Polk Deputies:(
I'm sure most have heard by now:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/4221811.html Sept. 28, 2006, 5:52PM Florida deputy killed in traffic stop; another injured By PHIL DAVIS Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. — A man who had been pulled over for a traffic violation shot two sheriff's deputies today, killing one of them and prompting an intensive manhunt that forced a lockdown at three schools, officials said. The shooter was first approached during a traffic stop, but he fled into a wooded area when the officer began asking him about his identity, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. That officer and a deputy who arrived seconds later with a police dog chased the suspect into the woods. Both officers and the dog were hit by gunfire, Judd said. The suspect exchanged fire with more officers shortly afterward when they approached a house in the wooded area, but he got away, Judd said. "We will not sleep. We will not rest until we have the suspect in custody for this heinous action today," a visibly shaken Judd said. The shooting occurred near Kathleen High School, which was locked down, Wood said. A woman at the school who would identify herself only as Mrs. Platt said students were locked in their classrooms and were safe. Two other schools farther away also were locked down. Authorities cordoned off a large area around the suspect's car but had not evacuated any homes. Helicopters circled in wide arcs as emergency vehicles raced up and down roads. Television video footage showed officers with shields searching a wooded area with traffic backed up on nearby Interstate 4, which runs through the city about 35 miles east of Tampa. Officers arrived from neighboring counties to assist in the search. Judd said 10,000 to 15,000 people live in the area. Officers were going house to house in some areas asking people to lock themselves inside. The sheriff identified the slain deputy as Vernon Matthew Williams, 39. The other deputy was shot in the leg and will survive, he said. Williams' police dog was also fatally wounded. Williams, a husband and father of three, had been with the sheriff's office since April 1994. Nothings "routine" out here....ever! RIP bros:(:usa_flag: |
Damn..... Sounds like some more people might get killed before this is all over and done with. The guy is probably in a home with the owners at gunpoint. Or already dead.
Scary stuff...... It's a tough job you guys do. |
.It just makes me sick that people are like that.
There are too many crazy people out there today and nobody’s safe anymore |
Sad when this happens. I feel for the families. So many violent people who put such little value on human lives. Hopefully they will get him soon and then we will have one less scumbag running free. RIP
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Looks like it's over:thumbsup:
I was just loading my gear in the car to go over when a buddy called. Looks like they capped him at about 0930 hrs. D/R/T=Dead Right There...don't f**k with a pissed off swat team:thumbsup: Looks like he had the deputies weapon with him when they did him:( As a sidebar, according to the news media, yesterday was the slain officers wifes birthday:( What a day to remember for life.....RIP and God bless her and the kids as well... Gordon |
I'm glad they got him but very sorry about the 2 deputies. My heart goes out to the family members.
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Glad to hear that they killed the bastard. I knew the suspect would not survive. The found him hiding in the brush.
Sorry to hear about the 3 deputies. The K-9 is considered an officer, correct? |
TAMPA TRIBUNE
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By DAVE NICHOLSON / The Tampa Tribune and CHRIS CHMURA / Tampa Bay Online LAKELAND - The suspect in the killing of one Polk County deputy sheriff and wounding of another died with his hand on a pistol - believed to be a .45-caliber snatched from the fallen officer. The man, who went by at least four aliases, was killed this morning in thick brush, less than 100 yards from where he exchanged shots with a Lakeland police officer who joined in the search Thursday afternoon, Sheriff Grady Judd said. the suspect was shot numerous times by SWAT team members who found him hiding in a hollowed-out area under a fallen oak tree. Previous Coverage When officers commanded him to show his hands, he only showed one hand and the officers opened fire, Judd said. After the shooting ended, officers found a pistol in the suspect’s hand believed to be that of slain K-9 Deputy Matt Williams. “God will be the judge and jury this time,” Judd said. He was wanted for opening fire on deputies after he bolted from a routine traffic stop about 11:45 a.m. Thursday, killing Williams and his German shepherd Diogi and wounding Deputy Douglas Speirs. Spiers was shot in the leg and later released from the hospital. He is expected to make a full recovery, according to the sheriff’s office. Judd said the suspected shooter was located this morning while law officers were combing a heavily wooded area shoulder-to-shoulder. The search, which commenced around noon Thursday, continued all night. It centered on a sparsely populated swath of 75 to 150 acres west of Lakeland. During Thursday’s search, the suspect emerged from behind a house and fired shots at a Lakeland detective, who returned fire. The shots missed the officer. It is unclear how the man was able to get the deputy’s gun. Identifying the suspect proved to be difficult for investigators, as they uncovered several aliases. Judd says the man’s name could be Andrew Colxton, Alex Cloxton, or Anglo Freeland. The suspected shooter was initially identified as Eswardo O. Ramclaim, of Miami. The man’s body, which remained at the scene late morning, will be taken to the medical examiner, and Judd says his office will conduct a thorough investigation. Judd credited officers with reacting so quickly that they kept the suspect in the area, not giving him an avenue to escape. Earlier, Judd said the man is likely involved in dealing drugs, but could not pinpoint a motive for Thursday’s shootings. He was initially stopped for speeding on Wabash Avenue near 10th Street and was unable to produce a driver’s license. He ran after asking Spiers, who stopped him, if he was going to jail. Williams, 39, whose full name was Vernon Matthew Williams, had worked for the sheriff’s office since 1994 and is survived by his wife, Nancy, and three teenage children. Spiers, also 39, is married and has a 19-year-old stepson and 9-year-old son. Williams is the first Polk sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty since Theron Anthony Burnham was slain in January 1981. |
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Yes and no Scott. Killing or injuring a Police K9 or Horse is a felony, but does not carry the same penalty as the officers killing, simply because he's not human. But to those of us in the field, messing with one of our K9;s or a horse will get you some grief;) |
Posted this on the other forums thread, but thought I'd share with my friends here. I've always liked the song/music, but somehow, the words seem to have more meaning today...seemed appropriate to the occasion:
BEER FOR MY HORSES: well a man come on 6 o'clock news says somebody's been shot, somebody's been abused somebody blew up a building somebody stole a car somebody got away somebody didn't get too far (yeah) they didn't get too far Grandpapy told my Papy back in my day son a man had to answer for the wicked thing he done Take all the rope in Texas Find a tall Oak tree Round up all of them bad boys Hang'm high in the tree For all the people to see. (Chorus) Cause justice is the one thing that you should always find you got to sattle up your boys you gotta draw a hard line when the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune and we'll all meet back at the local salloon We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces:icon_cheers: singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses We've got too many gangsters doin dirty deeds too much corruption and crime in the streets It's time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground send them all to their maker and he'll settle'm down You can bet he'll settle'm down (chorus) whisky for my men, beer for my horses Again, I'd like to personally shake the hand of each and every one of those that took this POS out of this world!:thumbsup: :icon_cheers: :usa_flag: |
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