Experts: Chicago cop killings alarming, but no trend

Experts: Chicago cop killings alarming, but no trend
When news broke late last month that Chicago police Officer Michael Flisk had been killed on the job, many Chicagoans had the same chilling thought: Not again. Flisk was the fifth officer killed in the line of duty this year, his slaying coming just days after an off-duty cop was gunned down in his car, bringing the total number of officers killed to six. It solidified 2010 as the deadliest year …
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Rise in cop killings in Chicago not a sign of a trend
They agree that police deaths this year are alarming, but not an indication of rising crime Local and national criminologists agree that the string of police tragedies is a cause for concern, but they said it’s far too soon to take the deaths as any indication of a developing criminal pattern.
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Torrington man arraigned after probation violation
BANTAM — A Torrington man who served a year in jail on larceny and robbery charges in 2007 was arraigned in Bantam Superior Court Thursday for violating his probation.
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