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Pennsylvania trooper killed in shooter’s ‘ambush’ on police barracks during shift-change
NY Daily News ^ | 13 September AD 2014 | Meg Wagner

Posted on 09/13/2014 1:21:33 PM PDT by lightman

Y Meg Wagner NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Saturday, September 13, 2014, 8:31 AM Updated: Saturday, September 13, 2014, 4:05 PM

The Pennsylvania trooper killed in a Friday night police barracks shooting was a hardworking, “stand-up guy,” his friends say.

Now, Bryon Dickson’s heartbroken friends and family will lay him to rest.

The father-of-two was the only officer killed when a gunman "ambushed" police barracks in Blooming Grove Township during a trooper shift-change, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said at a Saturday press conference. A second trooper, Alex Douglass, was also injured.

And the killer could still be on the loose. An overnight manhunt lead to the questioning of a person of interest — but no suspects.

Gov. Tom Corbett wanted to visit the area, but officials warned him to stay away when a “a very dangerous, armed criminal” has not been caught, the Times-Tribune reported.

Still, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan assured residents the shooter is not believed to be dangerous to the public.

Dickson, a 2007 police academy graduate, worked near Philadelphia for most of his career, but moved to the Northeast Pennsylvania barracks a few months ago to be closer to his family, friends told the Times-Tribune. AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Butch Comegys State police Commissioner Frank Noonan said an overnight shooting at a Pennsylvania police barracks was likely an attack on the state force. WNEP The gunman fled after he killed a state trooper. WNEP At least one more trooper was injured in the late night shooting. Previous Next

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"He was very, very work oriented," Melissa Contorno, a friend of the Dickson family, said. "He was all about it. He was a stand-up guy.”

He leaves behind a wife and two sons: a kindergartener and a second-grader.

“This is a traumatic event. It has touched us to the core that such an event can happen,” Noonan said.

The gunman escaped after the 11 p.m. shooting, and law enforcement officials from New York and New Jersey descended on northeastern Pennsylvania to help with the search.

On Saturday morning, police named a person of interest and detained him for questioning.

He is not in custody and has not been charged with any crimes, Trooper Connie Devens, spokeswoman for Troop R in Dunmore, told the newspaper.

Corbett ordered flags in the area to be flown at half-staff in Dickson’s honor, WNEP reported.

“Every attack on an officer of the law is an attack on our state, our country and civilized society,” he said in a statement.

Douglass, the injured trooper was taken to a local hospital in stable condition, police said.

Law enforcement officials from New York and New Jersey descended on northeastern Pennsylvania early Saturday to help with the search.

Blooming Grove Township is about 35 miles east of Scranton.


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Pennsylvania trooper killed in shooter’s ‘ambush’ on police barracks during shift-change: ‘He was a stand-up guy'

1 posted on 09/13/2014 1:21:33 PM PDT by lightman
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To: P.O.E.; Celtic Conservative; Larry Lucido

Ping.


2 posted on 09/13/2014 1:22:25 PM PDT by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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To: lightman

Jihad or Fergonsonitis?


3 posted on 09/13/2014 1:24:57 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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To: cripplecreek

Mebbe....mebbe just a Pennsyltucky redneck pizzed off for being cited on a traffic stop.

Pike County is a bedroom community for NYC.


4 posted on 09/13/2014 1:29:05 PM PDT by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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To: lightman

I expect to see more of this. And not just people fed up with police. The government apparatus has annoyed a lot of people, and voting doesn’t seem to make a difference. If the ballot box has failed, people will seek other boxes.


5 posted on 09/13/2014 1:31:24 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("Harvey Dent, can we trust him?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBsdV--kLoQ)
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To: lightman
Trooper Bryon Dickson E.O.W. 9/12/14
6 posted on 09/13/2014 1:34:01 PM PDT by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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To: cripplecreek

No hint that it is Fergonsonitis.

Cops around here are jumpy about past DUI offenders they have prosecuted, could be something along those lines if not a personal attack due to domestic issues.


7 posted on 09/13/2014 1:36:23 PM PDT by wrench
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To: wrench
if not a personal attack due to domestic issue

...or just plain mistaken identity.

8 posted on 09/13/2014 1:39:00 PM PDT by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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To: lightman
Gov. Tom Corbett wanted to visit the area, but officials warned him to stay away when a “a very dangerous, armed criminal” has not been caught, the Times-Tribune reported.

Still, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan assured residents the shooter is not believed to be dangerous to the public.

So, we're to believe he's just "very dangerous" to the Governer. Boy, some politicians are so damn stupid.

9 posted on 09/13/2014 1:40:50 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: lightman
And the killer could still be on the loose.

What do you mean "could"? Either he is or isn't.

10 posted on 09/13/2014 1:42:51 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: wrench

Fergusonitis...thanks, I’ll be using that from now on.


11 posted on 09/13/2014 1:45:37 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

See tagline


12 posted on 09/13/2014 1:48:55 PM PDT by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: jacknhoo

During the Ferguson, MO riots, there was talk about “bringing it” to “Whitey’s” neighborhoods, so right now anything’s possible.


13 posted on 09/13/2014 1:49:56 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: lightman

RIP. I didn’t know you sir, but thank you for your service. May the Lord give you and your family His peace.

CC


14 posted on 09/13/2014 2:00:19 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan assured residents the shooter is not believed to be dangerous to the public.

... and they believe this, why??

15 posted on 09/13/2014 2:01:39 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: lightman

It is a Jihad Technique of ISIS in Iraq to sniper attack Iraqi police/security coming and going from their stations prior to the main attack. This was a big reason many Iraqi Police/security initially fled leaving towns basically undefended. The Jihadis posted lots of videos showing this tactic.


16 posted on 09/13/2014 2:13:08 PM PDT by JohnKinAK
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To: ClearCase_guy
I expect to see more of this. And not just people fed up with police.

I agree. People don't like being bullied. When overwhelming power is unnecessarily used against people, they will resort to these guerrilla tactics to strike back.

17 posted on 09/13/2014 2:14:50 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: Impala64ssa
During the Ferguson, MO riots, there was talk about “bringing it” to “Whitey’s” neighborhoods, so right now anything’s possible.

I remember years ago, a couple black men were hiding in auto trunks firing through a peephole randomly shooting white people. That was freaky and scary.

18 posted on 09/13/2014 2:17:45 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: roadcat

But you’re mistaken. It was an angry middle aged white guy in a white panel van. Didn’t Chief Moose tell us so?


19 posted on 09/13/2014 2:20:52 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: jacknhoo

“Fergusonitis...thanks, I’ll be using that from now on.”
Fergusonitis sounds like bowel infection. I think he probably meant Fergusonistas.


20 posted on 09/13/2014 2:21:14 PM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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