tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post9073210601050773978..comments2024-03-26T16:11:40.327-07:00Comments on Behind The Blue Wall: [NV] Fired, rehired NHP Trooper/State Fire Marshal Thatcher dies during domestic shooting rampage / SWAT standoffBehind The Blue Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-84429578647780439162020-01-12T22:48:42.472-08:002020-01-12T22:48:42.472-08:00He was an officer in Seattle for several years pri...He was an officer in Seattle for several years prior. Check your facts before you judge and look lik an ass<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-26021288253714995252013-07-15T17:35:40.704-07:002013-07-15T17:35:40.704-07:00Eric Thatcher was set up by Internal Affairs Troop...Eric Thatcher was set up by Internal Affairs Trooper Rob Stepian. The hearing judge caught him in several lies, yet <br />Stepian was promoted. This man has blood on his hands and is a disgrace to all law enforcement officers nationwide. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-85089513834647575822012-04-16T13:08:37.575-07:002012-04-16T13:08:37.575-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726980106562558137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-86854116220060590112012-04-16T13:06:44.904-07:002012-04-16T13:06:44.904-07:00He left to help his father who was very ill. He w...He left to help his father who was very ill. He worked for his brother in Cali @ 24 hour fitness before going to NHP.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726980106562558137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-22814429368753280362010-07-28T11:42:30.623-07:002010-07-28T11:42:30.623-07:00I knew Eric for over 18 years. He was an honest, r...I knew Eric for over 18 years. He was an honest, really good person, but worked in a profession where he saw the worst in people. It was too much for him. He wrote poetry and published his words prior to passing away. You can see his writing and understand his pain. Here is were you can see it: <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Great-American-Poet-Eric-Thatcher/dp/1439234035/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280342467&sr=8-1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-60144691322488714142010-06-07T17:15:30.702-07:002010-06-07T17:15:30.702-07:00Eric was a good cop and a good guy. Never say neve...Eric was a good cop and a good guy. Never say never, you don't know what will push you over the edge.<br />WifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-60197176226138409152010-05-04T22:44:04.029-07:002010-05-04T22:44:04.029-07:00I know his mother, and two sisters. Rest in Gods A...I know his mother, and two sisters. Rest in Gods Arms. I am sad. SLHSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026999310236481906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-75281101813669740592010-05-01T00:49:56.363-07:002010-05-01T00:49:56.363-07:00Do you know why he left?
My ex used to work there...Do you know why he left?<br /><br />My ex used to work there too. It's a pretty decent department compared to others.Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-65093459448830122672010-04-30T16:56:52.035-07:002010-04-30T16:56:52.035-07:00I worked with him in a two man car for 2.5 years i...I worked with him in a two man car for 2.5 years in Seattle. He was a good cop, professional and never a problem. The events at NHP should be looked at.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726980106562558137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-34483155134697341492010-04-29T20:29:31.804-07:002010-04-29T20:29:31.804-07:00Eric Thatcher was a Seattle Cop in the mid to late...Eric Thatcher was a Seattle Cop in the mid to late 90's before going to Nevada. He was a good guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-58456026314961180602010-04-29T19:39:31.477-07:002010-04-29T19:39:31.477-07:00THURSDAY ARMED STANDOFF: Coroner says man's de...THURSDAY ARMED STANDOFF: Coroner says man's death in standoff was suicide<br />Inquest to be held in fire investigator's death<br />Las Vegas Review-Journal<br />By ANTONIO PLANAS<br />Apr. 27, 2010<br />[Excerpts] The state fire marshal's investigator who died in a standoff last week with Henderson police took his own life, the Clark County coroner's office ruled Tuesday. Eric Jason Thatcher, 38, died from a self-inflicted "intra-oral" gunshot wound to the head, the coroner said, and not by an officer's bullet. Police arrived at Thatcher's home about 11:30 a.m. Thursday on the 2700 block of Auchmull Street, south of Sun City Anthem Drive. He immediately began firing at officers through house windows, striking at least one police car and several adjacent residences... Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy said a coroner's inquest will be held in Thatcher's death, even though the fatal gunshot was self-inflected. An inquest is not uncommon in suicides when officers shoot toward someone, he said, and the hearing will "answer all the questions that may have arisen as a result of this case"... Ritch Melchert, a 10-year police department veteran, has been placed on routine paid administrative leave for firing his weapon during the incident, according to Henderson police spokesman Keith Paul... [Eric Thatcher's brother] Ron said that Eric and his wife had separated and that she had taken their two young children. And although that was a major factor in his depression, Ron said Eric also never recovered from his battle with the Highway Patrol... Eric wrote that he was a "peacemaker" and "gentle spirit" before his legal fight with the agency. "I was good until their lies and conspiracy destroyed me," he wrote. "It ruined my soul. I used to be good. Now I don't care." [Full article <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/coroner-says-man-s-death-in-police-standoff-was-suicide-92207209.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>]Behind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-33175588847311863012010-04-27T17:02:55.407-07:002010-04-27T17:02:55.407-07:00He was NOT a former Jack in the Box employee, he H...He was NOT a former Jack in the Box employee, he HAD life experience and was NOT weak minded. Maybe you should STOP being so bitter because you can't get hired!<br /><br />From a dear friend of Eric's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-84068810969772503612010-04-27T14:30:35.718-07:002010-04-27T14:30:35.718-07:00hey mike your an idiot did u even know thatcher???...hey mike your an idiot did u even know thatcher??? U can suck it....RIP Eric Thatcher....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-26242900857657422802010-04-27T09:28:43.620-07:002010-04-27T09:28:43.620-07:00Once again, a Las Vegas area officer goes postal! ...Once again, a Las Vegas area officer goes postal! Maybe if you didnt hire former Jack in the Box employees with no life experience, you would not have these weak minded people as police! Someone with my background in law enforcement cant get hired out here because I think outside the box!Mike!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-42303225223462301492010-04-27T03:02:16.994-07:002010-04-27T03:02:16.994-07:00Was this suicide by cop?Was this suicide by cop?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-26205197231548577082010-04-27T00:03:41.817-07:002010-04-27T00:03:41.817-07:00At the root of this I "blame" the rotten...At the root of this I "blame" the rotten deeds of the arbitration process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-63240553424998516492010-04-26T23:50:33.974-07:002010-04-26T23:50:33.974-07:00Sad to say, but unless a person presents a clear d...Sad to say, but unless a person presents a clear danger to himself or others, there is NOTHING the police can do. Obviously, this guy had some major mental health issues but legally, there was nothing the police could have done until he did what he did later on... and by then it was too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-83210784224074986912010-04-26T13:07:24.838-07:002010-04-26T13:07:24.838-07:00At the point that the officers walked away, he had...At the point that the officers walked away, he had committed no crimes, was behaving rationally, and was giving no indication that he was a danger to himself or to others.<br /><br />The officers really had no choice but to leave. It was not a professional favor, and it benefits the judicial process when the bill of rights is followed.<br /><br />It's unfortunate how it ended, but let's not lay blame on anyone other than the man responsible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-74670371671769038522010-04-26T06:11:37.246-07:002010-04-26T06:11:37.246-07:00He was allowed to talk officers away from his home...He was allowed to talk officers away from his home on the earlier calls. Was that a professional favor? Who did it benefit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com