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Officers remember Colorado trooper allegedly struck, killed by drunk driver
A Colorado Highway Patrol Trooper who grew up in Rapid City and was killed in the line of duty last week was laid to rest Monday in Colorado.
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Massachusetts: Yarmouth Police Department remembers fallen officer
The Yarmouth Police Department reports that fifteen years ago today Patrol Officer Bradford M. Erickson was killed in the line of duty at age 60 while directing traffic at a road-improvement project in Barnstable.
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Wisconsin: La Crosse man found guilty in tow truck driver’s death
A La Crosse man was found guilty Friday of negligent homicide in the roadside death of a tow truck operator in Jackson County last fall.
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Colorado: Hundreds pay final respects to fallen Colorado State Patrol trooper
Law enforcement and first responders turned out by the hundreds on Monday morning to pay their final respects to a Colorado state trooper who was fatally hit by a suspected drunk driver.
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Tennessee: Driver who killed Nashville Officer Michael Petrina pleads guilty
Dean Diver who was driving his motor home when he hit and killed Metro Officer Michael Petrina while Petrina was directing traffic on duty in May 2014, entered a guilty plea in Judge Mark Fishburn's courtroom Friday, Nov. 20, 2015.
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Colorado: High school athletes honor fallen State Trooper at playoff game
Friday night lights brought the best out of young athletes at a high school football game when they honored a fallen Colorado State Patrol Trooper. Players of the Ralston Valley High School football team paid tribute to Jaimie Jursevics.
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Wisconsin: Man found guilty in tow truck driver’s death
A La Crosse man was found guilty Friday of negligent homicide in the roadside death of a tow truck operator in Jackson County last fall.
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Colorado: Driver who allegedly struck & killed state trooper makes first court appearance
The retired Army Colonel accused of fatally hitting a state patrol trooper is due in court today in Castle Rock.
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North Carolina: Trooper injured in I-40 wreck
A Highway Patrol trooper who was responding to a wreck Wednesday on Interstate 40 was injured after his vehicle was struck by a speeding driver.
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Australia: Woman charged after Victoria Police officer hit by a car and injured in Melbourne
A Melbourne woman, who police say hit a police officer with her car, has been charged after refusing to stop for questioning over stolen fruit and vegetables.