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 Week's Weddings

The Sun (1837-1987); 

Jun 29, 1958


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The marriage of Miss Erma Lee Schwartz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. Schwartz, of 705 South Baylis Street, and Mr. Ronald Henry Teufer, son of Mrs. Henry G. Teufer, of 7236 Bridgewood drive, and the late Mr. Teufer, took place June 7 at Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Rev. Fred Fischer performed the ceremony. A reception was held at the Knights of Columbus  Hall. The bride was given in marriage by her father. After a wedding rip to  Florida, Mr. and Mrs. Teufer are living at 406 South East Avenue.

 

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SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN 2 ROBBERIES

The Sun (1837-1987); 

Sep 16, 1969

pg. C26 FOUR SUSPECTS ARRESTED TWO ROBBERIES – BANK, GROCERY, LOAN COMPANY HELD UP; $9354 TAKEN
City police and FBI as he picked up for social yesterday in the properties of a bank and lending company office.

The FBI had arrested a fifth man earlier in the day, and charged him with the September eat holdup of the Maryland national bank branch in Randallstown.

Robbers did better yesterday in Joppatowne, where two armed bandits escaped with some $2000 after holding up in a in the supermarket and jump as a shopping center

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Will in the largest of city holdups, two young men bolted the counter of the trust company branch in Edmondson village and raked $7024 from the cash drawers while a third stood at the event or with a pistol.

Police said one of the bandits fired a shot into the back ceiling and that a customer took a shot at the third as he chased him down the street.

Police and FBI agents took too young man, 18 and 21 years old, in the custody at 1 PM three hours after the order. They said the suspects, who were arrested at the younger ones home in a 2400 block of Chelsea Terrace, would be charged later with the holdup.

The third suspect, who was 24 years old, was arrested at 2:30 PM at his home in the 1800 block of Poplar Grove Street.

In the second city holdup, a very casual man with no bottom teeth and a sawed-off shotgun it in his leather briefcase took $310 from the family finance company branch at 416 North Howard St., then held a cab and fled in.

A passing bus driver who took down the cabs license number. And a mounted traffic policeman who broadcasted over the police radio helped to policeman crews and nearby to catch the taxi and corral suspect minutes after the robbery.

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The 20-year-old suspect was being held last night at the central district police station. Police said he would be placed in lineups tomorrow in an attempt to link him with the recent holdups of two taverns, two banks, two lending institutions, and a dress shop.

Mark L Bolton, the loan officers manager, said the man came in at 2 PM and applied for a loan, then returned a half hour later caring a brown briefcase, from which he pulled a disassembled shotgun, and a handwritten holdups note. Mr. Fuller said the man clicked the two halves of the sawed-off shotgun together, and the two of them went to the firms cashiers cages, where to cashiers handed him $310.

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The man then ordered the six persons in the office to lie on the floor, stuff the shotgun back into the briefcase, and fled to Saratoga Street, where he held the cab.  “He was very casual,” P. Marini, a supervisor at the finance company said, “he just made himself at home, and then he robbed us.”  Moments later, a bus driver leaned out the window to tell Patrolman Ronald H. Teufer for, astride his horse “Lucky”, the taxi’s license number, and the man was soon caught.

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In Joppatowne, meanwhile, to bandits apparently broke through the ceiling of an AMP supermarket. Then robbed it safe of $2000 after employees began arriving at 7 AM.  The men armed with a butcher knife and a pistol, also Rob seven of the stores employees of an estimated $300 then lock them in a cooler and escaped in a car driven by a woman accomplice.  The employees spent some 90 minutes in the cooler before other employees miss them and calls the police just before 9 AM  The FBI made its arrest in the Randallstown holdup yesterday morning taking Morton J. Clark, Junior, 39, in the custody at his home in the 7200 block of Oak Haven circle.

A bearded man took $7944.59 from the Maryland national branch early on September 8 after pointing a gold colored pistol at the teller. Mr. Clark was arraigned before United States Commissioner H. Alan Metzger, and held in city jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.

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Oct 4, 1972

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DiPietro Escapes Ticket for using Mayor's Space
A mounted policeman and City Councilman Dominic DiPietro (Mimi) Democrat 1st district had a jocular showdown over a parking summons in front of City Hall yesterday.

Patrolman Ronald H. Teufer was sitting on his horse next to Mr. DiPietro’s illegally parked car when the councilman emerged in shirt sleeves from City Hall and, in his own a inimitable East Baltimore vernacular, ordered the policeman to ticket all the cars illegally parked along the Memorial Plaza before ticketing his.

 

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“C’mom goombah,” said the policeman, “You can’t park here, it’s the Mayors parking space.” Mr. DiPietro responded that spaces along Memorial Plaza where council members may Park were filled with illegal parkers and that he had no place to put his car.

Thereupon, patrolman Teufer dutifully trotted around the Plaza to search for illegally parked cars.  He then returned to the front of City Hall and was chatting with Mr. DiPietro when the Mayor’s limousine appeared.  The Mayor had to double parked because the policeman’s horse was in the way.  When the Mayor appeared Mr. DiPietro greeted him with a cheerful obscenity; the Mayor replied with an obscene gesture of his own before speeding away.  And policeman Teufer trotted away, having been treated to personal contact with the higher echelon of government and leaving them none the worse for meeting him.

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Traffic Officer Injured October 24, 1972 Officer Ronald Tuefer was thrown from his horse on Tuesday, October 24, 1972 in the 200 block of Cross Street and received severe injuries to his head. The incident occurred in mid-afternoon when the Officer's horse, "Zeik," reared up for no apparent reason, back stepped, and then fell over backwards, onto Officer Tuefer. The Officer was rushed to Mercy Hospital where he was X-rayed and treated by four staff physicians. He remains confined there, on the 12th floor. He is recovering satisfactorily. The Officer has been a member of the Mounted Unit since 1968

 

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Pomerleau suspends 16 union officials
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16 patrolman – all officials of the union which represented striking city police – were suspended from duty yesterday by the police Commissioner, Donald P Pomerleau.  The suspensions removed from duty virtually all the remaining officers of local 1195 of the American Federation of State, County and municipal employees (AFL – CIO) as well as some members of his executive board.  Five other board members were praised by the Commissioner, however, for not participating in the strike.  It appeared as if yesterday’s suspensions were directed at those who Commissioner Pomerleau believed were the main thrust behind the police strike.  The suspensions were expected after Commissioner Pomerleau’s last week suspension of police officer George F. We, president of the local. Earlier last week Commissioner Pomerleau revoked the union’s right to represent Baltimore police.  Several suspended officers contacted last night refused to comment on the commissioner’s action.  In a two-page press release, the Commissioner said he was imposing the suspension because the 16 patrolman had violated “departmental directives” and had been “absent from duty without proper authority.”  Commissioner Pomerleau had said previously that the cases of each of about 600 men and women who participated in the five-day police walkout would be evaluated individually. He mentioned probable action ranging from firing to demotions, transfers and extra duty, or a combination of these.  The 16 patrolman suspended yesterday will appear at a special 9 AM hearing today and tomorrow to determine whether they should be paid or not paid during their suspensions.  Hearings on the charges will be conducted before a departmental trawl board at a later date. Mr. Hoyt, whose son officer Francis T. Wait, was one of those suspended yesterday, faces such hearing July 31.

 

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officer George A. Donahue and Harry M. Bayne, both of Northwestern district; also Lewis J. Patty and Sharon V. Colo, of southern district, and Michael F. Ryan and Joseph L. Falls letter, of central district.  Also suspended were officers George M. Young and Charles J, Ryan, of Western district; also Leopold J. Iraqi, of the tactical section, and officer Scott H. Gary, Junior., Joseph P. McMahon and Vincent J. Sanzone, all of the Southwest district.  Others were officer Francis T. Weight, the only Eastern district policeman to participate in the walkout; for Nelson F. McKenna, of northern district; also Milton J. Wancowicz, senior, of the South Eastern district, and officer Ronald a Ward, of the northeastern district.  At the same time Commissioner Pomerleau raised five other members of the union’s local executive board who he said “did not participate in the strike action and fulfill their responsibilities to their oath of office and the citizens of Baltimore.  “They are to be commended for their attention to duty during these trying times,” he continued.These 54 officers Francis R Cavanaugh, of the departmental personnel division; officer Ronald H. Teufer, of the traffic division; officer Charles E Wancowicz. Senior, of the chief of patrol’s office; officer Author am the wit, of the criminal investigation division, and officer Bessie E Franklin, of the central records division. Officer Charles Wancowicz is the nephew of Milton J Wancowicz, a suspended officerBob Petza Retired from mounted in 1989 with 30 years

 

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Retirement Ceremony
Captain Robert Jenkins, the Teufers, Col Eddie Lawrence, Captain Walter Jasper

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21 August, 1967 - We lost our Brother Police Officer John C. Williams

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While working on putting this page together, a page with Misc police pictures of our brothers and sisters in the field, doing what we do—pictures that will help preserve our history and provide some sort of back-up or assistance to the active officers. My thought was to call it either "Police Paparazzi" or "Paparazzi Police," each having a funny meaning, but police in front of or behind the word Paparazzi can give it a different meaning and still not change the effects of the shot. I or any one of us that stops to take a picture of our brothers in the line of duty, and if need be, the on-scene 10–16, as I am sure if the officer needed a backup, we would put down the camera and help. All that said and done, I was talking this over with one of my site developers and design techs. I was a little excited ( I know hard to believe—I get a little excited about police stuff, our history, my time with the BPD and this site.) Anyway, I was a little excited, and when I went to say one of these two police/paparazzi/police phrases, not knowing which should go first, my mouth took over and coined a new phrase, a phrase that I think will be the phrase we are going to use. I called it "Cop-parazzi." It was funny how it just popped out.

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Fallen HeroPatrolman William R Myers

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Patrolman William R. Myers died on September 27, 1933, at home, a week after leaving his post, due to a heart attack. He had been complaining for years of the stress put on him by his post near Lexington Market. That stress had him move from directing pedestrian and vehicular traffic by hand to working a semaphore. It can be a tough job, and while he didn't actually die on his post, from his complaints, it is obvious his post as one of the original "Beauty Squad" took its toll on him and was documented over the years. Aside from remembering him on this day, take a look at his history, the history of the Beauty Squad, and some of the ways they directed traffic over the years before forming the Traffic Squad. 

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Officer Robert W. Peregoy

Officer Robert W PeregoyThe Baltimore Sun Wed Dec 16 2009 Click the above article to enlarge

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Fallen Heroes BannerSgt. Edward M. Sawyer 
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Had been officer 22 years Sgt. Edward M. Sawyer, a member of the Baltimore Police Department for 22 years, died suddenly yesterday as he worked on the automobile of the police commissioner in the garage near headquarters. He was 50 years old.
 
Sgt. Sawyer, who had served as a chauffeur for three commissioners, was polishing Commissioner James M. Hepbron's car when he passed out. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital. A native of Baltimore, Sgt. Sawyer was appointed to the department in June 1934. His first assignment was to the motorcycle traffic division. He was made commissioner during the tenure of Hamilton Atkinson. Later, he served under the late Commissioner Beverly Ober and continued on the job under Mr. Hepbron.
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Before joining the Police Department, Mr. Sawyer was a shortstop in professional baseball, playing in Frederick, Maryland. And Birmingham, Alabama, before going into police work.
 
Funeral services will be held Friday at the John Jay. Going and Sun establishment at Hollins and Poppleton streets. The hour for the service had not been set last night. Sgt. Sawyer leaves behind his wife, Mrs. Mary Sawyer, son, Edward F. Sawyer, brother, Morton, and three sisters, Mrs. Selma Mills, Mrs. Hilda Johnson, and Mrs. Mildred Smith, all of Baltimore.
 
 
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Retired Officer Calvin McCleese

Retired Officer Calvin McCleese

On March 5, 1989, retired officer Calvin McCleese would die, effecting an arrest in his neighborhood. For years, the toll bridge at the end of Dundalk Ave. in Baltimore County was closed; it sat unused and inoperable. Even longer than that, it was under the watchful eye of one of our department’s finest. Southeast District’s Officer Calvin McCleese lived on the corner of Dundalk Ave. and Bullneck Rd., just across the street from the bridge and Watersedge Park. The ladies and gentlemen that collected tolls were safe from anyone trying to bring them harm. Even though its location is in the county, like his family and his post, Officer McCleese protected his neighborhood. He had two sons, Michael and Jeff, who would also grow up to be police officers.

Calvin McCleese worked his entire career with the Baltimore Police Department, all in the same area since his joining in 1957. He started out in the Eastern District's Southeast Substation until 1958/59, when Southeast Station House on Eastern Ave. opened. The kind of police Calvin was; on January 22, 1970, while patrolling in Highland Town, he grew suspicious of a car parked around the corner from The Chesapeake Federal Savings and Loan. Officer McCleese approached the car just as the car’s tag number was broadcast over his radio in a report about a bank robbery at The Chesapeake S&L. Officer McCleese pulled his handgun and single-handedly captured the two men in the car, one of whom was armed with a sawed-off shotgun. But that was 1970, and that was the way Officer McCleese worked.

He retired from the department in 1985 and went on to be the typical retired police officer. He still looked out for his family and his neighborhood… until this day in 1989, when a vehicle being operated by a drunk driver, either not knowing the bridge was closed or just plain losing control, hit the bridge embankments, had an accident and his car burst into flames. Retired Officer McCleese ran to the driver’s aid; after breaking the windows and getting the driver out, the driver woke up. Fearing he would be arrested for DWI and an out-of-state warrant, he decided he would fight the man who just came to his aid and saved his life. Having just fought his way into a burning car and got a man out, then realizing the man was drunk, Officer McCleese wasn’t about to just let him go. So he fought back, subduing the individual until Baltimore County Police would show up on scene, laying on top of him and pinning him down when police arrived and took over the arrest. Officer McCleese had had a heart attack, which he would succumb to on the scene. Officer McCleese had held on for as long as he could. His last action in his life was to first save a life and then to effect the arrest of a drunk driver and wanted fugitive.

Those that knew him knew how much he loved being a Baltimore Police Officer and the pride he had in wearing our badge. While he had already been retired for a few years, he died on this day in 1989 doing what he loved best: serving his community. BTW, one of the ladies P/O McCleese was intent on guarding at that toll booth was his wife, Rebecca McCleese, the mother of his two sons.

May he never be forgotten as "His service "Honored" the City of Baltimore and the Police Department." God bless and RIP

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Two suspects charged with the shooting of Baltimore police officer

Two suspects in the Thursday shooting of a Baltimore police officer who was sitting in her patrol vehicle are in custody, police said.

The duo—Elliot Knox and Travon Shaw—were charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Officer Keona Holley as well as murder for shooting 27-year-old Justin Johnson nearby, the Baltimore Police Department announced Friday.

The gunmen approached Holley—now in critical but stable condition, according to CNN—from behind around 1:30 a.m. Thursday and opened fire, hitting her multiple times, police said.

She was shot twice in the head, once in the leg and once in the hand, according to documents obtained by the Baltimore Sun.

Both alleged shooters had criminal histories, according to a report.

Officer Keona Holley, who was shot twice in the head, once in the leg and once in the hand, is in critical but stable condition.

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Shaw, 32, was awaiting trial in Baltimore County for a March 2020 arrest for being a felon in possession of a firearm, The Sun reported, citing court records. He reportedly had a previous conviction for armed robbery and assault from a 2006 case.

Knox, 31, was convicted of three armed robberies in 2006, when he was 16 and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Travon Shaw.

Travon Shaw reportedly had a previous conviction for armed robbery and assault from a 2006 case.

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Elliot Knox.

Elliot Knox was convicted of three armed robberies in 2006.

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Investigators found weapons allegedly used in the pair of shootings, the police department said.

“What we now know is that both shootings are related,” Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said during a news conference. “As we now know, the perpetrators of Officer Holley’s shooting then left that scene, went to Lucia Avenue, and then committed the homicide of Justin Johnson.”

“These incidents are tragic and remind us of the culture of violence that pervades Baltimore. Life is precious and sacred, but unfortunately there are those who have no regard for it,” Harrison said in a statement, blasting the “cowards responsible” for the shooting.

“No family should have to endure this type of heartache over the holidays, so please keep Officer Holley’s family and the entire community in your prayers.”

State Attorney for Baltimore Marilyn Mosby pledged to prosecute the suspects “to the fullest extent of the law.”

“We will have zero tolerance for those who seek to use violence and murder to settle their grievances. And the criminals that do will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” she said, according to CNN.”

Keona Holley

The State Attorney for Baltimore pledged to prosecute the suspects in Holley’s shooting “to the fullest extent of the law.”

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As officer Holley continues to fight and fight for her life, we vow to her, her family, her colleagues, and this community that we will get justice on her  behalf—fo every victim that has been affected by these heinous acts of violence, we will get justice on their behalf.”

Holley, 39, was working an overtime shift in the Curtis Bay neighborhood when she was shot, according to the Baltimore Sun.

On Saturday, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea on Twitter expressed his support for the wounded Baltimore cop.

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23 Dec 2021

 

Updated 6:04 PM, Dec 23, 2021

BALTIMORE — After deteriorating health and a fight for her life, Holley's family as well as medical officials made a difficult decision.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison and the Baltimore Police Department announce that Officer Keona Holley has been removed from life support.

 

“Our prayers are with Officer Holley’s family and loved ones, co-workers, and the entire community. I thank her and the entire BPD community for their commitment, service, and sacrifice. We mourn Officer Holley’s death together, and we will heal together,” said Commissioner Harrison.

The department is extending the offer to any support and assistance officers who may need it as free and confidential counseling services are available for all BPD employees. The BPD also continues to support Officer Holley’s family.

“I offer my deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Officer Keona Holley, a devoted public servant who worked selflessly to protect our community,” said Mayor Brandon Scott. “Baltimore will never forget Officer Holley’s sacrifice and commitment to making a difference in her beloved city. I ask that everyone please keep Officer Holley’s family in your prayers as they endure the holiday season without their mother, daughter, sister, and loyal friend.”

The Signal 13 Foundation is providing assistance to the family in their time of need. Those who wish to provide financial support to Officer Holley’s family may do so through the Signal 13 website at signal13foundation.org. You can designate your support for Officer Holley’s family, by writing “In support of Officer Holley” in the notes box or in the memo field of a written check.

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Police Commissioner Harrison provides update on Officer Holley’s condition
 
23 December 2021
 
Baltimore, MD (23 December 2021) – It is with heavy hearts that Commissioner Michael Harrison and the Baltimore Police Department announce that Officer Keona Holley has been removed from life support. Her health has been deteriorating over the last couple of days, and her family, in consultation with her doctors, has had to make the most difficult decision. Since Officer Holley’s shooting, Dr. Thomas Scalea and the medical staff at the Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center have provided her with the best medical care in the world. The Baltimore Police Department thanks them for all of their efforts. However, it was Officer Holley’s valiant fight for her life that has brought her this far. Her strength, courage, and resilience are an inspiration to us all.
 
“Our prayers are with Officer Holley’s family and loved ones, co-workers, and the entire community. I thank her and the entire BPD community for their commitment, service, and sacrifice. We mourn Officer Holley’s death together, and we will heal together,” said Commissioner Harrison.
 
“I offer my deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Officer Keona Holley, a devoted public servant who worked selflessly to protect our community,” said Mayor Brandon Scott. “Baltimore will never forget Officer Holley’s sacrifice and commitment to making a difference in her beloved city. I ask that everyone please keep Officer Holley’s family in their prayers as they endure the holiday season without their mother, daughter, sister, and loyal friend.”
 
Due to the tragic and traumatic events experienced by the BPD community over the last couple weeks, the department is extending the offer of any support and assistance officers may need. Free and confidential counseling services are available for all BPD employees. The BPD also continues to support Officer Holley’s family, as we do for all members of the force.
 
The Signal 13 Foundation is providing assistance to the family in their time of need. Those who wish to provide financial support to Officer Holley’s family may do so through the Signal 13 website at signal13foundation.org and click on the “Donate” button. Please designate your support for Officer Holley’s family by writing “In support of Officer Holley” in the notes box or in the memo field of a written check.
The Signal 13 Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 established to support Baltimore Police and their families in times of need. Signal 13 provides financial hardship grants and college scholarships for the children of police personnel. All donations are tax-deductible. Any donations received in the name of Officer Keona Holley will be used to support her family.
 
There will, of course, be ways that we can ensure that Officer Holley’s spirit and legacy live on in this department and this city. Those conversations will be had with her family and colleagues after we get through this somber and difficult period. However, the best way to honor Officer Holley is to continue her mission of making Baltimore a safer place for everyone.
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The family of fallen Officer Keona Holley has a Christmas Eve message on crime
24 Dec 2021

On this Christmas Eve, the family of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley is mourning, and they're speaking out.

Although it's the time of year to be with the ones you love, for her family and the police department, this holiday will be about planning a funeral.

Officer Holley was pulled off life support Thursday, a week after she was ambushed in a shooting in Curtis Bay.

But Holley's sister, Lawanda Sykes, and mother, Karen Eaddy, say on this night before Christmas there's still joy, peace, and a reason to be part of the season.

 

"I wish everybody a Merry Christmas. I mean, it's still merry to me because I have my grandkids," said Eaddy. "I may not have my child, but I have my grandkids. So, I have to lift myself up and lift them up to have Christmas without their mom."

Holley, who joined the Baltimore police force two years ago, was a 39-year-old mother with four children, the youngest being a 10-year-old son.

Holley's sister says they intend to have a joyful holiday but admits that, amid the upbeat spirit, the pain and tears remain.

"The tears will never go away; they will always be there. But those tears also hold memories. They hold laughter; they hold joy. They hold her life, her essence, and her spirit," said Sykes.

Police say Holley was shot several times while sitting in her police car early that morning, December 16, in south Baltimore. She was shot in the head while working an overtime shift.

 

Holley had been on life support at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center until Thursday, when her family made the difficult decision to remove her from life support, two days before Christmas.

"That, I don't think we're ready to talk about. Too soon for that," said Sykes.

But Sykes is talking about the seemingly-out-of-control gun violence that's happening across the city and the violent crime that cost her sister her life. Her plea now: Stop the violence.

"Something has to be done about it. Whether it comes from our politicians or police department, whatever, no matter what. But the message has to go to the person who's picking up the gun," said Sykes.

Police have arrested and charged two men in the shooting, Elliott Knox and Travon Shaw. They're the same men, police say, who shot and killed Justin Johnson 90 minutes after shooting Holley.

And on this night before Christmas, one sister has a message to her sister's suspected killers.

"Everybody does not have or was given the love that my sister had, and maybe that was missing from them. The only hope that I can find is as that they find forgiveness in God," said Sykes.

 

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Fallen HeroCaptain Charles H Burns

The Baltimore Sun Fri Mar 10 1933 72

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The Baltimore Sun Fri Mar 10 1933 lodd pg2 72

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Captain Charles H Burns

  D.O.D     9 Match 1933

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End of Watch 9 March 1933
City, St. City, St.
Panel Number N/A
Cause of Death LOD Illness
District Worked              Detective Department

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Fallen Hero Serge Michael McSweeny
Serge Michael McSweeny

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Patrolman Irvin E Martz

 D.O.D     5 Sept 1934

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End of Watch 5 Sept 1934
City, St.    345 St Paul Pl
Panel Number N/A
Cause of Death       illness
Weapon  N/A
District Worked Western

  

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Fallen HeroCaptain Edward J Carey

The Baltimore Sun Wed Nov 11 1931 LODD 72 highlight

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Captain Edward J Carey  

 D.O.D 10 Nov 1931

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End of Watch     10 November 1931
City, St. UNK
Panel Number N/A
Cause of Death              Line of Duty Injury

 

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Fallen HeroPatrolman Charles R. Bozman

While this is not a line of duty death, it was the result of a combination of the job and stupidity; therefore, we should remember Patrolman Charles R. Bozman, and hopefully, by taking a minute to remember him, we might reduce the chances of similar deaths in the future. By educating our brothers and sisters to be more serious about the weapons we carry, hopefully we can prevent us from ever having to take a moment of silence in the future for this type of senseless act. Let us remember our brother patrolman, Charles R. Bozman, who today, March 5, 1932, in Baltimore Police History, lost his life as he carelessly began playing with his issued service revolver. In a carry-out full of people, he drew his service weapon, put it to his head, and began using it to scratch his inner ear as he said something to the effect that this is the perfect way to clean out your ear. Just then, the pistol discharged instantly, taking his life.  #‎BPDNeverForget‬

 

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Fallen HeroPatrolman Irvin E. MartzThe Baltimore Sun Wed Nov 11 1931 LODD 72 highlight

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"ACUTE INDIGESTION"
Leading to Death
IN RELATION TO CORONARY THROMBOSIS
 
 
8 December 1928
 
T. HOMER COFFEN, M.D.; HOMER P. RUSH, M.D.
 
The term "acute indigestion" is an example of the indefinite and inaccurate medical nomenclature not infrequently appearing in the public eye. Sudden collapse with acute abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting may occur with acute coronary obstruction, but the underlying pathologic condition may be masked by the severity and predominance of abdominal symptoms. Not infrequently, precordial and ordinary anginal pain are entirely absent.
 
 
In such instances, one is confronted with the possibility of acute surgical conditions in the abdomen. In recent years, surgeons have called attention to "the acute abdomen" but have neglected to stress the possibility of acute obstruction of the coronary arteries causing abdominal symptoms, which may be identical with intra-abdominal emergencies. Others have noted acute abdominal symptoms in relation to thoracic disease but have not referred to coronary thrombosis. On the other hand, writers on acute coronary obstruction have noted the difficulty often presented in deciding.
 
 
A buildup of plaque can narrow these arteries, decreasing blood flow to your heart. Eventually, the reduced blood flow may cause chest pain (coronary obstruction or angina), shortness of breath, or other signs and symptoms of coronary artery disease. A complete blockage can cause a heart attack.
 
 
Basically, this could have been better described as a heart attack
 
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Patrolman Irvin E Martz

D.O.D. 22 August 1925

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City, St.

345 St Paul Pl

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Cause of Death

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 Illness

District Worked

Central

  

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