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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