Bad Year Gets Worse
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A standoff was under way Sunday in a tiny southeast Alaska village after a man fatally shot two of the village's four full-time police officers the night before, then barricaded himself in his home, local officials said.
Hoonah police officers Tony Wallace and Matt Tokuoka died after the shooting late Saturday, said Bob Prunella, acting city administrator. Prunella didn't know what led to the shooting but said it was witnessed by Wallace's mother, who was visiting from Florida, and Tokuoka's wife and children.
God Bless Officers.
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posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
32 Comments:
Another horrible tragedy!!! So sorry for your loss, always remember we are the police and are targets everywhere, on or off duty...
Rest easy and God Bless......
Cicero PD
It's a mean season to be The Police... May God bless them and their families.
My sincere condolence to the family members of the two police officers who died in the line of duty. May God watch over you during these difficult times.
Sgt. Anthony Wallace RIP
Officer Matthew Tokuoka RIP and Semper Fi.
ONLY the 'miles' separate our brotherhood and concern for these members of our 'Thin Blue Line.'
You will remain in our hearts, thoughts and prayers.
Rest in Peace
o'v(r)
It just goes to show you, big city or little town, this is a dangerous profession.
May GOD hold them in the palm of His hand.
Rest In Peace, Officers.
You are in our prayers--CPD
Rest in peace my brothers, may God bless you and your families.
That is really sad, my prayers for all law enforcement.
On wls radio "Deadly weekend in Chicago" 25 shot 5 dead! Guess the knock it off summit worked really well!
Hoonah is a community on Chichagof Island, Alaska, Its name means "village by the cliff" in the Tlingit language.
RIP brothers.
I am sick to the pit of my stomach. How awful. My deepest sympathies to the families.
God Bless those officers and their families. May the officer's souls RIP.
Ouch...Could this one get any worse ? Witnessed by officers family members WTF ?
Rest in Peace Brothers... My thoughts and prayers to the family and the department.
your jobs are done here, only now can you rest in peace. save some spots for the rest of us.
Sorry for your loss !! RIP my Brothers !!
May God bless your Officers and their families.
God Bless these Officers. RIP. Stay safe POs, we need you.
A citizen, not a cop.
R.I.P........
goes to show you, it doesn't matter where you are, police are still the target!!!
stay safe!
God Bless the Officers & their Families. RIP
small town policing, some times only one man up on midnites, if you need back up. you call county police, state police, another municipality and hope they come. If they can. You have to be the police, and accept what is put in front of you. I respect the courage of these men and women. God bless these officers.
Mayor strongly objects to J-fled giving police powers to the bucket boys. J's plan is for these street wise miscreants to be his eyes and hears.
My deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of the officers.
May they R.I.P. :(
Be safe out there.
I read that one officer was down, and the other was trying to pull him to safety when he was killed. Somebody remind me why we call pro athletes 'heroes.'
small town policing, some times only one man up on midnites, if you need back up. you call county police, state police, another municipality and hope they come. If they can. You have to be the police, and accept what is put in front of you. I respect the courage of these men and women. God bless these officers.
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About 100 million years ago, I lived in a very small town in Missouri that had six full time officers and six volunteer reserve officers (who were made up mostly of older retired men, since they worked forr free and had to be on call).
C shift only had one full time man.
These small departments should really look into developing an Auxiliary force from the citizenry to augment their full time manpower. It doesn't solve every situation, but it adds more guns to the line and in real shitstorm scenarios, sometimes, one man isn't enough.
These small departments should really look into developing an Auxiliary force from the citizenry to augment their full time manpower. It doesn't solve every situation, but it adds more guns to the line and in real shitstorm scenarios, sometimes, one man isn't enough.
8/31/2010 12:05:00 AM
Excellent idea...Too bad Illinois banned the part-time Copper for all practical purposes. Training issues...Other States do this as they see fit.
God bless those Alaska coppers...
Rest in Peace and Gods Speed my Brothers in Blue.
Stone Park PD
Jack said...
I read that one officer was down, and the other was trying to pull him to safety when he was killed. Somebody remind me why we call pro athletes 'heroes.'
I say: Cops and Firemen are heroes. Cops and Firemen that run into burning buildings to save other people are heroes.Officers that run into dark buildings after bad guys are heroes. But certainly not sports jocks. They would be called "entertainers".
Stay safe heroes.
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