Nov 2023. Blues Vol 39 No. 11

More documents

Recommendations

Info

AROUND THE COUNTRY LEWISTON, ME. 22 Killed and 60 Injured in multiple shootings at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston has the suspect on the run and hundreds of officers searching for him. By David Sharp, Associated Press LEWISTON, ME. — Authorities carried out a multi-state search on land and water last month for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 22 people and wounded 60 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar that sent panicked patrons scrambling under tables and behind bowling pins and gripped the entire state of Maine in fear. Schools, doctor’s offices and grocery stores closed and people stayed behind locked door in cities as far away as 50 miles from the scenes of Wednesday night’s shootings in Lewiston. President Joe Biden ordered all U.S. flags to be flown at halfstaff as condolences poured in from around the nation and at home, including from Maine native and author Stephen King, who called it “madness.” The attacks stunned a state of only 1.3 million people that has one of the country’s lowest homicide rates: 29 killings in all of 2022. The shooting suspect, Robert Card, is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached, authorities said at 44 The BLUES a news conference. Card underwent a mental health evaluation in mid-July after he began acting erratically during training, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. Police said they have had no reported sightings of Card since the shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley about 4 miles away. The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office released two photos of the suspect walking into the bowling alley with a rifle raised to his shoulder. Eight murder warrants were issued for Card, 40, after authorities identified eight of the victims, police said. Ten more will likely be issued once the names of the rest of the dead are confirmed, said Maine State Police Col. William Ross. Three of the 60 people wounded in the shootings were in critical condition and five were hospitalized but stable, Central Maine Medical Center officials said. Authorities launched a multistate search for Card on land and water. The Coast Guard
sent out a patrol boat Thursday morning along the Kennebec River but after hours of searching, they found “nothing out of the ordinary,” said Chief Petty Officer Ryan Smith, who is in charge of the Coast Guard’s Boothbay Harbor Station. Card’s car had been discovered beside a boat launch near the Androscoggin River, which connects to the Kennebec, and Card’s 15-foot (4.5-meter) boat remains unaccounted for, Smith said. But he added that officials didn’t have any specific intelligence that Card might have escaped aboard his boat. “We’re just doing our due diligence,” he said. The Canada Border Services Agency issued an “armed and dangerous” alert to its officers stationed along the Canada-U.S. border. A bulletin sent to police across the country after the attack said Card had been committed to a mental health facility for two weeks this past summer after “hearing voices and threats to shoot up” a military base. A U.S. official said Card was training with the Army Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 304th Infantry Regiment in West Point, New York, when commanders became concerned about him. State police took Card to the Keller Army Community Hospital at West Point for evaluation, according to the official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the information and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Immediately after the shooting, police armed with rifles took positions around Lewiston, Maine’s second largest city, with a population of 37,000. The once overwhelmingly white mill community has become one of the most diverse cities in northern New England after a major influx of immigrants, mostly from Somalia, in recent years. UPDATE - OCT. 31ST A sense of relief washed over a grieving Maine community that endured two days of fear after authorities announced the man accused of killing 18 people at a bowling alley and a restaurant earlier this week was found dead on Friday, Oct. 27th. The body of Robert Card, 40, was discovered near a river some 10 miles from the shattered community of Lewiston with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. Card’s body was found inside a box trailer sitting in an overflow parking lot of Maine Recycling Corporation in Lisbon, Maine Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said at a news conference Saturday morning. Card had recently been fired from the recycling center, a law enforcement source told CNN. “Some of those trailers are locked. Some of those trailers aren’t,” Sauschuck said. “He was found inside one of those boxes that was unlocked from the outside.” Two firearms were found alongside Card’s body, Sauschuck said, and he was wearing the same sweatshirt seen in surveillance video of the Wednesday night shooting, suggesting he never changed his clothes. It is unclear when he took his own life. Sauschuck said the facility was initially searched and considered clear, but the owner of Maine Recycling directed law enforcement to additional trailers that investigators did not initially realize were part of the same recycling center. The discovery ended a roughly two-day manhunt that left many residents in the serene, picturesque area living on edge and fearful to leave their homes. The BLUES 45
Page 1 and 2: The BLUES 1
Page 3 and 4: VOL. 39 NO. 11 NOVEMBER 2023 FEATUR
Page 5 and 6: FOUNDER, PUBLISHER, EDITOR-N-CHIEF
Page 7 and 8: And while the rest of world might c
Page 9 and 10: - The Recruiting and Retention of o
Page 13 and 14: YOUR PREMIER ONLINE TACTICAL GEAR S
Page 25 and 26: Stay like a HERO. EXPERIENCE GALVES
Page 29 and 30: Backing the BLUE and your family to
Page 33 and 34: Stuff Happens Things Change Handwri
Page 37 and 38: ALL FIRST RESPONDERS & VETERANS 10%
Page 39 and 40: LEARN MORE ATR 528 1000W MOTOR DUAL
Page 41 and 42: Under 65 Healthcare Options? We hav
Page 43: The BLUES 43
Page 47 and 48: oad and jeopardizes public safety,
Page 49 and 50: ing that any “disputed facts” a
Page 51 and 52: Deputy Maury Hernandez, Broward Cou
Page 53 and 54: Ernesto Alvarado, served at the sam
Page 55 and 56: Qaeda and other enemies continued,
Page 59 and 60: Josh Schirard, Byrna’s director o
Page 61 and 62: LAW ENFORCEMENT PRODUCTS BYRNA MISS
Page 63 and 64: Mr. Philanthropy The BLUES 63 The B
Page 65 and 66: In 1959 Samuel Helfman opened a car
Page 67 and 68: The Beginning of: Mr. Humanitarian
Page 69 and 70: His showroom office is easy to find
Page 71 and 72: seldom sees a day that he’s not m
Page 73 and 74: almost every day,” Helfman said.
Page 75 and 76: CHIEVEMENT AWARDS HE BLUES & THE HO
Page 79 and 80: Detective Art Woolery, 1984 Deputy
Page 81 and 82: The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES
Page 83 and 84: Follow along as we watch this vacan
Page 85 and 86: ALDINE ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT JOIN O
Page 87 and 88: Now Hiring School District Police O
Page 89 and 90: The BLUES 89 The BLUES 89
Page 91 and 92: FALLEN HEROES CAPTAIN JOHN ROBERT R
Page 93 and 94: FALLEN HEROES CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
Page 95 and 96:
FALLEN HEROES POLICE OFFICER CHAD S
Page 97 and 98:
FALLEN HEROES LIEUTENANT MILTON RES
Page 99 and 100:
FALLEN HEROES “When a police offi
Page 101 and 102:
with him. Didn’t matter, they wer
Page 103 and 104:
LEARN MORE ATR 528 1000W MOTOR DUAL
Page 105 and 106:
itself around the George Bush Airpo
Page 107 and 108:
pened. Crime scene investigators fo
Page 109 and 110:
The BLUES 109
Page 111 and 112:
equires to reestablish safety for h
Page 113 and 114:
and Critical Incident Response Spec
Page 115 and 116:
CHICAGO COFFEE CITY, TX. - MAYOR, R
Page 117 and 118:
The BLUES 117 The BLUES 117
Page 119 and 120:
The BLUES 119 The BLUES 119
Page 121 and 122:
NO WORDS ... pardon our humor The B
Page 123 and 124:
POLICE SUPPLIES choose the heading
Page 125 and 126:
POLICE SUPPLIES GUNS/AMMO Starting
Page 127 and 128:
Brownwood Police Department Get Inf
Page 129 and 130:
The BLUES 129
Page 131 and 132:
JOIN OUR TEAM! ARANSAS PASS POLICE
Page 133 and 134:
The BLUES 133
Page 135 and 136:
The BLUES 135
Page 137 and 138:
The BLUES 137
Page 139 and 140:
The BLUES 139
Page 141 and 142:
The BLUES 141
Page 143 and 144:
October 15 WATCH FOR NEW TEST DATES
Page 145 and 146:
Cuero Police Department Now Hiring
Page 147 and 148:
The BLUES 147
Page 149 and 150:
The BLUES 149
Page 151 and 152:
GALVESTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Page 153 and 154:
The BLUES 153
Page 155 and 156:
The BLUES 155
Page 157 and 158:
JOIN OUR TEAM Place your department
Page 159 and 160:
The BLUES 159
Page 161 and 162:
The BLUES 161
Page 163 and 164:
Now Hiring OFFICERS TCOLE Certified
Page 165 and 166:
The BLUES 165
Page 167 and 168:
Starting pay - $57,889 Paid: Vacati
Page 169 and 170:
The BLUES 169
Page 171 and 172:
LEWISVILL E Benefits and Additional
Page 173 and 174:
WE’RE HIRING Join our team and re
Page 175 and 176:
$65,709-$67,685 Based on Population
Page 177 and 178:
MEMORIAL VILLAGES POLICE DEPARTMENT
Page 179 and 180:
The BLUES 179
Page 181 and 182:
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Page 183 and 184:
s-2 BENEFITS: • Medical, Dental,
Page 185 and 186:
Welcome Aboard Rowlett Police Depar
Page 187 and 188:
SEGUIN PD IS NOW ORDER - UNDERSTAND
Page 189 and 190:
The BLUES 189
Page 191 and 192:
The BLUES 191
Page 193 and 194:
The BLUES 193
Page 195 and 196:
The BLUES 195
show all

Nov 2023. Blues Vol 39 No. 11

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?