PoliceOne Member News: Week 401 - Sept. 5, 2008
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Week 401
Sept. 5, 2008

Editor's Note:

Where were you on 9/11? In light of the 7th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, we’ve created a forum where officers can look back to share memories, thoughts and lessons learned. We’ll be publishing a handful of entries in an upcoming P1 newsletter.

Log in to access the forums and join the discussion. Include your name, rank, agency, city, and state with your comments so we can reference you should your entry be included in the round-up article.

— Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Senior Editor

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Featured News
Shooting rampage puts spotlight on mental health system



Sheriff's deputies hold Isaac Zamora as he appears in Skagit County district court in Mount Vernon, Wash. Zamora is accused in a shooting and stabbing rampage Tuesday that left six people dead and four wounded. (AP Photo)


SEATTLE — Isaac Zamora's mother begged him to get help when he was released from jail a month ago. State and federal laws prevented her from doing much more for the man who has now been arrested after a shooting spree in rural northwest Washington that left six people dead and four wounded.

The Tuesday afternoon rampage began close to the home of Zamora's mother, near Alger, about 70 miles north of Seattle. It continued amid a high-speed police pursuit on Interstate 5 and ended in Mount Vernon, about 20 miles south of Alger, when Zamora surrendered at a sheriff's office ... Full Story


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