Officer Down Memorial

[ZooFuzz]

COLUMBIA, SC (AP)- Two South Carolina Highway Patrolmen killed in the line of duty 75 years ago will have their names added to a memorial in Washington next month.
The Highway Patrol recently discovered the officers' names were not on the National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Wall.
Patrolman William Pierre Lancaster was killed in 1932 after his motorcycle hit a horse buggy in Florence County. Lancaster had been with the force for six months.
Patrolman John Davenport Cunningham was killed in 1933 when his motorcycle hit another vehicle in Spartanburg County. Cunningham had been a patrolman more than two years.
The names are to be added May 13th.
Colonel Russell Roark says the patrol is trying to find the officers' relatives.
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6343980



<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comhttp://www.friendsofsc.com/forums/ /><o:p><P class=MsoAutoSig style="Every time you hear on the news about people running away from

a crazed gunman, someone's son or daughter in a police uniform

is running TOWARD that crazed gunman."
</o:p>

[BTDT]

Fallen Officers to be Honored at 19th Annual Candlelight Vigil in D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The names of 382 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty will be dedicated on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the 19th Annual Candlelight Vigil on the evening of Sunday, May 13.

http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=14&id=36033

[ZooFuzz]

Blood Drive Held in Memory of Fallen Deputies http://www.wltx.com/assetpool/images/0674122122_red%20cross.gif

Columbia) - The Richland County Sheriff's Department and the American Red Cross are holding a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Columbia Place Mall in the Center Court on the lower level.

Red Cross officials say the blood supply is "extremely low," and they need anyone interested in giving to participate.

The Sheriff's Department is conducting this blood drive to help the American Red Cross improve the blood supply in the Midlands. Deputies say the blood drive is being held in memory of Richland County Sheriff's Department deputies who have died in the line of duty.

Also, the Richland County Sheriff's Department is competing with Lexington County Sheriff's Department and other local law enforcement agencies who collected 111 units during a January blood drive.

Deputies say the competitive nature of law enforcement and the community will benefit the ones who need the blood the most.

[JustMeinSC]

Did you go and donate blood? I did.

[ZooFuzz]

Did you go and donate blood? I did.

Wish I could, high blood and sugar meds won't allow at this time.

[BTDT]

(<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place>Columbia</st1:place></st1:City>) -- Officers involved in a shooting can become emotionally drained from the situation. That’s why many departments provide post-shooting intervention for their employees.

Because they rarely have to pull the trigger, instances like the stand-off on <st1:Street><st1:address>Samson Road</st1:address></st1:Street> Sunday can really haunt an officer.

"Officers are victims too," said Lieutenant Lancy Weeks with the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

”(They can feel) anger to fear to concern. Though most of them are fine in the long term, what we try to do is provide all the support we possibly can to officers involved in shootings,” said Dr. Larry Bergmann, Director of Post Trauma Resources.

The support begins with the most familiar of faces. Lt. Weeks says the Richland County Victim's Assistance takes the officer to an isolated location to provide initial comfort.

”The officers know us, we're family. They know we'll treat them with compassion and dignity,” said Lt. Weeks.

And then Dr. Bergmann steps in.
”We give them the opportunity to talk and we give them information about what they're likely to feel and that it's normal,” said Dr. Bergmann.

To keep that sense of normalcy, an officer might get a replacement gun and also an officer to accompany them, because Dr. Bergmann says they’re concerned with the officer when they’re at work and at home.

Because an officer’s job is so stressful, both Lt. Weeks and Dr. Bergmann say counseling is important for the physical and mental health of an officer.

”The main thing is to be there for the officer, let them know somebody cares, that they're not out there alone,” said Lt. Weeks.

An officer is administratively assigned a different position during the investigation, and Dr. Bergmann says it takes each one a different amount of time to return to the line of duty.
http://www.wltx.com/print/default.asp?storyid=51813 (http://www.wltx.com/print/default.asp?storyid=51813)

[Paul on Cressfell]

Weep not for the fallen pig, for they are scum!

______________________________________

PAUL 3:16

[Gator96]

Hell is definetely going to get hotter with you there, Paul.. May God find some mercy on your soul.

[Captain Worley]

Ignore the troll, quack, quack.

[Gator96]

Sorry, Cap'n... it just got a little too personal...

[Paul on Cressfell]

Ignore the troll, quack, quack.


Captain, you'll have to forgive Gatorgirl. It's a female relative of mine whose mother "claims" to have been a victim of sexual assault by a family uncle. G96, as a result, has been convinced by her mother that incest is natural, and thus G96 is all over me. I just hope she don't go Glenn Close on me....know what I mean?

[ZooFuzz]

http://www.maddmom.com/memorial.html

Public Safety Dispatchers are truly the forgotten heroes. Dispatchers are quite often the first responders at the scene of an emergency. They handle calls for assistance from distraught, angry, hostile, stressed, emotional, or down right nasty citizens. All too infrequently do they ever get the recognition for what they do ~ their successes and valiant attempts to fix what can't be fixed (even when they do their best, and it doesn't work.) They send officers in to situations where the details are sketchy at best. We worry about the safety of those we dispatch. We suffer tremendous emotional stress when things go haywire. We are our own best critics.
This site is dedicated to those dispatchers who have spent a career behind the mic. They dispatch no longer. They will never answer another 9-1-1 call. They are our heroes. We shall never forget them.


Newberry Remembers 911 Dispatcher
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=53655
http://www.wltx.com/assetpool/images/07917194839_marysueweb.gif
Mary Sue Livingston


A Dispatcher's Prayer
http://www.maddmom.com/dispprayer.html

I didn't write the above statement, but it tells a lot about TeleCommunication Operators/Dispatchers that most people don't
think about or even consider.


Be at peace Mary Sue.

[ZooFuzz]

COLUMBIA -- The state parole board refused Wednesday to release convicted cop killer Richard Workman.

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comhttp://www.friendsofsc.com/forums/ /><o:p></o:p>
State board denies release for 14th time<o:p></o:p>
By Charles D. Perry &#183; <A href=""cperry@heraldonline.com<o:p></o:p>
<st1:City w:st=[/IMG]<st1:place w:st=" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Rock Hill</st1:place></st1:City> Police officer Steve Jordan in the pre-dawn hours of New Year's Eve 1975, when the 22-year-old rookie stopped to help him after his vehicle had apparently broken down. <o:p></o:p>
Workman, then 24, shot <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jordan</st1:place></st1:country-region> 14 times, gouged his eyes out and stuffed one of the eyeballs inside his jacket pocket. He was sentenced to die. <o:p></o:p>
But Workman escaped the death penalty 10 months later when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled mandatory death-penalty laws unconstitutional. His sentence was commuted to life in prison. <o:p></o:p>
</o:p>
Workman has been eligible for parole since 1984, said Pete O'Boyle, a spokesman for the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. Workman's case now comes before the parole board every two years. <o:p></o:p>
On Wednesday morning, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Jordan</st1:country-region>'s friends and family made their biennial trip to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Columbia</st1:place></st1:City> to tell the board why Workman should remain in prison. Fifteen people showed up, bringing with them petitions signed by 2,664 individuals opposed to Workman's release. <o:p></o:p>
"I told them (the parole board) that the petitions spoke volumes about how our citizens of <st1:City w:st="on">Rock Hill</st1:City> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">York</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> feel about this case," Rock Hill Police Lt. Jerry Waldrop said. "Although it has been 32 years, we still feel that he got the death penalty and that justice was not served. And he needs to serve his entire life in prison." <o:p></o:p>
One of <st1:country-region w:st="on">Jordan</st1:country-region>'s colleagues and a friend, Waldrop was scheduled to be in the patrol car instead of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jordan</st1:place></st1:country-region> on the night he was murdered. But one officer was out, so Waldrop took the role of walking the downtown beat, while <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jordan</st1:place></st1:country-region> drove the patrol car. <o:p></o:p>
"It's always a good feeling when we can come away from there knowing that he'll spend two more years in prison," Waldrop said. "At least that." <o:p></o:p>
Waldrop, however, wasn't the only person to speak to the parole board. For the first time, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jordan</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s widow, Sue Jordan Phillips, also had a message. <o:p></o:p>
"I wanted them (the parole board) to know that he took their Paw-Paw from them," she said, referring to Steve Jordan's grandchildren, ages 8 and 12, who also were there. <o:p></o:p>
Although she was relieved with the board's decision, she knows the battle isn't over. <o:p></o:p>
"We just have to keep fighting," she said. "We're going to fight till he's in there till death." <o:p></o:p>
http://www.heraldonline.com/front/story/267474.html



http://www.odmp.org/officer/7288-police-officer-steven-wayne-jordan
Police Officer Steven Wayne Jordan
Rock Hill Police Department
South Carolina
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 31, 1975


Be at peace Officer Jordan. Z







THERE is something seriously wrong with the judicial system in this country. For criminal to do this to a person/Officer and I quote "Workman, then 24, shot <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jordan</st1:place></st1:country-region> 14 times, gouged his eyes out and stuffed one of the eyeballs inside his jacket pocket. " and NOT get the death penalty.
</B>

[ZooFuzz]

<FONT face="Times New Roman">HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER J.D. HAYNES
<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = FONT]<st1 /><FONT]<st1:State w:st="[/IMG]South" st1:State Carolina<><FONT]<FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=5>KILLED IN LINE-OF-DUTY TRAFFIC COLLISION TODAY<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comhttp://www.friendsofsc.com/forums/ /><o:p></o:p>
&#160;</p>[B]</b><font face=" /><o:p></o:p></B>
[<FONT]<FONT color="blue"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">COLUMBIA</ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE> - The South Carolina Department of Public Safety regretfully announces that Lance Corporal James D. Haynes, 38, died in a motor vehicle collision around 3:30 a.m. Friday. Haynes was on duty in <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Orangeburg</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">County</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE> and killed in a traffic collision on Highway 33 near I-26. Haynes was responding to another traffic collision at the time of his death. <o:p></o:p>
The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety is investigating the collisionwith the assistance of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office.<o:p></o:p>
<o:p></o:p>
“The entire department and law enforcement community mourns the sudden loss of Trooper Haynes,” said SCDPS Director James K. Schweitzer. “Our deepest condolences are extended to his family and friends.” <o:p></o:p>

Haynes graduated from Highway Patrol Training School in 1997 and had been assigned to Troop Seven, which includes Orangeburg, Calhoun, Barnwell, <ST1:CITY w:st="on">Bamberg</ST1:CITY>, Allendale, Aiken and <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Hampton</ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE> counties. <o:p></o:p>

Haynes was married with two children and resided in <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Richland</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">County</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE>. He was assigned to Troop Seven, Post B, which includes Orangeburg and Calhoun counties.

Haynes is a 1987 graduate of <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Keenan</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">High School</ST1:PLACETYPE> and graduated in 1991 from <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Livingstone</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">College</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE>.

“We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic news we received this morning of Trooper Haynes’ death,” said Highway Patrol Col. Russell F. Roark, III. “Even though we all know that the job of a law enforcement officer is dangerous, we are never prepared for such a loss.”

Trooper Haynes’ fellow troopers remember him as deeply dedicated to his family and to the Highway Patrol. He often received commendations from the public for his selfless service in the performance of his duties.

The last trooper to die in the line-of-duty was J.W. Parker in 2005. Parker was killed in Sumter<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">County</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE>.

[FONT=Times New Roman]Further information on memorial service plans will be released by the Highway Patrol at the wishes of the family.
</FONT]<st1:State>

[4takeaway1]

:cry: People, can you tell me that you can read these post and not hear the cries of the Victim's Families? I just do not understand how and who it is that makes up such laws that would even consider having a parole hearing every 2 years for a creature such as this! The only reform for someone in a situation like this is DEATH!! Someone needs to put them out of their own misery. You CANNOT, possibly cannot reform the mind of an animal such as this. My God, even his OWN FAMILY knows this. I just pray that someone wakes up!!! Jessie's Mom

[4takeaway1]

Read message #15. Jessie's Mom

[ZooFuzz]

http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=57995

friends, and hundreds of law enforcement officers said their final farewells to Captain Tony Owens in West Columbia.

Owens, who worked in law enforcement for the State of South Carolina for 32 years, passed away Monday at the Lexington Medical Center from a brain aneurysm.

Owens began his law enforcement career as a corrections officer for the S.C. Department of Corrections where he served from 1975-1977.
He then became a patrol officer with the City of Columbia where he worked from 1977 until he joined the West Columbia Police Department in 1979. He became the Captain of the Detective Division in 1997.

Funeral services were held at Brookland Baptist Church with the interment following at the Owens Family Cemetery at McBranch Baptist Church in Branchville with full police honors.


Rest in peace Capt. Z

[ZooFuzz]

http://schp.org/
State Trooper Loses Battle with Cancer
Columbia (WLTX) - A Highway Patrolman who'd been battling cancer has passed away.

News19 has learned that Sergeant Brad Hendricks died Thursday afternoon. He'd been battling colon cancer for over a year.

Hendricks was a 25-year veteran of the force.

In early January, we told you how about 200 local and state rescuers paid tribute to him by standing outside his hospital. (Read the Original Story) (http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=57276)

Hendricks had extensive experience, working on the road and at headquarters. He was also heavily involved in firearms training.


Sgt. Hendricks died Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Born in Anniston, AL, he was a son of the late Dr. Joseph B. Hendricks, Sr. and Betty Landers Hendricks. Brad was a graduate of Spring Valley High School and attended The University of South Carolina and Clemson University. He earned the Eagle Scout award with Palms and a member of the Order of the Arrow. Brad was motorcycle enthusiast and a former member of the Harley Owners Group. Sgt. Hendricks began his career in law enforcement in 1981 as a patrolman with the Forest Acres Police Dept. Upon graduating Basic Patrol School in 1983, he joined the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP), stationed in Berkeley County; in 1989 he was promoted to corporal and transferred to Special Ops at SCHP Headquarters. In 1994 he was instrumental in the establishment of SCHP Motorcycle Unit. Sgt. Hendricks continued his career with the SCHP in such various capacities as shift supervisor, Emergency Traffic Management Unit, and a temporary assignment with S.C. CJA as part of the Advanced Firearms Training Unit (AFTU).

You had a long and hard battle Brad, be at peace. Zoo

[BTDT]

http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=61653

Sheriff Remembers Fallen Deputy
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=61614&GID

Deputy Sheriff William Howell Jr.
Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office
South Carolina
End of Watch: Saturday, May 3, 2008
http://www.odmp.org/officer/19358-deputy-sheriff-william-howell-jr.

Deputy William Howell was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance on Boyer Road at approximately 0130 hours.

As Deputy Howell approached the home to assist the female victim, the male subject opened fire with a rifle, striking Deputy Howell in the neck.

The suspect, who was who was out of jail on bond on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill, was then run over and killed by his wife as he attempted to leave the home.

Deputy Howell had served with the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office for three years and had served in law enforcement for a total of 16 years, having served as a jailer at the Berkeley County Detention Center from 1993 to 2000, with the Moncks Corner Police Department, the South Carolina Department of Corrections, the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office and as an officer with the Jamestown Police before taking a position with the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office.

Deputy Howell is survived by his wife and three sons.


Please remember this Officer and his family in your thoughts and prayers. BT

[ZooFuzz]

324
S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Corporal J.B. Baker plays "Taps" at the South Carolina Law Enforcement Memorial at the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy.
http://www.scdps.org/hof.asp
<!-- End: /pubsys/production/story/assets/image_embedded.comp -->http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8286738&nav=0RaPPhza

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Seven officers across the state were remembered during a memorial service Wednesday.



Sometime today, take time out and say a silent prayer for the people protecting you everyday. ZF

[little o]

Blessed Are The Peacemakers.......

[Unregistered SCTA]

Robert "Robby" Rowe passed away Monday. Details to follow later.

[Unregistered SCTA]

Robert "Robby" Rowe passed away Monday. Details to follow later.


Robert Horace Rowe Sr.
BLYTHEWOOD - Robert Horace Rowe, Sr., 50, of Blythewood, died October 6, 2008. His funeral service will be held Thursday, October 9, 2008, at 11 o’clock at Trinity United Methodist Church, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Cathy Jamieson-Ogg and the Rev. Dr. Dennis Letts. Interment will follow in Memorial Gardens of Columbia, with rites rendered by the South Carolina Highway Patrol Honor Guard. Serving as pallbearers will be Capt. Opie Reid, SCHP, Sgt. Harold Deese, SCHP (Ret.), Michael Letts, Capt. Kenny Lancaster, SCHP (Ret.), Montie Agee, Wendell Walker and Phillip Smarr. Active and retired troopers are invited to serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5 until 7 p.m. at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, Columbia. Memorials may be made to Hope Baptist Church, 2117 Clemson Road, Columbia, SC 29229 or Trinity United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 864, Blythewood, SC 29016.

****** was born November 5, 1957, in Rock Hill, SC. He began his career in law enforcement with the North Augusta Dept. of Public Safety at the age of 18. In 1979, he joined the S.C. Highway Patrol and rose through the ranks. When ****** retired in 1998 he held the rank of first sergeant in charge of Richland County. He volunteered with the Richland County Coroner’s Office. ****** was also the founder of Rowe Security Systems. A member of Trinity United Methodist Church, he had recently attended Hope Baptist Church.


****** was devoted to his wife, children, grandchildren and all of his family. He was a caring person and a friend to many. He will be dearly missed.


Survivors include his wife, Donna Agee Rowe; sons, S/TRP ****** H. Rowe, Jr., SCHP and TCO Chris Rowe, SCHP, all of Blythewood; grandchildren, Kylie and Conner Guyton; his mother, Bobbie Jean Phillips of Elgin; and brother, Bobby Rowe of Anderson; and numerous nieces and nephews. ****** was preceded in death by his father, Donald Phillips and brother, Eddie Phillips.


www.ShivesFuneralHome.com


(803) 754-6290


http://legacy.com/thestate/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=118550854

[ZooFuzz]

http://www.officer.com/web/online/Top-News-Stories/Attorney-General-to-Mark-17th-Anniversary-of-National-Law-Enforcement-Officers-Memorial/1$43634

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was dedicated on October 15, 1991, by President George H.W. Bush. The Memorial includes the names of all known U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty, dating back to the first recorded officer death of New York City Deputy Sheriff Isaac Smith in May 1792. At the time of its dedication, 12,668 names were engraved on the Memorial's walls. Today, 18,274 officers are remembered there.
http://www.odmp.org/


On October 15, give a moment of silence and say a silent prayer for these people as they gave their lives in the line of duty.

[ZooFuzz]

A young N.C. Highway Patrol trooper killed in the line of duty was honored and laid to rest, killed during a traffic stop.
http://www.wyff4.com/news/16638373/detail.html
http://www.odmp.org/officer/19429-trooper-david-shawn-blanton-jr.

Trooper's Infant Son Buried Next To Him

Infant Dies 4 Months After Father's Death

http://www.wyff4.com/news/17738478/detail.html



Be at peace. Z

[swampfox]

Indeed. It's a tough time in this old world to be a cop.

[BTDT]

http://www.policepoems.com/






Good site, reminded me of a lot of old and good friends.

[TruthBTold]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t289/etpd301/5-2.jpg
St. Michael, Heaven's glorious Commissioner of Police, who once so neatly and successfully cleared God's premises of all its undesirables, look with kindly and professional eyes on you earthly force. Give us cool heads, stout hearts, hard punches, an uncanny flair for investigation and wise judgment. Make us the terror of burglars, the friend of chilren and law-abiding citizens, kind to strangers, polite to bores, strict with law-breakers and impervious to temptation. You know Saint Michael, from your own experiences with the devil that the policeman's lot on earth is not always a happy one; but your sense of duty that so pleased God, your hard knocks that so surprised the devil, and your angelic self-control give us inspiration. And when we lay down our night sticks, enroll us in your Heavanly Force, where we will be as proud to guard the throne of God as we have been to guard the city of men. Amen
http://www.policelink.com/

[ZooFuzz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtrnB4FZ-yc

TURN YOUR SPEAKERS UP................AND WHEN IT HITS THE 3 MINUTE
MARK...............HOLD ON TO YOUR SEATS!!

[anti-babble]

That was awesome.

[ZooFuzz]

A retired Columbia police officer who was to be the recipient of proceeds from an upcoming St. Patrick’s Day athletic event died Monday of natural causes, city police confirmed.
Sgt. Brian Goff for years was in charge of handling special events in the city, including St. Patrick’s Day events, said police spokesman Brick Lewis.
All proceeds from this year’s St. Pat’s in Five Points’ Get to the Green 1 Mile Walk, to be held March 14, will now go to Goff’s family, organizers said Monday.

<!-- START /pubsys/production/shared/ads/ad_dart_center6.comp --><SCRIPT language=JavaScript1.1>if(miyahoo.ads[mi_live_or_preview].dart.enabled){_krdDartInc++;document.write('<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.1" SRC="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/thestate.news/local;c2=local;c3=local_homepage;template=article; !category=local;pos=center6;group=rectangle;sz=300 x250;tile='+_krdDartInc+';ord='+_krdDartOrd+'?"><\/SCRIPT>');}</SCRIPT><NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT>
<!-- END /pubsys/production/shared/ads/ad_dart_center6.comp --><SCRIPT><!--if(miyahoo.ads[mi_live_or_preview].yahoo.enabled){yld_mgr.place_ad_here("slot_3");}--></SCRIPT><!--cCat has invalid value--><!--flv has invalid value--><!--cCat has invalid value--><!--cCat has invalid value--><!--MME-->

<SCRIPT type=text/javascript>if ($('#story_assets').length == 0 && $('#assets_ad #yahoo_300x250_ipbtf div').length == 0) { $('#assets_ad').hide ();}</SCRIPT>Also, runners in the Get to the Green 5K Run can request that their entry fee be designated for Goff’s family, organizers said.
The walk fee is $25 ($30 after today), and the race fee is $30 ($35 after today).
Registration forms can be mailed to or dropped off at Strictly Running, 736 Harden St., Columbia, SC 29205. Registration also can be done online at www.gettothegreen.com (http://www.gettothegreen.com/).

[ZooFuzz]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100&#37;" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class="ContentPadLeft ContentPadRight ContentPadTop ContentPadBottom"><SCRIPT language=javascript src="/Script/js/flashobject.js"></SCRIPT><SCRIPT language=JavaScript><!-- //Hide code function Login(strReturnUrl) { if( strReturnUrl == "" || strReturnUrl == undefined ) { strReturnUrl = document.location.href; } var strLoginPage = '/Legacy/Admin/Login.asp?Cobrand=THESTATE&Popup=1&Url=' + escape(strReturnUrl); window.open(strLoginPage, 'login', 'menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,height=260,width=500,de pendent=yes,left=50,top=50'); return; } function ValidateSearch(formobj) { bOk = true; /* Check for valid last name in search. */ if( formobj.LastName.value.length < 2 ) { strMsg = "You must enter a last name of at least\n two characters to continue your search."; if (bOk == true) { formobj.LastName.focus(); } bOk = false; } /* Display message if error occurs. */ if (!bOk) { alert(strMsg); } return bOk; } function OpenPopup(strPageName, intWidth, intHeight, intScrollBars) { if( intWidth == 0 ) { intWidth = 500; } if( intHeight == 0 ) { intHeight = 300; } if( intScrollBars == 0 ) { strScrollBars = "no"; } else { strScrollBars = "yes"; } window.open('/Legacy/Popups/' + strPageName + '.asp?Cobrand=THESTATE', strPageName, 'menubar=no,scrollbars=' + strScrollBars + ',height=' + intHeight + ',width=' + intWidth + ',dependent=yes,left=50,top=50'); return; } function OpenTribute(intPersonId, isProd) { if(isProd == 'TRUE') { window.open("http://turbine.legacy.com/MT/Tribute.aspx?TributePersonID=" + intPersonId + "&Cobrand=LEGACY",'tribute', 'location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,height=520,w idth=740,dependent=yes,left=10,top=10'); } else { window.open("/MT/Tribute.aspx?TributePersonID=" + intPersonId + "&Cobrand=LEGACY",'tribute', 'location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,height=520,w idth=740,dependent=yes,left=10,top=10'); } } // For prod we may need to hard code it like below because the javascript call to this in the flash on the home page is hard coded. /*function OpenTribute(intPersonId) { window.open("http://turbine.legacy.com/MT/Tribute.aspx?TributePersonID=" + intPersonId + "&Cobrand=LEGACY",'tribute', 'location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,height=520,w idth=740,dependent=yes,left=10,top=10'); }*/ function PhotoGalleryRedirect(strPersonId) { window.open('/CommonCobrand/PhotoGalleryRedirect.asp?PersonId=' + strPersonId + '&Cobrand=THESTATE', 'photogalleryredirect', 'menubar=no,scrollbars=no,height=1,width=1,depende nt=yes,left=50,top=50,alwaysLowered=yes'); return; } function OpenTermsOfUse(intPopup, intPermanence) { var strUrl = 'Obituaries.asp?Page=PopupTermsOfUse'; if( intPermanence == 1 ) { strUrl += '#Permanence'; } if( intPopup == 1 ) { window.open(strUrl, 'TermsOfUse', 'menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,height=475,width=650,de pendent=yes,left=50,top=50'); } else { location.href = strUrl; } } function SelectUtility(UtilitPage) { var i = document.UtilitiesOption.Utilities.options[document.UtilitiesOption.Utilities.selectedIndex].value; switch (i) { case "0": document.location.href = UtilitPage; break; case "1": document.location.href = "../../ObitOnline/ObitOnline.aspx"; break; default: break; } document.UtilitiesOption.Utilities.value = -1; } function EditDeathNotice(strPageName, intPersonId, intModule, intRef) { var strHref = strPageName + "?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=" + intPersonId + "&ModEdit=" + intModule; location.href = strHref; //window.open(strHref, 'editdeathnotice', 'menubar=no,scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes,height=700,width=785,dependent=yes,l eft=25,top=25'); return; } // Stop Hiding. --></SCRIPT><SCRIPT language=JavaScript> <!-- //Hide code function OpenEnhancedObit(intPersonId) { window.open("/EnhancedObit/EnhancedObit.aspx?PersonID=" + intPersonId,'EnhancedObit', 'location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,height=480,w idth=640,dependent=yes,left=10,top=10'); } // Stop Hiding. --> </SCRIPT><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=TopPadSmall align=right colSpan=3><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD class=LeftPadMedium></TD><TD class=LeftPadMedium></TD><TD class=LeftPadMedium><CENTER><SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript> <!-- Hide from old browsers // Modify to reflect site specifics adserver = "http://media.legacy.com"; target = "/site=Legacy/aamsz=CLIO_ADD/area=THESTATE.12/zone=LIFESTORY/position=1/generic=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elegacy%2Ecom%2FTHESTATE %2FObituaries%2Easp%3FPage%3DCharities%26amp%3BPer sonID%3D124856137/prod=1"; // Cache-busting and pageid values random = Math.round(Math.random() * 10000000000); if (!pageNum) var pageNum = Math.round(Math.random() * 10000000000); document.write('<SCR'); document.write('IPT SRC="' + adserver + '/jserver/acc_random=' + random + target + "/pageid=" + pageNum + '">'); document.write('</SCR'); document.write('IPT>'); // End Hide --> </SCRIPT><SCRIPT src="http://media.legacy.com/jserver/acc_random=6956341307/site=Legacy/aamsz=CLIO_ADD/area=THESTATE.12/zone=LIFESTORY/position=1/generic=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elegacy%2Ecom%2FTHESTATE %2FObituaries%2Easp%3FPage%3DCharities%26amp%3BPer sonID%3D124856137/prod=1/pageid=5695120764"></SCRIPT><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center><SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript>document.write('http://mi-cache.legacy.com/legacy/images/General/DonateNowIcon.gif (http://media.legacy.com/accipiter/adclick/CID=000002e84030076700000000/acc_random=6956341307/site=Legacy/aamsz=CLIO_ADD/area=THESTATE.12/zone=LIFESTORY/position=1/generic=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legacy.com%2FTHESTATE%2FO bituaries.asp%3FPage%3DCharities%26amp%3BPersonID% 3D124856137/prod=1/pageid=5695120764/relocate=' + unescape('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legacy.com%2FTHESTATE%2 FObituaries.asp%3FPage%3DCharities%26amp%3BPersonI D%3D124856137') + ')');</SCRIPT></TD><TD style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 13px; PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica; TEXT-ALIGN: left" vAlign=center><SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript>document.write('Donate Now (http://media.legacy.com/accipiter/adclick/CID=000002e84030076700000000/acc_random=6956341307/site=Legacy/aamsz=CLIO_ADD/area=THESTATE.12/zone=LIFESTORY/position=1/generic=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legacy.com%2FTHESTATE%2FO bituaries.asp%3FPage%3DCharities%26amp%3BPersonID% 3D124856137/prod=1/pageid=5695120764/relocate=' + unescape('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legacy.com%2FTHESTATE%2 FObituaries.asp%3FPage%3DCharities%26amp%3BPersonI D%3D124856137') + ')');</SCRIPT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT></CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=TopPadSmall colSpan=3></TD></TR><TR><TD class="Large Heading TopPadSmall" vAlign=bottom width="55%">Bryan Gregory Goff Sr.</TD><TD width="1%"></TD><TD class=TopPadSmall align=right width="44%"></TD></TR><TR><TD class="Notice TopPadSmall" colSpan=3><!-- Goff Sr., Bryan Gregory-->http://mi-cache.legacy.com/legacy/images/Cobrands/TheState/Photos/obituaries_20090304_thestate_kbo80398_182035.jpgCO LUMBIA - A Celebration of Life service for Sgt. Bryan Gregory Goff, Sr., 48, (City of Columbia Police Department) will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 6, 2009, at Shandon Baptist Church with Chaplain Clyde Waters officiating, and interment to follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park Serenity Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. On-line condolences may be sent to www.mem.com (http://www.mem.com). The family has entrusted Greenlawn Funeral Home with the arrangements.

Mr. Goff entered into eternal rest Monday, March 2, 2009, after an extended battle with Wegner’s Disease. Bryan was born in Columbia, SC, February 22, 1961, to Edward Henson Goff and Carolyn Cox Goff. He retired as sergeant/special events coordinator with the City of Columbia Police Department after 22 years of dedicated service. During his leisure time he was an avid motorcycle rider and a member of the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club. Bryan was a member of Beulah Baptist Church where he attended until his illness.

Surviving are his loving and devoted wife, Vikki Jones Goff; his sons, Bryan Goff, Jr. and Adam Goff; his parents, Edward and Carolyn Goff; his brothers, Jason Goff, Brad Goff and his wife, Tammy, and their daughter, Jessica; his uncle and aunt, John and Karen Goff; his City of Columbia Police Department family and a host of other loving relatives and friends who will all miss him dearly.

Brian Vanhouten will always hold a special place in our hearts as Bryan’s beloved potential kidney donor.

Special thanks is extended to CVICU at the Palmetto Richland Heart Center, Dr. Scott Petit, the City of Columbia Police Department, The Five Points Association, and the Farrow Road Dental Group. A special appreciation is extended to Shandon Baptist Church clergy and staff for their accommodations and hospitality during this difficult time in our lives.



</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Memorials may be sent to the<SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript><!-- Hide from old browsers// Modify to reflect site specifics adserver = "http://media.legacy.com";target = "/ccid=277/aamgnrc1=National Kidney Foundation/site=LEGACY/aamsz=CLIO/area=THESTATE.12/zone=LIFESTORY/prod=1/relocate=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ekidney%2Eorg%2Fsuppor t%2Fmakegift%2Findex%2Ecfm%3Fpromo%3Dlg08";// Cache-busting and pageid values random = Math.round(Math.random() * 10000000000);if (!pageNum) var pageNum = Math.round(Math.random() * 10000000000);document.write('<SCR');document.write('IPT SRC="' + adserver + '/jserver/acc_random=' + random + "/pageid=" + pageNum + target + '">');document.write('</SCR');document.write('IPT>');// End Hide --></SCRIPT><SCRIPT src="http://media.legacy.com/jserver/acc_random=153273206/pageid=5695120764/ccid=277/aamgnrc1=National Kidney Foundation/site=LEGACY/aamsz=CLIO/area=THESTATE.12/zone=LIFESTORY/prod=1/relocate=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ekidney%2Eorg%2Fsuppor t%2Fmakegift%2Findex%2Ecfm%3Fpromo%3Dlg08"></SCRIPT><SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript>document.write('' + unescape('National%20Kidney%20Foundation') + ' (http://media.legacy.com/accipiter/adclick/CID=000001154030076700000000/acc_random=153273206/pageid=5695120764/ccid=277/aamgnrc1=National%20Kidney%20Foundation/site=LEGACY/aamsz=CLIO/area=THESTATE.12/zone=LIFESTORY/prod=1/relocate=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kidney.org%2Fsupport%2F makegift%2Findex.cfm%3Fpromo%3Dlg08)');</SCRIPT> National Kidney Foundation (http://media.legacy.com/accipiter/adclick/CID=000001154030076700000000/acc_random=153273206/pageid=5695120764/ccid=277/aamgnrc1=National%20Kidney%20Foundation/site=LEGACY/aamsz=CLIO/area=THESTATE.12/zone=LIFESTORY/prod=1/relocate=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kidney.org%2Fsupport%2F makegift%2Findex.cfm%3Fpromo%3Dlg08) of South Carolina, 500 Taylor Street, Suite 101, Columbia, SC 29201-3000 in Bryan’s honor.


Be at peace old friend. Zoo

[Gator96]

I have been where you fear to be,
I have seen what you fear to see,
I have done what you fear to do -
All these things I have done for you.

I am the person you lean upon,
The one you cast your scorn upon,
The one you bring your troubles to -
All these people I've been for you.

The one you ask to stand apart,
The one you feel should have no heart,
The one you call "The Statie,"
But I'm just a person, not to be hated.
And through the years I've come to see,
That I am not always what you ask of me;
So, take this badge ... take this gun ...
Will you take it ... will anyone?
And when you watch a person die
And hear a battered baby cry,
Then do you think that you can be
All these things you ask of me?

[BTDT]

Oakland Police Department Stunned by Day of Loss of three Officers in one day and one on life support.
http://www.officer.com/web/online/Top-News-Stories/Oakland-Police-Department-Stunned-by-Day-of-Loss/1$45905 (http://www.officer.com/web/online/Top-News-Stories/Oakland-Police-Department-Stunned-by-Day-of-Loss/1$45905)

OAKLAND, Calif. --
Bouquets of flowers from grieving residents were piled up at a growing memorial in front of the Oakland police department after its worst single day death toll.

Three officers were killed Saturday during separate confrontations with a 26-year-old parolee who relatives said feared returning to jail. A fourth officer was on life support.

"We lose officers about every 57 hours in this country," said Chuck Canterbury, president of the national Fraternal Order of Police. "But seldom do you have one of this magnitude."

Oakland had never lost even two officers in the line of duty on the same day. Flags at the state capitol were flown at half-staff Sunday. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger returned from Washington, D.C., to meet briefly with Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and members of the police department.

Police said all four officers were shot Saturday by Lovelle Mixon, 26, of Oakland, a parolee who fled after shooting the first two officers following a traffic stop, then shot two more after a SWAT team entered an apartment in which he was hiding. Mixon was killed by officers, police said.

Take a quiet moment today to say a small prayer for these men and their families.

[I'mJustMe]

God bless every man and woman who has ever worn or ever will wear a uniform. They put their lives on the line each and every day to protect all of us, even the ones who have such blatant disregard for them. I have the utmost respect for every one of them, and I pray for the families of those lost this past weekend in CA.

[BTDT]

4th Oakland Police Officer Dies
http://www.wyff4.com/news/19001052/detail.html
The official death toll from the weekend’s shootings of Oakland police officers rose to four early Tuesday when Officer John Hege was taken off life support, according to the Alameda County Coroner's Office,
http://www.odmp.org/officer/19882-police-officer-john-hege

Police Officer John Hege
Oakland Police Department
California
End of Watch: Sunday, March 22, 2009
Biographical Info
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Officer John Hege and Sergeant Mark Dunakin were shot and killed during a traffic stop at 74th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard. During the stop, the driver opened fire, killing Sergeant Dunakin and mortally wounding Officer Hege. Citizens who witnessed the incident called 911 and started CPR on both officers.

The suspect fled on foot, leading to an intense manhunt by dozens of officers from the Oakland Police Department, California Highway Patrol and Alameda County Sheriff’s Department.

At approximately 3:30 pm the Oakland Police Department received an anonymous tip that the suspect was barricaded inside an apartment building on 74th Avenue.

Officers first attempted to negotiate with the suspect, but when that failed a SWAT team was sent into the location to apprehend the suspect. As the SWAT officers approached, the suspect opened fired with a rifle, killing Sergeant Ervin Romans and Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and wounding a third officer. Officers returned fire, killing the 26-year-old male suspect.

It was later determined that the suspect had an extensive violent criminal history and was on parole for assault with a deadly weapon. At the time of the incident he had a no-bail parole warrant.
Related Line of Duty Deaths <TABLE cellSpacing=8 cellPadding=0 width=420 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=50>http://www.odmp.org/patch.php?id=2872&s=50 (http://www.odmp.org/agency/2872)</TD><TD>Sergeant Mark Dunakin (http://www.odmp.org/officer/19878-sergeant-mark-dunakin)
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Cause of Death: Gunfire</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=8 cellPadding=0 width=420 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=50>http://www.odmp.org/patch.php?id=2872&s=50 (http://www.odmp.org/agency/2872)</TD><TD>Sergeant Ervin Romans (http://www.odmp.org/officer/19879-sergeant-ervin-romans)
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Cause of Death: Gunfire</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=8 cellPadding=0 width=420 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=50>http://www.odmp.org/patch.php?id=2872&s=50 (http://www.odmp.org/agency/2872)</TD><TD>Sergeant Daniel Sakai (http://www.odmp.org/officer/19881-sergeant-daniel-sakai)
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Cause of Death: Gunfire</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Agency Contact Information
Oakland Police Department
455 Seventh Street
Oakland, CA 94607

Phone: (510) 777-3333



Vigil Planned for Fallen Oakland, Calif. Officers
http://officer.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=2&id=45931
http://www.oaklandpolice.com/


They took the other Officer off life support, the count just went to four of the Finest by scum that couldn't accept his punishment.

[BTDT]

Organs donated by a slain Oakland, California, police officer saved four lives, and his donated tissue will enhance the lives of up to 50 others, the California Transplant Donor Network said Wednesday.
Officer John Hege, 41, was pronounced brain dead on Sunday but was kept on life support pending a decision on organ donation. He was the fourth Oakland officer to die after a gunman fired on police in two weekend incidents.
"Officer Hege was registered on the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Registry, which his family also supports," the donor network said in a news release. "He chose in death as he did in life to help those in need. His organ donations saved the lives of four adult males from California."
Hege's liver, kidneys and heart were donated, the network said, and the transplants were successfully completed Tuesday and early Wednesday.
In a written statement, Hege's family said, "Our son John never met a stranger."
"John's courage and strength was enhanced by his ability to perceive the realities of life," the family said in the statement. "In June 2008, he registered on the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. We completely and proudly support his decision, and it gives us a great deal of comfort to know that four individuals have received the gift of life because of our selfless and beloved John.
"Even in death he gave to the lives of those in our community whom he had always loved and supported."
Hege had been with the Oakland police force about 10 years.
The man accused of shooting the officers -- Lovelle Mixon, 26, of Oakland -- was fatally shot in a gun battle with SWAT officers in an apartment complex where he was hiding, police said. Authorities said Saturday night that Mixon had an extensive criminal history and was in violation of parole for assault with a deadly weapon.
The incidents began about 1 p.m. Saturday in east Oakland, when two motorcycle officers tried to pull over a car for a "fairly routine traffic stop," said Dave Kozicki, deputy police chief.
Emergency dispatchers received reports that two officers had been shot and needed help, he said. Those officers were Hege and Sgt. Mark Dunakin, 40, an 18-year veteran of the force. Dunakin died Saturday.
Police launched an intense manhunt to track down the gunman. An anonymous caller directed authorities to a building on an adjacent street where the man was believed to be barricaded, acting Police Chief Howard Jordan said.
The gunman fired on SWAT officers who entered the apartment, hitting two of them before police shot and killed the man, Jordan said. Those two officers -- Sgt. Ervin Romans, 43, and Sgt. Daniel Sakai, 35 -- died. Police said Romans had been with the department since 1996 and Sakai since 2000.
A fifth officer who was grazed by a bullet was treated at a hospital and released, police spokesman Jeff Thomason said Saturday.

[ZooFuzz]

Bagpipes play as the caskets carrying the bodies of Sgt. Mark Dunakin, Sgt, Ervin Romans, Sgt. Daniel Sakai, and Officer John Heg enter Oracle Arena. Gavin Newsom, Barbara Boxer, and Jerry Brown are in attendance, as are thousands of Oakland officers.

http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/Police%20Shot%20Calif_chunoak1.jpg (http://sfist.com/2009/03/27/images_oakland_police_department_fu.php?gallery0Pi c=2#gallery)

http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/Police%20Shot%20Calif_chun2%282%29.jpg (http://sfist.com/2009/03/27/images_oakland_police_department_fu.php?gallery0Pi c=3#gallery)

http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/Police%20Shot%20Calif_chun4%284%29.jpg (http://sfist.com/2009/03/27/images_oakland_police_department_fu.php?gallery0Pi c=5#gallery)
Law enforcement officers salutes as a hearse carrying the casket of a fallen Oakland Police officer arrives prior to today's service.




http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/Police%20Shot%20Calif_chun7%288%29.jpg (http://sfist.com/2009/03/27/images_oakland_police_department_fu.php?gallery0Pi c=8#gallery)
Oakland police officers salute as a casket carrying the body of a fallen officer is prepared for entrance into Oracle Arena for a memorial service





http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/Police%20Shot_chunz.jpg (http://sfist.com/2009/03/27/images_oakland_police_department_fu.php?gallery0Pi c=10#gallery)


http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/Police%20Shot%20Calif_chunb%282%29.jpg (http://sfist.com/2009/03/27/images_oakland_police_department_fu.php?gallery0Pi c=12#gallery)

http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/Police%20Shot%20Calif_chun7%287%29.jpg (http://sfist.com/2009/03/27/images_oakland_police_department_fu.php?gallery0Pi c=14#gallery)

http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/Police%20Shot%20Calif_chunoak3.jpg



« (http://sfist.com/2009/03/27/images_oakland_police_department_fu.php?gallery0Pi c=14#gallery)
<!-- looping, thumbs url = http://sfist.com/assets_c/2009/03/Police Shot Calif_chunz(4)-thumb-76x76-74092.jpg-->

http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/Police%20Shot%20Calif_chunoak2.jpg (http://sfist.com/2009/03/27/images_oakland_police_department_fu.php?gallery0Pi c=15#gallery)

Be at Peace.

http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/Police%20Shot_chun%282%29.jpg (http://sfist.com/2009/03/24/images_memorial_of_opd_officers.php?gallery0Pic=2# gallery)



http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/Police%20Shot%20Calif_chun%282%29.jpg
An Oakland police officer walks past a wall bearing the names of officers who gave their lives in the line of duty.

http://www.policeone.com/active-shooter/articles/1799872-Oakland-PD-stunned-by-day-of-loss/

[BTDT]

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund present the 21st Annual Candlelight Vigil, Live May 13th, 2009 at 8:00 pm EDT. Click here (http://daily.officer.com/rmgo.asp?tid=982987&eid=335129&sb_id=333971,333971) to register for the Free webcast.

[Quintessence]

I know I don't post much on sites such as these threads, but I genuinley appreciate reading the memorials and the words of wisdom threads. Thanks, guys!

[RPWeed]

http://www.heraldonline.com/101/story/1316827.html

Stacey Roberts, Lancaster Sheriff's Department

I had the pleasure of getting to know Stacey about 10 days before he died. He was a cool guy and a loss to his family and the Lancaster community. Keep his kids in your prayers. They have had so much to deal with. Their mother also passed away about a year earlier. Such a tragedy.

[BTDT]

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. B

[BTDT]

Funeral services have been scheduled for a 26-year-old off-duty state trooper who died in an early morning house fire Wednesday.
Officials have scheduled funeral services for Senior Trooper Andrew C. McInville to begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Palmetto Street Church of God at 3132 West Palmetto Street in Florence.
Burial will follow at the Florence Memorial Gardens located at 3320 South Cashua Drive in Florence. Visitation is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday at the church.
According to officials, McInville died at about 1 a.m. Wednesday in his Timmonsville home on Country Lane in Florence County.
McInville was assigned to Troop One that patrolled Kershaw and Lee Counties. His superiors called his death "unexpected" and "tragic."
http://www.wltx.com/assetpool/images/090527112514_mcinvilleweb.jpg


Senior Trooper Andrew C. McInville

Rest in peace, Andrew. Another LEO patroling Heaven. BT<SCRIPT type=text/javascript>window["articleimages_imageRotator"] = new RadRotator('articleimages_imageRotator',1);window["articleimages_imageRotator"].AutoAdvance = 1;window["articleimages_imageRotator"].FrameTimeout = 4000;window["articleimages_imageRotator"].RotatorMode = 'Slideshow';window["articleimages_imageRotator"].NumberOfFrames = 1;window["articleimages_imageRotator"].PauseOnMouseOver = 1;window["articleimages_imageRotator"].HasTickers = 0;window["articleimages_imageRotator"].FrameIdArray = new Array('articleimages_imageRotator_frame0');window["articleimages_imageRotator"].UseRandomSlide = 0;window["articleimages_imageRotator"].UseTransition = 1;window["articleimages_imageRotator"].TransitionString = 'progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Fade(Overlap=1. 00)';window["articleimages_imageRotator"].UseRandomEffect = 0;window["articleimages_imageRotator"].Start();</SCRIPT>

[TruthBTold]

http://www.officer.com/web/online/Top-News-Stories/Longest-Serving-Officer-Dies-in-New-Orleans-/1$46990

New Orleans police Sgt. Manuel Curry, 84, believed to be the country's longest-serving, active-duty police officer working full time, died Thursday in New Orleans of medical complications following a hospitalization, police and friends said.
As a police officer, the lifelong Irish Channel resident served the city for 62 years, five months and four days.

Curry spent virtually his entire career in the 6th District. In 1966, he was promoted to sergeant and dispatched to the 3rd District, covering neighborhoods near Lake Pontchartrain, because police policy dictates that new supervisors can't command their former colleagues.
By the end of the year, then-Superintendent Joe Giarrusso gave what he called a Christmas gift to Curry -- a transfer back to his favorite district. Much later in his career, police officials gave him the honorary title of "Sergeant Major." He worked through Hurricane Katrina at the age of 80, sleeping some nights in a parked vehicle.
In 2004 Curry was part of a Louisiana delegation of veterans that took a 12-day trip to France to commemorate D-Day.

[ZooFuzz]

HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">CAMDEN</ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE>
<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on"></ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE>
<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on"></ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE>http://www.statetroopers.org/PFStories/images2008/flag.gifhttp://www.statetroopers.org/PFStories/images2009/Nash091909.jpghttp://www.statetroopers.org/PFStories/images2008/flag.gif
Lance Corporal Jonathan S. Nash <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com[IMG]http://www.friendsofsc.com/forums/ /><o:p></o:p>

<o:p></P>
</P>
</P>
<o:p></o:p></P>
</P>
<o:p></o:p></P>
<ST1:CITY w:st="on">COLUMBIA</ST1:CITY> – The <ST1:STATE w:st="on">South Carolina</ST1:STATE> Highway Patrol announces that a state trooper has been killed in a motor vehicle collision in <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Kershaw</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">County</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE> this morning. <o:p></o:p></P>
<o:p></o:p></P>
Jonathan S. Nash, 41, died today around 10 a.m. on U.S. 1 in Camden while escorting a charity ride in honor of Trooper Hardy M. Godbold who was killed in the line of duty in 1992. <o:p></o:p></P>
<o:p></o:p></P>
Nash was on U.S. 1 headed north when the collision occurred. The collision is being investigated by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office at the request of the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office.<o:p></o:p></P>
<o:p></o:p></P>
There were six Highway Patrol motor units and two HP Patrol cars with their lights activated, escorting a group of motorcycles from <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Camden</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">Middle School</ST1:PLACETYPE> to Bishopville and back to <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Camden</ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE>. Godbold’s family has organized the ride in his honor since 2006.<o:p></o:p></P>
<o:p></o:p></P>
“The South Carolina Department of Public Safety extends its deepest condolences to L/Cpl. Nash’s family,” said SCDPS Director Mark Keel. “His sudden death is a heartbreaking loss for the entire law enforcement community.”<o:p></o:p></P>
<o:p></o:p></P>
“L/Cpl. Nash was an excellent trooper who had earned the distinction of serving on the motor unit,” said Highway Patrol Col. Kenny Lancaster Jr. “Trooper Nash was well-loved and would be the first to step up and help anyone. This is a tragedy compounded because L/Cpl. Nash was killed during a charity ride to honor another trooper killed on the same roadway.”<o:p></o:p></P>
<o:p></o:p></P>
He has servedon the ACE Team Motor Unit since 2004.<o:p></o:p></P>
<o:p></o:p></P>
Nash, a resident of <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Union</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">County</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE>, joined the Highway Patrol in 1994. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1986-1993. He is a native of Manatee, <ST1:STATE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Florida</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE>. <o:p></o:p></P>
He is survived by his parents, Dan and George-Ann Nash, both of <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Anderson</ST1:CITY>, <ST1:STATE w:st="on">SC</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>, and a 14 year old daughter. Nash graduated from <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Oakwood</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Christian</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">School</ST1:PLACENAME> (<ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Anderson</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY>) in 1987. He graduated from <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Lander</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on">College</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE> in 1993.<o:p></o:p></P>
<o:p>http://www.wyff4.com/2009/0923/21083720_80X60.jpg (http://javascript<b></b>:popUp('/slideshow/slideshows/21083680/detail.html','width=1024,height=750,top=0,left=0,s crollbars');) </P>
Hundreds Honor Fallen Trooper (http://javascript<b></b>:popUp('/slideshow/slideshows/21083680/detail.html','width=1024,height=750,top=0,left=0,s crollbars');)</P>
</P>
http://www.odmp.org/officer/20066-lance-corporal-jonathan-nash</P>
</P>
http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=68173773947&share_id=162617150711&comments=1</P>
</P>
</P>
</P>
</P>
</P>
Our hearts and prayers go top Jon's family and friends. </P>
Be at peace Jonny. </P>
</o:p></P></o:p>

[ZooFuzz]

PARKLAND, Wash. (AP) - A gunman burst into a coffeehouse Sunday and opened fire on four police officers as they sat working on their laptops, killing the three men and one woman in what an official described as a targeted ambush.
It wasn't clear whether the officers even had time to draw their weapons to return fire, Troyer said.
"This was more of an execution. Walk in with the specific mindset to shoot police officers," Troyer said.
Troyer said the officers - all from the Lakewood Police Department - were catching up on paperwork at the beginning of their shifts when they were attacked at 8:15 a.m. Sunday.
Troyer said the attack was clearly targeted at the officers, not a robbery gone bad.
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11587126

[ZooFuzz]

Police: Suspect in police deaths hurt, maybe dead
http://www.thestate.com/thebuzz/story/1048963.html

SEATTLE -- A suspect in the slaying of four police officers who were gunned down in a suburban coffee shop was surrounded by police at a Seattle house early Monday, wounded and possibly dead, police said.
Negotiators were trying to communicate with Maurice Clemmons, 37, using loudspeakers, explosions and even a robot to try to prod him from hiding. At one point, gunshots rang through the neighborhood, about 30 miles from the original crime scene.
"We have determined that in fact he has been shot," said Ed Troyer, a spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff. "He may be deceased from his gunshot wound."

Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39
Officers Ronald Owens, 37
Tina Griswold, 40
Greg Richards, 42

Keep the these Officers families in your prayers today as you go about your daily activies.

[ZooFuzz]

http://charlotte.news14.com/content/local_news/triangle/627760/funeral-remembers-8-year-old-honorary-police-officer

RALEIGH – Saturday, Raleigh police remembered 8-year-old honorary police officer William Bunn, who will be buried with full police honors.
Bunn had been battling neuroblastoma since 2007. He became an honorary officer after writing a letter to Raleigh's Mayor Charles Meeker expressing his dream of becoming a policeman.
Last month, Raleigh police made his wish come true. Chief Harry Dolan even gave Bunn his own badge to wear.
Lawmakers also honored his bravery by granting honorary membership in the State Senate.
Bunn's funeral was held at New Hope Baptist Church at the intersection of New Hope and Louisburg roads in Raleigh. In lieu of flowers, you can make a donation to the V Foundation for Cancer Research, St. Baldrick's Foundation.



Be at Peace Officer Bunn.
<!-- Digg links --><SCRIPT type=text/javascript> digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_window = 'new'; reddit_url=encodeURIComponent(window.location); reddit_title= 'Funeral+remembers+8-year-old+honorary+police+officer'</SCRIPT><SCRIPT type=text/javascript>function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('htt p://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,stat us=0,width=626,height=436');return false;}</SCRIPT>

[ZooFuzz]

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13752094

http://wtoc.images.worldnow.com/images/13752094_BG1.jpg (http://wtoc.images.worldnow.com/images/13752094_BG1.jpg)
<!--AD SIZE: Rectangle-->
<!--END wnAdSize--><!--DISPLAY SIZE 27: Headline Box - Col 3-->ATLANTA, GA (WTOC) - A routine traffic stop turned deadly when a man shot a Georgia State Trooper and then took off in his cruiser Monday.




The suspect has been identified and is custody.
It all happened when the suspect crashed and Trooper Chadwick Lecroy responded.
When Lecroy got there, the two started fighting and things turned deadly.
"Shots were fired. Our trooper was struck multiple times and is deceased because of those wounds," said Georgia State Trooper Mark McDonough.
Lecroy was apparently shot in the face twice.
The suspect hopped into his squad car, ditching it several blocks away.
Police also found what they think is the murder weapon on the roof of a nearby apartment complex.
The Georgia State Patrol said Lecroy is the first trooper to be killed by gunfire in 35 years.
He leaves behind a wife and two sons.


Be at peace Trooper Lecroy.

[anti-babble]

<LINK rel=stylesheet type=text/css href="/static/all/css/article.css" charset=utf-8><!-- ********************** ARTICLE START ********************** --><SCRIPT type=text/javascript> var vcmArticleInfo = { imgAllPath: "/static/all/img", vcmId: "84b6da8a8833d210VgnVCM10000086c1a8c0RCRD", url: "/us/2010/12/29/mass-cop-killed-career-criminal-parole-despite-life-sentences/", pubDate:"December 29, 2010", myTopChannelName:"us", summary:"
The Massachusetts Parole Board is under scrutiny after a local police officer was killed by a released career criminal who had been serving three concurrent life sentences.<\/p>", baynoteOrOutbrain:"baynote" }; var disqus_identifier = "84b6da8a8833d210VgnVCM10000086c1a8c0RCRD"; var disqus_category_id = "462851"; var disqus_developer = 0; </SCRIPT>National Interest

Massachusetts Cop Was Killed by Career Criminal Out on Parole Despite Three Life Sentences


Published December 29, 2010
| FoxNews.com

Print (http://www.friendsofsc.com/forums/#)
Email (http://www.friendsofsc.com/forums/#)
Share (http://www.friendsofsc.com/forums/#)
Comments (443) (http://www.friendsofsc.com/forums/#content)
<?xml:namespace prefix = fb /><fb:like height="35" width="150" action="recommend" show_faces="false" layout="button_count"></fb:like>
[/URL] Text Size [URL="http://www.friendsofsc.com/forums/#"] (http://www.friendsofsc.com/forums/#)<!-- /user-interaction -->http://a57.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/U.S./397/224/539w.jpg
Massachusetts Parole Board
Oct. 2008: Dominic Cinelli tells Massachusetts Parole Board he's a changed man.

<!-- /hmedia -->The Massachusetts Parole Board is under scrutiny after a local police officer was killed by a career criminal who was released despite serving a term of three concurrent life sentences.
Dominic Cinelli was serving time for shooting a security guard during an armed robbery to feed his heroin addiction when he told the board in November 2008 that he was a changed man, the Boston Globe reported.
Four months later the board unanimously voted to free Cinelli, but police say the 57-year-old returned to his ugly ways Sunday, fatally shooting Woburn police officer John Maguire, 60, while robbing a Kohl's department store. Cinelli also died in the shootout.
But critics say Cinelli isn't the only person to blame for Maguire's death.
"I don't know how any member of the Parole Board justifies that," Laurie Myers, president of Community Voices, a Chelmsford-based nonprofit that advocates on behalf of crime victims, told the Globe. "He shouldn't have been out, and now there's another person dead."
<IFRAME id=ifr-qu_story_2 height=210 border=0 frameBorder=0 width=198 scrolling=no></IFRAME>
<DL style="POSITION: static" class="related-mod related-mod-2" jQuery1293686816726="184"><DT>YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN </DT><DD>Man Arrested at Miami Airport After Bullet Parts Found in Bag (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/12/28/police-miami-airport-explodes-bag?intcmp=prn_baynote-js_Man_Arrested_at_Miami_Airport_After_Bullet_Part s_Found_in_Bag) </DD><DD>Honduras: 10,000 Migrants Kidnapped in Mexico (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/12/29/honduras-migrants-kidnapped-mexico?intcmp=prn_baynote-js_Honduras_10000_Migrants_Kidnapped_in_Mexico) </DD><DD>Iraq War Veteran, Wife Allegedly Assaulted Outside Florida Theater by Teen Mob (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/12/29/iraq-war-veteran-wife-assaulted-outside-florida-theater-teen-mob?intcmp=prn_baynote-js_Iraq_War_Veteran_Wife_Allegedly_Assaulted_Outsi de_Florida_Theater_by_Teen_Mob_)</DD><DD>Gillette Ends Sponsorship Deal With Tiger Woods: Report (http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010/12/23/gillette-ends-sponsorship-deal-tiger-woods-report?intcmp=prn_baynote-js_Gillette_Ends_Sponsorship_Deal_With_Tiger_Woods _Report) </DD><DD>kraft gets expedited approval in preliminary injunction against starbucks (http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2010/12/23/kraft-gets-expedited-approval-preliminary-injunction-starbucks?intcmp=prn_baynote-js_Kraft_Gets_Expedited_Approval_in_Preliminary_In junction_Against_Starbucks?intcmp=prn_baynote-js_kraft_gets_expedited_approval_in_preliminary_in junction_against_starbucks) </DD></DL>


Cinelli had a lengthy rap sheet filled with armed robberies, assaults and other offenses, had been serving three life sentences since 1976, and had chronic disciplinary problems while in prison including two escapes during which he committed crimes, the Globe reported.
Still, he won the board over by saying the deaths in the family, including his mother's, and drug counseling changed him, the paper reported.
"When you hear that somebody who had been serving three life sentences is released on parole and commits another violent crime that causes the death of a police officer, that causes us great concern," Mark K. Leahy, president of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association and the Northborough police chief told the Globe.
John Grossman, the state's undersecretary of public safety and security, told the Globe that Gov. Deval Patrick (http://www.foxnews.com/topics/boston/politics/governor-deval-patrick.htm#r_src=ramp) ordered the Parole Board to review the decision.
"We're doing a complete look at what happened, and whatever amount of time it takes to do it right, we're going to take," he said.







Another Officer that is dead because of a group of bleeding hearts thought that reform was possible.

[Cliff]

Another Officer that is dead because of a group of bleeding hearts thought that reform was possible.

There is a way to reform~

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p47/KE4MIV/Noosetree.jpg

Works every time.

[ZooFuzz]

http://www.lawofficer.com/article/news/police-arlington-cop-slain-try

Tiara Ellis Richard said Arlington officer Jillian Michelle Smith, 24, was shot by Barnes Samuel Nettles on Tuesday night as she sought to shield the girl from the 38-year-old man after he entered the apartment of Kimberly Deshay Carter, 29. After shooting Smith, Nettles shot Carter to death in a back bedroom, then returned to the living room, where he killed himself, Richard said.
"It appears (Smith) was moving in the direction of the child in an effort to protect her and, in that process, she was shot," Richard said, citing the girl's statement and forensic evidence.


Be at peace Off.Smith.