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PawtucketPolice Investigation Leads to Seizure of Crack Cocaine, .357 Revolver andAmmunition
PROVIDENCE,R.I. – James P. Perry, 35, of Pawtucket, was sentenced today to 10 years infederal prison on drug and firearm charges, announced United States AttorneyPeter F. Neronha and Pawtucket Police Chief Paul King. Perry was arrested byPawtucket Police on March 15, 2012, during an undercover investigation into thetrafficking of crack cocaine.
U.S.District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., also ordered Perry to serve threeyears supervised release upon completion of his prison term. Perry pleadedguilty on August 1, 2012, to possession with the intent to distribute cocainebase and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Accordingto information presented to the court, Pawtucket Police executed a courtauthorized search of Perry‘s Pawtucket residence on March 15, 2012, and seizedapproximately 4.5 grams of crack cocaine; a .357 revolver, a speed loader and50 rounds of ammunition; and various items used in the preparation, packagingand sale of crack cocaine.
Thecase was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Milind M. Shah.
TheBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted Pawtucket Policein the investigation of the firearm seized in this is matter.
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Kansas City Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Armed Robbery, Firearms Violations
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KANSASCITY, KAN. — A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced to 30 years for armedrobbery and firearms violations, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
MarkR. Davis, 35, Kansas City, Mo, was convicted in a jury trial in October 2012 onone count of robbery, one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime ofviolence and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felonyconviction.
Co–defendantAbasi Baker was convicted in a jury trial on 21 counts including seven countsof robbery, seven counts of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felonyconviction and seven counts of brandishing a firearm during a robbery. He wassentenced to 164 years in federal prison.
Thejury found Davis guilty of brandishing a .40 caliber Glock pistol while robbingthe Radio Shack store at 6945 W. 7th Street in Overland Park on March 3, 2011.At the time, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of four priorfelony convictions for robbery.
Grissomcommended the following agencies and individuals for their work on the case:The FBI and the FBI Violent Crimes/Fugitive Task Force; the Wyandotte CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office; the U.S. Attorney, Western District of Missouri;the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Kansas City, Mo.,Police Department; the Kansas City Police Department; he Overland ParkPolice Department; the Olathe Police Department; the Johnson County Sheriff’sOffice; the St. Joseph, Mo., Police Department; the Lee’s Summit, Mo., PoliceDepartment; the Mission, Kan., Police Department; and assistant U.S. AttorneyTerra Morehead, who prosecuted the case.
KANSASCITY, KAN. — A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced to 30 years for armedrobbery and firearms violations, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
MarkR. Davis, 35, Kansas City, Mo, was convicted in a jury trial in October 2012 onone count of robbery, one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime ofviolence and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felonyconviction.
Co–defendantAbasi Baker was convicted in a jury trial on 21 counts including seven countsof robbery, seven counts of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felonyconviction and seven counts of brandishing a firearm during a robbery. He wassentenced to 164 years in federal prison.
Thejury found Davis guilty of brandishing a .40 caliber Glock pistol while robbingthe Radio Shack store at 6945 W. 7th Street in Overland Park on March 3, 2011.At the time, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of four priorfelony convictions for robbery.
Grissomcommended the following agencies and individuals for their work on the case:The FBI and the FBI Violent Crimes/Fugitive Task Force; the Wyandotte CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office; the U.S. Attorney, Western District of Missouri;the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Kansas City, Mo.,Police Department; the Kansas City Police Department; he Overland ParkPolice Department; the Olathe Police Department; the Johnson County Sheriff’sOffice; the St. Joseph, Mo., Police Department; the Lee’s Summit, Mo., PoliceDepartment; the Mission, Kan., Police Department; and assistant U.S. AttorneyTerra Morehead, who prosecuted the case.
Cadet's research aims to bust spice users
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by Don Branum
Air Force Academy Public Affairs
2/20/2013 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- A senior cadet's summer research, which earned her recognition from Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Mark Maybury at an awards ceremony Feb. 1, will help catch users of spice and similar products several weeks after they've ingested the substance.
Cadet 1st Class Alexa Gingras, working with two doctors at the Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, improved the sensitivity of the Air Force's drug tests four-fold and devised a method of preparing urine samples that drastically shortened the sample preparation time.
"Her work is important for a couple of reasons," Maybury said. "She had a good understanding of not only the basic science that was happening and the practical methods, but she also had a very insightful perspective on how she could improve existing practices. That's what's really extraordinary."
THE RESEARCHER
Gingras, the daughter of Academy graduates Jeffrey and Tina Gingras, almost didn't attend the Academy.
"I actually wasn't planning on applying here, but my mom, two days before the application was due, said, 'Oh, you should put in an application,'" she said. "I came and visited once I got my acceptance, and I really liked it. I've always wanted to go to medical school, and this was a great opportunity to do that."
Her senior cadet summer research program project originally involved biofuel research at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., but budget cuts meant the Academy could no longer send her there on temporary duty. So her research adviser, who had connections to the Air Force Drug Testing Lab, arranged for Gingras to spend her three weeks in San Antonio.
"It was kind of funny: They didn't know exactly what to do with me at first, so it was kind of a scramble ... to figure out what I would be doing," she said.
She teamed up with two researchers, Drs. Dennis Lovett and Enrique Yanes, who were conducting research on how to improve the sensitivity of drug tests for synthetic cannabinoids, which include substances like spice and K2. The Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 made possession of these substances illegal, though commanders had acted as early as 2010 to place spice off-limits to Airmen.
THE RESEARCH
Their research included a combination of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, which is a standard method for testing samples, Gingras said. Liquid chromatography forces a solution containing an unknown substance through a horizontal column. Different substances of interest, known as analytes, filter through the column at different speeds.
Next, the solution is nebulized into a mist and passed into the mass spectrometer, which separates chemicals based on their mass-to-charge ratio.
"Based on the time it takes to get through the column and then to the detector, you can figure out what the substance is," Gingras said. "At that point, they have a limit of quantitation, and for legal purposes, that's the limit at which the test can pop positive."
The existing limit of quantitation, or LOQ, at the time was 4 nanograms per milliliter of urine, or enough to indicate a positive result within one or two weeks of spice use, Gingras said.
After spending most of a week reading through existing research, Gingras decided to see how adding ammonium bicarbonate -- which is sometimes used instead of baking powder in cooking recipes -- to the testing process. She tested two methods: In the first, she introduced ammonium bicarbonate to the liquid chromatography process. In the second, she added the ammonium bicarbonate to the test just before the solution was nebulized so that the two substances would be nebulized together. The first method increased the test's sensitivity by up to 138 percent. The second method, however, increased the sensitivity by as much as 442 percent.
Next, she tested how the rate of ammonium bicarbonate injection would affect the test results.
"I tested from 0 to 30 milliliters per minute at 5-milliliter-per-minute increments," she explained. "I found there's a significant peak at 20."
After these changes, the test can now produce a LOQ of 0.5 nanograms per milliliter of urine, Gingras said.
"This is just guesstimation, but we determined that increased our window of detection from one to two weeks to six to eight weeks, which is so significant," she said.
Gingras wasn't done. The scientists also brought her up to speed on the process of preparing samples.
"A lot of people think you take this urine and just put it in a melting pot and add some chemicals, and if it turns green, it's popped positive," she joked. "But it's a really complicated process to prepare the urine for testing. You're trying to remove all the other stuff that might interfere with testing."
At the time, the process took three to five hours -- "and that's with someone who's been doing it for five or six years, doing it as fast as they can," she said.
She and the researchers looked at an extraction method called salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction, which uses organic and water-based solutions to pull analytes out of the urine.
"Once I got good at pipetting, that took me 10 minutes," she said.
DOWN THE ROAD
Gingras hasn't slowed down. Her capstone research project involves using fluorescent proteins as sensors to detect the presence of illegal drugs in a person's system.
"The mechanism they use to fluoresce can be inhibited," she explained. "You can 'quench' it, basically. So, in the presence of some molecule, the fluorescence is quenched, so you know a substance is there because the protein isn't fluorescing anymore."
Among those quenching agents are some of the active ingredients in many illegal drugs.
"First, we have to determine, do these drugs quench the fluorescent proteins? That's what I'm in the process of doing right now," she said.
Gingras' biochemistry instructor, Dr. Barry Hicks, praised Gingras' work ethic and enthusiasm.
"After the election in November, when Colorado passed Amendment 64 ... I said, kind of flippantly, 'I wonder if drugs of abuse can be used in this sensing application.' She said, right off the bat, 'I want to pursue that. I want to do this,'" Hicks recalled.
The Academy has applied for Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 licenses from the Drug Enforcement Agency to support Gingras' research and future research based on Gingras' work, Hicks said. The National Institutes of Drug Abuse has agreed to provide samples.
Possible applications of Gingras' research could include portable drug-testing kits for law-enforcement agencies and breathalyzer tests for marijuana, Hicks said.
After graduation, Gingras plans to attend medical school. She already has a scholarship.
"I'm just waiting on acceptance," she said. "I'm constantly checking my emails."
"She's going to do great in medical school," Hicks said, confident that she will be accepted. "She's that kind of person, really gangbusters. We're proud of all our graduates, but she's stellar. Even among her year group in this department, she's one of the best."
by Don BranumAir Force Academy Public Affairs
2/20/2013 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- A senior cadet's summer research, which earned her recognition from Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Mark Maybury at an awards ceremony Feb. 1, will help catch users of spice and similar products several weeks after they've ingested the substance.
Cadet 1st Class Alexa Gingras, working with two doctors at the Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, improved the sensitivity of the Air Force's drug tests four-fold and devised a method of preparing urine samples that drastically shortened the sample preparation time.
"Her work is important for a couple of reasons," Maybury said. "She had a good understanding of not only the basic science that was happening and the practical methods, but she also had a very insightful perspective on how she could improve existing practices. That's what's really extraordinary."
THE RESEARCHER
Gingras, the daughter of Academy graduates Jeffrey and Tina Gingras, almost didn't attend the Academy.
"I actually wasn't planning on applying here, but my mom, two days before the application was due, said, 'Oh, you should put in an application,'" she said. "I came and visited once I got my acceptance, and I really liked it. I've always wanted to go to medical school, and this was a great opportunity to do that."
Her senior cadet summer research program project originally involved biofuel research at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., but budget cuts meant the Academy could no longer send her there on temporary duty. So her research adviser, who had connections to the Air Force Drug Testing Lab, arranged for Gingras to spend her three weeks in San Antonio.
"It was kind of funny: They didn't know exactly what to do with me at first, so it was kind of a scramble ... to figure out what I would be doing," she said.
She teamed up with two researchers, Drs. Dennis Lovett and Enrique Yanes, who were conducting research on how to improve the sensitivity of drug tests for synthetic cannabinoids, which include substances like spice and K2. The Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 made possession of these substances illegal, though commanders had acted as early as 2010 to place spice off-limits to Airmen.
THE RESEARCH
Their research included a combination of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, which is a standard method for testing samples, Gingras said. Liquid chromatography forces a solution containing an unknown substance through a horizontal column. Different substances of interest, known as analytes, filter through the column at different speeds.
Next, the solution is nebulized into a mist and passed into the mass spectrometer, which separates chemicals based on their mass-to-charge ratio.
"Based on the time it takes to get through the column and then to the detector, you can figure out what the substance is," Gingras said. "At that point, they have a limit of quantitation, and for legal purposes, that's the limit at which the test can pop positive."
The existing limit of quantitation, or LOQ, at the time was 4 nanograms per milliliter of urine, or enough to indicate a positive result within one or two weeks of spice use, Gingras said.
After spending most of a week reading through existing research, Gingras decided to see how adding ammonium bicarbonate -- which is sometimes used instead of baking powder in cooking recipes -- to the testing process. She tested two methods: In the first, she introduced ammonium bicarbonate to the liquid chromatography process. In the second, she added the ammonium bicarbonate to the test just before the solution was nebulized so that the two substances would be nebulized together. The first method increased the test's sensitivity by up to 138 percent. The second method, however, increased the sensitivity by as much as 442 percent.
Next, she tested how the rate of ammonium bicarbonate injection would affect the test results.
"I tested from 0 to 30 milliliters per minute at 5-milliliter-per-minute increments," she explained. "I found there's a significant peak at 20."
After these changes, the test can now produce a LOQ of 0.5 nanograms per milliliter of urine, Gingras said.
"This is just guesstimation, but we determined that increased our window of detection from one to two weeks to six to eight weeks, which is so significant," she said.
Gingras wasn't done. The scientists also brought her up to speed on the process of preparing samples.
"A lot of people think you take this urine and just put it in a melting pot and add some chemicals, and if it turns green, it's popped positive," she joked. "But it's a really complicated process to prepare the urine for testing. You're trying to remove all the other stuff that might interfere with testing."
At the time, the process took three to five hours -- "and that's with someone who's been doing it for five or six years, doing it as fast as they can," she said.
She and the researchers looked at an extraction method called salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction, which uses organic and water-based solutions to pull analytes out of the urine.
"Once I got good at pipetting, that took me 10 minutes," she said.
DOWN THE ROAD
Gingras hasn't slowed down. Her capstone research project involves using fluorescent proteins as sensors to detect the presence of illegal drugs in a person's system.
"The mechanism they use to fluoresce can be inhibited," she explained. "You can 'quench' it, basically. So, in the presence of some molecule, the fluorescence is quenched, so you know a substance is there because the protein isn't fluorescing anymore."
Among those quenching agents are some of the active ingredients in many illegal drugs.
"First, we have to determine, do these drugs quench the fluorescent proteins? That's what I'm in the process of doing right now," she said.
Gingras' biochemistry instructor, Dr. Barry Hicks, praised Gingras' work ethic and enthusiasm.
"After the election in November, when Colorado passed Amendment 64 ... I said, kind of flippantly, 'I wonder if drugs of abuse can be used in this sensing application.' She said, right off the bat, 'I want to pursue that. I want to do this,'" Hicks recalled.
The Academy has applied for Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 licenses from the Drug Enforcement Agency to support Gingras' research and future research based on Gingras' work, Hicks said. The National Institutes of Drug Abuse has agreed to provide samples.
Possible applications of Gingras' research could include portable drug-testing kits for law-enforcement agencies and breathalyzer tests for marijuana, Hicks said.
After graduation, Gingras plans to attend medical school. She already has a scholarship.
"I'm just waiting on acceptance," she said. "I'm constantly checking my emails."
"She's going to do great in medical school," Hicks said, confident that she will be accepted. "She's that kind of person, really gangbusters. We're proud of all our graduates, but she's stellar. Even among her year group in this department, she's one of the best."
Two National Institute of Justice-Funded Firearms Studies Released
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The NationalInstitute of Justice (NIJ), through the National Criminal Justice ReferenceService (NCJRS), has made the following reports available:
The NationalInstitute of Justice (NIJ), through the National Criminal Justice ReferenceService (NCJRS), has made the following reports available:
- New Approaches to Understanding and Regulating Primary and Secondary Illegal Firearms (pdf, 177 pages). https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/241021.pdf. Modified abstract: This report confirms previous study results demonstrating the usefulness of trace data in policing illicit firearms. Jurisdictions with gun regulations appear to recover fewer illicitly distributed weapons compared to jurisdictions without regulations. The authors present conclusions suggesting more regulation will reduce the availability and distribution of illicit firearms.
- Strategies for Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets: A Case Study of Los Angeles (pdf, 92 pages) https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/241135.pdf. Modified Abstract: In 2001, RAND initiated a research and program development effort to understand the nature of illegal gun markets operating in Los Angeles. The primary goal of this project was to determine whether a data-driven, problem-solving approach could yield new interventions aimed at disrupting the workings of local, illegal gun markets serving criminals, gang members and juveniles. The authors created a new software tool to help law enforcement analyze patterns in crime-gun data, and identify and trace illicit pathways by which criminals acquire guns. The findings were incorporated into an interagency working group process that developed a community-based intervention designed to disrupt the illegal flow of guns to Los Angeles-area criminals; this intervention may had an impact on straw purchasing. The authors also assessed the utility of retail ammunition purchase records in identifying prohibited firearm possessors, recommending a cost-benefit analysis on this measure.
Evidence and Document Modules Added To Equipment and Inventory Manager For Law Enforcement
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February21, 2013/Redmond, Washington/ Dynamic Systems, Inc., a leader in datacollection applications has announced 2 new modules for The Checkmate LawEnforcement Equipment & Inventory Manger. This solution can be used bypublic safety agencies such as Sheriffs, SWAT, Police, FBI, CIA, andCorrections. AboutDynamic Systems (DSI)
Forover 30 years DSI has been providing reliable and innovative systems that enabledepartments to work safely and efficiently. The Evidence and Document Trackinghave been added to the Checkmate suite of barcode tracking solutions thatinclude Inventory, Equipment Tracking, Fixed Assets, Document Tracking, and IDBadge Printer Systems. Bar code data collection has been proven to be the mostaccurate and efficient method of tracking or counting items.
CheckmateEvidence Module Improves ProductivityDSICheckmate Evidence module provides Law Enforcement Agencies a better way totrack chain of custody, decrease time to process evidence and make it easy toproduce case documents and evidence for prosecuting attorneys. The program alsotracks destruction of evidence, how it was disposed of and who was involved.The system will easily interface with existing RMS and other Programs andassures the integrity and status of items in the Property Room. The system canuse color coded labels in the Evidence Room to distinguish categories ofevidence.
CheckmateDocument Tracking DSIDocument Tracking will allow agencies to quickly know what paper work anddocuments have been checked out to courts and labs, what eviction notices havebeen served, accident reports, and where civil papers are. The system savestime, makes it easier for prosecuting attorneys to find case files and allowsofficers to get back to serving the community. The Checkmate system is flexible and can be customized to for anyagency’s requirements.
“It’saffordable for almost all agencies, even those with just a few employees,” statedBill Allen, Process Control Consultant.
Contact: Rob Freeman, V.P. Business Development800-342-3999;robf@dsisales.com
Forover 30 years DSI has been providing reliable and innovative systems that enabledepartments to work safely and efficiently. The Evidence and Document Trackinghave been added to the Checkmate suite of barcode tracking solutions thatinclude Inventory, Equipment Tracking, Fixed Assets, Document Tracking, and IDBadge Printer Systems. Bar code data collection has been proven to be the mostaccurate and efficient method of tracking or counting items.
CheckmateEvidence Module Improves ProductivityDSICheckmate Evidence module provides Law Enforcement Agencies a better way totrack chain of custody, decrease time to process evidence and make it easy toproduce case documents and evidence for prosecuting attorneys. The program alsotracks destruction of evidence, how it was disposed of and who was involved.The system will easily interface with existing RMS and other Programs andassures the integrity and status of items in the Property Room. The system canuse color coded labels in the Evidence Room to distinguish categories ofevidence.
CheckmateDocument Tracking DSIDocument Tracking will allow agencies to quickly know what paper work anddocuments have been checked out to courts and labs, what eviction notices havebeen served, accident reports, and where civil papers are. The system savestime, makes it easier for prosecuting attorneys to find case files and allowsofficers to get back to serving the community. The Checkmate system is flexible and can be customized to for anyagency’s requirements.
“It’saffordable for almost all agencies, even those with just a few employees,” statedBill Allen, Process Control Consultant.
Contact: Rob Freeman, V.P. Business Development800-342-3999;robf@dsisales.com
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[PA] Never forgetting Iris Ramos, her life stolen in her cop husband's murder-suicide
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In her mother's kitchen Iris Ramos was shot twice in the head by her husband, Philadelphia police officer Orlando Ramos. He then fatally shot himself. Iris underwent emergency surgery at Episcopal Hospital, but died the following day. "Police said the couple's 5-year-old daughter was in the house at the time of the shooting."
Orlando: November 24, 1984.
Iris: November 25, 1984.
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In her mother's kitchen Iris Ramos was shot twice in the head by her husband, Philadelphia police officer Orlando Ramos. He then fatally shot himself. Iris underwent emergency surgery at Episcopal Hospital, but died the following day. "Police said the couple's 5-year-old daughter was in the house at the time of the shooting."
Orlando: November 24, 1984.
Iris: November 25, 1984.
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[GA] Another domestic violence call to Officer Difiore's house
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...[Savannah-Chatham Police Officer Ralph] Difiore is at least the fifth metro officer investigated for a domestic violence incident this year... Officers noted that Pooler police had frequently responded to the couple’s residence for domestic disputes... A neighbor says they called police on the couple at least half a dozen times....
SAVANNAH POLICE OFFICER ON LEAVE AFTER BATTERY ARREST
Savannah Morning News
By Lesley Conn
Posted: October 26, 2012
[Excerpts] A Savannah-Chatham police officer has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest in a domestic violence incident. Ralph Joseph Difiore, 46, has been charged with battery/domestic violence and disorderly house after Pooler police responded Oct. 20 to a call from a neighbor. Difiore is at least the fifth metro officer investigated for a domestic violence incident this year. Difiore’s girlfriend, Heather Cook Walters, 35, faces the same two charges. A Jan. 17 court date was set for both... Officers responded about 12:40 a.m. based on a neighbor’s concerns that he could hear yelling, things being thrown and a woman crying in the couple’s residence. Officers noted that Pooler police had frequently responded to the couple’s residence for domestic disputes and determined that in this case, “mediation and separation was not the answer”... Their accounts to police differ in the Oct. 20 call. Difiore contends Walters was severely drunk and “stumbling all over the place.” She began swinging and clawing at him when he tried to get her into bed, he told police. When officers questioned Walters, they noted that at no time did she appear unsteady on her feet or falling-over drunk. She denied ever striking Difiore, but said he choked her and threw a foot stool at her... [Full article here]
SCMPD OFFICER PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AFTER ARREST
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By Alex Bender abender@wtoc.com
Posted: Oct 24, 2012
[Excerpts] Savannah-Chatham Metro officer Ralph Difiore is on administrative leave... A neighbor says they called police on the couple at least half a dozen times.... They were both released on bond Wednesday. They will be back in court in January. [Full article here]
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...[Savannah-Chatham Police Officer Ralph] Difiore is at least the fifth metro officer investigated for a domestic violence incident this year... Officers noted that Pooler police had frequently responded to the couple’s residence for domestic disputes... A neighbor says they called police on the couple at least half a dozen times.... SAVANNAH POLICE OFFICER ON LEAVE AFTER BATTERY ARREST
Savannah Morning News
By Lesley Conn
Posted: October 26, 2012
[Excerpts] A Savannah-Chatham police officer has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest in a domestic violence incident. Ralph Joseph Difiore, 46, has been charged with battery/domestic violence and disorderly house after Pooler police responded Oct. 20 to a call from a neighbor. Difiore is at least the fifth metro officer investigated for a domestic violence incident this year. Difiore’s girlfriend, Heather Cook Walters, 35, faces the same two charges. A Jan. 17 court date was set for both... Officers responded about 12:40 a.m. based on a neighbor’s concerns that he could hear yelling, things being thrown and a woman crying in the couple’s residence. Officers noted that Pooler police had frequently responded to the couple’s residence for domestic disputes and determined that in this case, “mediation and separation was not the answer”... Their accounts to police differ in the Oct. 20 call. Difiore contends Walters was severely drunk and “stumbling all over the place.” She began swinging and clawing at him when he tried to get her into bed, he told police. When officers questioned Walters, they noted that at no time did she appear unsteady on her feet or falling-over drunk. She denied ever striking Difiore, but said he choked her and threw a foot stool at her... [Full article here]
SCMPD OFFICER PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AFTER ARREST
WTOC
By Alex Bender abender@wtoc.com
Posted: Oct 24, 2012
[Excerpts] Savannah-Chatham Metro officer Ralph Difiore is on administrative leave... A neighbor says they called police on the couple at least half a dozen times.... They were both released on bond Wednesday. They will be back in court in January. [Full article here]
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[WA] Benton County Sheriff's Deputy Abel Campos resigned Friday before he could be fired for allegedly hitting his wife
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"It's very difficult for me. Part of me believes when someone does something, they should be fired and not given an opportunity to resign."
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[WA] Benton Co. Sheriff's Deputy Campos walks away from domestic violence charges - Benton County sheriff's Deputy Abel Prieto Campos walks away from domestic violence charge despite hair pulled out of his wife's head and signs of physical assault on the side of her head because she recanted and her mother backed away...
BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY RESIGNS
Tri-City Herald, Bellingham Herald
By Paula Horton
Published: November 3, 2012
[Excerpts] A Benton County sheriff's deputy resigned Friday before he could be fired for allegedly hitting his wife earlier this year... Sheriff Steve Keane waited until after the criminal case was resolved to complete the internal investigation and make a decision on any disciplinary action. Keane said he intended to terminate Campos, but Campos turned in his resignation when he reported to the disciplinary hearing Friday morning. "I believe an assault did occur," Keane told the Herald. "I believe Abel assaulted his wife and I believe I had enough to terminate him"... The sheriff said if he had not let Campos resign, the deputy could have filed a grievance and an arbitrator would have decided if the firing was justified. Arbitration is a "very expensive process," and when a witness changes her story five different times, there's no guarantee sheriff's officials could get an arbitrator to agree with the decision, he said. "It's very difficult for me. Part of me believes when someone does something, they should be fired and not given an opportunity to resign," Keane said... "The biggest thing an officer has is his credibility. People want to know you have honest officers," Keane said. "If he's been arrested for a crime and have victims recanting, I think it leaves doubts in citizen's minds. It left doubt in my mind"... The criminal case was dismissed Oct. 12 just before the trial. Richland's prosecutor said he had to drop the charges because the witnesses backed out of testifying... [Full article here]
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~ Benton County Sheriff Steve Keane
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[WA] Benton Co. Sheriff's Deputy Campos walks away from domestic violence charges - Benton County sheriff's Deputy Abel Prieto Campos walks away from domestic violence charge despite hair pulled out of his wife's head and signs of physical assault on the side of her head because she recanted and her mother backed away...
BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY RESIGNS
Tri-City Herald, Bellingham Herald
By Paula Horton
Published: November 3, 2012
[Excerpts] A Benton County sheriff's deputy resigned Friday before he could be fired for allegedly hitting his wife earlier this year... Sheriff Steve Keane waited until after the criminal case was resolved to complete the internal investigation and make a decision on any disciplinary action. Keane said he intended to terminate Campos, but Campos turned in his resignation when he reported to the disciplinary hearing Friday morning. "I believe an assault did occur," Keane told the Herald. "I believe Abel assaulted his wife and I believe I had enough to terminate him"... The sheriff said if he had not let Campos resign, the deputy could have filed a grievance and an arbitrator would have decided if the firing was justified. Arbitration is a "very expensive process," and when a witness changes her story five different times, there's no guarantee sheriff's officials could get an arbitrator to agree with the decision, he said. "It's very difficult for me. Part of me believes when someone does something, they should be fired and not given an opportunity to resign," Keane said... "The biggest thing an officer has is his credibility. People want to know you have honest officers," Keane said. "If he's been arrested for a crime and have victims recanting, I think it leaves doubts in citizen's minds. It left doubt in my mind"... The criminal case was dismissed Oct. 12 just before the trial. Richland's prosecutor said he had to drop the charges because the witnesses backed out of testifying... [Full article here]
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[MO] Dana Ison's police officer husband quit his job, shot her mother, killed Dana, then killed himself
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Dana Thompson-Ison
Dana Thompson-Ison's husband Landon quit his 9-year Lamar Missouri police officer job in August of 2012 by just not showing up. Both his friend - Barton County Sheriff Mitchell Shaw, and Landon's boss - Lamar Police Chief Ron Hager, say they didn't pry by asking Landon Ison why he didn't report for work. 2 months later, on October 9th 2012, Landon Ison shot and killed his wife Dana, shot and critically wounded her mother Cheryl Thompson, then left the home with his shotgun and shot and killed himself. Landon and Dana Ison have two sons and yes, they were present at the home at the time of Dana and Cheryl's shooting.
WHERECOULDDANA AND CHERYLHAVE TURNEDFORHELP?
CHIEF HAGER:
...said Ison had offered no explanation for failing to report in August, thus relinquishing his job, and that Hager had not asked for one...
CHIEF HAGER:
...said Ison was a good officer in the more than nine years he served on the Lamar police force...
SHERIFF SHAW:
...“because of the close personal relationships we all had with Officer Ison”...
SHERIFF SHAW:
...said he was aware that his friend had quit his job with the Lamar police. He said Ison never told him why, and he chose not to force the issue by asking...
SHERIFF SHAW:
...said he was strongly affected by the events because he went to both death scenes and that he and his family "have known the Isons forever. "This is a terrible surprise, a terrible thing... It was a friendship"...
SHERIFF SHAW:
...acknowledged being a close friend of the couple, said he did not necessarily know all that was going on in their relationship...
Dana, never forgottenDana Ison worked at AOK Youth Development Services, an organization that works with under-privileged children...
...Dana graduated from Pittsburg State College with her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services and later received her Master’s Degree in Social Services from Missouri State University. She was a social worker for About Our Kids Youth Development Services in Lamar and director of After School care... [LINK]
...Dana was the Director Social Worker for the About Our Kids Youth Development, Director of After School Care and PEP Coordinator in Lamar, Missouri. She always enjoyed working with and helping children... [LINK]
I invite those who pray
to keep Cheryl's recovery,the Ison children,
and everyone brokenhearted
by this
in your heartsand on your list.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ison Children Fund at Metropolitan Bank, 1105 Gulf, Lamar, Mo. 64759
FORMER LAMAR POLICEMAN INVOLVED IN MURDER-SUICIDE; MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS LIFE THREATENING INJURIES [LINK]
koamtv.com
October 9, 2012
12:11 PM CST:
Authorities are investigating an overnight shooting death in southwest Missouri. The Missouri Highway Patrol is leading the investigation of a shooting outside of Lamar shortly after 1 a.m...
1:50 PM CST:
The Missouri Highway Patrol confirms two people are dead and another person is in critical condition at a Springfield hospital. A press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m...
3:10 PM CST:
A former Lamar policeman has shot and killed his wife [Dana Ison], shot and injured his mother-in-law [Cheryl Thompson], then shot and killed himself... It's unclear why Thompson was at the home but she went to get help from neighbors who called 911 before 1 a.m... Landon Ison's body was found at a different location at about 2:30 a.m. Authorities say he shot himself with a rifle. In August Landon Ison resigned from the Lamar Police Department, but authorities say he just stopped coming to work. Landon and Dana Ison had two children. They were at the home at the time of the shooting but were not injured are currently with family... While the couple was still married, that had separated earlier in October. Dana Ison worked at AOK, an organization that works with under-privileged children
5:15 PM CST:
Statement released by Kathy Jenkins, AOK Board of Directors President: "Dana Thompson Ison was a beloved friend, coworker, daughter, sister and mother. She was an invaluable member of the AOK family as a social worker and school-age program coordinator. She also led the mentoring program and offered counseling and assistance to anyone in need. She loved the children and they loved her. She was passionate about making a difference in their lives and she did. Words cannot express our sorrow at her passing"...
WHERECOULDDANA AND CHERYLHAVE TURNEDFORHELP?
Lamar Police Officer Landon Ison
ONLINE FIRST: FORMER LAMAR POLICEMAN SUSPECTED IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE
Nevada Daily Mail
By James R. Campbell
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
[Excerpts] A somber panel of law enforcement officers announced Tuesday afternoon that a former Lamar city policeman was suspected of shooting his estranged wife to death, seriously wounding his mother-in-law and then driving to a remote area of Barton County before turning his rifle on himself about 90 minutes later. Landon Ison, 32, a member of the Lamar Police Department for 9 1/2 years until inexplicably failing to report for duty Aug. 7, was found near his blue Ford Explorer by a Barton County deputy sheriff about 2:30 a.m., Tuesday. Reading from preliminary reports, Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Mike Watson said the man was suspected of going to his 33-year-old wife Dana's home about 6 1/2 miles southwest of here shortly before 1 a.m., Tuesday, and shooting her to death. Flanked by Barton County Sheriff Mitchell Shaw and Lamar Chief of Police Ron Hager, Watson said Ison was also suspected of shooting his mother-in-law, 67-year-old Cheryl Thompson of Springfield, who was airlifted to Cox South Hospital in her hometown. Watson said Thompson was listed in serious condition... Cheryl Thompson had managed to walk to a neighbor's house after she was shot and that the neighbor called 9-1-1... The Isons' two juvenile boys were in the home when their mother and grand-mother were shot... Watson declined to say what type of rifle was believed to be the murder-suicide weapon, how many times Mrs. Ison and her mother were shot or what room of the house the shootings were believed to have taken place in. Hager said Ison had offered no explanation for failing to report in August, thus relinquishing his job, and that Hager had not asked for one... The chief said Dana Ison had worked for AOK Youth Development Services in Lamar... Shaw said he was strongly affected by the events because he went to both death scenes and that he and his family "have known the Isons forever. "This is a terrible surprise, a terrible thing," the sheriff said. "Everyone knows the family. They're hard-working, good people. It was a friendship"... [Full article here]
WHERECOULDDANA AND CHERYLHAVE TURNEDFORHELP?
FORMER LAMAR OFFICER KILLS WIFE, WOUNDS MOTHER-IN-LAW; EX-POLICEMAN TAKES OWN LIFE
The Joplin Globe
By Jeff Lehr news@joplinglobe.com
October 9, 2012
[Excerpts] Landon L. Ison never offered a reason for abruptly quitting his job as a Lamar police officer two months ago. He moved out of the house he shared with his wife and two sons at the start of this month. Then shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday, emergency responders were called to the troubled family’s home about a mile southwest of Lamar after Ison reportedly shot and killed his wife, Dana I. Ison, 33, and critically wounded her mother, Cheryl J. Thompson, 67... [Lamar police Chief Ron] Hager said Ison was a good officer in the more than nine years he served on the Lamar police force since being hired in January 2003. Before that, he had served as a dispatcher with the Barton County Sheriff’s Department... Barton County Sheriff Mitchell Shaw said he asked the state patrol to serve as the lead investigative agency in the shootings “because of the close personal relationships we all had with Officer Ison”... Landon Ison filed for divorce in January. Court records indicate that Ison and his wife both submitted parenting plans to the court. But the record shows that the case was dismissed by both parties on July 11. Shaw, who acknowledged being a close friend of the couple, said he did not necessarily know all that was going on in their relationship. “Whenever I was around, they seemed to have a good relationship,” Shaw said... The sheriff said he was aware that his friend had quit his job with the Lamar police. He said Ison never told him why, and he chose not to force the issue by asking... Dana Ison worked for AOK Youth Development Services. Kathy Jenkins, president of AOK’s board of directors, released a statement praising her contributions as a social worker and school-age program coordinator. “She loved the children and they loved her,” the statement read. “She was passionate about making a difference in their lives and she did. Words cannot express our sorrow at her passing”... The Lamar Police chief and the Barton County sheriff said there have been no previous reports of domestic violence involving Ison and his wife. [Full article here]
AND REALLY?
THE SHERIFF AND CHIEFDIDN'T KNOW,
THEY DIDN'T ASK,
THEY DIDN'T TRY,
THEY WON'T ADMIT?
IT DOESN'T
MAKE SENSE.
JANUARY 2008 CASEWORKER OF THE MONTH DANA ISON
Adoption Exchange Association
Pittsburg, Kansas
We have been lucky enough to have the same worker, Dana Ison, thru all of our adoptions. We are about to finalize our 2nd and 3rd adoptions next month. We have known Dana for over 4 years now. She has always made her self available to anything we need or want. She is always friendly and offers whatever support we need at anytime, and makes time for us no matter what, even if we just need to talk to someone. Dana is great at getting in contact with our children’s workers, when we need or want something and are unable to get in contact with them ourselves. Our children all look forward to visits with her, even our oldest who at one time had a great fear of caseworkers. After some struggles we have witnessed with other families and their workers, we know we are truly blessed to have been given Dana, and hope that with our next adoption we will be able to work with her... [LINK]
TOPIX EXCERPTS [LINK]
Posted in the Independence Forum
...Statement released by Kathy Jenkins, AOK Board of Directors President: "Dana Thompson Ison was a beloved friend, coworker, daughter, sister and mother. She was an invaluable member of the AOK family as a social worker and school-age program coordinator. She also led the mentoring program and offered counseling and assistance to anyone in need. She loved the children and they loved her. She was passionate about making a difference in their lives and she did. Words cannot express our sorrow at her passing"...
...Dana used to babysit my son and daughter during summer breaks! I never had to worry about my children in her care! She was the sweetest girl! My kids loved her! She will be greatly missed! Prayers go out to Cheryl and the family!...
...Barton County Sheriff Mitchell Shaw said he asked the state patrol to serve as the lead investigative agency in the shootings “because of the close personal relationships we all had with Officer Ison”...
...Does anyone know Cheryls condition?...
...My thoughts and prayers go out to the family, especially those precious boys. Also praying for a full recovery for Cheryl. So very tragic and so so sad...
...wondering if anyone knows how Cheryl is doing? lets continue to pray for her and all this family...
...Cheryl is in a medical induced coma. They have reapplied her tongue and inserted a feeding tube. They plan to ship her to St. Louis for reconstructive surgery. Cheryl graduated from IHS in 63. Beautiful person both inside and out. Please everyone pray for the family as well as Cheryl. Going to be a long haul...
...Dana's service will be Tuesday the 23rd. Please coninue to pray for Cheryl...
...I agree Cheryl is one of the nicest people you could ever meet. I am praying for her and family...
...Thank you so much for the updates on Cheryl. Since many of us do not want to intrude on the family's privacy during these extreme times, it is great that we can be informed about Cheryl and her recovery. Please tell her family many friends and coworkers from Standard Motors think of her and pray for the family daily. Again thanks so much for keeping us informed and God Bless.
EXCERPTS FROM FACEBOOK POSTS:
We have a long road ahead of us. But you guys along with our friends have been our rock. I cant explain, dont have answers as to why this happened...
...She is off the vent. Waking up more...
...Update on Cheryl: she made it thru her first surgery with no problem. They fixed her boned around eyes, cheek, and face. Put metal plates in where needed...
...Cheryls doing great. Alert, awake, writing sentences on paper. She will be moved out of the ICU today to an observation room. Surgery next week will be major. They r building her a jaw/cheek bone...
...These past couple of weeks have made me look at life differently. PLEASE tell ur loved ones that u love them every day. Dont take them for granted. If u fight, make up b4 you leave or go to bed. You never know if its ur last day on earth. God bless!...
...Update on Cheryl: she made it thru her 12 hr reconstructive surgery without difficulty. They were even able to do some skin grafting...
...Cheryl is finally waking up since her 12hr surgery on Wednesday. She is doing good... She is writing up a storm!...
...Cheryl continues to progress well. She is awake and alert. Has been up in her chair. Skin graft is taking. She is well aware of things... I ask for continued prayers for the family...
...Cheryl continues to progress well. She is truely a miracle. She is a woman of faith...
[police officer involved domestic violence oidv intimate partner violence ipv abuse law enforcement public safety lethal fatality fatalities murder suicide missouri state politics relatives children child abuse]
Dana Thompson-IsonDana Thompson-Ison's husband Landon quit his 9-year Lamar Missouri police officer job in August of 2012 by just not showing up. Both his friend - Barton County Sheriff Mitchell Shaw, and Landon's boss - Lamar Police Chief Ron Hager, say they didn't pry by asking Landon Ison why he didn't report for work. 2 months later, on October 9th 2012, Landon Ison shot and killed his wife Dana, shot and critically wounded her mother Cheryl Thompson, then left the home with his shotgun and shot and killed himself. Landon and Dana Ison have two sons and yes, they were present at the home at the time of Dana and Cheryl's shooting.
WHERECOULDDANA AND CHERYLHAVE TURNEDFORHELP?
CHIEF HAGER:
...said Ison had offered no explanation for failing to report in August, thus relinquishing his job, and that Hager had not asked for one...
CHIEF HAGER:
...said Ison was a good officer in the more than nine years he served on the Lamar police force...
SHERIFF SHAW:
...“because of the close personal relationships we all had with Officer Ison”...
SHERIFF SHAW:
...said he was aware that his friend had quit his job with the Lamar police. He said Ison never told him why, and he chose not to force the issue by asking...
SHERIFF SHAW:
...said he was strongly affected by the events because he went to both death scenes and that he and his family "have known the Isons forever. "This is a terrible surprise, a terrible thing... It was a friendship"...
SHERIFF SHAW:
...acknowledged being a close friend of the couple, said he did not necessarily know all that was going on in their relationship...
Dana, never forgottenDana Ison worked at AOK Youth Development Services, an organization that works with under-privileged children... ...Dana graduated from Pittsburg State College with her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services and later received her Master’s Degree in Social Services from Missouri State University. She was a social worker for About Our Kids Youth Development Services in Lamar and director of After School care... [LINK]
...Dana was the Director Social Worker for the About Our Kids Youth Development, Director of After School Care and PEP Coordinator in Lamar, Missouri. She always enjoyed working with and helping children... [LINK]
I invite those who pray
to keep Cheryl's recovery,the Ison children,
and everyone brokenhearted
by this
in your heartsand on your list.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ison Children Fund at Metropolitan Bank, 1105 Gulf, Lamar, Mo. 64759
FORMER LAMAR POLICEMAN INVOLVED IN MURDER-SUICIDE; MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS LIFE THREATENING INJURIES [LINK]
koamtv.com
October 9, 2012
12:11 PM CST:
Authorities are investigating an overnight shooting death in southwest Missouri. The Missouri Highway Patrol is leading the investigation of a shooting outside of Lamar shortly after 1 a.m...
1:50 PM CST:
The Missouri Highway Patrol confirms two people are dead and another person is in critical condition at a Springfield hospital. A press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m...
3:10 PM CST:
A former Lamar policeman has shot and killed his wife [Dana Ison], shot and injured his mother-in-law [Cheryl Thompson], then shot and killed himself... It's unclear why Thompson was at the home but she went to get help from neighbors who called 911 before 1 a.m... Landon Ison's body was found at a different location at about 2:30 a.m. Authorities say he shot himself with a rifle. In August Landon Ison resigned from the Lamar Police Department, but authorities say he just stopped coming to work. Landon and Dana Ison had two children. They were at the home at the time of the shooting but were not injured are currently with family... While the couple was still married, that had separated earlier in October. Dana Ison worked at AOK, an organization that works with under-privileged children
5:15 PM CST:
Statement released by Kathy Jenkins, AOK Board of Directors President: "Dana Thompson Ison was a beloved friend, coworker, daughter, sister and mother. She was an invaluable member of the AOK family as a social worker and school-age program coordinator. She also led the mentoring program and offered counseling and assistance to anyone in need. She loved the children and they loved her. She was passionate about making a difference in their lives and she did. Words cannot express our sorrow at her passing"...
WHERECOULDDANA AND CHERYLHAVE TURNEDFORHELP?
Lamar Police Officer Landon IsonONLINE FIRST: FORMER LAMAR POLICEMAN SUSPECTED IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE
Nevada Daily Mail
By James R. Campbell
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
[Excerpts] A somber panel of law enforcement officers announced Tuesday afternoon that a former Lamar city policeman was suspected of shooting his estranged wife to death, seriously wounding his mother-in-law and then driving to a remote area of Barton County before turning his rifle on himself about 90 minutes later. Landon Ison, 32, a member of the Lamar Police Department for 9 1/2 years until inexplicably failing to report for duty Aug. 7, was found near his blue Ford Explorer by a Barton County deputy sheriff about 2:30 a.m., Tuesday. Reading from preliminary reports, Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Mike Watson said the man was suspected of going to his 33-year-old wife Dana's home about 6 1/2 miles southwest of here shortly before 1 a.m., Tuesday, and shooting her to death. Flanked by Barton County Sheriff Mitchell Shaw and Lamar Chief of Police Ron Hager, Watson said Ison was also suspected of shooting his mother-in-law, 67-year-old Cheryl Thompson of Springfield, who was airlifted to Cox South Hospital in her hometown. Watson said Thompson was listed in serious condition... Cheryl Thompson had managed to walk to a neighbor's house after she was shot and that the neighbor called 9-1-1... The Isons' two juvenile boys were in the home when their mother and grand-mother were shot... Watson declined to say what type of rifle was believed to be the murder-suicide weapon, how many times Mrs. Ison and her mother were shot or what room of the house the shootings were believed to have taken place in. Hager said Ison had offered no explanation for failing to report in August, thus relinquishing his job, and that Hager had not asked for one... The chief said Dana Ison had worked for AOK Youth Development Services in Lamar... Shaw said he was strongly affected by the events because he went to both death scenes and that he and his family "have known the Isons forever. "This is a terrible surprise, a terrible thing," the sheriff said. "Everyone knows the family. They're hard-working, good people. It was a friendship"... [Full article here]
WHERECOULDDANA AND CHERYLHAVE TURNEDFORHELP?
FORMER LAMAR OFFICER KILLS WIFE, WOUNDS MOTHER-IN-LAW; EX-POLICEMAN TAKES OWN LIFE
The Joplin Globe
By Jeff Lehr news@joplinglobe.com
October 9, 2012
[Excerpts] Landon L. Ison never offered a reason for abruptly quitting his job as a Lamar police officer two months ago. He moved out of the house he shared with his wife and two sons at the start of this month. Then shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday, emergency responders were called to the troubled family’s home about a mile southwest of Lamar after Ison reportedly shot and killed his wife, Dana I. Ison, 33, and critically wounded her mother, Cheryl J. Thompson, 67... [Lamar police Chief Ron] Hager said Ison was a good officer in the more than nine years he served on the Lamar police force since being hired in January 2003. Before that, he had served as a dispatcher with the Barton County Sheriff’s Department... Barton County Sheriff Mitchell Shaw said he asked the state patrol to serve as the lead investigative agency in the shootings “because of the close personal relationships we all had with Officer Ison”... Landon Ison filed for divorce in January. Court records indicate that Ison and his wife both submitted parenting plans to the court. But the record shows that the case was dismissed by both parties on July 11. Shaw, who acknowledged being a close friend of the couple, said he did not necessarily know all that was going on in their relationship. “Whenever I was around, they seemed to have a good relationship,” Shaw said... The sheriff said he was aware that his friend had quit his job with the Lamar police. He said Ison never told him why, and he chose not to force the issue by asking... Dana Ison worked for AOK Youth Development Services. Kathy Jenkins, president of AOK’s board of directors, released a statement praising her contributions as a social worker and school-age program coordinator. “She loved the children and they loved her,” the statement read. “She was passionate about making a difference in their lives and she did. Words cannot express our sorrow at her passing”... The Lamar Police chief and the Barton County sheriff said there have been no previous reports of domestic violence involving Ison and his wife. [Full article here]
AND REALLY?
THE SHERIFF AND CHIEFDIDN'T KNOW,
THEY DIDN'T ASK,
THEY DIDN'T TRY,
THEY WON'T ADMIT?
IT DOESN'T
MAKE SENSE.
JANUARY 2008 CASEWORKER OF THE MONTH DANA ISON
Adoption Exchange Association
Pittsburg, Kansas
We have been lucky enough to have the same worker, Dana Ison, thru all of our adoptions. We are about to finalize our 2nd and 3rd adoptions next month. We have known Dana for over 4 years now. She has always made her self available to anything we need or want. She is always friendly and offers whatever support we need at anytime, and makes time for us no matter what, even if we just need to talk to someone. Dana is great at getting in contact with our children’s workers, when we need or want something and are unable to get in contact with them ourselves. Our children all look forward to visits with her, even our oldest who at one time had a great fear of caseworkers. After some struggles we have witnessed with other families and their workers, we know we are truly blessed to have been given Dana, and hope that with our next adoption we will be able to work with her... [LINK]
TOPIX EXCERPTS [LINK]
Posted in the Independence Forum
...Statement released by Kathy Jenkins, AOK Board of Directors President: "Dana Thompson Ison was a beloved friend, coworker, daughter, sister and mother. She was an invaluable member of the AOK family as a social worker and school-age program coordinator. She also led the mentoring program and offered counseling and assistance to anyone in need. She loved the children and they loved her. She was passionate about making a difference in their lives and she did. Words cannot express our sorrow at her passing"...
...Dana used to babysit my son and daughter during summer breaks! I never had to worry about my children in her care! She was the sweetest girl! My kids loved her! She will be greatly missed! Prayers go out to Cheryl and the family!...
...Barton County Sheriff Mitchell Shaw said he asked the state patrol to serve as the lead investigative agency in the shootings “because of the close personal relationships we all had with Officer Ison”...
...Does anyone know Cheryls condition?...
...My thoughts and prayers go out to the family, especially those precious boys. Also praying for a full recovery for Cheryl. So very tragic and so so sad...
...wondering if anyone knows how Cheryl is doing? lets continue to pray for her and all this family...
...Cheryl is in a medical induced coma. They have reapplied her tongue and inserted a feeding tube. They plan to ship her to St. Louis for reconstructive surgery. Cheryl graduated from IHS in 63. Beautiful person both inside and out. Please everyone pray for the family as well as Cheryl. Going to be a long haul...
...Dana's service will be Tuesday the 23rd. Please coninue to pray for Cheryl...
...I agree Cheryl is one of the nicest people you could ever meet. I am praying for her and family...
...Thank you so much for the updates on Cheryl. Since many of us do not want to intrude on the family's privacy during these extreme times, it is great that we can be informed about Cheryl and her recovery. Please tell her family many friends and coworkers from Standard Motors think of her and pray for the family daily. Again thanks so much for keeping us informed and God Bless.
EXCERPTS FROM FACEBOOK POSTS:
We have a long road ahead of us. But you guys along with our friends have been our rock. I cant explain, dont have answers as to why this happened...
...She is off the vent. Waking up more...
...Update on Cheryl: she made it thru her first surgery with no problem. They fixed her boned around eyes, cheek, and face. Put metal plates in where needed...
...Cheryls doing great. Alert, awake, writing sentences on paper. She will be moved out of the ICU today to an observation room. Surgery next week will be major. They r building her a jaw/cheek bone...
...These past couple of weeks have made me look at life differently. PLEASE tell ur loved ones that u love them every day. Dont take them for granted. If u fight, make up b4 you leave or go to bed. You never know if its ur last day on earth. God bless!...
...Update on Cheryl: she made it thru her 12 hr reconstructive surgery without difficulty. They were even able to do some skin grafting...
...Cheryl is finally waking up since her 12hr surgery on Wednesday. She is doing good... She is writing up a storm!...
...Cheryl continues to progress well. She is awake and alert. Has been up in her chair. Skin graft is taking. She is well aware of things... I ask for continued prayers for the family...
...Cheryl continues to progress well. She is truely a miracle. She is a woman of faith...
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