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Pennsylvania Police Remove Trooper As Roethlisberger Assistant

Pennsylvania State Trooper Ed Joyner can no longer work as an assistant to Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger because his conduct "demeaned the image of the department," according to a statement from the agency.

April 20, 2010

Patrol

Motorist Killed During N.C. Highway Patrol Pursuit

Shortly after 10:15 p.m. Saturday, passing through the intersection at North Davidson Street and Parkwood Avenue in Charlotte, Latia Winchester's maroon Chevrolet Impala was broadsided by a car being chased by an N.C. Highway Patrol cruiser, authorities said.

March 21, 2010

Patrol

Washington Trooper Survives Execution-Style Head Shot

A Washington State Patrol trooper is reportedly resting and in good spirits, after taking a bullet to the head from an armed man who fired two shots at him as he prepared a vehicle for towing.

February 13, 2010

Patrol

Governor Salutes N.Y. Trooper's Bubbly Personality At Memorial

Police say Mattice, 31, was driving a cruiser back to the barracks in upstate New York from her shift at a central New York school when she apparently drifted into the oncoming lane and collided with a tractor-trailer.

January 25, 2010

Patrol

Suspect in Pa. Trooper Ambush Found Dead in Home

A Pennsylvania state trooper responding to a domestic dispute in a rural neighborhood in Venango County was shot and killed yesterday as he got out of his car, and the man believed to be responsible for the shooting and his wife were later found dead inside their home.

January 13, 2010

Patrol

State Trooper Ambushed and Killed in Pennsylvania

The shooting occurred after Trooper Paul G. Richey, 40, was called out to a domestic dispute at 11:34 today, along with Trooper Jason Whitman.

January 12, 2010

Patrol

Becoming a New Jersey State Trooper

New Jersey state trooper Lisa Nieves talks about her experiances entering a male-dominated field and how she achieved her dream of becoming a state trooper. She reached out to mentors in the department who encouraged her to reach for her goal.

December 13, 2009

Patrol

Alaska State Trooper Shoots, Kills Knife-Wielding Man; Man's Mother Found Dead

An Alaska State Trooper shot and killed a naked, knife-wielding man at a Fairbanks home Tuesday morning after he confronted officers and refused to put down the weapon, according to troopers. Investigators later found the body of his mother inside the home lying next to a phone.

November 24, 2009

Patrol

N.C. Trooper Says Agency Dismissed Him For Losing Hat

Officer Thomas Wetherington, 22, says he was treated unfairly when the North Carolina Highway Patrol dismissed him in August over a lost hat.

November 23, 2009

Patrol

Former Wyoming Trooper Gets 15 Years For Kidnapping Scheme

A former Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper received a 15-year prison sentence for an elaborate scheme to kill a Wal-Mart truck driver and seek a settlement from the corporation, the Justice Department announced.

November 22, 2009

Training

Laid-off Michigan Troopers Leaving State

Approximately half of the Michigan trooper recruits who were laid off earlier in the year are leaving the state or taking part-time jobs, the Herald-Palladium reports.

November 17, 2009

Patrol

R.I. Troopers Find Driver Who Fled Scene With Victim Lodged In Windshield

Rhode Island state troopers found a Providence man hiding in his closet, after he had fled the scene of a traffic accident where he had allegedly struck three pedestrians, including one that was lodged in his windshield, the agency announced.

October 26, 2009