This is the original from the Daily Mail.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8384065/Black-Lives-Matter-leader-declares-war-police.html
Horrible reporting.
Every time they quote him in complete sentences, he sounds reasonable.
Like this complete sentence?
'We'll bring in kids and teach them and train them the way that the Black Panthers used to do.'
The Black Panther Party (BPP) is a black extremist organization founded in Oakland, California in 1966. It advocated the use of
violence and guerilla tactics to overthrow the U.S. government. In 1969, the FBI’s Charlotte Field Office opened an investigative file on the BPP to track its militant activities, income, and expenses. This release consists of Charlotte's file on BPP activities from 1969 to 1976.
https://vault.fbi.gov/Black%20Panther%20Party%20Assata Olugbala Shakur (born
JoAnne Deborah Byron; July 16, 1947, sometimes referred to by her married surname
Chesimard) is a former member of the
Black Liberation Army (BLA), who was convicted of being an accomplice in the
first-degree murder of
State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the
New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. Shakur was also the target of the FBI . . .
Below are the names and photos of
35 police officers who were murdered by the Black Panthers and the subsequent
Black Liberation Army in the 60s, 70s and 80s. The Black Liberation Army was an organization that grew out of the Black Panther Party, composed of former Black Panther Party members, operating from about 1971-1980. Another two police officers on the list were murdered by the
Weather Underground, a domestic terrorist group with ties to the Black Liberation Army.
As you scroll through the list of officers below, look at their photos and read their stories. Among these officers are black men and white men. Rookies and veterans from across the country. Most were killed in unprovoked attacks and ambushes. They all left behind families….
**Many of the photos of these officers, and the accounts of their murders were collected from the Officer Down Memorial Page, a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring police officers killed in the line of duty. You can pay homage to these officers, and other officers killed in the line of duty at http://www.odmp.org/The Fallen
Officer John FreyOctober 28, 1967Oakland Police DepartmentOfficer John Frey was shot and killed after making a traffic stop.
During the stop he requested backup. When the backup officer arrived, they removed the two occupants of the vehicle and separated them for questioning.
During the questioning the male suspect opened fire, striking both officers. Officer Frey was struck in the chest, stomach, and leg. He succuмbed to his injuries while being transported to a local hospital. The other officer was struck in the chest but was able to return fire and wound the suspect, who was later apprehended. The suspect served three years in prison and was later killed in 1989.
The two suspects were members of the radical racist group
The Black Panthers.
Officer Frey was survived by his wife and daughter.
Officer Thomas Johnson and Officer Charles ThomassonNashville Police DepartmentJanuary 16, 1968Officer Thomas Johnson and Officer Charles Thomasson were shot and killed after Officer Johnson stopped a vehicle at 15th Avenue and Herman Street that was wanted in connection with passing false money orders. As Officer Johnson exited his patrol car the five occupants of the vehicle opened fire with a 30-30 rifle and other guns, striking him in the chest.
As Officer Thomasson arrived on the scene to backup Officer Johnson he was shot seven times. Officer Thomasson succuмbed to his wounds two months later. The ensuing investigation revealed that the five suspects were connected to the radical
Black Panther group.O
fficer Johnson had served with the agency for 10 years and had previously served with the United States Army. He was survived by his four children. Officer Thomasson was a US Air Force veteran and had served with the Metro Nashville Police Department for 6 years. He was survived by his wife, three daughters, and three brothers.

Officer Thomasson

Officer Johnson
Officer Nelson SasscerSanta Ana Police DepartmentJune 5, 1969Officer Sasscer was shot and killed when he was ambushed by a member the radical racist group the
Black Panthers. He had observed the two suspects hiding in the shadows on a residential street and was shot twice in the abdomen as he approached them. Both suspects were arrested later that night.
The shooter was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to five years to life on June 17, 1970. He was paroled in 1977.
Officer Sasscer was a Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Santa Ana Police Department for 18 months. He had been awarded Rookie of the Year the previous year.
Patrolman John Gilhooly and Patrolman Frank RappaportChicago Police DepartmentNovember 13, 1969Officer John J. Gilhooly and Officer Frank G. Rappaport were ambushed by a member of the radical group
Black Panthers on a false call of a “man with a gun”.
As the officers entered a gangway between two buildings the man opened fire with a shotgun from a porch below, striking Officer Rappaport in the chest and Officer Gilhooly in the face and neck. The suspect then shot Officer Rappaport again as he lay on the ground, killing him.
Gilhooly was survived by his father, brother and sister.
Patrolman Gilhooly

Patrolman Rappaport
Sergeant Brian McDonnellSan Francisco Police DepartmentFebruary 18, 1970Sergeant Brian McDonnell succuмbed to wounds sustained two days earlier when a bomb exploded in the Park Police Station.
Although Sergeant McDonnell’s murder was never solved, it is believed the bomb was set by members of the domestic terrorist group
Weather Underground. Members of the group shot and killed Sergeant Edward O’Grady and Officer Waverly Brown, of the Nyack, New York, Police Department on October 20, 1981.
Sergeant McDonnell had served with the San Francisco Police Department for 20 years.
He is survived by his son, daughter, parents, brother, and sister. His father was a former San Francisco Police sergeant.
Officer Donald SagerBaltimore Police DepartmentApril 24, 1970
Officer Donald Sager was shot and killed and his partner was seriously wounded as they sat in their patrol car writing a report. Three men, members of the radical
Black Panthers, walked up behind and on each side of the patrol car and opened fire with automatic handguns. Officer Sager was killed instantly and his partner was hit four times.
Officer Sager had served with the agency for 12 years.
He was survived by his wife and child.
Officer James SackettMay 22, 1970St. Paul Police DepartmentOfficer Sackett was shot and killed by two suspects after responding to an emergency call. When he arrived he was ambushed from across the street by a suspect with a high-powered rifle. Two suspects associated with the
Black Panthers were questioned, but no charges were immediately filed due to lack of evidence.
The two suspects were finally arrested and charged with Officer Sackett’s murder in January 2005, 35 years after the murder. Both suspects were sentenced to life in prison in 2006. In 2008 one of the suspects had his conviction overturned and was awarded a new trial. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder.
Officer Sackett had served with the St. Paul Police Department for 18 months and had previously served for four years with the United States Air Force.
He was survived by his wife and four children.
Patrolman William Miscannon
Toledo Police Department
September 18, 1970Patrolman Miscannon was shot and killed while sitting in his marked patrol car at the intersection of Dorr and Junction Avenues, outside the headquarters building for the
Black Panthers, during race riots.
A vehicle pulled up behind Patrolman Miscannon’s patrol car and one of the occupants walked up and shot him at point-blank range. The suspect was charged with Patrolman Miscannon’s murder but acquitted after two hung juries.
Patrolman Miscannon had served with the agency for 3 years.
He was survived by his wife and four young children.
Officer Harold HamiltonSan Francisco Police DepartmentOctober 9, 1970Officer Harold Hamilton was shot and killed after responding to a bank robbery call at the Wells Fargo Bank at Seventh Avenue and Clement Street. When Officer Hamilton and his partner arrived, they attempted to enter the bank and Officer Hamilton was shot and killed. Officer Hamilton’s partner was able to return fire, wounding the suspect.
At the officer’s funeral, members of the
Black Liberation Army planted a time bomb outside of the church. The bomb exploded but did not injure any mourners.
Officer Glenn SmithDetroit Police DepartmentOctober 24, 1970Officer Glenn Smith was shot and killed by a sniper at a party house used by the
Black Panther group.
After a standoff, all of the occupants of the home surrendered and were eventually all found not guilty.
Officer Smith had been a Detroit Police Officer for two years.
He is survived by his wife.
Patrolman Joseph Piagentini and Patrolman Waverly JonesNYPDMay 21, 1971Patrolmen Joseph Piagentini and Waverly Jones were shot and killed while on foot patrol in the Colonial Park Houses public housing complex, at 159th Street and Harlem River Drive. They were ambushed by members of the
Black Liberation Army and Black Panthers.As the two patrolmen were returning to their cruiser at approximately 10:00 pm, three suspects snuck up behind them and opened fire. Patrolman Jones was struck in the back of the head and killed instantly. Patrolman Piagentini was shot 13 times and succuмbed to his injuries en route to the hospital.
One of the suspects stole Patrolman Jones’ weapon which was later recovered in San Francisco, California, after several BLA members opened fire on a San Francisco police officer.
Piagentini left behind a wife and child. Jones was survived by his wife and three children.
Sergeant John YoungSan Francisco Police DepartmentAugust 29, 1971Sergeant John Young was shot and killed inside the Ingleside District Police Station.
While the police station was emptied of officers who had responded to an earlier bombing at another location, two men entered the police station and stuck a 12-gauge shotgun through an opening in the bullet proof glass that separated the waiting area from the rest of the police station. The suspects fired between five and ten shotgun blasts, killing Sergeant Young and wounding a civilian employee of the department. Both gunmen then fled the station house and into a waiting getaway car. The murderers were members of a group of career criminals, most of whom had ties to the
Black Panther Party and/or the Black Liberation Army. The crime spree also included the bombing of St. Brendan’s Church on October 22, 1970, and the attempted bombing of Mission Police Station on March 30, 1971.
Patrolman Frank BuczekPlainfield Police DepartmentSeptember 18, 1971Patrolman Frank Buczek was shot in the back of the head and killed while working a special detail in a church parking lot at West 6th and Liberty Streets. It is thought that he was ambushed from behind and his service weapon stolen. He was killed just two blocks away from where Patrolman Robert Perry was killed on July 1, 1970.
Two suspects were arrested, members of the Plainfield, New Jersey
Black Panther Party. Suspects later became members of the
Black Liberation Arm. Both were acquitted at trial.
He had served with the agency for 24 years and was survived by his wife and three children.
He was six months away from retirement.
Officer James GreeneAtlanta Police DepartmentNovember 3, 1971Officer Jim Greene, working a one man unit, was αssαssιnαtҽd while on patrol.
Officer Greene was taking a break and seated in his police van at a closed gas station when the incident occurred. The suspect, two
Black Liberation Army members, approached the unsuspecting officer. While one asked him a question, the other shot him numerous times. They then stole the officer’s service weapon and his badge to prove the deed to other members of the group.
Lieutenant Ted ElmoreCatawaba County Sheriff’s OfficeApril 27, 1983 (incident date: November 11, 1971)Lieutenant Ted Elmore succuмbed to wounds sustained 11 years earlier when he was shot while making a traffic stop on Highway 64-70.
Unbeknownst to Lieutenant Elmore, he had stopped two members of the radical
Black Panthers who had shot and wounded an Atlanta, Georgia, police officer several weeks earlier. As he exited his patrol car the occupants of the vehicle opened fire, striking him in the right arm, disabling it. As he tried to draw his weapon with his left hand he was shot again in the abdomen and fell to the ground. The assailants then shot him a third time, hitting him in the back, severing his spinal cord and causing paralysis. The suspects abandoned their car and fled into a nearby wooded area. After a massive manhunt both were apprehended. Their car was found to contain several rifles, three shotguns, a bazooka, and 14,000 rounds of ammunition.
On February 15, 1973, both suspects were convicted of felonious and secret assault. One was sentenced to 23 to 25 years in prison. He was paroled August 3, 1990. The other suspect was sentenced to 5 years. He was paroled September 28, 1975.
Lieutenant Elmore remained paralyzed until passing away 11 years later. It was determined that his passing was a direct result of his wounds.
Officer Rocco Laurie and Officer Gregory Foster
NYPD
January 27, 1972Officer Rocco Laurie and Officer Gregory Foster were αssαssιnαtҽd by members of the
Black Liberation Army while walking their patrol beat on Avenue B and East 11th Street in the 9th Precinct.
As they were walking down the street, three or four suspects walked pass them, spun around, and opened fire, shooting them in their backs. After the officers fell, the killers took their handguns and shot them several more times.
Foster and Laurie were friends that had fought together in the USMC in Vietnam. When they returned to New York, they asked to be placed on patrol together in the East Village, which was then a high-crime neighborhood.
Laurie was survived by his wife. Foster was survived by his wife, two children, parents, and five siblings.
Officer Rocco Laurie

Officer Gregory Foster
Corrections Sergeant Brent MillerLouisiana Department of CorrectionsApril 17, 1972Corrections Sergeant Brent Miller stabbed to death at the Angola State Prison by four inmates who were members of the
Black Panthers.
The inmates had sharpened a lawn mower blade and used it to stab Sergeant Miller 38 times after attacking him in the prison’s Pine 1 dormitory. Three of the subjects were convicted of Sergeant Miller’s murder but have all since been released.
Sergeant Miller’s father was also a prison guard at the prison and he grew up on the prison grounds. He had worked as a guard at the prison for less than one year before being murdered.
He was survived by his wife of two months, parents, and two siblings.
Cadet Alfred Harrell, Sergeant Edwin Hosli, Deputy Superintendent Sirgo, Patrolman Philip Coleman, and Patrolman Paul PersigoNew Orleans Police DepartmentDecember 31, 1972 – January 7, 1973 – March 5, 1973Cadet Alfred Harrell was shot and killed by a sniper at 2255 hours while working the gate at the Central Lockup. The sniper fired a .44 caliber carbine from a field 280 feet away. Cadet Harrell was scheduled to end his shift only five minutes later.
Minutes after killing Cadet Harrell, the suspect shot Sergeant Edwin Hosli, who was searching a nearby warehouse after an alarm went off. Sergeant Hosli succuмbed to his wounds on March 5, 1973.
On January 7, 1973, the suspect also shot and killed Deputy Superintendent Louis Sirgo, Patrolman Paul Persigo, and Patrolman Philip Coleman after setting fires and shooting at civilians in a hotel. The suspect, who was a member of the
Black Panthers, was shot and killed by police, who used a Marine helicopter to fly over the hotel and fire at the him.

Patrolman Persigo

Cadet Harrell

Patrolman Coleman

Deputy Superintendent Sirgo

Sergeant Hosli
Trooper Werner FoersterNJ State PatrolMay 2, 1973Trooper Werner Foerster was shot and killed with his own service weapon after backing up another trooper who had stopped a vehicle containing two men and a woman on New Jersey Turnpike.
The subjects started struggling with the troopers and were able to disarm Trooper Foerster. One of the men opened fire, killing Trooper Foerster and wounding the other trooper. Despite the wounds, the other trooper was able to return fire and killed of the subject. The three subjects were members of the
Black Liberation Army and Black Panther Party.Trooper Foerster was survived by his wife and two children.One of the suspects later convicted in Werner Foerster’s murder was Joanne Chesimard, aka Assata Shakur. Shakur was later sentenced to life in prison, but escaped in 1979 when three other members of the
Black Liberation Army drew pistols they had smuggled into the prison during a visit. The group took two hostages and a prison van in which they made their escape. Shakur lived as a fugitive for years in the United States, as the law enforcement search was hampered by political fears of sparking racial unrest.
In 1984, Shakur was granted asylum in Cuba, and lives there to this day. In May 2013, on the 40th anniversary of the murder of Trooper Foerster, Shakur was the first woman to be placed on the FBIs list of most wanted terrorists.
Alicia Garza, founder of
Black Lives Matter, openly speaks of the admiration she has for Shakur and the influence Shakur’s teachings have had on her and the group.
http://progunfighter.com/radical-influences-behind-blacklivesmatter/Officer Sidney ThompsonNew York City Transit PoliceJune 5, 1973Police Officer Sidney Thompson was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a fare evader at IRT Station 2 in the Bronx.
While attempting to arrest a suspect, the suspect’s companion shot him. Despite being wounded, Officer Thompson was able to return fire and wound the suspect he had originally stopped. He was assigned to Transit District 12. Both suspects were members of the
Black Liberation Army and were apprehended several days later.
Thompson was survived by his wife, son and daughter.
Park Ranger Kenneth PatrickNational Park ServiceAugust 5, 1973Park Ranger Kenneth Patrick was shot and killed while making a traffic stop at Point Reyes National Seashore, California. The vehicle that he stopped contained several members of a militant group, known as the
Black Panthers. One of the men opened fire on Ranger Patrick with a 9 mm handgun as he approached the car, wounding him. Ranger Patrick was wearing a winter coat and was unable to draw his weapon.
The suspects began to drive away but returned and the shooter shot the wounded Ranger Patrick in the head, killing him. The suspect then stole Ranger Patrick’s service revolver and the group fled.
Ranger Patrick was survived by his wife and four children.
Officer John ScarangellaNYPDMay 1, 1981Police Officer John Scarangella succuмbed to gunshot wounds received two weeks earlier when he and his partner were shot by heavily armed gunmen during a traffic stop on 116th Avenue, between 202nd Street and 203rd Street.
Officer Scarangella and his partner stopped a van that fit the description of a van wanted in connection with several burglaries in the area. Before the officers could exit their vehicle, the two occupants of the van exited and opened fire with 9 millimeter semi-automatic handguns, firing a total of 30 shots. Officer Scarangella was struck twice in the head and his partner was struck 14 times in the legs and back. The suspects were members of the
Black Liberation Army.Officer Scarangella was removed to the hospital where he died two weeks later. His partner was forced to retire in 1982 due to his wounds.
He was survived by is wife, four siblings and three children.
Sergeant Edward O’Grady and Officer Waverly BrownNyack Police DepartmentOctober 20, 1981Sergeant Edward O’Grady and Officer Waverly Brown were shot and killed by heavily armed members of a
domestic terrorist group, the Weather Underground, who had just robbed a bank and were attempting to escape. The suspects had just murdered an armored car guard and wounded two other guards before loading themselves into the back of a rental truck to be driven away by accomplices. The truck was stopped at a roadblock manned by several Nyack officers.
One of the female occupants in the cab of the truck told the officers their guns were making her nervous. Thinking they had stopped the wrong truck, the officers began to holster their weapons. Almost immediately afterwards several of the heavily armed men exited the back of the truck and opened fire with automatic weapons, fatally wounding Officer Brown and Sergeant O’Grady.
The
Weather Underground was also connected to the
Black Liberation Army, which was responsible for the murders of at least one dozen other police officers throughout the country. The Weather Underground is believed responsible for the unsolved bombing murder of San Francisco, California, Police Department.
Sergeant O’Grady was a Vietnam War veteran. He is survived by his wife and three children.
Officer O’Grady

Officer Brown
Officer Daniel FaulknerPhiladelphia Police DepartmentDecember 9, 1981Police Officer Daniel J. Faulkner was shot and killed while making a traffic stop.
Officer Faulkner stopped the driver of a light blue Volkswagen at the corner of Thirteenth and Locust Streets for driving the wrong way down a one-way street. Officer Faulkner had the driver exit the vehicle. As the officer was speaking with the driver, the driver struck him in the face. Officer Faulkner struck the driver back and attempted to take him into custody. As the officer was attempting to subdue the driver, the driver’s brother came running to the scene from a parking lot across the street. While Officer Faulkner’s back was turned, the brother opened fire, shooting him in the back four times. Officer Faulkner fell to the ground but was able to return fire, hitting the suspect. The wounded suspect was able to fire again as he stood over the fallen officer, shooting him in the face.
The suspect attempted to flee but fell to the ground several feet from where he had just shot the officer. When back-up officers arrived, they found Officer Faulkner mortally wounded and the suspect, murder weapon in hand, laying several feet away.
The suspect, who was a member of the racist group
Black Panthers, was charged with murder. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in two separate trials. In December 2001, a federal judge overturned the death sentence and ordered a new sentencing hearing. In December 2011, the district attorney dropped a request for a new sentencing hearing and Officer Faulkner’s murderer and was subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Faulkner was survived by his wife.
Trooper Carlos M. Negron
New Jersey State PatrolMay 7, 1984

Trooper Carlos Negron was shot and killed when he stopped to assist what he believed was a disabled vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike. The occupants of the vehicle opened fire on him, fatally wounding him. Suspects Thomas W. Manning, 38, and Richard C. Williams, 37, both of Massachusetts, were members of the radical group called the
Sam Melville-Jonathan Jackson Unit.The authorities say that the Melville-Jackson band has “interconnections in philosophy and actual contact” with the
Black Liberation Army, another underground radical organization whose members have claimed the lives of two other New Jersey state troopers – Werner Foerster during a 1973 shootout along the New Jersey Turnpike and Carlos Negron, who was fatally shot three times last Monday along the same highway, just 12 miles from where Foerster was gunned down.
Both subjects fled the scene but were both killed in a crash as other officers pursued them.
Trooper Negron had served with the New Jersey State Police for two years. He was survived by his wife, son, parents, and siblings.
Deputy Ricky KinchenFulton County Sheriff’s OfficeMarch 17, 2000Deputy Ricky Kinchen died from gunshot wounds he received the night before while he and another deputy were attempting to serve a warrant.
The deputy and his partner, went to the suspect’s work place to serve the warrant. After failing to locate anyone at the business, they drove around the block and located a vehicle. While approaching the vehicle, the deputies told an individual standing next to it to show them his hands. At that time, the suspect responded by saying “Here they are,” and opened fire with a .223 caliber rifle, striking both deputies several times. Deputy Kinchen was struck in the abdomen and leg and was transported to a local hospital, where he died the next day. Deputy Kinchen was wearing a vest, however, the round struck him in an area not protected by the vest.
The second deputy was struck several times and was admitted to the hospital in critical condition. The killer was originally wanted for several charges, including impersonating a police officer. The killer was a former member of the
Black Panthers, a radical, militant group, with a long criminal record, including inciting a riot. He fled the scene after the shooting but was arrested several days later in Alabama. The deputies were unaware of the suspect’s background.
On March 9, 2002, the killer was found guilty of 13 charges, including the murder of a police officer, in connection with Deputy Kinchen’s murder.
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Thomas McHale
April 27, 2016 at 9:42 am
Ptl Frank Buczek, Plainfield NJ PD was shot & killed by BPP in Aug 1971.
PO Arthur Plate, NYPD 28 Pct, shot in face April 1971, died 1985.
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admin
June 14, 2016 at 9:05 am
Thomas – thanks for the info. I’ve added Frank Buczek. I couldn’t find any more info or a photo of Arthur Plate – if you can find a link or more information please send it our way.
Semper Fi - NYSP
May 27, 2016 at 6:56 am
NJ State Trooper Carlos Negron, Slain May 7 1984.
The following from an article by Bob Whittman Jr., The Morning Call, May 13 1984:
“According to the Newark Star-Ledger, a letter containing information on the whereabouts of Chesimard was found on the body of James Daniels, a 44- year-old parolee from Durham, N.C., who was killed along with an associate when the van they stole at gunpoint last Monday rammed a utility pole during a 90 mile-per-hour chase with police”.
A possible connection to same was also cited in the murder of Trooper Philip Lamonaco NJSP.
Below is a link to the referenced article:
http://articles.mcall.com/1984-05-13/news/2414162_1_state-troopers-trooper-philip-lamonaco-new-jersey-state-police
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admin
July 17, 2016 at 8:07 pm
Thank you. He has been added to the page. Really interesting story, especially the connection with Chesimard – who is the biggest influence on the founding of Black Lives Matter, according to the main founder, Alicia Garza.
Ron Murphy
July 27, 2016 at 4:40 pm
On April 6th 1968 Sergeant Richard Jensen of the Oakland Police Department was ambushed by the Black Panther Party he took 13 bullets and his Brave partner who saved his life Nolan Darnell was grazed by a bullet Wiki or one of those sites says did the Black Panthers were ambushed by the OPD Sergeant Richard Jensen lived and went on to have a happy and successful life I’m not a family member but I am a friend of the family I am respectfully requesting that Richard and Nolan be named along with these Heroes thank you very much for your time and consideration
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Ron Murphy
July 27, 2016 at 4:42 pm
On April 6th 1968 Sergeant Richard Jensen of the Oakland Police Department was ambushed by the Black Panther Party he took 13 bullets and his Brave partner who saved his life Nolan Darnell was grazed by a bullet Wiki or one of those sites saydid the Black Panthers were ambushed by the OPD Sergeant Richard Jensen lived and went on to have a happy and successful life I’m not a family member but I am a friend of the family I am respectfully requesting that Richard and Nolan be named along with these Heroes thank you very much for your time and consideration
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Ron Murphy
July 27, 2016 at 4:46 pm
On June 26th 2016 Sergeant Richard Jensen passed away
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admin
October 12, 2016 at 6:59 pm
Ron, thank you for sharing the information about Richard. What an incredible man and an incredible career. I’ve included his obituary here since the main article just references officers who, unfortunately, lost their lives at the hands of these terrorist organizations in the line of duty.
I have read accounts of that gun battle Richard was involved in, and it was truly remarkable. As I recall, they were ambushed, greatly outnumbered and their squad car was hit with something like 160 bullets. It must have been an honor to know him. Thank you for sharing.
Richard R. Jensen passed away peacefully at Brookdale Assisted Living Home in Vacaville, California on June 26, 2016. Richard was 78 years old.
Richard was born and raised in Oakland, California. He was a June graduate of Oakland High School class of 1955. He Graduated in 1960 with his Bachelors Degree in Business from the University of California in Berkeley.
Richard joined the Oakland Police Department in 1965. During Richards career with the Oakland PD he received the “Blue Star” medal of honor for injuries sustained during the cowardly ambush attack on he and his partners patrol car by the Black Panther Party on April 6, 1968. The Black Panthers were out kill a “Cop” that night after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. The ambush attack is known today as one of the city of Oakland’s bloodiest gun battles in history. Richard and his partner Nolan Darnell along with all the other Oakland Police Officers that were involved that night are true Heros for all that they endured protecting the streets of Oakland.
Richard was promoted to Sergeant with OPD in 1971 and retired from Oakland in 1982. Richard was very proud to be a part of such a wonderful organization as the Oakland Police Department.
Richard moved to Jackpot, Nevada in 2005. But as the old saying goes: You can take the boy out of the Bay but you can not take the Bay out of the Boy. Richard was a Bay Area boy through and through. Richard was an avid sports fan. He loved his bay area teams such as the SF Giants, Oakland A’s and the SF 49ers. Richard was a 49er faithful when the Niners were not even cool. A true “49 Faithful”. Red and Gold fever forever!
Richard had a deep love for the ponies and enjoyed the excitment of the race track. Whether it be Bay Meadows, Golden Gate Fields or his home town track of Pleasanton, California. You could always find Richard with race form in hand always hoping to reach that life changing score.
Richard is survived by his wife of 32 years Delores R. Jensen of Jackpot, Nevada. Richard had four children Richard Jensen of Brentwood, California. Ronald Jensen of Chico, California, Robert Jensen of Paradise California and his daughter Kimberly Jensen of Fairfield, California. Richard had six Grand- children and Three Great-Grandchildren.
A private Celebration of life for Richard will be at a later date.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on July 3, 2016
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=180520366
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admin
October 12, 2016 at 7:03 pm
Yeah, that is a problem with the Internet…
That said, the information we used came from the Officer Down Memorial Page. They have a reputation for being accurate – most of these officers have survivors and the purpose of ODMP is to honor their memory. In my experience, families of the fallen do not appreciate when facts surrounding their loved one’s death is misconstrued, exaggerated or falsified.
More than half of these accounts we (we did not check them all) were able to find other articles online which corroborated the information and discussed the BPP / BLA involvement.
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Don't believe the hype
October 13, 2016 at 8:51 am
RIP to all the fallen officers who died. I have family members who are high ranking on the force. This article doesn’t frame the narrative though. Its like going to a breast cancer rally and saying All Diseases Matter! How many innocent black lives have died with no remorse, but when the shoe is on the other foot the outrages ensues. How can anyone turn a blind eye until you feel the brunt of it. 5000 black lives could have died in this shoot outs.
Those you think the BPP is a terrorist organization is delusional. Ask yourself with an open mind their need for existence. If you can’t understand why is because you don’t care or subscribe to the white supremacist culture. Civil Rights was only a response to the unfair and illegal treatment of people of color. How long do you think oppressed people will that treatment? Why would you think that people that are being killed while unarmed, arrested for no apparent crime should continue to accept this behavior?
People of color have always only fought for fair and equal rights. Your opposition to any of these groups has to be based on the belief that you disagree with that fairness. Would it make a difference to you if some of these officers killed woman & children for no reason other than being black? Families torn apart, young children watching their dad be blown away after being pulled over for a traffic stop while he was unarmed? If all lives mattered, you wouldn’t just be listing 35 names. There would be a list of thousands. Edgar Hoover says they were the number 1 threat to the USA during Vietnam. That doesn’t sound completely ignorant and stupid to you? In other words the unification of black people, the idea of fair treatment to people of color is more threatening than the invasion from another country with all of our the freedoms that exist for the entire country at stake. GTFOH.
If you take the time to see what others go through, you should have a different viewpoint on these so called terrorist organizations.
When change is necessary, not to change is destructive.
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Tony3420
December 7, 2016 at 5:18 am
The story of Trooper Carlos Negron of the NJSP has somehow been combined with the killing of Trooper Phillip Lomonaco of the NJSP , Dec 21, 1981. Both died at the hands of terrorist groups but they were two separate incidents.
Thank you
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Ronald Murphy
January 8, 2017 at 2:41 pm
I live my life honestly now and live by the rule of law when I was younger I didn’t I had a problem with drugs I just wanted to get that out not proud of it but I just want you to know that I’m just wondering why patrolman Richard Jensen was never mentioned I’m friends with his family his son is my best friend he was shot 13 times by the cowards in the Black Panthers he was actually ambushed while his friend patrolman Nolan Darnell did everything in his power to fend them off June 6th 1968 Oakland California I’m not being disrespectful to any Fallen officer or anyone on this site I just think it’s a shame he was never mentioned he just recently passed away in Vacaville California thank you for your time
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