Tag: Domestic Disputes: Page 17

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Harrison County Deputy Charged With Assisting Wife's Suicide

A grand jury has indicted Harrison County (Ind.) Sheriff's deputy John Britton with assisting in the March 2009 suicide of his wife Christine, a former jail commander.

October 28, 2010

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Supporters Rally for ATF Agent Facing Murder Charge in Virgin Islands

Members of FLEOA and other law enforcement officers are gathering to object to a second-degree murder charge against Special Agent Will Clark of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

October 11, 2010

Women in Law Enforcement

Domestic Violence Is a Preventable Crime

What I do want to tell is my story, my connection with domestic violence, why I joined the Richmond (Va.) City Police Department, and what I'm doing to help.

October 4, 2010

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Florida Officer Charged With Murdering Ex-girlfriend While On Duty

A Parker (Fla.) PD officer has been charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend and dragging her body into the woods.

October 3, 2010

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Kentucky Man's Rampage Triggered By Breakfast Rage

An Eastern Kentucky man who killed his wife, stepdaughter and three neighbors apparently was set off because his wife served him eggs that weren't hot enough.

September 11, 2010

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Deputy Accused of Choking Wife After She Threatened to Take Away PS3

Deputy Gary French told investigators his wife wrapped a towel around her own neck and squeezed it, when he was interviewed by Mount Dora PD officers.

August 30, 2010

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Drew Peterson's Officer Son Suspended

From the witness stand Monday, Stephen Peterson recalled that on Oct. 30, 2007, Drew Peterson showed up at his son's North Aurora home with two or three guns. Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy, was reported missing the day before Drew Peterson's visit to his son's home.

August 29, 2010

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Former FBI Agent Accused of Planning to Kill Estranged Wife, Another Agent

The FBI deemed former special agent Carlos Ortiz "erratic and dangerous for years," an assessment that culminated Wednesday in his firing and arrest. Ortiz, 48, is accused of threatening to kill his estranged wife, who is a bureau analyst, and the head of the Dallas FBI field office.

August 25, 2010

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Officers Stop Virginia Gunman Who Killed Two, Wounded Four

Louisa County (Va.) Sheriff's deputies fatally shot Charles Sponaugle, who had an ongoing dispute with two other family members over a 1.5-acre lot after Sponaugle's mother died without leaving a will.

August 22, 2010

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Shots Fired: Midway, Georgia 03/23/2010

A Monday afternoon, a small blue VW, and a one-armed man in a dress suit: Hardly the components one is apt to conjure up when envisioning a firefight.

August 19, 2010

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Indianapolis Officer's Girlfriend Tossed Pistol Out of Cruiser During Dispute

Sgt. Stephen Blinn, a 24-year department veteran, struggled with his girlfriend during a physical altercation during which he fired his Glock .40-caliber service pistol in the vehicle. Blinn didn't point the weapon at his girlfriend, who grabbed it and tossed it out of the cruiser.

August 4, 2010

Special Units

Headshot Ends Illinois Standoff With Armed Man

Officers shot the man after a three-hour standoff. The man's wife, 9-year-old son and a one-year-old child were able to exit the house before the standoff. Officers reported muzzle flashes inside the house and returned fire after the man fired at them from the rear of the house.

August 1, 2010