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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2012

Five New Orleans Officers Sentenced In Danziger Bridge Shooting

Four New Orleans Police officers received long prison sentences today for the Danzinger Bridge shooting, and their supervisor who helped cover up the crime received a six-year term.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 2, 2011

Former New Orleans Cop Sentenced In Katrina Cover-up

A federal judge sentenced former New Orleans police officer Robert Barrios to five years in prison Thursday for his role in the cover-up of the Danziger Bridge shootings after Hurricane Katrina.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2011

Former NOPD Cop Sentenced In Danzinger Bridge Case

District Court Judge Martin L.C. Feldman sentenced former New Orleans Police Officer Ignatius Hills to 78 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the Danzinger Bridge shooting conspiracy.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 29, 2011

Former N.Y. Corrections Officer Arrested Trying to Evacuate Homes to Burglarize Them

Daniel DiGianni, 42, and accomplice, Linda Fleshner, 28, went door-to-door in South Beach on Saturday afternoon, warning people to leave their homes ahead of Hurricane Irene.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 5, 2011

Jury Convicts Five NOPD Officers In Post-Katrina Shootings, Cover-Up

A jury convicted all five New Orleans Police officers accused of fatally shooting two civilians on Danzinger Bridge and covering it up for almost five years.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2011

Missouri Trooper, K-9 Swept Away by Flood Waters

Trooper Frederick Guthrie, 46, likely drowned Monday afternoon in Holt County. His patrol vehicle was found at the junction of Missouri 118 and Missouri 111. His K-9, Reed, has not been located.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2011

Ex-NOPD Cop Details Katrina Cover-Up

Eventually, the officers met at the flooded 7th District station, where they handed their weapons to members of the NOPD academy. They headed into the ruined station to tell their versions of what happened before giving formal statements to investigators.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 28, 2011

Former NOPD Lt. Testifies Against Fellow Officers In Katrina Trial

A former New Orleans Police lieutenant who has pleaded guilty to participating in the cover-up of the Danziger Bridge police shootings after Hurricane Katrina will testify today in the trial of the officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 3, 2011

Officer Who Responded to Joplin Tornado Dies from Lightning Injuries

Officer Jefferson "Jeff" Taylor, who was struck by lightning on Monday, May 23, while on tornado disaster response duty in Joplin, passed away at a hospital here on Friday. He was 31 years old. He worked for Riverside, a suburb on the north side of Kansas City.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 26, 2011

Mo. Officer Struck by Lightning In Medically Induced Coma

Riverside (Mo.) Police Officer Jeff Taylor has been induced into a medical coma in the intensive care unit of a Springfield, Mo., hospital, as he struggles to recover from being struck by lightning.

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