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NYPD: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life NYPD: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life
Nypd: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life A 22-year-old rookie New York City police officer was killed and another officer critically wounded Friday night during what has become one of the most violent periods in the city's recent history. Officer Jason Rivera -- who once wrote that he wanted to join the NYPD to “better the relationship between the community and the police" -- was ambushed with two other officers while responding to a domestic violence call in a Harlem apartment, authorities said. The female caller had said she needed help with her son, city officials said during a solemn news conference at Harlem Hospital. The m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Colorado Police Officer With Morris County Roots Shot, Killed In Line Of Duty Colorado Police Officer With Morris County Roots Shot, Killed In Line Of Duty
Colorado Police Officer With Morris County Roots Shot, Killed In Line Of Duty Several Morris County police departments have shared condolences after former resident and longtime Colorado officer Gordon Beesley was killed in the line of duty Monday afternoon. Beesley, a former resident of Mendham, was responding to a report of a suspicious event at the Arvada Library when he was involved in a shootout and was fatally hit around 1:30 p.m., authorities said. The 51-year-old officer had served on the Arvada Police Department in Colorado for 19 years, authorities said. He spent much of his time working at Oberon Middle School, Lincoln Academy and Excel Academy Charter S…

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by Valerie Musson
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Off-Duty Police Officer Killed In Perth Amboy Crash Off-Duty Police Officer Killed In Perth Amboy Crash
Off-Duty Police Officer Killed In Perth Amboy Crash UPDATED: Authorities have released the name of the off-duty police officer killed in a crash in Perth Amboy on Wednesday night. Senior Police Officer Arcadio Rivera Jr. 54, was operating his personal vehicle off-duty and appeared he had a medical emergency that caused him to crash into parked vehicles, according to initial reports. Perth Amboy Senior Officer Rivera Jr.Perth Amboy Police Department Rivera is a former Marine Corps veteran, 26-year member of the police force and the father of three.  ALSO SEE: Central Jersey police officer, father of 3, killed in crash Rivera was taken t…

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by Jon Craig