Category: state trooper

Trooper No Longer Faces Murder Charge in Fatal Thruway Chase

KINGSTON, N.Y.—A judge has dropped a murder charge against a state trooper in the death of an 11-year-old girl during a high-speed chase on the New York State Thruway. Christopher Baldner still faces a second-degree manslaughter charge and other counts stemming from the Dec. 22, 2020 highway chase north of New York City that led…


State Trooper and Motorist Spot Dog With Broken Pelvis in I-75 Ditch, Give Her Water, Shade, a New Home

A state trooper and a good Samaritan in Tennessee helped save the life of a badly injured four-legged friend found in a ditch on the side of a highway. Kaye Fiorello posted on Facebook that she was driving up Interstate 75 near Cleveland when she spotted Trooper Tudors. First thing she did was check her…


Man Convicted of Murder in Killing of Iowa State Trooper

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa—A jury on Monday convicted a man of first-degree murder in the shooting death of an Iowa State Patrol trooper last year. Michael Lang, 42, was also found guilty of attempted murder and assaulting a police officer for his actions on April 9, 2021, that killed 51-year-old patrol Sgt. Jim Smith in Grundy…


Texas Launches Manhunt for Suspect Who Allegedly Shot State Trooper: Police

Police in Texas said a manhunt is underway after a suspect shot a state trooper in Limestone County late on Friday, authorities confirmed.