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19 June 2019, 12:12 AM
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Officer down, Racine PD, Wisconsin
Patrol Officer John Hetland was shot and killed last night while intervening in an armed robbery while off duty at 9:40 pm.
He observed the robbery occurring outside of a bar at 1936 Lathrop Avenue and took immediate action to intervene. The subject opened fire on him, fatally wounding him. The subject fled the scene and remains at large. Officer Hetland had served with the Racine Police Department for 24 years. He is survived by his two children and parents. Godspeed my brother, may you Rest In Peace.
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19 June 2019, 12:16 AM
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Rest In Peace Ofc. Hetland. You and your family and the department are in our thoughts and prayers.
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19 June 2019, 12:50 AM
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19 June 2019, 01:23 AM
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Rest in peace Officer Hetland.
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19 June 2019, 02:27 AM
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Rest in peace.
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19 June 2019, 02:38 AM
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Rest in Peace. ***Salute***
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19 June 2019, 03:00 AM
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May he rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, both blood and blue.
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19 June 2019, 05:29 AM
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I am so saddened by this topic. I found this site. https://www.odmp.org/
55 police officers have died this year, 22 by the gun. May they all RIP. |
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19 June 2019, 10:00 AM
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So sad. RIP
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19 June 2019, 10:01 AM
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rip brother
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19 June 2019, 01:12 PM
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I always wondered what I would have done in that situation, no radio or armor; just my gun and my duty. Officer Hetland knows. Bless you and your family, good sir.
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19 June 2019, 01:23 PM
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Damn. That's not too far away, either. Sad day.
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19 June 2019, 01:26 PM
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Rest in Eternal Peace, Officer Hetland.
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19 June 2019, 03:06 PM
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Yeah, this is like 10 miles from where I am.....I actually think he was inside having a drink when the perp came inside. I think he jumped over the bar to try to stop the guy and started wrestling with him but the perp was able to get a little space in between him and the officer and was able to shoot him. Unfortunately, had another officer die in Milwaukee last night (car accident on his way home from his shift......was hit by drunk driver who had 4 or 5 prior DUIs). Milwaukee is the county immediately north of Racine.
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21 June 2019, 09:58 AM
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Rest In Peace.
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21 June 2019, 12:40 PM
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It’s crazy that this happened in my hometown and even crazier when I heard my sister in law was in this bar at the time it occurred. I guess she hid on the floor in the men’s bathroom when everything happened.
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