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MOTORCYCLE POLICE NEWS.
Here is the article archive of headlines that have appeared in newspapers around the United States which relate to police motorcycle officers. 8/1/2005 Red-light cameras paying off at the bank for Gardena - Gardena, CA The system is activated when a vehicle trips sensors in the road about 8 feet before the intersection begins. And the cameras are activated if the car is going too fast to stop for the red light, said police assistant Yecenia Correa, who reviews the videos and photos before tickets are sent to violators. A camera will record video for about six seconds, in addition to taking photos. "If you're in the crosswalk, we'll reject it," Correa said. Already 25 percent of the photo tickets are rejected, said Sgt. Thomas Kang, the program's supervisor. He said the city's policy is to give citizens the benefit of the doubt. Redflex downloads to Gardena police computers the video and four photos that show the driver's face, the vehicle license plate, the position of the vehicle and the color of the light. Images will be accessible online at the Police Department for alleged violators to review. "This is a great deterrent and it frees us up to do other things," said motorcycle officer Victor Gomez, who works with the program.... Read the full story. 8/3/2005 Knight gets wheels as city's first female motorcycle officer - Orange, NJ Nina Knight, who joined the Orange Police Department five years ago, recently became its first female motorcycle officer. Knight drove a bus for NJ Transit and was a law-firm secretary before she joined the police department. A trauma happened to the family as her uncle was killed by his girlfriend. Knight said that from that moment, she wanted to do all she could to catch criminals. "She got away with it, so I decided I wanted to catch criminals," said Knight. Knight attended the Passaic County Police Academy. She was one of five women among 105 men vying to pass the grueling physical-training sessions.... Read the full story. 8/4/2005 Police department gets new cycle - Fort Bragg, CA Fort Bragg Police Officer Brandon Lee hit the streets rolling with the latest addition to the police department motor pool. Chief Russ Thomas reported that after two years of trying to bring a motorcycle officer back on duty at Fort Bragg Police Department, the program has been revived. Thomas said the used Kawasaki KZ1000 police cycle was purchased using asset seizure funds, and will be used as much as possible. "I'm really happy we got the program up and running again," said Thomas. According to Thomas, the cycle will also work in conjunction with the Hystar traffic analyzers that are being placed in the street by officers.... Read the full story. 8/5/2005 Officer injured in traffic accident - Gwinnett County, GA A Gwinnett County motorcycle officer was injured in a crash in Lawrenceville on Thursday, police said. Officer Jesse Myers was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center with a knee injury, a possible broken wrist and cuts and bruises, said police spokesman Darren Moloney. According to city and county officers at the scene, Myers was riding with another motorcycle officer, J.H. Guick, on Ga. 120 heading toward Duluth. They were just 100 feet from Ga. 120's intersection with Ga. 316 when the crash occurred. Read the full story. 8/6/2005 Watts Riots Remembered - Los Angeles, CA ...Dymally was one of about a dozen people — including riot participants, eyewitnesses, current residents and community activists — who held a news conference Friday adjacent to where the Watts riots began Aug. 11, 1965. That was the day white California Highway Patrol motorcycle Officer Lee Minikus pulled over 21-year-old Marquette Frye, who was black, at Avalon Boulevard and 116th Street on suspicion of drunk driving. They scuffled and a large crowd gathered. The ensuing confrontation between police and residents expanded into six days of rioting that resulted in 34 deaths, more than 1,000 injuries and $40 million in property damage.... Read the full story. 8/8/2005 Traffic officers at school zones: As classes start, police step up speed patrols - Phoenix, AZ ...In Phoenix, about 150 motorcycle officers will patrol school zones surrounding nearly 2,000 schools. And they aren't cutting motorists any slack. At 7:30 a.m. one morning last week near Seventh Avenue and Vineyard Road, Phoenix motorcycle Officer Mike Warren eyed a driver going a bit too fast. "Got her," he said, tucking away his radar gun before pulling the woman over across the street from Lassen Elementary School. The culprit: A teacher, driving 7 mph too fast. She said she thought the speed limit in school zones was 35 mph. The actual limit is 15 mph.... Read the full story. 8/8/2005 Codiac RCMP take to the streets on two wheels: Motorcycle patrol gives police a new public image - Moncton, New Brunswick CHiPs fans will no doubt be thrilled to see Codiac RCMP has brought the police motorcycle back to the streets of Moncton. Not since the days of the Moncton Police Department have the city's streets been patrolled by officers on motorcycles, but that changed July 1. Codiac now has a BMW motorcycle on patrol, being used by Constables Dave Hale and Margot Estabrooks. So far, the reaction has been good. "Dave was telling me people are waving and whistling at him," says spokesman Const. Michel Mercier, with a laugh. Mercier jokes that they're going to start calling him Dave Estrada, after Eric Estrada, who played Ponch on the NBC show about the California Highway Patrol that aired from 1977 to 1983. Police are always looking for new ways to cover the region and Mercier says the Metro Moncton municipalities were receptive to bringing back the motorcycles. He says it's worked well so far. "We show our colours and get a lot of reaction from the public." When the Mounties originally took over in Moncton, in 1998, the motorcycle patrol was cancelled because of the cost. This time around the price tag isn't high. Mercier says the BMW is on loan from Atlantic Yamaha. The RCMP pays to add the emergency light and siren and keeps fuel in the tank. Police get use of the vehicle and the dealership gets advertising through having its product driven around all summer. Codiac will be adding a second bike in the next couple of weeks, when it gets a Harley Davidson on loan from Toys for Big Boys. Besides the normal patrols, the bikes will be used at big events like the Atlantic Harley Davidson Rally this month and the Rolling Stones concert over the Labour Day weekend. Mercier says the machines don't only look good, they also serve a practical purpose.... Read the full story. 8/8/2005 'Motor Guys' try to rev up support - Pittsburgh, PA The driver of a Ford Explorer with an expired registration sticker never saw them coming as he turned from the Smithfield Street Bridge onto Fort Pitt Boulevard. With engines roaring, two police officers riding Harley-Davidson Road Kings pulled behind the sport utility vehicle and turned on their sirens. The driver peered into his rearview mirror and quickly pulled over. Officers Ray Kain and Ray Strobel parked their bikes, pulled off their gloves and walked to the car. "They came out of nowhere," said the driver, after handing over his license and registration. He accepted a citation and drove away. The motorist is among thousands of people who meet the city's Motor Guys, the police who patrol on 800-pound Harleys. It's a job that lets them combine a passion for riding with the duties of enforcing traffic laws. The officers say their work helps the city collect millions of dollars in fines -- and they're hoping that will help them secure their squad's future. "The bikes are the best community relations tool the city has," said police instructor Sean Pindel. "Nobody really approaches police cars, but they do with the bikes." The bike squad numbers only 17 -- down from 40 from before the city's financial-recovery plan took effect in 2004. The officers are hoping to recruit more members and solidify their standing on the force when a new mayor takes office next year. They've begun a public relations campaign of sorts to remind City Hall and police brass of their importance.... Read the full story. 8/9/2005 Head of Providence police motorcycle unit injured in accident - Providence, RI The head of the Providence police motorcycle unit is recovering today from injuries suffered after he was hit by a pickup truck. It happened just after 2 am yesterday. Sergeant William Gonsalves was riding on Broad Street toward downtown Providence when the pickup truck drove out from one of the side streets, striking Gonsalves and his Harley Davidson bike. Police say the impact sent Gonsalves flying over the hood of the truck and into the street. He underwent surgery at Rhode Island Hospital yesterday for a broken pelvis, leg and other fractures.... Read the full story. 8/9/2005 Police officer injured in motorcycle accident - Irvine, CA An Irvine Police Department motorcycle officer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries Tuesday after a traffic collision on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway at Santa Anita Avenue, authorities said. The officer crashed at about 2:17 p.m., causing a traffic delay for more than an hour, said Officer Tariq Johnson of the California Highway Patrol. The Irvine police officer was involved in a training exercise at the time of the accident, Johnson said. Read the full story. 8/9/2005 Motorcycle officers go with the (traffic) flow - Port Orange, FL Getting paid to wheel a Harley-Davidson around town all day may appeal to some, but a 10-hour shift on two wheels in summer heat breathing exhaust fumes could deter even the most diehard biker. Throw in paperwork, criminals and inattentive or intoxicated drivers and you're describing the job of a motorcycle cop. A team of four Motor Officers and one Motor Supervisor patrols the streets of Port Orange. There are two shifts in the summer but now that school has resumed, it's all hands on deck from 6:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Motor Officers receive special duty pay and many use the position for career advancement. Ofc. Rick Vingara, 32, joined the Port Orange Police Department three years ago after a stint as a state correctional officer. The Port Orange resident traded his police cruiser for a Harley in January because, he said, he enjoys working traffic. Known by fellow officers during his training days as "Sir Dump-a-Lot" because of his tendency to drop his bike, Vingara said he was discouraged after his first two days. "I couldn't count the number of times I dropped the bike during the training class," he said. "With 14 years of sportbike experience, I thought I knew how to ride." Sgt. Marko Galbreath, a 16-year POPD veteran and the motor supervisor, conducts the intense 80-hour motorcycle training course over two weeks. Candidates complete a rigorous program of tight turns, performance braking and other maneuvers that make civilian riding seem tame. He said not everyone makes it through the class. "It's hard to ride something that has a natural resting position on its side," Galbreath said. One advantage of a motorcycle is maneuverability through traffic snarls. Motorcycle cops often can reach accident scenes more quickly than their four-wheeled counterparts. Motorcycles also seem to go unnoticed among packs of cars, Vingara said, or when sitting by the side of the road as officers monitor traffic.... Read the full story. 8/10/2005 Quiet, solemn in aftermath of shooting of officers - Baton Rouge, LA In front of the house where the shooting occurred at 3634 Capital Heights, dozens of quiet and somber uniformed and plain-clothes police officers are milling about. They’re huddled in small groups, talking to one another. Two vans and a station wagon from the Coroner’s Office are at the scene, and at least 20 vehicles from different law enforcement agencies are parked near the house and in the neighborhood. Two Baton Rouge Police motorcycle officers walked up to the yellow crime-scene tape surrounding the area and asked the officer there, “Please, is there anything we can do?” He checked, and they were told to handle traffic control. A white fire truck with a red stripe is parked in front of the house. In front of the truck, a blue tarpaulin is set up to shelter from the sun the officers working the case. At least 10 detectives carrying notebooks arrived and appear to be investigating. Mayor-President Kip Holden is at the scene. When he got there, he embraced Police Chief Jeff LeDuff. Col. Greg Phares of the Sheriff’s Office said (the shootings) “bring home again in a tragic way what a terrible and dangerous profession this is. It puts people in harm’s way every day.”... Read the full story. 8/10/2005 Virginia Beach Police Now Equipped With AEDs - Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach police officer Richard Dodd was the first to answer the call for help. "I stepped over him and started administering chest compressions," says officer Dodd. The second Virginia Beach police officer on the scene, motorcycle officer Lisa Magnant, started mouth-to-mouth on Johnston. "I did two breaths to make sure it was getting into his lungs to help him breathe," recalls Magnant. The pair then deployed an automated external defibrillator, or AED, to get Johnston's heart beating again.... Read the full story. 8/11/2005 Two get promotions at CPD - Columbia, MS ...Jones was hired as a patrol officer by the Columbia Police Department in July 1993. She graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in administration of justice. She is currently a motorcycle officer in the Patrol Division Traffic Unit.... Read the full story. 8/11/2005 Ambulances to escort bike ride: America's 9/11 Ride a benefit for police, fire, emergency workers killed in 2001 attacks - Pittsburgh, PA ...Kevin Nemec, a University of Pittsburgh motorcycle officer, was the one who alerted his brother, Michael, of the need for ambulance backups. He's one of five Pitt officers participating.... Read the full story. 8/12/2005 Delays in race to save girl: With copters and ambulances busy, valuable minutes lost in cheerleader's transport - Tewksbury, MA ...Tewksbury police officers arrived at the gym in a cruiser and motorcycle at 4:54, Sitar said. The motorcycle officer stood at the end of the driveway to waive the ambulance in to the scene. ... Read the full story. 8/12/2005 Officer breaks ankle in fall from motorcycle - Brick, NJ A township police officer suffered two broken bones in his ankle after he fell off his motorcycle while attempting to avoid being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night. He was responding to an accident call, said Lt. Bill Kraska. Patrolman Eric Olsen was responding to a report that a pedestrian had been struck on Taft Drive when police said a 1989 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Steven Gross, 64, of Neptune, pulled in front of him. Police said Gross was exiting onto Route 88 from the Laurel Square Shopping Center. Olsen swerved in an attempt to avoid being struck but hit the rear of Gross' car. Police said Olsen was thrown from his 2004 Harley Davidson police motorcycle onto a grassy berm on Route 88 east. Olsen's motorcycle was thrown into the air and came to rest in the eastbound shoulder of Route 88 east, police said.... Read the full story. 8/12/2005 E. Side collisions, chase leave 3 hospitalized - Tucson, AZ ...A motorcycle officer, who police would not identify, was monitoring traffic in the area and saw Crawford speeding and driving erratically. The officer did not know Crawford had been involved in the collision three minutes earlier and did not turn on his lights and sirens, Fuller said. He was trying to get behind the Saturn to pull it over when Crawford ran a red light at Speedway. The Saturn struck the Altima head-on as the woman waited to turn left. The Altima spun in the middle of the intersection. Police said the officer stopped his motorcycle just short of the collision.... Read the full story. 8/12/2005 Injured officer - Kansas City, KS A Kansas City motorcycle officer injured in a wreck Wednesday night did not break his leg, as police initially thought, but he did break other bones, police said Thursday. Officer Jerald Cox remained in a hospital Thursday. The wreck occurred about 8:46 p.m. on Riverfront Road and North Monroe Avenue.... Read the full story. 8/12/2005 Motorcycle Officer Injured In Crash On Harbor Freeway - Los Angeles, CA A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was injured Friday afternoon in a crash on the Harbor Freeway in downtown Los Angeles. The crash occurred near Ninth Street in the northbound lanes. Officers closed two northbound lanes. Traffic was slow on other freeways in the area, including Interstate 10. At one point, traffic on the 110 Freeway was backed up for three miles from the I-10 interchange.... Read the full story. 8/14/2005 Slain officer laid to rest: Mourners recall faith and dedication - Baton Rouge, LA ...A river of motorcycle officers leads the funeral procession for fallen officer, Detective Terry Melancon Jr. down Airline Highway near Barringer-Foreman Road on Saturday afternoon. ... Read the full story. 8/14/2005 SFPD traffic patrols aim to protect pedestrians: Drivers ticked, but neighbors thankful - San Francisco, CA On Thursday morning, five motorcycle police officers line up on the corner of 34th Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard. A plainclothes officer steps out into a marked crosswalk on Lincoln Boulevard, a four-lane street with no stop signs or traffic signals, as two cars approach from about a block to the west. The officer walks slowly, making eye contact with the drivers to make sure they see him. When a car doesn't stop, a motorcycle officer peels out into the chilly morning air, lights flashing and sirens screaming as he approaches the vehicle. He flags down the car and slaps the driver with a ticket for not yielding to pedestrians — a violation that carries with it a $155 fine. The officers are part of a citywide effort, spanning numerous departments, to reduce pedestrian injuries in San Francisco. In 2004 alone, cars killed 21 pedestrians in The City and in 2003, vehicle collisions were the second leading cause of injury deaths in San Francisco, according to a Health Department study.... Read the full story. 8/17/2005 Memphis police motorcycle stripped of parts while in precinct - Memphis, TN Memphis Police are investigating how someone slipped into a storage room in the West Precinct on Sunday night and stripped one of their Harley-Davidson motorcycles of most of its parts. The patrol motorcycle, which was previously damaged and awaiting repair, was found Monday morning missing its engine, transmission, gas tank and back tire. Major C.B. Williams of the department's auto theft division says the loss is more than seven-thousand dollars.... Read the full story. 8/19/2005 Deputies Arrest Ramming Suspect - Lakeland, FL The man wanted for ramming his car into a deputy's motorcycle Wednesday morning was arrested early Thursday. Polk County Sheriff's deputies were told that Jessie Dewitt Little was on 2021 West Frostproof Road, in the Frostproof area, early Thursday. He was arrested there without incident, according to Polk County sheriff's spokesman Michal Shanley. Little was driving a Ford Crown Victoria on Spirit Lake Road on Wednesday morning when a deputy on a motorcycle stopped the car and started to approach it, according to a sheriff's report. Little turned around, drove the car toward the deputy, and rammed the motorcycle, according to the Sheriff's Office.... Read the full story. 8/23/2005 Slain APD Officer King Remembered at Service - Albuquerque, NM Family, friends and fellow officers from around the state said their farewells Tuesday to one of two Albuquerque police officers killed during a shooting rampage that also claimed the lives of a state worker and two young employees at a motorcycle shop. The funeral for Officer Michael King drew more than 3,000 people to Legacy Church in Albuquerque. Burial was scheduled at Sunset Gardens Memorial, and a phalanx of motorcycle police officers and cruisers led the procession to the cemetery, sirens blaring.... Read the full story. 8/24/2005 MCPD leases motorcycles from Harley Davidson - Mason City, IA The Mason City Police Department is pulling a page out of its history book. “From 1915 continuously to the early 1970s, the department had motorcycles of sort,” said Sgt. Greg Scott, who has studied the history of the department. “We’ve also had three wheelers which the department used. But we have not used a motorcycle since the 1970s.” That changed this summer when the department entered a lease agreement with Harley Davidson of Mason City. For $1 a year the department is leasing a Harley Davidson Road King Police Pursuit model. The program, offered by the local dealership, provides the department with the motorcycle and emergency package, which includes sirens and lights. The department has outfitted the Harley Davidson with additional lighting, radar, a first aid kit, a fire extinguisher and other equipment found in squad cars. One other interesting visual on the motorcycle comes from the police departments history pages. An emblem on the side of the gas tanks was designed from a photo taken in 1921. “It’s the logo they used on vehicles back then,” Scott said. “We changed the C to red, but other than that it’s pretty much the same.” Scott said the final decision on the emblem was left up to department officers, who voted on the logo. He said a group of 10 officers have said their interested in patroling on the motorcycle. Brett Hollander, a day-shift officer, is one of them. “I have been riding motorcycle for several years and just last spring I bought my first Harley,” Hollander said. “Now I can drive motorcycle to work and while I’m at work.” Scott said the Harley Davidson will be used in traffic control situations and at larger public function.... Read the full story. 8/24/2005 Cops' test proves pedestrians don't have much of a chance - North Las Vegas, NV Dressed in a T-shirt, shorts and Detroit Lions baseball hat, North Las Vegas Police Sgt. Randy Carter went undercover Tuesday -- as a pedestrian. Carter was at the center of a traffic law enforcement operation on Lake Mead Boulevard between Tonopah Drive and Martin Luther King Boulevard. His goal was to catch unsuspecting motorists who didn't yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. "This is cake," Carter said, adding that so many drivers didn't yield to him while he walked through the crosswalk that the police couldn't handle the volume of drivers. They cracked down only on the most blatant offenders. After motorists drove through the crosswalk despite Carter being in it, he signaled several motorcycle officers to pull them over and issue each driver a $190 ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian.... Read the full story. 8/25/2005 Hit & Run Arrest - San Diego, CA ...Klokow, a Santa Clara native and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, was pedaling to the south near State Route 163 about 6 a.m. when a vehicle hit him from behind at high speed. The involved motorist kept driving, leaving the serviceman dying in the roadway, according to investigators. About four hours later, a motorcycle officer investigating the crash spotted Cifuentes' Mercury Villager traveling along Kearny Villa Road, about a quarter-mile from the scene of the fatality, Fellows said. Police pulled Cifuentes over, took him into custody and impounded the vehicle, which had a smashed windshield and crumpled hood.... Read the full story. 8/25/2005 Hog-wild no more - Cambridge, MA The all-American, tough-guy image of a cop on a Harley is a thing of the past in Cambridge. This week, the Cambridge Police Department replaced its 14-motorcycle fleet with sleek, brand-new, BMW motorcycles, putting to rest the department's 12-year loyalty to Harley-Davidson. "They're both excellent motorcycles," said Lt. Jack Albert. "But after extensive research on our part, the BMWs won out ... it's exciting." The BMW bikes are more compact than their Harley predecessors, which ranged in age from 2 to 11 years. Albert said high maintenance costs for the maturing Harleys were the overwhelming factor in replacing them. But others said they were also swayed by the BMW's feel. "The suspension is a lot more modern and they handle better," said Officer Keith Albert. "They're more responsive to braking and turning." Though officers in the traffic division ogled the new bikes upon delivery Monday, screwing on their license plates and demonstrating the earsplitting horn and siren for a gaggle of reporters, Albert admitted the German-made motorcycles were a tough sell to some officers.... Read the full story. 8/25/2005 Funeral Held For Second Slain Police Officer: Smith Remembered As Polite, Caring - Albuquerque, NM The second of two Albuquerque police officers gunned down a week ago was remembered Thursday as polite, caring and compassionate. Richard Smith also was remembered as a man with a great smile. More than 2,300 people packed Hoffmantown Church for his funeral, which fell on the 25th anniversary of his first day as an Albuquerque police officer. Chief Ray Schultz called Smith a hero who will never be forgotten. Smith's funeral cortege stretched for miles. The procession was led by ranks of motorcycle officers and police cruisers with their lights flashing and their sirens screaming.... Read the full story. 8/27/2005 Driver gets life for killing cop - Clifton, NJ The man convicted of fatally running down a Clifton motorcycle cop was sentenced Friday to life in prison. Luis Hernandez, 41, of Passaic sat stone-faced as a Superior Court judge in Paterson told him the soonest he could be paroled from state prison was 63 years away. Hernandez was found guilty in June of fatally striking Officer John Samra, 41, during a traffic chase in 2003. James Wilson, Passaic County senior assistant prosecutor, called the case a "tale of two cities." He said the comparison between Wilson and Samra was a stark contrast. Both men were around the same age and grew up in the same area. But Samra was a 15-year veteran of the Clifton Police Department and a former military officer. Hernandez had a drug problem and was in and out of the court system facing charges.... Read the full story. 8/27/2005 Motorcycle officer's killer sentenced to life in prison - Paterson, NJ A man convicted of vehicular homicide in the 2003 death of a Clifton motorcycle police officer has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. Luis Hernandez, 40, of Passaic, a longtime heroin and cocaine addict with a lengthy arrest record, will not be eligible for parole for more than 63 years under the sentence handed down Friday by Superior Court Judge Edward Gannon. Hernandez was convicted in June of killing Officer John Samra, a 15-year police veteran, while fleeing a traffic stop and speeding through a residential area on Nov. 21, 2003. Samra had pulled over the van for a traffic infraction headed back to his motorcycle to check the vehicle's paperwork when Hernandez drove off, authorities said. Samra got back on his motorcycle intending to head off the van. But Hernandez ran a stop sign and collided with the officer, killing him.... Read the full story. 8/28/2005 Police Office Involved In Collsion - El Paso, TX An El Paso Police officer recovers from a traffic accident, after authorities say another driver doesn't yield the right of way. It happened early Saturday morning near Joe Battle and Montwood in East El Paso. Police say the 11 year veteran, who was on a motorcycle, was driving down Montwood when 26 year old David Marin made a left hand turn without yielding.... Read the full story. 8/29/2005 Concern for Barnes - Culpeper, VA ...A car hit the motorcycle officer Sunday afternoon in front of Yowell Meadow Park while he was directing traffic for the funeral of Emily Nicole Woodward, the 10-year-old girl killed in a bus accident on the first day of school last week. He was thrown from his motorcycle, landing in the street on the other side of the car, a 1991 Chevy Camaro driven by Jose Saldana of Culpeper.... Read the full story. 8/30/2005 Chase ends in guilty plea - Moline, IA The 19-year-old who led police on a bistate chase over the Interstate 74 bridge in May pleaded guilty Wednesday to the Iowa-side charges he faces. Robert Bomar Jr., now 20, of Moline was arrested at the end of the chase after damaging four Bettendorf police cars and two Moline squad cars. The mid-morning chase included Bomar sideswiping a squad car on the bridge and a motorcycle officer firing two bullets into Bomar’s car’s left rear tire in order to stop him. The shots were fired at close range in the 1300 block of Grant Street in Bettendorf, without other cars around, when Bomar swerved a second time toward Michael Dufault, a veteran Moline motorcycle police officer, authorities said.... Read the full story. 8/31/2005 Woman convicted in Reno officer’s death tries to avoid prison - Reno, NV The lawyer for Anna Marie Jackson, found guilty of having marijuana in her system when she caused the death of a Reno police officer, has asked the Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider its decision prohibiting her from getting sentencing credit for house arrest. In a ruling last month, the court said Washoe District Judge Janet Berry erred when she gave Jackson house-arrest credit toward her two-year sentence. The justices said her confinement was not the same as incarceration as required under the statute.... Read the full story. 8/31/2005 Goshen Village PD joins motorcycle age - Goshen Village, NY The Goshen Village Police Department now has a fully equipped motorcycle thanks to a $9,500 member item from Assemblywoman Ann Rabbitt. Officials unveiled the BMW GS-P police motorcycle yesterday. Chief James Watt said the vehicle will come in handy when maneuvering in tight spots in the growing village. “ Goshen is getting more and more congested downtown and we think it will facilitate patrol and access in accidents and any other type of congestion,” he said. “Also, community events, our parks, Heritage Trail and in an emergency situation, we think it will be a real benefit for that.”... Read the full story. 8/31/2005 Officer being kept in drug-induced coma - Culpeper, VA Officer William “Roscoe” Barnes remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday, two days after being struck by a car while directing traffic for a funeral procession. Barnes, a motorcycle officer with six years experience at the Culpeper Police Department, was showing some positive signs, officials said, but was still being kept in a drug-induced coma to limit his movement. In an emotional e-mail, Barnes’ former sister-in-law Brenda F. Chunik asked people to pray for the officer. “At this time, no one knows how this will turn out, but I truly believe in my heart that, if for no other reason, Roscoe will fight for his life with every fiber in his body for his family who mean so very much to him,” she wrote. Barnes, 44, is a father of three, and he and his wife are expecting another child in November. He also has one grandchild and is expecting another in October.... Read the full story. |
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