Utica Police Department: Two Death's in a Little Over a Year

Many people do not realize how important today’s police officers are, until they are gone. Five years ago today (Feb 27^th) Officer Joseph Corr was shot in the line of duty as he was chasing burglary suspects. Officer Thomas Lindsay was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop at 9:30pm in April of 2007. Both of these officers were doing their job’s to ensure safety in their surrounding area. Both of these Officers served on the Utica Police Department. Three of the men that were involved in the shooting of Officer Joseph Corr were all found guilty on counts of interstate robbery, armed robbery and murder. The man who shot Officer Corr was killed the day after the shooting of Officer Corr during a shoot out with the police. The man that was involved in the shooting of Officer Thomas Lindsay, was arrested shortly after the incident. Officials later found out that this suspect had planned to shoot a police officer. The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. Senator Joe Griffo has stated that “The Death’s of Officers Thomas Lindsey and Joeseph Corr cannot be ignored.” Griffo also stated “After sitting through the funerals of two police officers in our community in a little over a year, it is clear we need action now to make sure there are repercussions for those who would take the life of another in cold blood…”. Lawmakers are now pushing for the death penalty to go back into affect.