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Another St. Petersburg Police Officer Killed; 3rd in Past Month

A 25-year veteran of the St. Petersburg, Fla., police was gunned down Monday night while trying to apprehend a suspected burglar, becoming the department's third member to be killed in the line of duty in less than a month. Old Northeast/Downtown St. Petersburg Patch reports that a manhunt has been under way since late...

Slain Ohio Sheriff's Deputy Was Dedicated to Duty

She loved her job and dedicated herself to her duty. A sheriff's deputy in Ohio, Suzanne Hopper was killed doing what she cared about: trying to help others. "It wasn't the career you think about your daughter being in ... but she loved it," her father, Charles Bauer, told WHIO TV. "It's evident that she did more for...

Agent Was 'Chillingly Close' to Shooting LBJ

(Oct. 20) -- In a striking admission sure to stoke the imaginations of conspiracy theorists everywhere, a former Secret Service agent reveals how he came "chillingly close" to shooting President Lyndon B. Johnson right outside his home just hours after John F. Kennedy was assassinated. So reads "The Kennedy Detail: JFK's...

Texas Governor Pressuring Mexico in Falcon Lake Case

AUSTIN, Texas (Oct. 7) -- The search for an American tourist reportedly shot dead on a border lake has led Texas Gov. Rick Perry to tangle with the Mexican government over the investigation and efforts to recover the body. Perry said Wednesday that Mexico needs to use every resource available to find the body and have it...

EMT Accused of Ignoring Dying Woman Is Shot Dead

(July 19) -- Police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot a New York City emergency medical worker under investigation for allegedly ignoring a dying pregnant woman. Jason Green, 32, was shot twice Sunday at 5 a.m. after his friend was turned away from a nightclub, Detective Marc Nell said. Police said that after...