AM 1240 WJON » tom decker http://wjon.com Tue, 21 May 2013 05:01:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Cold Spring-Richmond Group Heading to Washington to Honor Officer Tom Decker [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/cold-spring-richmond-group-heading-to-washington-to-honor-officer-tom-decker-audio/ http://wjon.com/cold-spring-richmond-group-heading-to-washington-to-honor-officer-tom-decker-audio/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 05:18:12 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=188151 A group of 31 people from the Cold Spring-Richmond area are getting ready to go to Washington, D.C. to honor fallen police officer Tom Decker. Next week is National Police Officer's Memorial Week. Police Chief Phil Jones says two officers are leaving today (Friday), and are driving everyone's luggage.

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]]> http://wjon.com/cold-spring-richmond-group-heading-to-washington-to-honor-officer-tom-decker-audio/feed/ 0 Cold Spring Looks Into Security Cameras [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/cold-spring-looks-into-security-cameras-audio/ http://wjon.com/cold-spring-looks-into-security-cameras-audio/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:00:06 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=181014 The City of Cold Spring is debating whether to add security cameras around the community.

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]]> http://wjon.com/cold-spring-looks-into-security-cameras-audio/feed/ 0 Judge to Appoint Receiver for Decker Funds http://wjon.com/judge-to-appoint-receiver-for-decker-funds/ http://wjon.com/judge-to-appoint-receiver-for-decker-funds/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:53:16 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=179157 A Stearns County judge will appoint a receiver to determine how much money has been donated to the family of a slain police officer, and how the money should be divided.

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]]> http://wjon.com/judge-to-appoint-receiver-for-decker-funds/feed/ 0 Relatives Argue Over Money for Slain MN Officer http://wjon.com/relatives-argue-over-money-for-slain-mn-officer/ http://wjon.com/relatives-argue-over-money-for-slain-mn-officer/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:50:49 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=178954 Four relatives of a Cold Spring police officer who was killed on duty four months ago are squabbling over who should control the money donated to his family.

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]]> http://wjon.com/relatives-argue-over-money-for-slain-mn-officer/feed/ 0 Cold Spring Retires Slain Officer's Badge Number http://wjon.com/cold-spring-retires-slain-officers-badge-number/ http://wjon.com/cold-spring-retires-slain-officers-badge-number/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:22:49 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=172292 The city of Cold Spring has retired the badge number of slain police Officer Tom Decker.

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]]> http://wjon.com/cold-spring-retires-slain-officers-badge-number/feed/ 0 Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker Decker Memorial Highway Bill Gets First Hearing http://wjon.com/decker-memorial-highway-bill-gets-first-hearing/ http://wjon.com/decker-memorial-highway-bill-gets-first-hearing/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:56:04 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=166445 A Cold Spring police officer killed in the line of duty could soon be remembered with a stretch of highway named in his honor. A state House committee planned Tuesday to consider a bill to designate portions of Highway 23 in central Minnesota the "Officer Tom Decker Memorial Highway."

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]]> http://wjon.com/decker-memorial-highway-bill-gets-first-hearing/feed/ 0 Tom Decker's Name Will be Added to National Memorial Wall http://wjon.com/tom-deckers-name-will-be-added-to-national-memorial-wall/ http://wjon.com/tom-deckers-name-will-be-added-to-national-memorial-wall/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:39:36 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=163460 There's a fundraiser underway right now in an effort to send fallen Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker's family and fellow officers to Washington, D.C. They are preparing to go to the nation's capital the week of May 12th through the 18th, during National Police Week.

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]]> http://wjon.com/tom-deckers-name-will-be-added-to-national-memorial-wall/feed/ 0 Decker Pin, Facebook Report: U.S. Law Enforcement Deaths Down in 2012 http://wjon.com/report-u-s-law-enforcement-deaths-down-in-2012/ http://wjon.com/report-u-s-law-enforcement-deaths-down-in-2012/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:24:45 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=157583 A nonprofit group is reporting that the number of law enforcement officers who died while performing their duties declined this year compared to 2011. the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says 127 federal, state and local officers have died so far this year on the job.

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]]> http://wjon.com/report-u-s-law-enforcement-deaths-down-in-2012/feed/ 0 Minnesota Department of Public Safety via Facebook Bachmann: Name Cold Spring Post Office for Officer Tom Decker [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/bachmann-name-cold-spring-post-office-for-officer-tom-decker/ http://wjon.com/bachmann-name-cold-spring-post-office-for-officer-tom-decker/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:45:04 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=156283 A congressional effort is under way to rename the Cold Spring post office in honor of slain police officer Tom Decker. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she'll push to formally rename the U.S. post office the "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office."

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]]> http://wjon.com/bachmann-name-cold-spring-post-office-for-officer-tom-decker/feed/ 0 UPDATE: $100,000 Reward Offered in Cold Spring Officer Tom Decker's Case http://wjon.com/100000-reward-offered-in-cold-spring-officer-tom-deckers-case/ http://wjon.com/100000-reward-offered-in-cold-spring-officer-tom-deckers-case/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:30:40 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=155916 Dive teams are back in the Sauk River in Cold Spring today (Monday)searching for a 20 gauge shotgun authorities believe was used to kill Officer Tom Decker. During a news conference this afternoon, the BCA's Drew Evans says the dive teams are expected to be in the water today and tomorrow (Tuesday).

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]]> http://wjon.com/100000-reward-offered-in-cold-spring-officer-tom-deckers-case/feed/ 0 Photo by WJON.com's Jim Maurice Blue Bulbs Sold for Fallen Officer Tom Decker's Family http://wjon.com/blue-bulbs-sold-for-fallen-officer-tom-deckers-family/ http://wjon.com/blue-bulbs-sold-for-fallen-officer-tom-deckers-family/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:25:38 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=155871 Richmond firefighters are selling blue light bulbs to raise money for the family of Cold Spring-Richmond police officer Tom Decker who was killed on duty in November. The bulbs cost $5 each, of which $4 will go to memorial funds for Tom Decker.

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]]> http://wjon.com/blue-bulbs-sold-for-fallen-officer-tom-deckers-family/feed/ 0 CODYody, flickr Benefit Dinner Supports Waite Park Police Officer Thelen And Family [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/benefit-dinner-supports-waite-park-police-officer-thelen-and-family-audio/ http://wjon.com/benefit-dinner-supports-waite-park-police-officer-thelen-and-family-audio/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 06:00:37 +0000 Ashli Gerdes http://wjon.com/?p=155674 Thousands of people gathered at Moose Lodge last night to support Waite Park Police Officer, Brad Thelen and his family.

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]]> http://wjon.com/benefit-dinner-supports-waite-park-police-officer-thelen-and-family-audio/feed/ 0 Ashli Gerdes New Fund Established for Officer Tom Decker's Children http://wjon.com/new-fund-established-for-officer-tom-deckers-children/ http://wjon.com/new-fund-established-for-officer-tom-deckers-children/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:50:17 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=155426 A new memorial fund has been established specifically for fallen Cold Spring Officer Tom Decker's children. Debra Pierskalla is the kid's grandmother. She tells WJON News the fund has been set-up at the area Bremer Banks.

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]]> http://wjon.com/new-fund-established-for-officer-tom-deckers-children/feed/ 0 Thousands Honor Cold Spring Officer Tom Decker At Burial Services [VIDEO, PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/thousands-honor-cold-spring-officer-tom-decker-at-burial-services-video-photos/ http://wjon.com/thousands-honor-cold-spring-officer-tom-decker-at-burial-services-video-photos/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:50:05 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=153295 Hundreds upon hundreds of law enforcement officers, lights flashing, led the procession on Wednesday afternoon from Collegeville's St. John's Abbey, through Cold Spring and Richmond, before arriving in the tiny community of St. Nicholas to bury one of their own, Cold Spring's Tom Decker.

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]]> http://wjon.com/thousands-honor-cold-spring-officer-tom-decker-at-burial-services-video-photos/feed/ 0 Estimated 3,200 Pay Last Respects to Slain Cold Spring Officer Tom Decker [VIDEO, PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/estimated-3200-pay-last-respects-to-slain-cold-spring-officer-tom-decker-video/ http://wjon.com/estimated-3200-pay-last-respects-to-slain-cold-spring-officer-tom-decker-video/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:27:49 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=153242 It's been a long and emotional day for the family and friends of fallen Peace Officer Tom Decker. He was laid to rest this afternoon, after a service this morning at St. John's Abbey and University Church.

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]]> http://wjon.com/estimated-3200-pay-last-respects-to-slain-cold-spring-officer-tom-decker-video/feed/ 0 Heather Schmitz, WJON News Law Enforcement Pays Respects to Officer Tom Decker [PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/law-enforcement-pays-respects-to-officer-tom-decker-photos/ http://wjon.com/law-enforcement-pays-respects-to-officer-tom-decker-photos/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:09:16 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=153195 An estimated 3,200 people were at St. John's Abbey Church in Collegeville Wednesday to pay their respects to slain Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker. Many of those in attendance were police officers from all across America.

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]]> http://wjon.com/law-enforcement-pays-respects-to-officer-tom-decker-photos/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice, WJON News Procession Takes Officer Tom Decker Through the Towns He Served [PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/procession-takes-officer-tom-decker-through-the-towns-he-served-photos/ http://wjon.com/procession-takes-officer-tom-decker-through-the-towns-he-served-photos/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:21:49 +0000 WJON Staff http://wjon.com/?p=153130 A hearse carrying the body of slain Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker has left funeral services at St. John's Abbey Church in Collegeville.

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]]> http://wjon.com/procession-takes-officer-tom-decker-through-the-towns-he-served-photos/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice, WJON News Funeral Ends, Procession Begins to Cemetery for Cold Spring Officer Tom Decker [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/funeral-ends-procession-begins-to-cemetery-for-cold-spring-officer-tom-decker-audio/ http://wjon.com/funeral-ends-procession-begins-to-cemetery-for-cold-spring-officer-tom-decker-audio/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:38:33 +0000 WJON Staff http://wjon.com/?p=153088 Funeral services for slain Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker have ended. A procession throughout the area will end with Decker's burial in St. Nicholas.

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]]> http://wjon.com/funeral-ends-procession-begins-to-cemetery-for-cold-spring-officer-tom-decker-audio/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice, WJON News Granite Tribute Created to Honor Slain Officer Tom Decker http://wjon.com/granite-tribute-created-to-honor-slain-officer-tom-decker/ http://wjon.com/granite-tribute-created-to-honor-slain-officer-tom-decker/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:05:58 +0000 Tim Lyon http://wjon.com/?p=153049 A granite company in Richmond has created a memorial to honor slain Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker.

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]]> http://wjon.com/granite-tribute-created-to-honor-slain-officer-tom-decker/feed/ 0 Murphy Granite Carving, Inc. via Facebook Patriot Guard, Minnesota Police Officers Await Body of Slain Officer [PHOTOS, AUDIO] http://wjon.com/patriot-guard-minnesota-police-officers-await-body-of-slain-officer-photos-audio/ http://wjon.com/patriot-guard-minnesota-police-officers-await-body-of-slain-officer-photos-audio/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:13:00 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=152987 Thousands of people are gathering in Collegeville this morning for the funeral for slain Cold Spring Officer Tom Decker.

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]]> http://wjon.com/patriot-guard-minnesota-police-officers-await-body-of-slain-officer-photos-audio/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice, WJON News