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‘Harrowing’: Pennsylvania state police recount gunfight with ambush suspect that left trooper dead

Monday, June 19 by ABC News

(HARRISBURG, Penn.) -- In his nearly 40 years as a member of the Pennsylvania State Police, Lt. Col. George Bivens said he's never witnessed a gunfight more intense than the one that erupted over the weekend with a suspect alleged to have ambushed and... Read More.

State trooper killed, another wounded in separate Pennsylvania shootings that left suspect dead

Sunday, June 18 by ABC News

(MIFFLINTOWN, Pa.) -- A state police trooper was killed and another was critically injured during two violent encounters with the same armed suspect in central Pennsylvania, the first unfolding in the parking lot of a state police barracks, authorities said.The suspect, Brandon Stine of Thompsontown,... Read More.

West Virginia state trooper shot and killed, suspect in custody: Authorities

Saturday, June 3 by ABC News

(WEST VIRGINIA) -- A 29-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a West Virginia state trooper is in police custody, according to the ATF's Louisville Office.Law enforcement responded to a shooting complaint in Mingo County, West Virginia, on Friday where they encountered Timothy Kennedy who... Read More.

Pennsylvania State Police hold Memorial Service in Punxsutawney

Wednesday, May 3 by Louise Bennett

PUNXSUTAWNEY – For the first time ever, a Pennsylvania State Police Memorial Service was held in Punxsutawney.Monday’s service was held to honor the 116 troopers who have died in the line of duty since the founding of the Commonwealth’s State Police in 1905.Four members... Read More.

Texas trooper fired for inaction during Uvalde school massacre: Official

Saturday, October 22 by ABC News

(UVALDE, Texas) -- One of the first Texas state troopers to arrive at the scene of the May 24 elementary school mass shooting is being fired by the Texas Department of Public Safety, a spokesperson told ABC News."The department can confirm Sgt. Juan Maldonado was... Read More.

Texas trooper under investigation for Uvalde massacre response now a cop for school district

Thursday, October 6 by ABC News

(UVALDE, Texas) -- ABC News has confirmed that a former Texas state trooper now under investigation for her conduct in responding to the May 24 Uvalde school shooting rampage is among the new officers hired for the Uvalde school district police department -- the... Read More.

Deputy, trooper killed in helicopter crash in rural Tennessee

Wednesday, August 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Marion County deputy and a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper were killed Tuesday when their helicopter hit a power line and crashed in a wooded area, authorities said."A Bell 206 helicopter struck a power line and crashed in a wooded area... Read More.

Cops hold courthouse rally for state trooper arraigned in killing of alleged teen carjacker

Tuesday, May 3 by ABC News

(MILFORD, Conn.) -- Dozens of police officers from multiple states held a rally outside a Connecticut courthouse Tuesday as a white state trooper they contend was charged with manslaughter for doing his job was arraigned in the 2020 killing of a Black 19-year-old alleged... Read More.

Connecticut state trooper charged with manslaughter for 2020 fatal shooting of teen

Thursday, April 21 by ABC News

(BETHANY, Conn.) -- A Connecticut State Police trooper was arrested on a felony manslaughter charge after a report by the state inspector general alleged his use of deadly force was not justified in the January 2020 shooting of a 19-year-old Black man.Trooper Brian North,... Read More.

Funeral arrangements for State Troopers Mack and Sisca

Monday, March 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced the funeral arrangements for Trooper Martin F. Mack III and Trooper Branden T. Sisca who lost their lives in the line of duty on Monday, March 21.The indoor portions of the funeral services for both... Read More.

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