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UPDATE! John Parsons Captured in Ross County, Ohio

On October 19, 2005, John Parsons was captured without incident only a few miles from the Ross County jail he escaped from in July, 2006. He was found inside a small shack located on the property of a lumber yard. A local hunter found the shack and notified law enforcement. He spent 83 days on the run. For numerous videos on the capture, use the "search" function at nbc4i.com

Parsons escaped from jail while awaiting trial for the murder of Chillicothe, Ohio Police Officer Larry Cox in 2005.

I realize that this information is not breaking news. Several people, however, have told me that they have not heard many details about the capture. I do think that the capture of Parsons is important for the Cox family and those in law enforcement.

Ohio Police Officer Returns To Work With Artificial Leg

Officer Ryan Nagy of the Middleburg Heights, Ohio Police Department recently returned to work after losing his leg in a traffic crash that occurred while he was conducting a traffic stop on April 11, 2005.

A truck struck Nagy's police cruiser and pinned the officer between two vehicles. Nagy spent almost two months in the hospital.

Officer Nagy's desire to return to work is an excellent example of the dedication displayed by those in law enforcement.

Image taken by newsnet5. For additional details and a short video interview with Officer Nagy, go to newsnet5.com

In case you were wondering, the at-fault driver in the crash received an $800 fine for his actions.

John Parsons Added to FBI's 10 Most Wanted List

Last Saturday, America's Most Wanted did another segment on escaped cop killer John Parsons. This is the THIRD time America's Most Wanted has featured Parsons (the killer of Chillicothe, OH Police Officer Larry Cox).

In addition, The FBI added Parsons to the 10 most wanted list. Parsons now finds himself in company with the terrorist Usama Bin Laden. The reward for the capture of Parsons is now OVER $100,000. For the latest updates, go to amw.com

Katie's Revenge . . . Justice Served?

Law enforcement officials are often frustrated with the criminal justice system. Many feel that criminals do not receive adequate punishment for their crimes. It seems that some criminals also feel the same way. Inmates at a prison in Terre Haute, Indiana handed out an unusual form of punishment to a fellow inmate.

Officials Investigating After 10-Year-Old's Killer Gets Prison Tattoo On Forehead: 'Katie's Revenge' by James Zambroski WAVE3 TV Louisville, KY

Prison inmates convicted of killing children typically have a rough road to hoe in the penitentiary, the underworld of convict society not looking kindly on such criminals.

But the killer of 10-year-old Katie Collman now has a particular marking that stands out amongst his peers: a tattoo across his forehead that reads "Katie's Revenge."

A photo showing the crude, homemade marking on the head of Anthony Stockelman surfaced on the Internet this week. Officials at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, where Stockelman is serving life without parole for molesting and strangling the southern Indiana child, confirmed they are investigating how the tattoo was applied.

Collman's father, John Neace, learned of the tattoo after friends from Georgia called him on Tuesday. They had set alerts for the name 'Stockelman' on their Google search engine, he said.

"I think it's a statement being made, by, in my guess, the inmates," Neace told WAVE 3 Investigator James Zambroski during an interview in Crothersville, Ind., where Katie was murdered.

Stockelman was arrested for the killing after his DNA was found on a cigarette near where Katie's body was found in a creek about 10 miles from Crothersville. Later investigation revealed his DNA on her body as well. He pled guilty in order to avoid a death sentence.

Prison officials are investigating whether other inmates forcibly applied the crude lettering to Stockelman's forehead. Internet reports state, and Neace confirmed, that one of Katie's cousins is serving a sentence at Wabash. His name is different than Katie's, a fact that apparently caused officials to miss the relationship between Katie and the inmate.

Neace said he'd not heard of any connection between his cousin and the tattoo; corrections officials would only say a investigation is continuing.

"I've never seen anything like it before; I've never even heard of anything like it," Neace said of the tattoo.

Even if Stockelman was attacked and had the tattoo forcibly applied, there is little sympathy for him in Katie's hometown of Crothersville.

"Some of the early interviews that they had with him when he was in prison, when he first got there, was that it was kind of like a vacation to him, wasn't bad at all," said Terry Gray, a family friend.

"I'd say he probably had a change of heart about that now," he said.

The tattoo, Gray said, is some kind of prison message. "I think that would be in this order, I think it was meant to be weird justice," he said.

And perhaps a sign of days ahead for Stockelman.

"I figure that probably Mr. Stockelman was given the choice of a tattoo or facing the same fate as Katie did," he said.

In the end, a prison sense of irony.

"I think it's just kind of Katie's revenge."

Jackson County Prosecutor Steve Pierson speculated that it had to be a guard who took and smuggled the picture out of the prison, since inmates are prohibited from having cameras.

Are Deliberate Attacks Of Police Officers On The Rise?

American Police Beat published an article about deliberate attacks on law enforcement officers. The article was written by Art de Werk of the Ceres, California Police Department.

Cops face a new kind of lawlessness
By Art de Werk

The recent cold-blooded murder of California Highway Patrol Officer Earl Scott marks the fifth death of a state traffic officer in the last five months alone. In total, 17 California officers have died in the line of duty in 2005, with five of those having been murdered by an assailant. Of those five, our own Ceres Police Sergeant Howard K. Stevenson was gunned down in brutal, pre-meditated fashion by a drug-crazed gang member who was AWOL from his military obligations.

There have also been numerous other vicious assaults on our peace officers in the last year where they were lucky enough to escape alive but suffered severe, life-long, debilitating injuries as a result. I cannot estimate the large number of deliberate attacks on our peacekeepers during the past several years. Fortunately for those officers who survived these attacks unharmed, they were able to spend time with their families at the end of the day. We do not hear much about these attacks in the media since they are so common and apparently not interesting enough to warrant coverage.

The “police vs. criminals” environment has changed radically during the last several years. We are now seeing individuals going to great lengths to kill police officers. They arm themselves with high-powered firearms. In some instances these killers wear body armor and try to lead the potential victim officer into a situation of disadvantage. In this new, more dangerous era, gang terrorists have incorporated a strong anti-police sentiment into their codes of conduct and it is now considered honorable to kill a cop. For some of them, the prospect of doing a life sentence or facing execution is of little concern.

It used to be that criminals did their best to run from the police in order to effect their escape. They generally did whatever was possible to get away from the police and to avoid a direct confrontation if at all possible. Those days are apparently over. There are many reasons why the change has taken place. To begin with, there are now unprecedented numbers of gangs and individual gang members within the larger population. They are fully engaged in criminal activities for profit and the police are the primary force that disrupts their illegal activities. Gangs and other modern criminals operate in a culture that values violence and indifference to human life. They even kill each other for minor infractions of their own unwritten codes, like crossing imaginary “turf” lines, “disrespecting” one another and committing various other acts that might not be to the liking of the gang leadership. By any measure, the standards by which they live and in how they judge right and wrong are very unfamiliar to people occupying a place in mainstream society. Consider the impact of Hollywood. Movies without multiple killings and other violent acts do not draw the numbers of patrons needed for big profits.

The media, in some very significant cases, have turned murder trials into a virtual circus. The reporting seems like the emphasis is on the gamesmanship and strategy for winning the case (for both sides), rather than reinforcing appropriate societal values relating to the sanctity of life and calling attention to the pain and suffering that follows in the wake of these murders.

The reasons for attacks on the police notwithstanding, it is a fact that no person can, at all times, do the things required to ensure their absolute safety. And so it goes for the police. In order to stay absolutely safe, we would have to cease doing our jobs, and then, of course, there would be anarchy. We do our jobs with the understanding that our lives are on the line, but the trend of increased assaults on officers over the last several years is starting to reveal cracks in the fabric that holds society together. For our part, we will continue to protect and serve in selfless fashion, without pause and with bravery and professionalism.

As the threats become more formidable, we will adapt and stay strong in order to keep protecting the weak and innocent. Law-abiding citizens should feel outrage at these senseless, macho-induced assaults on our police. It’s also time to take a hard look at these problems we have been too willing to accept as normal and then must decide what we have to do to reverse the destructive course we now appear to be on.

Patience is a Virtue in Law Enforcement - Video Footage of a Belligerent Drunk

Imagine spending several hours with this combative drunk while trying to complete mountains of arrest paperwork. This police officer displays a great deal of professionalism.


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