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The following year, in July 1870, Sutton was appointed to the Texas State Police Force, serving under Captain Helm. The police force was tasked with enforcing the Reconstruction policies of the federal government. This force was known to have operated with a bit of a free-hand: more often than not returning with "wanted" suspects dead. [8]
On July 18, 1873, Hardin was involved in the Taylor-Sutton feud and killed former Texas State Police Captain and sheriff of Dewitt County, Jack M. Helms. Four other TSP members died as a result of a shootout on March 14, 1873. The Texas State Police officers were Wesley Cherry, Jim Daniels, Andrew Melville, and State Police Captain Thomas Williams.
Charles Alexander Moose (August 4, 1953 – November 25, 2021) was an American author and police officer. He was the primary official in charge of efforts to apprehend the D.C. snipers in October 2002. During his law enforcement career, Moose served as the chief of police for Montgomery County, Maryland, and Portland, Oregon.
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
Traffic-related fatalities increased 48% in 2024, according to the report. The deadliest year on record for law enforcement was 2021 when 586 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of ...
Pennsylvania State Police, PA: Automobile accident 2012-10-04: Sergeant Paul Hernandez [413] Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX: Heart attack 2012-10-05: Patrolman Jonathan Keith Molina [414] El Paso Police Department, TX: Assault 2012-10-05: Trooper Andrew David Fox [415] Virginia State Police, VA: Struck by vehicle ...
Those records led them to identify at least 1,036 deaths after police had used what is known as “less-lethal force” during the decade of 2012 through 2021 — an average of two a week.
An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose from what police described as “a sure demise” after it fell into a lake and got stuck in a narrow space between a floatplane and a dock.