Arizona lawmakers unanimously approve bill to treat officers with PTSD
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 1, 2016
Police officers shed tears during a committee hearing while discussing their personal experiences and the stigma that ordinarily prevents law enforcement from talking about the psychological impact of traumatic events.
PHOENIX — The House has unanimously approved a measure that would allow police officers to receive worker’s compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Rep. Mark Finchem sponsored the bill to modify state law that only allows compensation for personal injuries or accidents.
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Afghanistan Vet Fired after Confronting Robbers
WTRF News
Posted: Mar 01, 2016
BELTSVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- A 26-year-old CVS store manager who was fired Friday for violating a company policy against confronting robbers says he’s applied to the Prince George’s County Police Department to become an officer.
“It was fight or flight, and I choose fight,” said Afghanistan veteran Joe Morici as he described the Friday morning confrontation inside the Calverton CVS store he was managing.
Morici said two men leapt over the pharmacy counter, stole prescription drugs and headed for the door. Morici told his staff to call 911 and went to see if any employees had been hurt. That’s when he confronted the two robbers and ended up grappling with them near the store’s front door.
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Marine Corps veteran says he became target of hate crime
ABC 6 News
BY LISA RANTALA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH 2016
COLUMBUS — A Marine Corps veteran says he became a random target in the Short North and police are consulting with prosecutors to determine if the case is a hate crime.
Grant Gray enlisted in the Marines in 2011 and served seven months in Afghanistan last year.
"My job in the Marine Corps was the 7-51. It's aircraft rescue and firefighting," Gray told ABC 6/FOX 28 from his home near Lima. "Pretty much rescuing downed pilots when they crash."
He's now studying sports management at Miami University and has been thinking about transferring to OSU for business. He came here to Columbus out homes and apartments Friday.
But he says rather than finding support, he was the recipient of hate. "I don't remember too much because I have a pretty severe concussion," Gray said.
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Former Veterans Affairs doctor in Spokane convicted of multiple counts of child molestation
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 3/1/16
SPOKANE, Washington — A federal court jury in Spokane has convicted Dr. Craig Morgenstern of child sex abuse, after hearing graphic evidence of the former Veterans Affairs doctor's secret life as a serial child molester.
The jury found Morgenstern guilty on all counts Tuesday.
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West Point instructor found dead off-post
Army Times
By Kevin Lilley
March 1, 2016
Maj. Benjamin Recla, 34, had deployed multiple times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
Maj. Benjamin Recla
(Photo: Army)
An officer serving as an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy was found dead Sunday while off-post, the school announced in a Monday news release.
Maj. Benjamin Recla’s death is being investigated by the Atlantic City (New Jersey) Police Department, the release states, but foul play is not suspected. No further details on the incident were available; the police department did not return a message seeking comment.
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