Tag: Cop Killers: Page 58

Patrol

Riverside Officer Begged for Mercy Before Parolee Shot Him

Officer Ryan Bonaminio was chasing Green through the city's Fairmount Park when he slipped and fell and, while in a "vulnerable position," he was attacked by Green and had his gun taken away, according to Chief Sergio Diaz.

November 15, 2010

Patrol

Wong Gets Life for N.C. Trooper Murder

After a jury deadlocked 6-6 on giving Edward Wong the death penalty, a judge stepped in and sentenced Wong to life without parole.

November 11, 2010

Patrol

Mumia Supporters Rally at Philly's Federal Courthouse

About 500 people rallied outside the federal courthouse in Philadelphia today in support of death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal in advance of an appeals court hearing on his sentencing for the murder of Police Officer Daniel Faulkner.

November 8, 2010

Technology

Slain California Cop's Dash-Cam Image Fuels Manhunt

The suspect was last seen wearing dark clothing and a light colored baseball cap and believed to be armed with a handgun. Additionally, the department said the suspect's vehicle was a stolen rental big rig that was recovered a few miles from the crime scene.

November 8, 2010

Patrol

Jury Deadlocks, Philly Cop Killer Gets Life

The 12 Philadelphians who spent three days last week deliberating the fate of Rasheed Scrugs for the murder of Police Officer John Pawlowski returned to court this morning and essentially asked to start over.

November 7, 2010

Patrol

Parole Board Stalls Release of Brooklyn Cop Killer

he New York State Parole Board ruled Monday that Pablo Costello will have to wait until at least August before getting another shot at freedom. Costello and a partner killed Officer David Guttenberg in a botched robbery of a Brooklyn auto repair shop in 1978.

November 3, 2010

Patrol

San Diego Cop Killer An Ex-Coast Guard Hero

Holim Lee, identified by family and friends and the suspected shooter of San Diego police officer Christopher Wilson, is a former Coast Guard member whose career included commendations as well as a criminal history.

October 28, 2010

Special Units

San Diego Officer Killed in Apartment Gunbattle

Police identified the slain officer as Christopher Wilson, a 17-year patrol officer and field trainer in the Southeast Division. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders described Wilson to the San Diego Union-Tribune as "popular, funny, extremely bright and a consummate professional."

October 27, 2010

Patrol

NY Cop Killer Shot Second Man With Same Gun

The man convicted of the ambush killing of New York Police Officer Russel Timoshenko apparently used the gun he used on the officer to shoot another man a day earlier.

October 26, 2010

Patrol

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.

October 21, 2010

Patrol

Philly Cop Killer Stuns Judge With Guilty Plea

When asked to enter a plea in his trial of the ambush killing of Officer John Pawlowski, Rasheed Scruggs stood and said, "I'm guilty of first-degree murder, and I'm sorry."

October 20, 2010

Patrol

Man Who Killed Phoneix Cop In 2007 Gets Death

A 23-year-old man who shot and killed a Phoenix police officer who was attempting to arrest him at a check-cashing store in 2007 will face the death penalty.

October 18, 2010