Tag: Off-Duty Incidents: Page 57

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Off-Duty Chicago Officer Back From Iraq Killed During Motorcycle Theft

Thomas Wortham IV had returned from his second tour in Iraq. Wortham's father, a retired officer, attempted to help his son and shot two of the the attackers.

May 19, 2010

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Philly Officer Charged With Murder In Off-Duty Shooting

The department has begun proceedings to fire Officer Rudolph Gary, 26, who has been a Philadelphia officer for less than a year.

May 3, 2010

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Shots Fired: Jacksonville, Florida 01/26/2008

The two men continued a rapid fire exchange of rounds, the suspect standing atop the embankment and Reston struggling to move uphill toward him.

April 28, 2010

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K.C. Officer Honored for Off-Duty Bravery During Toxic Spill

Findley was heading home after working an overnight shift, when he came across the tanker truck accident. After noticing a vapor cloud, Findley got out of his car in street clothes and began directing traffic away from the wreck.

April 26, 2010

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Hoodie-Wearing Man Robs Off-Duty D.C. Officer at Gunpoint

A man wearing a hooded sweatshirt robbed an off-duty D.C. Metro police officer on Saturday, and the officer fired at the fleeing suspect

April 24, 2010

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Ohio Motor Officer Gets Job Back After Speeding Incident

A Gahanna (Ohio) police officer will return to his department, which had fired him after he was clocked speeding at 149 mph on a motorcycle while off duty.

March 9, 2010

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No Federal Charges Against Officers in Sean Bell Shooting

More than three years after the fatal police shooting of Sean Bell, federal prosecutors have decided not to bring a civil rights case against the New York City police officers involved in the case.

February 15, 2010

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Wounded Off-Duty Police Officer Kills Alleged Teen Attacker

An off-duty New Jersey sheriff's deputy, critically injured in a shooting at a go-go club, shot his attacker dead before collapsing, police said.

February 8, 2010

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Off-Duty Officer Shot During Movie Theater Robbery

Anthony Yip, 40, was waiting to buy a ticket at the Bridge theater, when a gunman attempted to rob the box office. Yip identified himself as an officer and attempted to stop the man, who opened fire, hitting Yip in the shoulder.

January 17, 2010

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Dealing With the Off-Duty Cop

Not much has been written about the prospect of dealing with the off-duty cop. Yet you can be certain that at some point you will.

January 14, 2010

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Detroit Teen Gets 53 Years For Carjacking Officer

David Laston was convicted last month of shooting officer Thomas Rettig outside a southwest Detroit auto parts store.

January 11, 2010

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Philly Officer to be Stripped of Badge for Off-Duty Killing of Unarmed Man

The off-duty police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 21-year-old man in November during a street fight will be stripped of his badge, Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey announced yesterday.

January 4, 2010