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Officer Jeff Atherly; Topeka PD, KS; EOW: 12-16-12
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Posted 5 months ago PoliceLink Officer Down Remembers... Police Officer Jeff Atherly
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Incident Details:
Police Officer Jeff Atherly and Corporal David Gogian were shot and killed while checking on a suspicious vehicle in a grocery store parking lot, on the 1400 block of SW Huntoon Street, shortly before 6:00pm. Several minutes after making contact with multiple subjects in the vehicle, one of them opened fire, fatally wounding Corporal Gogian and Officer Atherly. A third officer on the scene was not wounded. The subject who opened fire fled in the vehicle. He was located in a home on Third Street , where he barricaded himself for several hours. He was eventually shot and killed after exiting the home while carrying a firearm. Officer Atherly had served with the Topeka, Kansas Police Department for just under 2 years.
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in Peace, Brother!! My Condolences to the Family, Friends and Co-Workers!!!
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in Peace. May God be with your department, community and family. |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in Peace Officer Atherly. My thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to his family, friends and department. |
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| Posted 5 months ago R.I.P. Brother. |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in Peace Officer Atherly. Thank you fro your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and the Topeka PD. |
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| Posted 5 months ago Deepest condolence to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Jeff Atherly. R.I.P. |
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| Posted 5 months ago RIP Officer Atherly. http://www.iamsorryivotedforobama.com/ How's that HOPE and CHANGE working out for you? What would you do for a Klondike bar? |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest In Peace, Brother. "What We Do In Life, Echoes In Eternity"
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in peace Officer Atherly.... My thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends and co-workers..... |
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| Posted 5 months ago RIP |
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| Posted 5 months ago R.I.P. Officer Jeff Atherly. PL MENTORING TEAM MEMBER "Don't underestimate the drawing power of the Garden State." From the film "Dogma" Trying to stay sane in an insane world... |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in Peace Brother ! |
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| Posted 5 months ago When God sent His angels to bring you home, He had His reasons. Someday we will be able to ask why, but for now, we offer prayers of peace and comfort to those left behind. RIP Brother. Retired AF Security Police Senior Master Sergeant (E-8)/1st Sergeant (26 years active duty). Proud to be called a COP!
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest In Peace Brother !! |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest In Peace Brother! |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in peace. |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in peace, Officer Atherly. My condolences to your family and the Topeka Police Department. |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in Peace Officer Jeff Atherly |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in Peace Brother! You are home now and we miss you... |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in peace Ofcr. Atherly. I'll keep you, your family, friends and co-workers in my thoughts and prayers. A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. "I'd rather be a failure at something I enjoy than be a success at something I hate." -- George Burns "A pessimist complains about the wind, an optimist expects it to change and a leader adjusts the sails." |
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| Posted 5 months ago May this officer and all who know and love him find peace. Thank you for your service, sir. "I have a strict gun control policy. If there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it." - Clint Eastwood |
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| Posted 5 months ago RIP |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in Peace Brother Prayers to your family, friends and police community |
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| Posted 5 months ago R.I.P. My thoughts and prayers to your family, friends, and co-workers
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest In Peace, Brother... "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. " Matthew 5:9 |
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| Posted 5 months ago Condolences to the Family, Department, and the Community he served, on their tragic loss. Rest in Peace,Officer Atherly... You may now stand down.
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| Posted 5 months ago RIP |
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| Posted 5 months ago God rest brave Officer Jeff Atherly. Comfort and keep well his family and friends. |
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| Posted 5 months ago Rest in peace Officer Jeff Atherly, Godspeed Warrior AKangel |
