In what has to be one of the most calloused acts of cowardly but intentional murder of a police officer, a fleeing suspected felon deliberately drove head on into a parked police car while the officer was behind the vehicle retrieving stop sticks from the trunk. He likely never saw the suspect approaching. In any case, the suspect, driving a large sport utility vehicle, rammed head on into the squad car, demolishing the police car and forcing it several yards backwards, striking the officer in the process. This murder was particularly savage and senseless because the fleeing suspect had three other lanes to use, so obviously the man had choices, and made the worst one he could make. Yes, the man is charged with capital murder but the deed is done and a good officer is gone now.
Officer Hebert had been with Beaumont PD for ten years. He was single and leaves his parents and siblings behind. My prayers go out to his family and to Officer Hebert's colleagues on the Beaumont police force, several of whom witnessed the officer's murder. I am proud to honor this hero on my blog, not because he was killed, but because he did his job for the people of Beaumont KNOWING that something like this could happen any time, with no warning. He made the ultimate sacrifice yesterday. Now Heaven has another officer, and the thin blue line is one man thinner today.
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