicates that students who were initially locked down at West Ambler Johnston residence hall, where the spree began, were later released from the building by the police and allowed to attend their 9 a.m. classes. Two of those students then went to class in Norris Hall, where they were killed by the shooter.

At least two members of the university’s Policy Group, which was assembled to manage the crisis, let their own families know of the first two shootings, in the residence hall, more than 90 minutes before the group warned the rest of the campus. The new report also says that the university president’s office was locked down about 30 minutes before a formal warning was issued to the rest of the campus.

The original report, issued in 2007, had concluded that university officials could have saved lives by notifying students and faculty members earlier about the killings on campus.

But the new report said the local police took more than half an hour longer than was initially believed to begin looking for a suspect, a fact first reported by The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

The new report also said university officials failed to contact the family of the shooter’s first victim, Emily Hilscher, for more than three hours, until after she had died. Ms. Hilscher survived for some time after being shot and was transported to two different hospitals before she died.

A spokesman for Virginia Tech failed to respond to a request for comment about the report Friday morning.

The revelations come more than two and a half years after the shooter, Seung-Hui Cho, killed 32 students and faculty members at the university on April 16, 2007, before taking his own life.

A state panel convened by Gov. Tim Kaine faulted the campus for failing to “connect the dots” related to the dangers of Mr. Cho’s mental condition.

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Getaway Driver Charged in Police Killings

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:50:00 +0000

The AP via YellowBrix
December 03, 2009

TACOMA, Wash. – A convicted killer who authorities say was the getaway driver for Maurice Clemmons after he massacred four suburban police officers was charged Wednesday.

Darcus Allen, 38, who did time with Clemmons in an Arkansas prison, pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail after he was charged with being a fugitive.

The prosecutor in the case said Allen might be charged with the more serious offense of being an accomplice to aggravated first-degree murder, a crime that could bring the same penalties as if he had shot the officers himself: life in prison without the possibility of parole, or execution.

“We will prosecute everyone involved in this murder to the greatest extent possible,” Pierce County prosecutor Mark Lindquist said.

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Deputy Dies in Crash

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:31:00 +0000

Tulsa World via YellowBrix
December 03, 2009

PRUE – An Osage County sheriff’s deputy died early Thursday after crashing his patrol car on a county road north of the city limits.

Deputy Adam Michael Mehagan, 26, of Skiatook was driving north on a curved stretch of County Road 1475 when his car left the road and rolled twice, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

He was thrown seven feet from the 2006 Ford Crown Victoria and died at the scene just after midnight from head and internal injuries.

It was not immediately clear if Mehagan was responding to an emergency call. Troopers said he was driving over the posted speed limit and was not wearing a seat belt.
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Washington Shooting Suspect Dead

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:31:00 +0000

Police Spokesman Says Suspect in Officer Shootings Is Dead, The Associated Press Reports

A sheriff's spokesman in Washington state says Seattle police have fatally shot the man suspected of gunning down four
police officers, the Associated Press is reporting. Pierce
County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer says Maurice Clemmons
was shot and killed early Tuesday in a Seattle neighborhood.

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Hurricane Season Ends- But Stay Alert

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:23:00 +0000

WASHINGTON – Today, November 30, 2009, marks the official end of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season and with that, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate reminds citizens to remain vigilant and stay prepared. Disasters are not limited to hurricanes or a specific time of year – they can occur anytime, anywhere.

“I can never remind people enough to stay prepared for potential disasters. We must never let our guard down. I am thankful for a quieter than usual hurricane season, but the fact remains disasters may occur at any time and without warning, said FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. “As we head into the winter season, we must all remain vigilant and remember to take the time to prepare ourselves and our families. Assemble a kit, have a family disaster plan and stay informed during disasters

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Washington Shooting Updates

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:44:00 +0000

Ex-con wanted for questioning in Lakewood police slayings.

Seattle Times staff

ERIKA SCHULTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Updates on the Lakewood

A 37-year-old Tacoma man, Maurice Clemmons, is being sought for questioning in the execution-style shooting of four Lakewood police officers this morning, according to two law-enforcement sources.

Clemmons, who was recently released from jail, has an extensive criminal record in Pierce County and Arkansas, court records show. Clemmons is wanted in Arkansas and faces eight criminal charges in Washington state.

The four officers were killed at about 8:15 a.m. by a scruffy-looking man who walked into a coffee shop and opened fire. The officers — three men and one woman — were found dead by deputies who arrived at Forza Coffee at 11401 Steele St. S., said Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer.

Troyer said the investigation into the shootings indicate that the gunman "flat-out executed" two of the officers. One officer then stood up, tried to go for the gunman and was shot, Troyer said.

The fourth officer was involved in some kind of struggle with the gunman.

"What happened in there wasn't just a shooting. One of the officers managed to fight his way with the suspect, wrestled him out the door when he was shot and killed," Troyer said.

Before that fourth officer was killed, Troyer said, he apparently managed to fire at the shooter.

Troyer said if the gunman was shot, he could be traveling some distance to get care. Troyer suggested the man may try to visit a medical facility and claim he had suffered an accidental gunshot wound.

The officers who were shot made up one patrol unit, including a sergeant.

"It's carnage out front everywhere," Troyer said, describing the front of the coffee shop. "It's like a bad horror movie, it's horrible."

The officers were in uniform, including bulletproof vests, and were working on their laptop computers as they prepared to start their day shifts, Troyer said.

"This was a targeted, selective ambush," Troyer said.

Troyer said there may have been a driver who helped the suspect get away, and police had a description of the possible driver.

The gunman was described as a black man in his 20s or 30s, between 5-feet-7 inches and 5-feet-10-inches, and ran north on Steele Street South after the shooting. He was wearing a black coat over a gray hooded sweat shirt and bluejeans, Troyer said.

Police took a man into custody at a Parkland house nearby after he apparently called 911, claiming to be the shooter. But the man was not linked to the crime, Troyer said.

Dozens of officers were searching the area near the coffee shop, including the parking lot of Evergreen Self Storage. Troyer, carrying an assault rifle, told members of the media, "this is kind of a hot area, so you're kind of on your own."

He urged the reporters not to roam off and assigned three officers to stand near the media.

At least a dozen officers also have surrounded another nearby house. Three cars were parked in the driveway but there was no indication whether anyone was inside the property.

Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna said he has directed his office to help in the investigation, including the Homicide Investigation Tracking System and the unit's criminal investigators. That system includes a central repository for detailed information on violent crimes occurring in Washington and Oregon.

Two coffee-shop employees and several customers are being interviewed by police and considered critical witnesses, Troyer said. "As you can imagine, they are traumatized, they are in shock," said Troyer. No one else was hurt.

Brad Carpenter, CEO of Forza Coffee, met with the two young female baristas after they were interviewed by police and said they were "shaken up." The slain officers were "well-known to our staff," Carpenter, a retired police officer from Oakland and Gig Harbor.

"It's supposed to be a safe haven for everybody," Carpenter said about the coffee shop.

Police seized a white pickup parked in a nearby parking lot and took it away on a flatbed truck. Detectives were preparing search warrants for multiple locations, Troyer said.

The shootings come about a month after the killing of Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton, who was targeted for being a police officer when he was gunned down while sitting in his patrol car the night of Oct. 31.

A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest in the Lakewood officer's deaths.

Forza Coffee is in a strip mall across the street from McChord Air Force Base and at a crossroads between Parkland and Lakewood, with a mix of residences and industrial businesses.
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Official: 4 police officers shot dead in Wash.

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:06:00 +0000

(AP) – 30 minutes ago
TACOMA, Wash. — Four police officers were shot and killed Sunday morning in what authorities called a targeted ambush at a coffee house in Washington state, a sheriff's official said.

Officials at the scene told The News Tribune in Tacoma two gunmen burst into the Forza Coffee Co. and shot the four uniformed officers as they were working on their laptop computers, then fled the scene.
Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said investigators believe the officers were targeted, and it was not a robbery.

Troyer tells the newspaper "it was just a flat out ambush."
He could not immediately say what agency the officers were from. Police were searching for two suspect and interviewing witnesses. The coffee shop is near McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma, about 35 miles south of Seattle.

"We hopefully will have answers, but there is nothing more we can tell you," Troyer told KING-TV. "That's as cold-hearted as it is."

Roads were blocked around the attack. A witness driving past told the newspaper he saw an officer on the ground just after the shootings.

Last month, Seattle police officer Timothy Brenton was shot and killed Halloween night as he was sitting in a cruiser with trainee Britt Sweeney. Sweeney was grazed in the neck.

Christopher Monfort, 41, of suburban Tukwila, was charged in the shooting. Days after the shooting, Seattle detectives attempted to question Monfort at his residence. Police say that Monfort then ran from the detectives and tried to use a gun. The detective shot him.
Authorities also linked Monfort to the October firebombing of four police vehicles, with prosecutors saying Monfort waged a "one-man war" against law enforcement.

Monfort remained hospitalized.

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For Deputies Killed Near Seattle

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:54:00 +0000

- Four sheriff's deputies fatally shot in what officials describe as an ambush in a coffee shop near Seattle, Washington.

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Fair Attends Incident Management Team Training at Camp Mabry

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:25:00 +0000

AAPO President Chaplain Dave Fair recently attended training in Incident Management Teams at Camp Mabry, Austin Texas.

Above, Patrick Cobb, Communications Director of Williamson County, Texas during the presentation.

The IMT concept was created by the National Forrest Service and offers incident management teams in time of disaster to local authorities.

Fair, is a Chaplain (MAJOR) for the TXSG-TX and has been assigned to the Joint Interagency Task Force that handles command and control of Texas Military Forces dedicated to Texas disasters.

Chaplain Fair Assists at Ft. Hood

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Chaplain Fair we want to thank you for assisting our crisis response team with the FT Hood PMO the day after the shooting. Furthermore your professionalism in keeping confidentiality regarding our response is greatly appreciated. We will be contacting you in the future for assistance as we have committed our crisis response teams for the PMO and the troops for the long haul.

Regards
Chaplain Donald J. Gibson
President/Founder
Chaplain Fellowship Ministries International

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Trooper Killed

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:07:00 +0000

The AP via YellowBrix
November 13, 2009

WARSAW, Ind. – Indiana State Police say a Kosciusko County sheriff’s officer has died in a collision between his cruiser and a truck.

State police say Sgt. Jeffery B. Shaw was pronounced dead at Kosciusko Community Hospital following the 3 p.m. crash on state highway 14 south of Warsaw. The driver of the truck, 53-year-old Steven L. Byerly of Fort Wayne, was treated at the hospital for minor injuries.

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2010 Police Memorial Week Dates Told

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:05:00 +0000

Official Dates for National Police Week 2010

Sunday, May 9 through Saturday, May 15

Thursday, May 13 Annual Candlelight Vigil at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

Saturday, May 15. The National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the West Front of the United States Capitol.

Attend the 2010 Events.

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Female Cop Stops Fort Hood Active Shooter

policeusa@gmail.com (Dave Fair) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:05:00 +0000

Associated Press
November 06, 2009

Fort Hood, Texas (AP) – A civilian police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman four times during his bloody rampage stopped the attacker cold, a U.S. Army official said Friday.

Officer Kimberly Munley of the Fort Hood Police Department is a “trained, active first responder” who acted quickly after she “just happened to encounter the gunman,” said Lt. Gen. Bob Cone, Fort Hood’s commanding general.

Cone said the officer and her partner responded “very quickly” to the scene of the shootings — reportedly in around three minutes.

Munley “just happened very fortunately to be very close to the incident scene,” Cone told CNN’s “American Morning.”

He said she shot the gunman four times and was wounded herself in an exchange of gunfire with him.

“Really a pretty amazing and aggressive performance by this police officer,” Cone said.

Authorities have identified the alleged gunman as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, an Army psychiatrist. They said he opened fire at a military processing center Thursday at Fort Hood, killing 13 people and wounding 30 others.

Cone was asked if Munley’s shots brought down the assailant and stopped him from shooting.

“That’s correct,” Cone said. “The critical factor here was her quick response to the situation.”

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