Juvenile correctional officer articles
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Westchester Corrections Officer Eleanor Birritella Dies
Shock and sadness are spreading following the sudden death of Eleanor Birrittella, a well-known corrections officer in Westchester. Birrittella died on Saturday, April 20, according to Hector Lopez, the president of the New York Hispanic American Law Enforcement Organization. A cause of death had not yet been released. Online records show Birrittella was 40 years old and lived in Yonkers. "Officer Birrittella had a smile that lit up the place," Lopez said in announcing her death. "She loved...
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U.S. marshal, two corrections officers slain in Charlotte
(The Center Square) – Three lawmen killed in the line of duty, and five others wounded by gunfire, caused an outpouring of responses throughout North Carolina on Monday evening. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force attempted to serve a warrant in Charlotte. A marshal and two state Department of Adult Correction officers lost their lives, four members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department were injured, and an officer with an assisting agency was also injured, according...
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Fatal shooting of correctional officer during training exercise being investigated as homicide
Father of three Lieutenant Rodney Osborne, 43, was fatally shot in the chest at the Correctional Training Academy in Pickaway County on 9 April