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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2014

Crash Kills Off-Duty Chicago Officer

Chicago Police Officer David Harris, 42, was headed home after finishing a late shift on a special team tasked with patrolling violent areas when a white van, speeding away from police in Calumet Park, slammed into his black Lexus and pushed it against a light pole.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2014

Video: Man Killed After Pinning Ill. Trooper Between Vehicles

Police say Cataline then drove right at Kuehl, pinning the trooper between the van and the trooper’s patrol car. Kuehl was unable to respond, as the van accelerated forward.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2014

Video: Off-Duty Ill. Sgt. Shoots, Kills Would-Be Robber

Authorities say a surveillance tape shows that as the sergeant began pumping fuel into his vehicle, three males surrounded him and demanded money.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2014

Video: Ill. Officer Investigated for Playing Computer Poker While Driving

The video, which was posted on YouTube, shows a snow-crusted Bolingbrook police car and focuses on the interior computer monitor, which appears to show video poker.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 23, 2013

Video: Suspects Arrested in Slaying of Ill. Investigator

Two Bellwood, Ill., men in their 20s have been charged with gunning down a Cook County sheriff's investigator as he tried to stop them from robbing his daughter and her boyfriend outside a holiday party at a VFW hall.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 2, 2013

Video: Illinois Officers and Civilian Save Man from Burning SUV

One's a suburban police officer, the other a retired officer and the third wants to be a cop. They all had the same thought when they came upon an SUV in flames after a crash on the Stevenson Expressway near Darien, Ill.: Get the driver out.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2013

Man Charged with DUI in Death of Illinois Officer, K-9

Jason C. Collins of West Columbia was charged Friday with one count of reckless homicide, two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, and two counts of DUI related to the death of Officer Casey Kohlmeier, 29, and his K-9 partner, Draco.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2013

Illinois Officer, K-9 Killed in Traffic Accident

Pontiac (Ill.) Police Officer Casey Kohlmeier was killed when his squad car crashed on I-55. K-9, Draco, also died in the crash.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleSeptember 21, 2013

Shots Fired #100: Anywhere, USA

For our 100th "Shots Fired" article, I'm going to step outside the normal formula of our concept and talk about some things I've learned and some heroic officers I've had the honor of interviewing.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2013

Trooper's Alleged Killer Is Son of Former Officer

Eric Knysz and his wife Sarah, 21, now face charges in the roadside shooting of Trooper Paul Butterfield. Knysz' father, Jack, a former Calumet City (Ill.) Police officer, told WOOD a .357 Magnum revolver is missing from his home.

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