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Articlesby Kristine Meldrum DenholmOctober 22, 2010

Chasing Ghosts In a Civil Rights Era Cop Killing

On June 2, 1965, Dep. O'Neal Moore and Dep. David "Creed" Rogers were patrolling near their homes in Varnado, a very small town on the Mississippi border. The deputies were heading for a stop at the Moores' house for dinner. They never tasted the meal.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2010

Glock to Donate $70,000 at IACP

A donation of $50,000 will be presented to the Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) Charity, and $20,000 to Drug Enforcement Administration Survivors Benefit Fund (DEA SBF).

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2010

Widows Recount Day CMPD Officers Were Shot

Sherry Clark and Jennifer Shelton recalled the day the learned their husbands Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton were fatally shot. Jennifer Shelton recounted visiting Jeff at the hospital to "tell him goodbye."

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleJuly 26, 2010

Shots Fired: Bozeman, Montana 06/02/2006

Gottfried had made threats to his ex-girlfriend that he would kill her and any cop that tried to come between them. Lt. McLane didn't know that when he pulled him over for speeding.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2010

Families Gather for Two Lawmen Wounded in West Memphis Shootout

In a sea of concerned faces at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis on Thursday, Shannon Busby's expression of relief stood out. Dick Busby, sheriff of Crittenden County, Ark., and her husband of 55 years, had been shot in the shoulder during the shootout in the West Memphis Walmart parking lot.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2010

Slain Arkansas Officers Followed Their Families' Blue Legacy

Like so many others, Brandon Paudert and Bill Evans took up careers in law enforcement to follow in the footsteps of their fathers. The West Memphis, Ark., police officers killed on Thursday after a traffic stop on Interstate 40 had seen their fathers -- and, in Evans' case, a grandfather -- serve long careers.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleOctober 30, 2009

Honoring the Fallen

The thought of not being there for my boy and leaving others to exert some control in fashioning his principles, values, and priorities began to weigh heavily on my mind. Would others step up to assist him in my absence? How would he ultimately deal with my absence?

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleOctober 14, 2009

What Happens to the Children of Fallen Officers

"I love my father, but one thing I know he would want me to learn from his experiences is that this kind of dedication can cost you. There's always a cost, and in his case, it cost him his life, but also time with his family." -Jim Chadwell Jr.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleOctober 14, 2009

From Survivor to Warrior

"There's nobody here to fight for my dad. I feel like if I stop fighting, who else has he got? I'm it."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2009

Families Show Solidarity For Ambushed Winston-Salem Officers

Families and the police chief of the two Winston-Salem police officers who were ambushed at a Bojangles restaurant on Wednesday by an armed gunman kept a vigil for the men, one of whom was gravely injured when he was shot in the face, the Winston-Salem Journal reports.

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