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Officer
Michael Briggs- 35 years old
Manchester Police Department Tour of Duty: 5 years
Died on October 17, 2006
Badge Number: 83
On the
night of October 16, 2006 at about 2:45 a.m., Bicycle Patrol Officers
Michael Briggs and John Breckinridge responded to a report of shots
fired in a domestic incident. The officers saw two suspects and
ordered them to stop. Michael "Stix" Addison, 26, turned
and shot Officer Briggs in the head. A jury found Addison guilty
of capital murder and sentenced him to death, pending appeals.
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Officer Briggs died from his wounds the next day, October 17, 2006.
About 15 hours after the shooting, Addison was arrested in the Dorchester
section of Boston, MA. Addison is charged with Capital Murder, punishable
by death or life in prison without the possibility of parole, and
is awaiting trial.
Officer Briggs served with the Manchester Police Department for
five years and previously worked as a corrections officer at the
Valley Street Jail. He had worked part-time for the Epsom Police
Department from 1996 to 2001. He was a veteran of the United States
Marine Corps.
He was survived by his wife and two young sons.
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Officer
Ralph W. Miller- 25 years old
Manchester Police Department Tour of Duty: 1 year
Died on October 2, 1976
Badge Number: 119
On the
night of October 2, 1976, Officers Ralph Miller and Alexander Dougherty
responded to a loud party complaint. As the two officers approached
the porch, they saw 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.
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Officer Miller served with the Manchester Police Department from 1975-1976.
He was a native of Manchester and a 1970 graduate of Memorial High
School. He served with the United States Navy until 1975, when he
joined the Department. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Inspector
William M. Moher- 57 years old
Manchester Police Department Tour of Duty: 23 years
Died on July 3, 1921
Badge Number: Not available
On July 2, 1921, Inspector William Moher cornered robbery suspect
Oscar Richard in a Manchester alley. 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. Moher, a 23-year veteran police officer, left behind
a wife and 5 children.
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Sgt.
Henry McAllister
Died on May 21, 1895
Badge Number: Not available
On May
21, 1895 William Stockwell, a former Manchester Police Officer who
had been fired approximately a week prior, gained access to the
Police Department, went to his locker, loaded his weapon, and then
found Sgt McAllister in the roll call room and shot him numerous
times, killing him.
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This is the old MPD
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