Just So You’d Know……
In the past two days two more police officers have been shot and killed in the line of duty, making a total of 116 officers who have been killed or died on the job so far this year.
Yesterday in Fairfield, Alabama Officer Mary Smith and another officer responded to a complaint of some suspicious persons. When she stepped out of her vehicle she was shot in the chest. The second officer was wounded in the leg. Officer Smith was able, before she succumbed, to call in a partial tag of the truck involved. As I write this the police have recovered a truck they believe involved but are still looking for the shooter. On a side note, Officer Smith had just recently joined the Fairfield Police Department after retiring from Birmingham PD following 21 years service.
Today in Maywood, Illinois K-9 Officer Thomas Wood was shot several times as he sat in his police unit. He was unable to respond. His K-9 partner was unhurt. As I write this they are looking for the shooter.
Some stats for 2006 on the Officers who have been killed on the job:
Aircraft accident - 3
Assault - 2
Automobile Accident - 31
Bomb - 1
Duty Related Illness - 2
Gunfire - 40
Gunfire (Accidental) - 1
Heart Attack - 6
Motorcycle Accident - 6
Stabbed - 1
Struck By Vehicle - 8
Vehicular Assault - 13
Vehicle Pursuit - 3
These statistics are provided by the Officer Down Memorial Page. http://www.odmp.org/
Just some food for thought. Hope the link works.
By the way, we're ahead of last year. Last year at this time the total was 156.
Yesterday in Fairfield, Alabama Officer Mary Smith and another officer responded to a complaint of some suspicious persons. When she stepped out of her vehicle she was shot in the chest. The second officer was wounded in the leg. Officer Smith was able, before she succumbed, to call in a partial tag of the truck involved. As I write this the police have recovered a truck they believe involved but are still looking for the shooter. On a side note, Officer Smith had just recently joined the Fairfield Police Department after retiring from Birmingham PD following 21 years service.
Today in Maywood, Illinois K-9 Officer Thomas Wood was shot several times as he sat in his police unit. He was unable to respond. His K-9 partner was unhurt. As I write this they are looking for the shooter.
Some stats for 2006 on the Officers who have been killed on the job:
Aircraft accident - 3
Assault - 2
Automobile Accident - 31
Bomb - 1
Duty Related Illness - 2
Gunfire - 40
Gunfire (Accidental) - 1
Heart Attack - 6
Motorcycle Accident - 6
Stabbed - 1
Struck By Vehicle - 8
Vehicular Assault - 13
Vehicle Pursuit - 3
These statistics are provided by the Officer Down Memorial Page. http://www.odmp.org/
Just some food for thought. Hope the link works.
By the way, we're ahead of last year. Last year at this time the total was 156.
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