PG County Police Officer & Volunteer Firefighter..

[eng69ine]

killed in the line of duty today June 27th, 2008. Cpl Richard Findley, a 20 year active and lifetime member of the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department and Prince George's County Police Officer was killed this morning, in an attempt to stop a car theft in the Laurel section of Northern PG County. He is survived by his wife, and 2 young daughters. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Cpl Findley and to the officers and members of the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department Stations 31 and 41 and also to the Prince George's County Police Department.

 

[chernmax]

killed in the line of duty today June 27th, 2008. Cpl Richard Findley, a 20 year active and lifetime member of the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department and Prince George's County Police Officer was killed this morning, in an attempt to stop a car theft in the Laurel section of Northern PG County. He is survived by his wife, and 2 young daughters. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Cpl Findley and to the officers and members of the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department Stations 31 and 41 and also to the Prince George's County Police Department.

Saw it on the news, I hope the A-holes who did it become prison biatches...

 

[OldHillcrestGuy]

I believe he lived somewhere here in Southern Maryland, one report said a Maryland State Police Chopper was dispatched to his home in SoMd to fly his family to the hospital.

Prayers to the family.

 

[eng69ine]

I believe he lived somewhere here in Southern Maryland, one report said a Maryland State Police Chopper was dispatched to his home in SoMd to fly his family to the hospital.

Prayers to the family.

He was from Carroll County, not Southern Maryland.....

 

[eng69ine]

A Prince George's County police officer was struck and killed by a driver in a reportedly stolen pickup truck in the Laurel area Friday morning.

Police said officers were observing the truck in an apartment complex on Laurel-Bowie Road that had been reported stolen. After the officers saw two men get into the truck, they attempted a traffic stop, but the men did not stop.

The truck rammed the police cruiser, and at some point Cpl. Richard Findley got out of the cruiser and was struck and dragged by the pickup, police said.

Finley was rushed to Laurel Regional Hospital in serious condition. His family was flown from Carroll County to the hospital by a Maryland State Police helicopter. They received official word of Findley's death from Prince George's County Police Chief Melvin High.

Police said a gun with one round discharged was found at the scene. Prince George's County police spokeswoman Sharon Taylor said police believe the officer fired shots during the incident, but it's unclear whether anyone was hit.

Officers were seen searching in and around the Giant Food store in the 13600 block of Laurel-Bowie Road. The pickup truck was found nearby.

Police spokesman Cpl. Clinton Copeland said officers searched a nearby apartment complex and are questioning at least four persons of interest. No charges have been filed.

Findley was a 10-year veteran of the Prince George's County Police Department and a volunteer with the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department. He is survived by a wife and two children.

Findley is the first officer to be killed in Prince George's County since 2005.

For more information for funeral arrangements and other news, please visit the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department's website at: Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department - Prince George's County, Maryland

 

[OldHillcrestGuy]

He was from Carroll County, not Southern Maryland.....

Guess maybe the news people confused Carroll County with Charles County.:shrug:

 

[Mdcopswife]

Very sad indeed. Hubby had worked with him. My prayers to his young children and his wife.

 

[Go G-Men]

killed in the line of duty today June 27th, 2008. Cpl Richard Findley, a 20 year active and lifetime member of the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department and Prince George's County Police Officer was killed this morning, in an attempt to stop a car theft in the Laurel section of Northern PG County. He is survived by his wife, and 2 young daughters. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Cpl Findley and to the officers and members of the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department Stations 31 and 41 and also to the Prince George's County Police Department.

They need to fry these thugs. Do it immediately and then cart there bodies out on gurneys for all the other thugs to see. These punks are not afraid of prison and violence is all they understand. The electric chair is too nice for these guys. Immediate death sentence in the harshest way... Maybe drag them behind a cop car for a few miles at normal response speed should do the trick.

 

[eng69ine]

They need to fry these thugs. Do it immediately and then cart there bodies out on gurneys for all the other thugs to see. These punks are not afraid of prison and violence is all they understand. The electric chair is too nice for these guys. Immediate death sentence in the harshest way... Maybe drag them behind a cop car for a few miles at normal response speed should do the trick.

If anyone remembers the incident with Cpl Stephen Gaughan (sp??) about 3 years ago, he was killed in the line of duty in the same general area....

 

[belvak]

RIP. My deepest sympathy and condolences to the family.

 

[cgwife]

If anyone remembers the incident with Cpl Stephen Gaughan (sp??) about 3 years ago, he was killed in the line of duty in the same general area....

And right around the same time.........Gaughan was on June 21st. So sad.....my thoughts and prayers to everyone!

 

[RadioPatrol]

Immediate death sentence in the harshest way... Maybe drag them behind a cop car for a few miles at normal response speed should do the trick.

Be careful about "Drag'n" Folks behind cars ...

a couple racists did that to some poor bastard in TX, we would not wish to be associated with those a$$holes ....

and these criminals are people of color

 

[eng69ine]

Arrangements :

Wednesday July 2, 2008

Viewing:
Borgwardt Funeral Home
4400 Powder Mill Rd Beltsville Md.
2-4 PM
7-9 PM

FD Service at 2000hrs.

Thursday July 3, 2008

Funeral Service:

St. Joseph’s Church
11007 Montgomery Rd
Beltsville Md.
11AM

Lakemount Memorial Gardens
900 W. Central Ave
Davidsonville Md.

Repast at FOP Lodge on Rt. 202

More information with be posted or issued as needed.

 

[Dork]

Saw it on the news, I hope the A-holes who did it become prison biatches...

An arrest has been made. I say drag his azz benind a PG county police car for a few miles!

Officials say a 19-year-old man faces first-degree murder charges in the death of a Prince George's County police officer.

Police say Ronnie Lionel White of Laurel was the driver of a pickup that struck 39-year-old Cpl. Richard Findley on Friday.

Police say Findley was monitoring the truck on Laurel-Bowie Road when several men returned to the vehicle. They rammed Findley's cruiser during an attempted traffic stop, then hit the officer when he got out of the cruiser.

Findley, a 10-year member of the Police Department, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.



Police found the truck at a nearby apartment complex. They say White was among four people taken into custody for questioning.

Cpl. Clinton Copeland, a police spokesman, said authorities are investigating the incident. He says additional arrests are possible.

Findley is survived by his wife and two young children.

 

[ImnoMensa]

This fine officer killed by a punk . The court will be alive with parents and Grandparents telling us how this punk was really a nice guy who loved his grandmother and was an asset to the community, right up to the time he decided to steal cars and kill police officers.

 

[Mdcopswife]

This fine officer killed by a punk . The court will be alive with parents and Grandparents telling us how this punk was really a nice guy who loved his grandmother and was an asset to the community, right up to the time he decided to steal cars and kill police officers.

No they won't because his punk a$$ killed himself in jail. Guess the guilt of what he did finally caught up to him. As I sit at the funeral for a friend and coworker of my husband, I will have to smile a bit knowing that POS is DEAD!!!!!

 

[eng69ine]

they are expecting over 3,000 people at the services on Wednesday and Thursday, (the church only holds 900 people), we are taking one of our trucks on Thursday to the funeral, we have to be at High Point High School at 8:30AM. The procession should be a long one from Beltsville to Davidsonville.