Officer
Michael Briggs - 35 years old
Manchester Police Department
Tour of Duty: 5 Years
Died on October 17, 2006
Incident
Details
Cause
of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday , October 16, 2006, 2:45 a.m.
Weapon Used : Hand-Gun
Suspect
Info: Michael "Stix" Addison, 26 .Manchester Police escorted
Addison back to the Queen City on November 6, 2006 after he waived
extradition at the district court in Dorchester, Mass.
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the Night of October 16, 2006 at about 2:45 a.m. Bicycle Patrol Officer
Michael Briggs, 35 and Officer John Breckinridge his partner were
on bicycle patrol and went to the area of Lincoln Street, between
Lake Avenue and Central Street in Manchester to investigate reports
of gunshots being fired during a domestic incident. Briggs and the
other officer were looking for Michael "Stix" Addison, 26,
of Manchester, when they spotted him with another man. Addison turned
and allegedly shot Briggs, in the head.
Briggs
was taken by ambulance to Elliot Hospital where he was listed in
critical and "very grave" condition. Officer Briggs died
from his wounds the next day, October 17,2006.
About
15 hours after the shooting, Addison, of Manchester was arrested
at his grandmother's house in Dorchester section of Boston MA. Manchester
Police escorted Addison back to the Queen City on November 6, 2006
after he waived extradition at the district court in Dorchester,
Mass.. Addison was arraigned in Manchester District Court on Capital
Murder charge in the slaying of Officer Michael Briggs.
New Hampshire
Attorney General Kelly Ayotte said she will seek the death penalty
in this case..
Addison
was also charged with an Oct. 11, 2006 robbery of the 7-Eleven in
Hudson NH and criminal liability to reckless conduct in a shooting
Sunday at 348 Edward J. Roy Drive, Manchester where several shots
were fired, missing a father and son by inches.
Briggs
was one of four Manchester officers honored last year with New Hampshire
Hero Awards. On July 25, 2004, the four helped 19 people escape
a burning apartment building at 418 Union St., a few blocks from
where he was gunned down.
He has
been with the department for five years and previously worked as
a correctional officer at the Valley Street jail. He also had worked
part-time for the Epsom Police Department from 1996 to 2001.
He was
survived by his wife and two sons ( 8 & 11).
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Officer
Ralph W. Miller - 25 years old
Manchester Police Department
Tour of Duty: 1 yr
Died in the line of duty on October 2, 1976
Biographical Info
Badge Number: 119
Incident
Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, October 2, 1976
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
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Miller joined the Manchester Police Department in 1975. He was a native
of Manchester and had lived there most of his life. He was a 1970
graduate of Memorial High School and served in the United States Navy
from 1972 1975 before joining the Department. He was a member
of the Manchester Police Relief Association.
On the
night of October 2, 1976, Officer Miller and Officer Alexander Dougherty
went to a house on Hall Street to investigate a report of a loud
music/party. As the two officers approached the porch, they noticed
the silhouette of a person standing behind a screen door. When the
officers were approximately twenty feet from the door, at the foot
of the porch steps, a shot from a high-powered rifle came from behind
the door, hitting Officer Miller in the chest. Officer Dougherty
called for assistance on his radio and a teenager was apprehended
and charged with the shooting. Officer Miller died shortly after
arriving at Catholic Medical Center-East. He was 25 years old.
He was
survived by his wife and daughters.
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Inspector
William M. Moher, 57 years old
Manchester Police Department
Died in the line of duty on July 3, 1921
Tour of Duty: 23 years
Biographical Info
Badge Number: Not available
Incident
Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, July 2, 1921
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
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Inspector
Moher, a 23-year veteran police officer, was a member of the Manchester
Police Department. On July 2, 1921, Inspector Moher cornered robbery
suspect Oscar Richard in an alley in Manchester. Inspector Moher was
shot three times by Richard before Moher was able to mortally wound
Richard by shooting him five or six times. On July 3, 1921, Inspector
Moher died from his wounds. He left behind a wife, Alice and 5 children;
William, Elizabeth, Frances, Mary and Robert.
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