Pentagon Police Shootout

By MATT APUZZO and DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writers

WASHINGTON --

A California man killed in a shootout with Pentagon police drove cross-country and arrived outside the military headquarters armed with two semiautomatic weapons, authorities said Friday. Internet postings linked to the lone shooting suspect reflect long-held anti-government anger.

John Patrick Bedell, 36, pulled a handgun at a Pentagon entrance, shot two police officers and was mortally wounded in an exchange of gunfire, authorities said. The two officers were hospitalized briefly with minor injuries.

A blog connected to Bedell via the social networking site LinkedIn outlines his growing distrust of the federal government. It gives credence to the idea that a criminal enterprise run out of the government could have staged the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.


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ODF President to Return to Haiti in May

Chaplain Dave Fair, Officer Down Foundation President will return to Haiti in May on a privately funded mission.

Here Fair is shown with members of the Hatian National Police.


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Memorial for Fallen Haitian Officers

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Haitian Police Officers Lost in Earthquake

25 February 2010 –

Forty days after a massive earthquake struck Haiti, nearly 200 police officers serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission (MINUSTAH) took part in a special tribute to their fallen colleagues serving with the national force.

The Haitian National Police (HNP) had just over 8,000 active officers at the time of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck on 12 January, claiming the lives of 75 of them and injuring more than 250 others. Nearly 80 officers are still missing.


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N. J. Officer Shot by Accident

From: ODMP

February 18, 2010

Officer Kevin Wilkins was accidentally shot and killed as he attempted to install a rubber grip on his service pistol.

He had removed the magazine from his service pistol but neglected to remove the round from the chamber. As he installed the grip the weapon discharged and he was struck in the face.

Nearby officers transported immediately called for assistance and provided aid, but Officer Wilkins succumbed to the wound approximately 15 minutes later.

Officer Wilkins had served with the Atlantic City Police Department for two years. He is survived by his father, three siblings, and fiancee.


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Georgia Officer Shot and Killed

PALMETTO, Ga. --

A Chattahoochee Hills police officer died Monday afternoon after being shot in south Fulton County.

Officer Mike Vogt, 60, was shot at the intersection of Vernon Grove and Rico roads in Palmetto with a high-powered weapon, said Lt. Col. Jeff Holmes of the Fulton County Sheriff's Department.

Sources told CBS Atlanta that the officer was able to radio for help before he collapsed. Vogt later died at Atlanta's Grady Hospital.

CBS Atlanta's Tony McNary reported that police are looking for two men in a brown 1990-1995 Chrysler.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is handling the investigation.

Vogt was married and had grown children, CBS Atlanta News learned. He had been with the department for about two years, Mayor Don Hayes said at a press conference at the hospital.

"It's a sad day for the entire Chattachooee Hills community. We've lost a friend, co-worker and public servant," Hayes said. "He's been with us about two years. He just recently got promoted to lieutenant was doing an excellent job, a fine officer and well respected by the whole community."
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Please pray for the family and agency.

Chaplain Dave Fair



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More never seen 911 photos.


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