All of us with the Officer Down Foundation want to wish you and your family a safe and Happy New Year.
Let's all be careful out there.
Blessings,
Chaplain Dave Fair
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Wounded Pierce County Deputy Dies
The AP via YellowBrix
December 29, 2009
SEATTLE — One of the Pierce County sheriff’s officers shot in an ambush by a drunken man has died after being taken off life support, a sheriff’s spokesman said Monday evening.
Deputy Kent Mundell suffered life-threatening injuries and had been hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle since the shooting a week ago. He died at 5:04 p.m. with his family by his side, Detective Ed Troyer said.
The shootings of Mundell and Sgt. Nick Hausner marked the third time in less than eight weeks that police officers in Washington state had been shot in the line of duty. Hausner was released from the hospital on Christmas Eve.
David E. Crable, 35, shot the two officers on the night of Dec. 21 before he was killed in the subsequent shoot-out, police said.
Crable had a history of domestic violence and “terrorizing” his family, Troyer added. The officers had gone to the home of Crable’s brother near Eatonville, after family members called to have an intoxicated Crable removed.
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Please continue to pray for the families, agency, and Chaplains.
This is the same county where four Lakewood, Washington police officers were ambushed and killed. They were former deputies for Pierce County.
Thanks,
Chaplain Dave Fair
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December 29, 2009
SEATTLE — One of the Pierce County sheriff’s officers shot in an ambush by a drunken man has died after being taken off life support, a sheriff’s spokesman said Monday evening.
Deputy Kent Mundell suffered life-threatening injuries and had been hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle since the shooting a week ago. He died at 5:04 p.m. with his family by his side, Detective Ed Troyer said.
The shootings of Mundell and Sgt. Nick Hausner marked the third time in less than eight weeks that police officers in Washington state had been shot in the line of duty. Hausner was released from the hospital on Christmas Eve.
David E. Crable, 35, shot the two officers on the night of Dec. 21 before he was killed in the subsequent shoot-out, police said.
Crable had a history of domestic violence and “terrorizing” his family, Troyer added. The officers had gone to the home of Crable’s brother near Eatonville, after family members called to have an intoxicated Crable removed.
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Please continue to pray for the families, agency, and Chaplains.
This is the same county where four Lakewood, Washington police officers were ambushed and killed. They were former deputies for Pierce County.
Thanks,
Chaplain Dave Fair
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Terrorist Attack on U. S. Plane
From: Stratfor
In an incident aboard a Northwest Airlines flight arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam, a passenger identified as a 23-year-old Nigerian male attempted to detonate some form of explosive or ignite an incendiary compound as the plane was landing.
Initial reports stated that the suspect had attempted to ignite fireworks from his seat, but it was later painted as a more serious attempt and the U.S. government is now calling it an attempted terrorist attack.
The plane landed safely. The suspect claimed to be linked to al Qaeda and to have received the explosives or incendiary compound from al Qaeda operatives from Yemen.
The suspect was identified as Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, an engineering student at University College London.
A member of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee said Abdulmutallab’s name was not on any U.S. terrorist watch lists but was “hot” on other terrorism-related databases kept by intelligence officials.
A senior U.S. counterterrorism official said the White House is viewing the incident as a serious threat.
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In an incident aboard a Northwest Airlines flight arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam, a passenger identified as a 23-year-old Nigerian male attempted to detonate some form of explosive or ignite an incendiary compound as the plane was landing.
Initial reports stated that the suspect had attempted to ignite fireworks from his seat, but it was later painted as a more serious attempt and the U.S. government is now calling it an attempted terrorist attack.
The plane landed safely. The suspect claimed to be linked to al Qaeda and to have received the explosives or incendiary compound from al Qaeda operatives from Yemen.
The suspect was identified as Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, an engineering student at University College London.
A member of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee said Abdulmutallab’s name was not on any U.S. terrorist watch lists but was “hot” on other terrorism-related databases kept by intelligence officials.
A senior U.S. counterterrorism official said the White House is viewing the incident as a serious threat.
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Line of Duty Death Update
Trooper Death Update
St. Louis Post Dispatch via YellowBrix
December 25, 2009
EUREKA, Missouri. — A Christmas blast of winter weather led to dozens of stranded motorists and injuries on Friday, including the death of a state trooper who was responding to an accident.
Missouri Highway Patrolman Dennis Engelhard, 49, was on the scene of a minor accident on Interstate-44 near Eureaka when he was struck by an SUV that had lost control on the westbound section of the highway.
Engelhard, a 10-year veteran, was hit while walking to the back of his patrol car to retrieve an item from his trunk.
A spokesman for the Highway Patrol, Sgt. Al Nothum, said it’s unclear if the SUV hit a patch of ice or spun out on the slick road, but the driver’s loss of control appears to have been a result of the weather and is being treated as an accident.
Engelhard is the first Missouri trooper to die in the line of duty since Trooper Donald K. “Kevin” Floyd was killed on Sept. 22, 2005, when he was struck by a vehicle in Texas County, in south central Missouri.
According to Nothum, Engelhard was not married and had no children.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch via YellowBrix
December 25, 2009
EUREKA, Missouri. — A Christmas blast of winter weather led to dozens of stranded motorists and injuries on Friday, including the death of a state trooper who was responding to an accident.
Missouri Highway Patrolman Dennis Engelhard, 49, was on the scene of a minor accident on Interstate-44 near Eureaka when he was struck by an SUV that had lost control on the westbound section of the highway.
Engelhard, a 10-year veteran, was hit while walking to the back of his patrol car to retrieve an item from his trunk.
A spokesman for the Highway Patrol, Sgt. Al Nothum, said it’s unclear if the SUV hit a patch of ice or spun out on the slick road, but the driver’s loss of control appears to have been a result of the weather and is being treated as an accident.
Engelhard is the first Missouri trooper to die in the line of duty since Trooper Donald K. “Kevin” Floyd was killed on Sept. 22, 2005, when he was struck by a vehicle in Texas County, in south central Missouri.
According to Nothum, Engelhard was not married and had no children.
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Missouri Trooper Killed
Christmas morning 49- year-old Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Dennis Engelhard of Wildwood, a 10 year veteran of the Patrol was killed on I-44 near highway 109 in Eureka. Trooper Engelhard was working to clear a previous crash when an SUV spun out of control striking him.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Have a Happy Safe Holiday
All of us at the Officer Down Foundation want to wish you and your family a safe and Happy Holiday Season.
For those in law enforcement this can be a dangerous time. We urge the public to slow down when you see an officer with a vehicle stopped along the roadway.
When you see police lights slow down and move to the far lane.
Be safe and have a Happy Holiday.
Regards and blessings,
Chaplain Dave Fair
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
From the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
As the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund prepares to release our preliminary 2009 law enforcement fatality report next week, two clear headlines are emerging:
Compared with 2008, the total number of line-of-duty deaths is down about 5% this year – to the lowest number in five decades!
However, the number of officers shot and killed is up in 2009, driven by an alarming rise in incidents in which multiple officers were targeted.
Fewer officers lost overall in 2009 is certainly encouraging. Our upcoming Research Bulletin will detail the areas where improvements have been made in saving officers’ lives.
The report will provide the type of detailed data which has become a signature service the Memorial Fund provides to the law enforcement community and the public at large.
But the encouraging news on officer safety is offset by a sharp increase in ambush and rampage-style assaults on our officers. In five communities this year – Oakland, Pittsburgh, Okaloosa County (FL), Seminole County (OK) and Lakewood (WA) – more than one officer was gunned down by the same offender.
These and other brutal attacks on law enforcement have taken a huge toll on the departments in which these officers served and the communities they protected.
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Compared with 2008, the total number of line-of-duty deaths is down about 5% this year – to the lowest number in five decades!
However, the number of officers shot and killed is up in 2009, driven by an alarming rise in incidents in which multiple officers were targeted.
Fewer officers lost overall in 2009 is certainly encouraging. Our upcoming Research Bulletin will detail the areas where improvements have been made in saving officers’ lives.
The report will provide the type of detailed data which has become a signature service the Memorial Fund provides to the law enforcement community and the public at large.
But the encouraging news on officer safety is offset by a sharp increase in ambush and rampage-style assaults on our officers. In five communities this year – Oakland, Pittsburgh, Okaloosa County (FL), Seminole County (OK) and Lakewood (WA) – more than one officer was gunned down by the same offender.
These and other brutal attacks on law enforcement have taken a huge toll on the departments in which these officers served and the communities they protected.
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Two Deputies Shot in Same Washington County Where Four Officers Recently Killed
Two sheriff's deputies were shot and critically injured Monday night in the same Washington state county where four officers were killed last month, authorities said.
Two Pierce County sheriff's deputies were shot while responding to a domestic violence incident at home near the town of Eatonville, south of Seattle, said Hunter George, a spokesman for the county.
The incident involved two brothers and a young woman, said Det. Ed Troyer of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.
One of the men invited the officers inside the house, while the other man went upstairs. He returned with a weapon and opened fire on the deputies, striking them multiple times, Troyer said.
The deputies returned fire, killing the alleged shooter, Troyer said.
"There were a lot of rounds fired," according to Troyer.
Both deputies were rushed to nearby hospitals and were in critical condition, Troyer said.
This incident comes in the aftermath of the killings of four police officers.
On November 29, four officers from Lakewood, Washington, were killed in an ambush-style shooting at a coffee shop. The suspect in that attack was shot and killed by police after a two-day manhunt.
Troyer said it was "surreal" to be responding to another shooting that involved officers. His department has led the investigation into the shooting of the four Lakewood officers.
It was unbelievable that this could happen again, Troyer said.
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Please pray for the officers, families and their department.
Thanks,
Chaplain Dave Fair
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Two Pierce County sheriff's deputies were shot while responding to a domestic violence incident at home near the town of Eatonville, south of Seattle, said Hunter George, a spokesman for the county.
The incident involved two brothers and a young woman, said Det. Ed Troyer of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.
One of the men invited the officers inside the house, while the other man went upstairs. He returned with a weapon and opened fire on the deputies, striking them multiple times, Troyer said.
The deputies returned fire, killing the alleged shooter, Troyer said.
"There were a lot of rounds fired," according to Troyer.
Both deputies were rushed to nearby hospitals and were in critical condition, Troyer said.
This incident comes in the aftermath of the killings of four police officers.
On November 29, four officers from Lakewood, Washington, were killed in an ambush-style shooting at a coffee shop. The suspect in that attack was shot and killed by police after a two-day manhunt.
Troyer said it was "surreal" to be responding to another shooting that involved officers. His department has led the investigation into the shooting of the four Lakewood officers.
It was unbelievable that this could happen again, Troyer said.
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Please pray for the officers, families and their department.
Thanks,
Chaplain Dave Fair
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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