Cool Emma in Sunglasses, Lovely!
Emma learned a new word recently from her Nonnie. She likes to say “Lovely” now. I think she looks pretty lovely!!
Dallas officer's killer sentenced to death
DALLAS — Convicted capital murderer Wesley Lynn Ruiz was sentenced to death by injection late Friday for fatally shooting a Dallas police officer. The Dallas County jury deliberated for more than 10 hours before sentencing him in the killing of Senior Cpl. Mark Nix.As the verdict was read, Mr. Ruiz’s mother, Barbara Ruiz, sobbed into a crumbled tissue and turned to her mother for comfort.Mr. Ruiz, 28, fatally shot Cpl. Nix after a high-speed chase in 2007. Mr. Ruiz testified last month during the guilt-innocence phase of the trial that he thought police were shooting at the car in which he was hiding. The jury did not …Read more […..]
This Town Never Changes
While driving through the wonderful town of Northlake, Illinois I saw this sign and had to take a picture.This is the same town that has the same little mayor, Jeffrey T. Sherwin, who hired and has stuck by, almost literally, his guy Dennis Koletsos, the little(and in my opinion, the arrogant & incompetent) Chief of Police. Looks like some things never change here. It is just unbelievable. To the friends that are left there, God bless you!In fairness, a short time after posting this I was informed by a reliable source that the city is correct on this one. Either way, the city always has controversy in some fashion. …Read more […..]
Emma Vids
I am restructuring how the vids are posted. The video bar can be difficult to use and is not reliable. I am posting the vids individually and they will be listed in the subfolder titled “Emma Vids”Once the transition is complete the video bar will be removed.
Officer Fatalities Decline 41% During the First Six Months of 2008
After an unexpected surge in 2007, the number of law enforcement officers killed in the United States plummeted 41 percent during the first six months of this year, reaching the lowest level in more than four decades. That’s the finding of a new Research Bulletin issued by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), in conjunction with Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.).The groups’ preliminary data show 59 officers died between January 1 and June 30, 2008. The last time the mid-year total was that low was 1965, when there were 55 line-of-duty deaths. By comparison, 100 law enforcement officers died in …Read more […..]