New Haven Police Emerald Society

Officer Thomas Murray

A go fund me page was set up to assist New Haven Police Officer Thomas Murray who was heading home after his shift when a vehicle driving the wrong way on I-91 struck his vehicle head on. Officer Murray, who was seriously hurt during the crash, sustained compound fractures to both legs, multiple fractures to his pelvis, several broken ribs, and a fractured hand among other injuries.

The funds raised with help Officer Murray and his family during his recovery. Clink here to go directly to the go fund me page for Officer Murray.

Doughnut truck missing

It started out as a normal Monday morning in Spokane. An employee who works for Casual Friday Donuts went outside in the morning to warm up the doughnut truck. When they returned five minutes later they found the truck missing.

The owners of the store called 911 and within minutes three police cars were on the scene. The officers didn’t have to go far when they found the vehicle, just south and down the hill from the store.

“When somebody steals a doughnut truck, you know we’re going to be all over it,” joked Officer John O’Brien, spokesman for the Spokane Police Department. “We put out an APB on that.” However it turns out the van may not have been stolen after all as the police found it resting on a short retaining wall.

The owners of the store don’t buy it. According to them there’s a doughnut thief who is behind a string of thefts at the store’s dumpster, which is fenced and locked up.

At least once a month someone breaks the lock and fishes the doughnuts out of the bin. The culprit then will arrange them on top of the lid like a police lineup, picking out a favorite assortment before leaving the least favorites behind.

Sounds like a sticky situation to me…..

You can read the entire story by clicking here.

Saggy pants chase

If you’re running from the police, your pants are sagging, and you don’t have a belt you probably won’t get too far, as Michah Fitzpatrick soon found out. Tulsa OK Police tazed Fitzpatrick as he was running from them. Fitzpatrick was a suspected gang member and was found to be in possession of a handgun.

You can read the whole story and watch the video by clicking here.

New Haven Police Officer Thomas Murray

On October 4th, 2018 New Haven Police Officer Thomas Murray had just finished his shift and was heading home when the truck he was driving was struck head on by a driver heading the wrong way on the highway. Officer Murray was driving his 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pickup when the crash occurred in the northbound lane of I-91 near exit 7, just before midnight, according to WTNH.

It was determined by the Connecticut State Police that Katherine Gavidia was driving southbound in the northbound lane when her vehicle and Officer Murray’s vehicle collided head on. Both Officer Murray and Gavidia were trapped in their vehicles and had to be extricated by fire crews.

Gavidia died from her injuries at the scene. Officer Murray was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital where he is being treated for serious injuries. He is undergoing surgeries for bilateral compound fractures of both legs, multiple fractures to his pelvis, many broken ribs and several other injuries.

“The New Haven Police Department was saddened upon hearing of the serious injuries sustained by Officer Thomas Murray. Our thoughts, prayers and well wishes go out to him and his family during his time of recovery. We also wish to extend our sincere condolences to the family of the woman killed in this tragic crash and pray for comfort for all those affected by this sad event,” said Chief Anthony Campbell, who was with Murray’s family overnight at the hospital.

Our thoughts and prayers for a complete recovery are with Officer Murray and his family.

You can read the complete article by clicking here.

Camera footage of Baltimore firefight

Baltimore Police Officer Steven Foster and Officer Phillip Lippe attempted to take a person suspected of dealing drugs into custody. The suspect shot at Officer Lippe and struck him three times, twice in the vest and once in the elbow. One of the rounds that struck Officer Lippe’s body camera. The suspect was armed with a SCCY pistol but was killed when the officers returned fire.

Even having the gun was a violation of his parole. The suspect “was serving 20 years from June 2004 for second-degree murder, 5 years concurrent for use of handgun in crime of violence and 1 year and 1 day for second-degree assault,” The Daily Mail notes. He was paroled in January after serving the mandatory sentence. In Maryland, convicted criminals are required to serve half of their sentence.

You can watch the video which captured the gunfight here.

Officer Clarence Koblitz

No one wants to make that deadly shot but sometimes that’s the only viable option to protect themselves and others. Click on the link here to read the article where five amazing shots were made by LEO’s. Make sure you read number five where Officer Clarence Koblitz was standing on the running board of a speeding squad car in pursuit of two inmates of a stolen car (1935).

Let’s be careful out there.