Off-duty Md. officer shoots self after pursuit

The Capital EASTON, Md. — Maryland State Police say an off-duty Montgomery County police officer fatally shot himself after a trooper stopped him for speeding and suspicion of driving under the influence. Police say a trooper stopped 30-year-old Jed Bylsma of Gettysburg, Pa., on Route 50 near Easton around 1:30…

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Maine state trooper fatally shoots dispatcher

By Alex Barber Bangor Daily News DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Piscataquis County Sheriff John Goggin said he confronted Maine State Trooper Jon Brown after Brown shot and killed county dispatcher Michael Curtis on Tuesday morning. "There were some words exchanged, mostly from me towards him," Goggin said Friday. "I never laid…

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