Officer Down

Sometimes you get criticized for shooting too fast. Sometimes you don’t shoot fast enough.

Here’s to North St. Paul police officer Richard Crittenden. While protecting someone else, Officer Crittenden was killed with his own service weapon.

Rest in Peace.

Crittenden reportedly pushed the woman out of harm’s way but in the process left himself vulnerable for the man to ambush him, grab his handgun and shoot him, the source said.

A Maplewood police officer was slightly wounded but shot the suspect dead during an exchange of gunfire moments later inside the North St. Paul apartment.
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Court records reveal Dockery had a history of crime — and two of his biggest targets were his estranged wife and the mother of two of his children.

Terry, who had known Dockery for 11 years, had filed four orders for protection against him between 2000 and May.

Here’s the story in the Pioneer Press.