After working a security detail for President Barack Obama, Massachusetts State Trooper Chris Dumont arrived in Watertown in search of a black Mercedes SUV and the two carjacking suspects who had reportedly stolen the vehicle. It was the wee hours of April 19, 2013—and things were about to get chaotic. As was later discovered, the
As with “I’m sorry,” it’s never too late to say “Thank you.” That’s why ex-policeman Larry Frederick, who nearly 36 years ago lay gruesomely injured and freely bleeding alongside a freeway, reserved a large table Monday at a Santa Rosa restaurant. Frederick has no doubt he’d have died after a
For the second year, the family of Remington Halker, former seventh-grader at Gretna Middle School, will host a blood drive in his memory. Described as “kind, happy and driven,” Halker was involved in band, show choir and the High Ability Learner program. He also loved gymnastics and competing at meets.
ROCKHAMPTON man Brendan Hodda received the best present he could ever imagine on Christmas eve 2015 – bone marrow. Brendan was diagnosed with leukaemia on September 17, 2105. “He went through 70 bags of blood and platelets in 56 days,” his wife Roxanne said. On Christmas eve, Brendan received bone
A Maize teen is in remission after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia a couple years ago. Hannah Soderstrom wants to help others also suffering from leukemia, so she started a blood drive. The 15-year-old’s church paired up with the Red Cross to host the event on Saturday. Read Full