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Final Philly cop killer caught
PHILADELHPIA, Pa. — Eric DeShawn Floyd, 33, the fugitive wanted in the slaying of police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski, was arrested last night and is expected to be arraigned this afternoon.The suspect, who had been on the run since Liczbinski’s murder on Saturday, was sleeping upstairs in a front bedroom at 5432 Windsor Ave., a boarded-up middle-of-the-block rowhouse, when police got him, Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey said early this morning. Floyd was with a girlfriend, but a homicide detective declined this morning to reveal her identity or say whether she was in custody. Police received a tip late yesterday …Read more […..]
Details emerge about Philly cop killers
Officer Down: Sgt. Stephen LiczbinskiPHILADELPHIA — Police charged a journeyman boxer with murder and issued a warrant yesterday for an alleged accomplice in connection with the “assassination†of Philadelphia Police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski on Saturday after a bank heist by three ex-cons.“I’m going to let him have it,†Howard Cain, 33, allegedly said as he turned his high-powered rifle on Liczbinski Saturday afternoon. Police shot Cain dead minutes later. Cain’s words were recalled in a confession by Levon T. Warner, 39, the local boxer and the only one of the three suspects in custody, …Read more […..]
N.H. officer's gun discharges, hits other officer
CONCORD, N.H. — A Concord police officer was shot in the chest by another officer yesterday morning while on duty but suffered only minor injuries because he was wearing a bulletproof vest, according to the state attorney general’s office.The shooting happened at 4:30 a.m. inside the Granite State Credit Union building on Sheep Davis Road. Four Concord police officers were inside the bank, which is under construction, when one officer’s handgun discharged and hit another officer in the chest, said Senior Assistant Attorney General Jeff Strelzin. Neither Strelzin nor Police Chief Robert Barry identified the officers yesterday …Read more […..]
Fired police officer seeks compensation or reinstatement
April 30, 2008By MARK LAWTON mlawton@pioneerlocal.com A former police officer fired by the City of Northlake is suing the city. Daniel Rasic filed a suit Jan. 7 in U.S. District Court against the City of Northlake, Northlake police and fire commission members and Police Chief Dennis Koletsos. In his filing, Rasic asks the court to review the police and fire commission’s decision. He also seeks unspecified amount in back wages and damages or reinstatement as a police officer. In November, the three-member police commission approved ending Rasic’s employment after eight years with the police department. The board charged Rasic …Read more […..]
Caged Lion Reappears, Sleep?, High Heels, Why? OK! Peanut Butter!
I have written about the feeling that I sometimes get while being home with Emma. It has nothing to do with Emma and is absolutely all about me. I have called the feeling that of a caged lion. Well, that cat was back last week in a bad way. I am not sure if mothers who stay at home get this feeling. I am not sure if it is because I have always worked, done my own thing, got married at age 35, had freedom, or whatever but I know it is something I have had to deal with the last couple years. This feeling is one that is unsettling to say the least. I feel guilty feeling it because in some way I feel it betrays Emma. It is similiar …Read more […..]
Fla. deputy recovering from gunshot to head
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Maury Hernandez is returning to life after facing death.The 28-year-old undercover Broward Sheriff’s deputy was shot in the head during a foot chase nine months ago and spent two weeks in a deep coma. Now he has embarked on a long path to recovery. Splitting numerous gruelling hours each week between a Sunrise rehabilitation center and his parents’ home in Hialeah, Hernandez struggles to do what most take for granted.”It’s a tremendous effort. I’ve never had to concentrate so much to command my hand to move,” the recovering officer said, in an interview conducted in Spanish.His devoted parents, …Read more […..]
Horsies, Sleepover with Taylor, Bood, The "Scooter"
The other day i brought Emma to my sister Kimmy’s place to pick up Nonnie. Emma was excited to go there because she knew her cousin Taylor, age 5, would be there.Emma got to see their 9 pet bunnies (buddies) and also the 3 horses that they have on their property.Emma likes riding her little rocking horses and likes to see horses on TV. Boy did she like to see them in person! She even got to pet them! The big Momma horse even did some horse talk for us. Emma got a bonus when my cousin Diane came by with her daughter Adell (Dell). The 3 girls went walking in the mud and went in the stable where it stunk. Emma still says “Stinky …Read more […..]