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His sister Marjorie died in a fire as a young child in 1933. [10] Ray left school at the age of 12. He later joined the U.S. Army at the close of World War II and served in Germany. Ray struggled to adapt to military life and was eventually discharged for ineptitude and lack of adaptability in 1948. [10]
Robert Beckwith (April 16, 1932 – February 4, 2024) was an American firefighter. As a member of the New York City Fire Department, he became well known to the American public after he stood next to President George W. Bush as Bush gave a speech at the ruins of the World Trade Center after the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Two police officers – Floyd County sheriff's deputy William Petry, who was also a former SRO at Floyd County Schools, and Prestonsburg Police Department Captain Ralph Frasure – died at the scene. A third officer also with the Prestonsburg Police Department, Jacob R. Chaffins, died in the hospital on July 1, the day after the shooting.
Oliver died from a "long-standing, terminal medical condition for which treatment was ongoing," according to a spokesman for the Shawnee County Adult Detention Center and Annex. Jail or Agency: Shawnee County Adult Detention Center and Annex; State: Kansas; Date arrested or booked: 7/10/2015; Date of death: 5/10/2016; Age at death: 44; Sources ...
The former chief of an Eastern Kentucky volunteer fire department has admitted to stealing more than $76,000 that was supposed to be used for equipment for firefighters and other needs ...
A Kentucky man with a heart condition died in police custody Saturday, after his friend who filmed the arrest said officers refused to call for medical help.
The jury recommended a sentence of 20 years in prison. Byrd, of Oneida, Tenn., crashed into a police cruiser driven by Logan Medlock, 26, an officer with the London Police Department, early Oct ...
The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 187 deaths in the line of duty. [5] The FBI reported that in 2011, "69 law enforcement officers from around the nation were killed in the line of duty, while another 53 officers died in accidents while performing their duties." [6] (released November 19, 2012) NBC News reported 165 dead. [7]