CHESTER — Ohio relatives of the man killed Saturday during a police standoff in the woods off Route 116 had more questions Sunday than answers about what led to his death. Maine State Police identified the man in a press release Sunday morning as Shad Gerken, 34, of Woodville. Gerken’s mother, Tawnie Gerken of Englewood, […]
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Trooper shoots armed woman, man found shot
WATERBURY, Vt. — A woman who ignored repeated commands to drop a large caliber handgun was shot by a state trooper in Bristol after officers were called to a home over a suicide threat, the head of the state police said Friday. Tina LaBossiere, of Crown Point, New York, was hit by one shot in […]
Man suspected in Canadian police killings spotted 3 times, but eludes capture
MONCTON, New Brunswick — Royal Canadian Mounted Police combed the streets and woods of this normally tranquil city Thursday in search of a man suspected of killing three officers in the deadliest attack on their ranks in nearly a decade. The suspect, 24-year-old Justin Bourque, was armed with high-powered long firearms. He was spotted three […]