Tag: Mentally Ill Subjects: Page 13

Weapons
California Seizes 1,200 Illegally Possessed Firearms
California law enforcement agents have seized 1,200 firearms from people legally barred from owning them because of mental illness or restraining orders.
June 17, 2011
Patrol
Texas Officer's Killer Gets 40 Years
Sergio Robles apologized to the family of the Pasadena (Texas) Police officer he killed in August 2009 in a Houston courtroom on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to murder in exchange for a 40-year sentence.
May 12, 2011
Patrol
Oregon Cop Killer's Mental Eval To Determine If She Stands Trial
The defense attorney for Cheryl Kidd, 56, gained approval from the judge to have his client undergo an evaluation at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem to determine if she is fit to stand trial for fatally shooting Eugene Police Officer Chris Kilcullen.
May 2, 2011
Patrol
Woman Accused of Killing Ore. Officer Suffered from Schizophrenia
Cheryl Dawn Kidd, 56, was arraigned on Monday in Lane County Circuit Court on an aggravated murder charge in the killing of Officer Chris Kilcullen during an attempted traffic stop.
April 25, 2011
Patrol
Texas Mental Health Cuts Shift Burden to Cops
Texas law enforcement officers say the number of mental health calls they respond to "is snowballing."
March 12, 2011
Patrol
Michigan Cop's OIS Saved Man's Mother
Norton Shores PD's Cpl. Matthew Rhyndress fatally shot the agitated, suicidal Benjamin Arthur Kukulka. The shots likely saved Polly Kukulka from serious injury or death.
March 6, 2011
Patrol
Loughner Pleads Not Guilty In Tucson Shootings
Appearing in U.S. District Court, Loughner at times scrunched his face, at other times laughed openly as if hearing a private joke while attorneys discussed the case.
January 23, 2011
Patrol
Suspect Who Shot 18 In Arizona Had 'Troubled Past'
Jared Lee Loughner is said to have posted online commentary about government "mind control" and illiteracy. He has had several contacts with law enforcement and made prior threats. "There's reason to believe this individual may have a mental issue," according to Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik.
January 7, 2011
Patrol
Man Who Ambushed Ohio Deputy Had Similar Confrontation In 2001
Michael Ferryman, 57, who fatally shot Deputy Suzanne Hopper and then died in a gun fight with officers from five agencies, fired at Morgan County (Ohio) Sheriff's deputies from inside a trailer in 2001.
January 2, 2011
Ohio Gun Battle 1
Patrol
Shots Fired: Portland, Oregon 12/14/1996
After a mentally ill woman fired on a paramedic responding to her call that she ingested poison, Portland Police Officer Scott Westerman was tragically forced to counter her attack.
December 20, 2010
The Portland Police Bureau's Officer Scott Westerman was tragically forced to counter a paranoid woman's attack. Image courtesy of Portland Police Bureau.
Patrol
Off-Duty Capitol Police Officer Stops Schizophrenic Shooter
As the officer got into his Dodge Ram truck, the man with the duty belt started firing on his vehicle. Thornton lay down along the front seat as glass from his truck's windows shattered around him. He kept peering up to check the assailant's location.
December 19, 2010
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eddie Thornton is the NLEOMF's Officer of the Month for December. Photo courtesy of NLEOMF.
Special Units
CHP Arrests Mentally Unstable Man, After Bridge Standoff
When California Highway Patrol officers arrived, Carlos-Valentino was brandishing what appeared to be a handgun, which he threw into the water below. He later said it was a pellet gun.
November 10, 2010
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