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hospital that left a 63-year-old security officer dead. Investigators identified the man suspected of shooting and killing Bradley Haas, a New Hampshire Department of Safety security officer. Haas previously served as chief of police in Franklin and was working as a security officer for the hospital. John Madore, 33, shot and killed Haas as he tried to gain access to the psychiatric facility. Madore did not get past the metal detectors in the lobby of the hospital, where he encountered Haas. WCVB reported that law enforcement rushed to the New Hampshire Hospital off Clinton Street in the state capital city at 3:38 p.m. “Upon entering the lobby, the suspect shot one individual,” Col. Mark Hall, director of the New Hampshire State Police, said. “A state trooper assigned to the hospital and in close proximity, immediately engaged, shot and killed the suspect.” JEWELRY STORE HEIST ENDS IN HIGH-SPEED CHASE AND MYSTIFYING RESPONSE FROM SUSPECT BOONE COUNTY, Ind. — An alleged jewelry thief led Boone County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase Saturday evening. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported that its deputies located a vehicle connected to a theft that occurred at a Kay Jewelers located at 2438 N Lebanon St. in Lebanon. Deputies tried to conduct a traffic stop with the vehicle. The driver, however, disregarded officers’ attempt to stop the vehicle, leading police on a pursuit. The driver eventually hit I-65 northbound near mile marker 141. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office terminated its pursuit of the individual at mile marker 170. Lebanon Police also pursued the driver, who was later identified as 34-year-old David Juarez of Chicago, Illinois. In a press release, LPD officials indicated that Juarez stuck his hand out of his vehicle’s window and gestured toward pursuing officers. LPD reported that Juarez also struck a Thorntown Police Department vehicle during the pursuit. The collision did not stop Juarez and the pursuit continued. With assistance from Indiana State Police, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office and the TPD, Juarez’s car was slowly boxed in by officers, bringing the pursuit to an end. LPD reported that Juarez complied with all police commands once he was stopped. Juarez was then taken into custody without further incident. LPD reported that Juarez told them he gestured at officers during the chase because he was trying to tell police they’re not supposed to pursue him. Juarez faces more than five preliminary charges, including criminal mischief, theft, resisting law enforcement, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and operating a vehicle without a license. COLO. OFFICER KILLED AF- TER SUSPECT OPENS FIRE DURING TRAFFIC STOP. CORTEZ, Colo. — An officer and a suspect have both been killed after one suspect shot the officer during a traffic stop, KOAT reported. Sergeant Michael Moran stopped a vehicle on Nov. 28. Shots were fired from the vehicle, which then drove away. Moran was wounded and later succumbed to his injuries, according to the report. Sergeant Moran is survived by his two daughters. The two suspects inside the 74 The Blues 40th Anniversary Issue

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