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Monday, March 16, 2020

[CA] Said-suicide of officer's wife, Betty Jane Stuart - 1963


POLICE OFFICER'S WIFE'S DEATH IS CALLED SUICIDE
The Sacramento Bee
23 Mar 1963, Sat, Page 6
Deputy District Attorney Donald Dorfman today said the shooting of Mrs Betty Jane Stuart, 28, the wife of North Sacramento Policeman William Stuart, was an apparent suicide.
"We have a few more witnesses to interrogate" Dorfman said "but as of now it looks like suicide."
Mrs. Stuart was shot yesterday in the abdomen while in the bedroom of the couple's home at 2537 Colfax Street North Sacramento. Dorfman said Stuart told him he had been trying to get the gun away from his wife.
He said she was kneeling in the bedroom with the gun pointed at her abdomen and every time he went close to her she cocked the pistol. "The physical aspects of the thing," Dorfman said, "point to suicide." Dorfman added an autopsy would be held today.

(I tried to find out more but couldn't.)


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Sunday, March 15, 2020

[NC] 1947 said-suicide of Katie Wayne, Deputy Sheriff's wife



Deputy Sheriff L. R. (Lathal Randolph) Wayne reported that his wife Katie Brown Council Wayne, 40, shot and killed herself on  27 June 1947 with a .38 caliber pistol.
Katie had been Postmistress of Lake Waccamaw /Columbus County for four years.
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[CA] 1937 said-suicide of Frances Buchler, wife of the Sacramento District Attorney



Frances Elaine Buchler, 30-year old wife of Lloyd Buchler, Sacramento Deputy District Attorney, was said to have committed suicide by hanging herself from a rafter in the attic of their home. 


Info from The Fresno Bee The Republican (California), 19 Mar 1937, Fri, Page 12

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

[TX] Deputy Bernardo Mata Garcia arrested on family choking charge

HIDALGO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY BERNARDO MATA GARCIA of PeƱitas was been placed on leave with pay pending an internal investigation after he was arrested Feb. 22 on assault allegations of choking a family member. He is charged with assault family violence impeding breath or circulation, a third degree felony, and for criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor.


HIDALGO COUNTY SHERIFF EDDIE GUERRA:
As your Hidalgo County Sheriff, I continue to strive in maintaining the highest level of integrity and transparency. I am extremely disappointed, and greatly concerned regarding the allegations by one of my deputies... I am committed to preserving the public’s confidence and trust in the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. We will continue to investigate any and all allegations of employee misconduct, and I will take the necessary and appropriate actions to maintain accountability and transparency to you, the citizens we serve.

Feel free to update in the comments.

Link to news here, here, and here,
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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

[FL] Retired MCSO couple die in murder-suicide - Debbie and Thomas Tobin

Debra and Thomas Tobin died March 1, 2020.
Both retired from Monroe County Sheriff’s Office 

A KEY WEST COUPLE WAS FOUND DEAD. POLICE THINK IT’S A MURDER-SUICIDE
March 01, 2020
[Excerpts] Two people were found dead inside their Key West home early Sunday morning in what police said is possibly a murder-suicide. Thomas Patrick Tobin, 61, and Debra Anne [Hitchcock] Tobin, 64, were at the home in the 3200 block of Eagle Avenue, Key West police spokeswoman Alyson Crean said. Debra Anne Tobin was found dead with several gunshot wounds... He was from Lloyd Harbor, New York, and was a retired sheriff’s deputy. Debra Tobin had worked for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in extraditions and transportation, according to her LinkedIn profile. She retired in 2017... She and her husband were both hired by MCSO in 1993... [Full article here]
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[GA] Tammare Lawrence jailed in death of her officer husband. Motive still unknown

Atlanta Police Officer Stanley Lawrence

ATLANTA OFFICER SHOT, KILLED BY WIFE IN GEORGIA HOME, POLICE SAY
February 20, 2020
[Excerpt] The Atlanta Police Department is mourning one of its own. Police in Riverdale, Georgia, say Stanley Lawrence, 58, was shot and killed by his wife, Tammare Lawrence, 49, at their home along Oak Valley Drive early this morning. Police have charged Tammare Lawrence with felony murder and aggravated assault. She remains in the Clayton County Jail... [Full article here]

Tammare Lawrence

WIFE OF SLAIN ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER APPEARS IN COURT CHARGED WITH HIS MURDER
Feb 20, 2020
[Excerpts] The wife of a murdered Atlanta police officer appeared before a Clayton County judge Thursday morning, accused of shooting her husband to death. Tammare Lawrence, 49, said nothing during the formal reading of the charges she faces – felony murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon... Tammare Lawrence is accused in the murder of her husband, 58-year-old veteran police officer Stanley Lawrence who had worked for the Atlanta Police Department since 1990. He was found dead Wednesday morning in his home on Oak Valley Drive in Riverdale... Tammare Lawrence had no attorney representing her at the hearing, so Judge Smith said she would appoint one for her before her next appearance March 13. The defendant’s family members left the courthouse declining to speak with reporters but insisting that she’s innocent. [Full article here]


WIFE OF BELOVED ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE CHARGED WITH HIS MURDER
February 20
[Excerpts] ...Riverdale police say Tammare Lawrence shot and killed her husband, Atlanta Police Officer Stanley Lawrence as the 58-year-old sat on the living room couch early Wednesday morning... it was Mrs. Lawrence who dialed 911, clearly distraught. "I need an ambulance right now, (crying)," the recording revealed. When officers arrived they say the wife and mother was on her knees and crying. When investigators asked her what happened she would not tell them. "I can't say," a police report indicated. When authorities pressed the 49-year-old again, the wife and mother requested a lawyer before talking to the police... The veteran officer's slaying has left his law enforcement colleagues and friends stunned. "He was a giant of a man, 6-feet-8-inches, just so gentle, so heartwarming, everybody that I knew loved him, especially the kids," Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Terrell Griffin commented... The judge told Mrs. Lawrence she would be held on no bond. Her primary hearing on the murder and aggravated assault charges was set for March 13. [Full article here]
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