Tag: Cop Killers: Page 63

Minnesota Suspect Reportedly Admits: "We Smoked That Cop"

Sgt. Joseph Bergeron, 49, was still belted in his squad car when Jason J. Jones shot him once in the head, according to the criminal complaint. Hours later, a police officer fatally shot Jones after the suspect smashed him in the face with a cloth-wrapped bolt while being frisked.

May 3, 2010

Brian Huff First Detroit Officer Killed In Six Years

The last Detroit Police officers killed in the line of duty were Jennifer Fettig, 26, and Matthew Bowens, 21, killed during a traffic stop on Feb. 16, 2004.

May 2, 2010

One Dead, One in Custody In Ambush Killing of Minnesota Sergeant

Bergeron was a 26-year veteran of the Maplewood (Minn.) Police Department, and was praised as a generous husband, father and officer who worked hard to protect his community without seeking the limelight.

May 1, 2010

Teen Border Crosser Who Killed Agent Gets 40 Years

Christian Daniel Castro-Alvarez, 17, ambushed Rosas east of San Diego in July. Rosas was shot several times in the head after putting up a fierce struggle.

April 29, 2010

Lakewood Ambush Families Back Away From Lawsuit

The families of the four police officers who were slain by Maurice Clemmons have backed away from a potential $182 million legal claim against Pierce County.

April 11, 2010

Houston Cop Killer Convicted In Officer's Death

During the trial, testimony described Mabry running from Abernethy after a traffic stop and then ambushing the 11-year veteran from behind a wall. The gunman then walked up to the wounded officer and shot him in the head at close range.

April 6, 2010

Georgia State SWAT Arrests Cop Killer

Ronald Cook, 44, allegedly shot Vogt because he didn't want to be arrested again for driving drunk, AJC.com reports.

February 17, 2010

Sneak Attacks

These shooters didn't know the officers they killed; they just knew they were officers. All they saw in their sights were badges.

January 30, 2010

'Onion Field' Cop Killer Denied Parole

A California parole board has elected to keep Gregory Powell, whose killing of officer Ian Campbell in 1963 was chronicled in Joseph Wambaugh's "The Onion Field," in prison.

January 26, 2010

Supreme Court Makes Mumia Abu-Jamal Death Sentence Possible

The Supreme Court threw out a 2008 ruling by an appeals court in Philadelphia that had set aside the death sentence of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. The justices ordered the appeals court to revisit the ruling, which had said Abu-Jamal deserved a new hearing.

January 19, 2010

Transient Who Killed Los Angeles Airport Officer Gets Life

William Sadowski, 51, carjacked officer Thomas Scott's patrol vehicle in April 2005, dragging the officer for a quarter of a mile before striking a fire hydrant, killing the officer instantly.

January 16, 2010

Execution Set For Killer of Florida Wildlife Officer

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has signed the death warrant for Martin Grossman, who was convicted of killing Margaret "Peggy" Park, an officer with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.

January 12, 2010

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