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    Thumbs up Officer Down!

    Over the years I have seen way too many Law Enforcment Officers lose their lives to the scum they are trying to protect you and I from. This thread is to recognize those Officers for their service and dedication, they will be missed.

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    2 Tampa officers killed in Florida shooting (June 29th, 2010 @ 7:19am)

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Two Tampa police officers were killed in an early Tuesday shooting during a traffic stop that has prompted a massive manhunt for two people.

    Officer David Curtis pulled over a red Toyota Camry around 2:15 a.m. because it didn't have a visible tag. He called for back up after a background check revealed the male passenger in the car was wanted on a misdemeanor charge for writing a worthless check in Jacksonville, Tampa Police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said.

    The two officers approached the passenger side of the car. Six minutes after the traffic stop, a witness called to say Curtis and Officer Jeffrey Kocab had been shot. Authorities arrived to find them lying on the ground. Kocab and Curtis, both 31, were pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.

    Helicopters, police dogs and dozens of officers in bullet proof vests searched for the passenger, who is believed to be the shooter. A female who was driving the car was also being sought, McElroy said.

    Tampa police said they were searching for Dontae Rashawn Morris, 24, and Cortnee Nicole Brantly, 22, who they described as persons of interest.

    Police cordoned off an apartment building a few miles away, but no other details were available.

    "We know they are armed and extremely dangerous," McElroy said. "We don't know what else they're capable of."

    Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor and Mayor Pam Iorio announced Kocab's death at a news conference at the hospital where the officers were taken. Dozens of somber officers filled the hospital.

    Kocab had been on the force for 14 months. His wife is nine months pregnant with their first child, police said.

    Curtis, a father of four boys, had nearly four years with the department. He remained on life support as doctors prepared to harvest his organs at the family's request.

    "They both said how much Dave and Jeff loved being a Tampa police officer. They both said their loved ones loved going to work everyday...that it was the best job in the world," Mayor Pam Iorio said of the officers' families.

    "It's just been heart wrenching as the family members have said goodbye to their loved ones and then it's been heart wrenching to see the officers and how much they respect them," she said.

    This is the region's second incident of law enforcers being shot in less than a week. Two Polk County deputies were shot early Friday in Lakeland after stopping a man riding a bicycle. They are expected to recover.
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    1 officer dead, 2 wounded in S. PHX shooting
    by Sandra Haros, Bob McClay/KTAR and Associated Press (July 29th, 2010 @ 7:53am)

    PHOENIX -- One Chandler police officer was killed and two others wounded in a gunbattle on a south Phoenix street.
    Bullets started flying as the officers conducted an undercover drug operation, near 19th Avenue and Southern, about 7 p.m. Wednesday.

    Six suspects were involved. Two died at the scene, two others were shot and two others taken into custody, according to Phoenix police.

    Chandler police were still trying to sort out the details of the shooting Thursday. They said more information and the names of the officers probably would be released Thursday afternoon.

    Mark Spencer of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association said it is common for police in one Valley city to do operations in another.

    "My understanding is it was just a narcotics operation. It was a buy bust. That's not unusual at all, going from town to town."

    Spencer was among numerous law enforcement officers who gathered at St. Joseph's Hospital after hearing about the shooting. He said officers were dealing with a tough loss.

    "Chandler officers are responding to a family member down. It's not an officer member down to them. It's a family member down."

    Several clergy members also spent the evening counseling family members.

    "This is a great loss," said Phoenix Police Sgt. Steve Martos. "You know, we have officers who come out here every day. They wear the badge. They come out to work. You can talk to any officer on the street -- they come out here and they do this for one reason."

    "When something like this happens, it's like a family member who we've lost."

    TV news helicopters showed the three officers being taken out of the home on stretchers about 7 p.m. Wednesday. The officer who died was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.
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    Five charged in officer's death
    by KTAR.com (July 30th, 2010 @ 7:03am)

    CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Five men have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of a Chandler police officer during an undercover drug bust in south Phoenix.
    Officer Carlos Ledesma, 34, a father of two, died Thursday night in a gunbattle inside a home near 19th Avenue and Southern. Two other officers were wounded.

    Thadika Singleton, 38, John Webb, 37, Doarnell Jackson, 35, Jerry Wayne Cockhearn, 25, and Eldridge Gittens, 34, all were charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, possession of marijuana for sale and burglary. Gittens also faces weapons charges.

    One suspect remains hospitalized and charges have not yet been filed against him. Two other suspects were killed during the gunbattle.

    One of the wounded officers was released from a Phoenix hospital Thursday. The other remains in stable condition. Their names have not been released.

    The three Chandler officers were trying to buy a large quantity of marijuana.

    Chandler police said it's unclear what went wrong in the undercover operation. They said they are investigating the possibility that the drug dealers planned to rob the officers, who had hundreds of thousands of dollars on them.

    An account for Ledesma's family, set up by Chandler police, has been created at Wells Fargo Bank. It's called the "The Ledesma Memorial Fund."

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    Funeral services for Chandler Police Detective Carlos Ledesma, killed in the line of duty on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, will be as follows:

    Memorial Service
    Wednesday, August 4, 2010
    10 AM
    Mission Community Church
    4450 East Elliot Road
    Gilbert, AZ 85234

    Internment
    Valley of the Sun Cemetery
    10940 East Chandler Heights Road
    Chandler, AZ 85248

    A memorial fund for his family has been set up in the name of “The Ledesma Family Memorial Fund” at Wells Fargo Bank.

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    Sheriff's deputy fatally shot near AZ-Utah border (August 26th, 2010 @ 8:27pm)

    FREDONIA, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities are pursuing a man they say fatally shot a Utah sheriff's deputy near the Arizona-Utah border.

    A Coconino County, Ariz., sheriff's spokeswoman says authorities were chasing a 23-year-old man on foot when he shot a Kane County, Utah, sheriff's deputy with a high-powered scope rifle Thursday afternoon.

    Coconino County authorities announced hours later the deputy had died. The deputy's name was withheld pending notification of family.

    Coconino County spokeswoman Valerie Ausband says the incident began around 2:20 p.m. about three miles east of Fredonia, a small Arizona town just south of the Utah border.

    Ausband says multiple agencies including the U.S. Marshals Service have joined in the pursuit of the suspect.

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    Suspect in Utah deputy's killing caught near Arizona border
    by Molly Smith - Aug. 30, 2010 11:40 AM
    The Arizona Republic

    A man suspected in the shooting death of a Utah sheriff's deputy was captured early Monday morning when a resident just north of the Utah-Arizona border reported seeing a suspicious person who was armed and outside of his home.

    Authorities say they used night vision goggles and a helicopter to catch Scott Curley.


    Seventeen law-enforcement officials responded to the area near Kanab, Utah, and took Curley, 23, into custody shortly before 1 a.m. (midnight Arizona time) Curley surrendered without resistance and had a rifle suspected of being used in the shooting death of Deputy Brian Harris, according to the Coconino County Sheriff's Office.

    The caller from Lost Spring told authorities he woke up when his dogs began barking. He saw a man with a rifle was attempting to enter his home at 12:20 a.m. Officials responded and searched the area. They found Curley within 25 minutes.

    Coconino County Sheriff's Office detectives were interviewing Curley Monday morning. They will be seeking extradition and prosecution on first-degree murder warrant issued in Coconino County. There has also been a federal warrant issued for Curley, for unauthorized flight to avoid prosecution, but authorities say it will be dropped in favor of the Coconino County warrant.

    Curley has the option to wave his rights and be extradited to Arizona or contest the extradition and have a hearing in Utah, where the governor must sign the extradition papers. Whichever route is taken, Coconino County Sheriff Bill Pribil said he is confident that Curley will be brought to Arizona to face charges.

    In a press conference early Monday, Chief Deputy Jim Driscol from the Coconino County Sheriff's Office said the death penalty could be pursued.

    Curley was initially a suspect in a break-in and assault at Fredonia High School in northern Arizona on Wednesday night. During pursuit of Curley on Thursday morning, Harris was shot when Curley was believed to have opened fire from under a tree 40 feet away.

    Officers continued pursuit, twice exchanging fire, but believe Curley was able to escape due to his knowledge of the rough terrain in the area, according to the Kane County Emergency Services Department.

    The arrest came less than a day after authorities announced they were adding more law-enforcement teams to hunt the fugitive down.

    Pribil said the U.S. Marshals Service, FBI, and Border Patrol helped in the search. The Arizona Department of Public Safety provided two helicopters.

    "We put in a huge effort to locate Mr. Curley, and a significant, if not a lion's share, of that effort came from Utah state and county resources," Pribil said. "Without that maximum effort, I don't know that we would have had success as quickly as we did. I can't express the gratitude of Coconino County for all of the resources that were put our way."

    On Sunday, authorities asked residents in the Fredonia and Kanab areas to open their homes and outbuildings to searches by officers in tactical gear.

    About 100 officers were in the field Sunday, and three helicopters were aiding in the search, according to a statement from Coconino County deputies. At Monday's press conference, Driscol estimated at least 400 people were involved in the search.

    Authorities said Curley suffered from depression and had few friends, but was familiar with the rugged countryside near Fredonia and searchers could pass 10 feet from him and never see him in hiding.

    The U.S. Marshals Service has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to Curley's capture. Official paperwork has not been started, but authorities say they assume that the reward will be claimed by the caller, who appears to be eligible.

    Harris left behind his wife Shawna, 13-year-old daughter Kirsten, 10-year-old daughter Kristina, five brothers, a sister, and his parents.

    Harris' wife was told of Curley's capture early Monday morning by Kane County Sheriff Lamont Smith. Smith described her as being "overwhelmed (and) thankful" for all of the help put into the case.

    Harris' 72-year-old father, Bruce, said his son most enjoyed saving people and animals as part of his job, and was the one lowered from helicopters during rescues.

    There will be a vigil held for Harris on Monday night in Kane County, according to Smith.

    The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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    Slain deputy laid to rest
    by Associated Press (September 3rd, 2010 @ 5:52pm)

    ORDERVILLE, Utah - A Utah lawman who was shot to death while chasing a suspect in northern Arizona last week was laid to rest Friday.

    Services for Kane County sheriff's Deputy Brian Harris were held at Valley High School in the southern Utah town of Orderville.

    ``We lost a great man in Brian Harris,'' Sheriff Lamont Smith said.

    The turnout at the service and burial included law enforcement officers from throughout Utah and Arizona. The Salt Lake Tribune reported online Friday that a broadcast feed was also shown in the high school's theater and Mormon ward houses in Orderville and nearby Glendale for those who could not get in the gymnasium.

    Harris was buried in Glendale, one week after he was shot in Fredonia, a tiny Arizona town south of the Utah border.

    Scott Curley has been arrested in the shooting. The 23-year-old man faces a first-degree murder charge in Arizona.

    On Thursday, family members, friends and fellow law officers from across the state paid their respects to Harris at a viewing.

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    Ariz. Border Patrol Agent Killed in Car Wreck
    Updated: Thursday, 02 Sep 2010, 7:46 PM MDT
    Published : Thursday, 02 Sep 2010, 7:25 PM MDT

    TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed in a car accident Thursday near Sells in southern Arizona.

    The agency provided few details but said the agent was involved in a two-vehicle accident around 9:30 a.m. on Federal Route 19.

    The agent was pronounced dead at the scene. The agent was not identified so all family members could be notified.

    The female driver of the other vehicle had minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital.

    Border Patrol spokesman Omar Candelaria says it's the second agent death this year. Another agent was killed in a car accident near Rachal, Texas earlier this year.

    Chief Patrol Agent Victor Manjarrez, Jr. says the death is a "terrible tragedy" and fellow agents all are feeling a sense of loss.

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