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Ohio officer fatally shot responding to 911 gunshots

A police sergeant responding to a 911 call about a break-in and gunshots at an Ohio home was fatally shot, and the suspect and two other people also died, authorities said. Four other officers and a police dog were hurt in the shooting Sunday night in Rittman, about 40 miles south of Cleveland, authorities said. “Upon arrival at the scene, officers came under immediate gunfire,” a joint statement from Rittman Police Chief Robert Shows and the sheriffs in Wayne and Medina counties said. Sgt. Scott Ries, a 10-year veteran of the Rittman Police Department, was killed, the ...

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CELEBRATING AMERICA: The New Middletown village and Springfield Township America250 parade will take place at 5 p.m. Sunday. The parade will travel from the intersection of Route 170 and Calla Road (aka Ginger Hill) through the village of New Middletown to Springfield High School, 11335 Youngstown Pittsburgh Road (Route 170) where there will be food trucks and entertainment. The Springfield Township Historical Society will be participating. CAMP INVENTION: The Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio is inviting students in grades 3-5 to ignite their curiosity at Camp Invention, July ...

Former officer describes finding a ‘sniper pad’ on nearby rooftop after Kirk assassination

PROVO, Utah (AP) — A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent “sniper pad” on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors sought to convince a state judge they have enough evidence to put a Utah man on trial for murder. Former Utah Valley University Officer Christopher Bagley said he witnessed Kirk’s shooting as the conservative activist spoke to a crowd of thousands last year. Soon after, he went to a nearby gravel rooftop, where it appeared someone had been lying prone with a clear sightline to Kirk’s location, Bagley ...

Ohio police officer fatally shot responding to 911 gunshots call, suspect and 2 others also dead

RITTMAN (AP) — A police officer responding to a 911 call about gunshots at an Ohio home was fatally shot, and the suspect and two other people also died, a county sheriff said. Two other officers and a police dog were hurt, Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger told reporters. Their conditions were not immediately known. The shootings happened Sunday night in Rittman, about 40 miles south of Cleveland. Ballinger said the 911 call came in at about 9:30 p.m. about "some type of disturbance and shots fired." "Officers responded to the area and immediately started taking fire," ...

Poland Army veteran supplied beer, booze to troops in Vietnam

POLAND — In 1969, the United States was on edge. The Vietnam War was in full gear — young men were being drafted to fight the north Vietnamese, while protesters were actively demanding that the killing stop, the war end and the soldiers be brought home. This was the atmosphere that John ...