Twenty years before she was killed in the line of duty, Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic had written a poem about the risk officers take each day when they put on their uniform.
The color we bleed is that of deep blue.Beyond the call of duty one day mightThe color I'll bleed is that of deep blue.when officers responded to a noise complaint at the Comfort Inn Hotel on Illinois Route 50.
Two people were arrested in connection with the shooting, which also critically injured a second officer. The Kankakee County State’s Attorney has requested that federal prosecutors pursue the death penalty for both. "...She believed – and stated, 'just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.' Meaning – if you have statutory grounds to arrest a person, tow their car, or fine them, doesn’t mean you should. If she pulled over a single mother without a $1 to her name but clearly had violations, she would consider the long-term consequences of creating more debt to someone that is already impoverished," the statement read.
"Our world has been turned upside down, obliterated and hopelessly broken," family and police stated.
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