Robert Clement died today 6-3-99 after being wounded in October 1997. I will try best i can to let you know what happened in 1997, Officer Clement and another officer of the Spencer PD went to serve a warrant on a subject in Rowan County NC . ( I believe it was in East Spencer, NC.) The person they sought was not at home, and unknown to the officers, his bother was. As they approached, he opened fire wounding officer Clement. After a long stay in NC Baptist Hospital, Robert went home. Robert went back into the hospital last week for surgery to repair some tendons when complications set in, and on 6-2-99 after being on life support, he was removed and died on 6-3-99.

Officer Medeiros was killed in a single vehicle accident after losing control of his cruiser, running off the road, and flipping several times. Officer Medeiros was involved in a chase and travelling northbound on State Route 22 at the time of the accident.

DATE OF INCIDENT: 6-5-99
SURVIVORS: His wife Paulette Emfinger Temple His Daughter Tanya Temple Clanton and one son Russell Earl Temple Jr.
STATUS: Off Duty
TEXT: As Scooter and his wife were getting ready to go on a well deserved vacation on Saturday morning June 5, 1999 they ran into a fatal accident. He was making sure that his camper was hooked up correctly and as he did the trailer was not securly latched and it feel on him resulting in death. The whole county mourned for the death of this man. Please keep this family in your hearts and prayers for they will need God's strength to get through this very terrible time in their lives.
CASUALTY: Killed
TOUR: 9 Years
AGE: 53
OFFICER'S AGENCY: Franklin Co. Sheriffs Office
CAUSE: Accidental
TIME OF INCIDENT: 6:00 am
DATE OF DEATH: 6-5-99
LOCATION: Meadville, MS 39653
OFFICER'S NAME: Deputy Sheriff Russell Earl (Scooter) Temple Sr.

Please post the death of officer Jason Moody, 30 of the North Reading, MA Police dept. Jason died on June 16, 1999 in an off duty motorcycle accident while riding with my brother James McCormack who is also a North Reading Police officer. Jim is still in the hospital but will fully recover.

Deputy Ratcliff was killed when his cruiser was struck head-on by a vehicle which crossed into his lane. The impact caused both vehicles to burst into flames and were both burnt beyond recognition. The other driver was killed in the crash as well. Deputy Ratcliff had been with the agency for three years and is survived by his wife and two-year-old son.

Conservation Officer Coyour and a civilian observer were killed in an aircraft accident while conducting an aerial moose telemetry survey over the Red Lake Wildlife Management Area near Baudette, Minnesota. The 1977 Piper Cub which Officer Coyour was piloting was found by a Canadian government plane, which responded to the Piper Cub's emergency transponder beacon. Two Canadian paramedics parachuted down to the marshy area, where the plane was partially submerged, and found both Officer Coyour and the observer dead at the scene. Officer Coyour had flown for his agency as a full time pilot since 1997 and the Minnesota Army National Guard for over 10 years. He had been in law enforcement since 1977 and is survived by his parents, brother, and sister.

LAKE FOREST — A man carrying an AK-47 assault rifle strolled nonchalantly into a 7-Eleven early Saturday, purchased cigarettes, then stepped outside and opened fire on an unsuspecting Orange County sheriff's deputy, killing him in his patrol car. The cold-blooded preamble to the slaying of Deputy Brad Riches, 34, a nine-year veteran of the department, was captured at 12:52 a.m. on the convenience store's surveillance camera. A few hours later, those images led to the arrest of Maurice Gerald Steskal, 39, of Lake Forest. A woman who shared an apartment with Steskal and his wife said Steskal often expressed anger toward police, whom he believed were constantly monitoring him. "This guy obviously has a hatred for police," said Wayne Quint, president of the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs and Riches' former supervisor. "I think this guy was going to 'do' a cop and unfortunately Brad pulled into the parking lot." Authorities said Steskal left the 7-Eleven, cigarettes and rifle in hand, and moments later fired numerous rounds through the windshield of Riches' car. The deputy, whose bulletproof vest was pierced numerous times, had just pulled up to the store on Muirlands Boulevard at Ridge Route Drive to perform a routine patrol. Riches managed to send an emergency radio transmission before he was fired on, but didn't have time to draw his weapon or step out of the patrol car, said Carona. His squad car was still in drive when deputies arrived 60 seconds later. Bombalier said the clerk told him that the gunman assured her as he bought the cigarettes that he wasn't going to rob the store. "She said he told her that he had the gun to protect himself in the parking lot," said Bombalier. "And he left." Riches was taken to Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center in Mission Viejo, where he was pronounced dead at 1:35 a.m. Riches, whom Carona described as "a teddy bear of a man," is the first Orange County deputy to be killed by an assailant in more than 40 years. Steskal was identified as a suspect soon after the crime scene was secured, Carona said. Orange County deputy sheriff Andre Spencer, one of several area deputies brought in to view the store's videotape, recognized Steskal as someone he'd arrested. Cherie Brockway, who shared an apartment on Lake Forest Drive with Steskal and his wife, said Steskal had complained that law-enforcement agents had bugged his phone and placed hidden cameras in his home. "If he did do (the shooting), it was probably because he was angry with police in general," she said. "He wasn't happy with them."

Deputy Mitchell was killed in a single car crash while responding to a call at 04:30 hours. During the response his cruiser struck a guard rail, causing it to crash. He had been with the agency for one year.

Deputy Sheriff William E. Cromie, of the Oswego County, NY Sheriff Department died on June 27 of an anorism. Deputy Cromie was a former police chief of the Village of Phoenix, NY Police Dept, and while he served on the Oswego County Sheriff Dept was associated with the DARE program. Deputy Cromie was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and several local organizations. He is survived by his wife Roxanne, a daughter, Miki, and two sons Christopher and Ryan. It would be a great honor for his family, and all the law enforcement community in Oswego County, NY to have him added to your list.

Four people, including a Greenville minister-policeman and his pregnant wife, were killed on Monday, June 28, 1999 in what Kentucky State Police said were two double slayings carried out by the same suspect. Police identified the officer as Joey Vincent, 29, an eight-year veteran of the Greenville police department, and his wife, Amy, 22, who was four months pregnant. Joey Vincent also was a full-time minister at the New Cypress Baptist Church several miles north of Greenville. The Vincents were slain in the driveway of their home at Depoy five miles west of Greenville on U.S. 62. Their 3-year-old daughter was unhurt inside their home. She was staying with Joey Vincent's parents last night. Police received a 911 emergency call at 6:10 a.m. of shots being fired at the home. When they arrived, officers found the Vincents and an adult man who surrendered to police. Later in the day, about 12:30 p.m., the bodies of a man and woman were found in a field about three miles from the Vincents' home. Police did not release their identities last night while next of kin were being notified. The couple lived near the Vincents, police said. The suspect, a distant relative of Joey Vincent from the local area, was being detained but had not been formally charged early last night, said Kentucky State Police spokesman Bryan Pitney. Pitney said, "When we arrived, we believed we had two victims but it become more and more apparent there were four." Word of the slayings stunned Muhlenberg County.

Special Agent Deaton was killed in an automobile accident while en route to a protective assignment in Memphis, Tennessee. He had been with the Secret Service for one year.