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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2009

Hundreds of Bullets Fired in Lethal Pittsburgh Shootout and Ambush

Here is a timeline of the incident this morning in Stanton Heights in which three Pittsburgh police officers were killed and another two were injured:

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2009

Texas Officer Hit by SUV Dies; Man Held

Bridgeport police Sgt. Randy White, 32, was in his patrol car behind a parked pickup along State Highway 114 near FM2123 in Bridgeport about 3:16 p.m. when the SUV driven by Steven York slammed into the rear of the patrol car, said Amber Fogelman, a spokeswoman for the city of Bridgeport, which is about 45 miles northwest of Fort Worth.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2009

Thousands Attend Funeral to Honor Oakland Officers

As officers from 15 agencies patrolled city streets, the entire 815-member Oakland Police Department came to celebrate the lives of the officers even as they struggled to come to terms with the deadliest day in its history. To lose one officer was bad enough. That four gave the ultimate sacrifice was almost too much to bear.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2009

Officer's Family Asked Oakland Mayor Dellums to Not Speak at Funeral

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums attended Friday's funeral for four slain city police officers, but did not speak at the request of at least one killed officer's family.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2009

Oakland Police Funeral Expected to Draw Thousands of Officers

Officers from throughout California and from as far away as New York and Florida will attend the 11 a.m. service in the Oracle Arena, which holds more than 19,000 people.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2009

Slain Oakland Officer's Organs Save Four Men

Even in death, Oakland police Officer John Hege has saved four lives. Hege, who was among four officers killed Saturday by a gunman in East Oakland, has given renewed hope to four men.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2009

TASER Foundation to Hold 'Takin' the Ride' Charity Motorcycle Event on Sunday

The TASER Foundation for Fallen Officers will hold its fourth annual "Takin' the Ride" motorcycle event on March 29, as part of Arizona Bike Week. Victory Motorcycles, Big Dog Motorcycles, and the Blue Knights Chapter VI of Arizona are co-hosting the event.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2009

Oakland Grieves For Slain Officers

Grief is rippling from department headquarters on Seventh Street throughout the city after the shooting deaths Saturday three Oakland sergeants by a 26-year-old parolee whom police had pulled over in a routine traffic stop.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2009

Big Turnout at East Oakland Vigil for Police

A thousand people pressed into a three-block area around the slaying site at 74th Avenue near MacArthur Boulevard, where the doves were released. The mourners wept, sang songs and prayed for the fallen officers and for the city's healing.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2009

Oakland Officer Removed from Life Support

Oakland police Officer John Hege has been removed from life support, three days after a parolee unleashed a barrage of gunfire that killed three other officers, authorities said today.

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