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VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report
VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report A 41-year-old Virginia man has been found guilty killing of a police officer originally from Massachusetts during a traffic stop almost three years, Daily Press reports.  Vernon Green II, of Newport News, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of Newport News Police Officer Katherine "Katie" Thyne on Thursday, Nov. 17, the outlet reports.  The 24-year-old got stuck between the driver's door and frame of Green's car while officers tried pulling him out during a marijuana investigation on January 23, 2020, the outlet reports. Thyne died when the car crashed into a tree about a block a…

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by David Cifarelli
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'One Of The Kindest': Malden Police Officer Dies Unexpectedly At Age 33 'One Of The Kindest': Malden Police Officer Dies Unexpectedly At Age 33
'One Of The Kindest': Malden Police Officer Dies Unexpectedly At Age 33 The Malden Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own from this past week, the department said on Facebook.  Officer Shawn J. Dillon died unexpectedly at the age of 33 at his home on Friday, July 8, the department said. Officer Dillon served with MPD since April 2019 and was said to have always served his community "with pride."  "We extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of our beloved officer," MPD said. "Rest easy brother, we have the watch from here." It is with great sadness that the MPD announces the death of a member our family. Malden Police Offi…

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by David Cifarelli
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Officer Killed In Capitol Attack Was HS Athlete From Western Mass Officer Killed In Capitol Attack Was HS Athlete From Western Mass
Officer Killed In Capitol Attack Was HS Athlete From Western Mass The police officer killed in a car attack at the United States Capitol was a native of Western Massachusetts who was a high school athlete. Berkshire County native William "Billy" Evans, who grew up in North Adams and neighboring Clarksburg, graduated from Western New England University. He was 41 years old and served for nearly two decades in the US Capitol Police Force. He was killed when a 25-year-old man rammed the car into two officers at a barricade outside the Capitol building on Friday, April 2.  The knife-wielding suspect, identified as who authorities said then lunged t…

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by Joe Lombardi