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Illinois: Trucker gets 2 years in prison for crash that killed state trooper
The brother of an Illinois state trooper who was killed when a trucker slammed into his squad car tearfully testified Friday that was he "left with only anger" as a judge sentenced the truck driver to two years in prison.
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Michigan: Crash that killed tow truck operator remains under investigation
The crash that killed 28-year-old Jason Schultz of Clyde Township remains under investigation. Deputy Steve Campau, the St. Clair County Sheriff Department public information officer, said the 18-year-old Fort Gratiot man involved in the crash is not in custody.
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New York: Officer Olivieri’s death caused by James Ryan, prosecutor says
James Ryan, charged in the death of Nassau County police officer Joseph Olivieri Jr., arrives at the Nassau County courthouse in Mineola on Jan. 19, 2016, for the start of his trial.
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Wisconsin: Endeavor fatal firefighter crash still under investigation a month later
It's been about a month since we told you about a beloved Endeavor firefighter killed by a motorist while responding to an I-39 freeway crash in Marquette County.
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New York: New prosecutor named for July trial in trooper's death
Jury selection is scheduled to begin July 5 for Almond Upton's murder trial in the death of New York State Trooper Christopher Skinner. The trial is expected to span a month in Broome County Judge Joseph Cawley's courtroom and will be handled by Special Prosecutor Benjamin Bergman, a Binghamton defense attorney and former prosecutor. His assignment, effective Jan. 2, is because of a conflict of interest with new personnel in the Broome County District Attorney's O
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Indiana: Father, son sue township, fire department
A Randolph County father and son have filed suit against White River Township and its fire department.
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Colorado: state trooper Bellamann Hee, hit by carjacker, is back on job
A state trooper who was nearly killed by a carjacker who led police on long chase in metro Denver is back on the job.
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New York: Trooper Skinner blood drive hoped to become a tradition
For a second year, New York state troopers helped collect blood in memory of their fallen colleague, Trooper Christopher Skinner.
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Utah: Family thanks trooper whose cruiser was hit on I-15
A Utah Highway Patrol trooper whose cruiser was struck early Wednesday on I-15 is drawing praise from the family of a driver he helped protect.
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Maryland: Cops line up for blood drive named for Md. officer hit during traffic stop
The Red Cross blood drive at the Montgomery County Police Headquarters in Gaithersburg had been scheduled for months. Then an email blast went out to the department saying that the drive had been renamed to honor Officer Noah Leotta, and suddenly, all the available slots to donate were filled.