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Downward spiral of a cop ended in tragedy
Asbury Park Press ^
| 4-14-2002
| CAROL GORGA WILLIAMS and JEAN MIKLE
Posted on 04/14/2002 2:57:47 PM PDT by Cagey
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:38:39 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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DOVER TOWNSHIP -- On Christmas Day 1999, Dominick J. Galliano Jr. and his family spent a portion of the holiday celebrating with their neighbor and friend Edward L. Lutes Jr. and his young daughter at Lutes' Second Avenue home.
On Christmas Day 2001, Lutes, a 17-year veteran of the Seaside Heights Police Department and a marksman with a regional tactical team, was accused by two other neighbors and former friends, Gary and Tina Williams, of slashing the tires on a Williams family car.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: cop; donutwatch; murders; newjersey
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posted on
04/14/2002 2:57:47 PM PDT
by
Cagey
To: Cagey
"..he was a good police officer, dedicated to the job.."That scares me!
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posted on
04/14/2002 3:09:22 PM PDT
by
Icthus
To: *Donut Watch
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To: Icthus
Me too. And, "He was a cop's cop," doesn't help the image either.
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posted on
04/14/2002 3:13:31 PM PDT
by
Cagey
To: Cagey
Lutes shot himself once in the head with his .40-caliber handgun. The only useful thing he did all day.
Too bad his victims weren't able to be prepared with similar weapons.
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posted on
04/14/2002 3:18:46 PM PDT
by
LJLucido
To: LJLucido
You're so right, LJ. And he went after his Chief, who happened to be home that evening and fired numerous shots at him. The Chief, a VietNam vet, ran and zig zagged and was hit a few times but survived. Sadly, the Chief's weapon was not on him at the time.
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posted on
04/14/2002 3:22:40 PM PDT
by
Cagey
To: Cagey
I will feel so much safer when only the police have guns.
To: Calculus_of_Consent
All this info probably qualifies as the most UN-publicized story of the year. Bury the facts as quickly as possible. Keep the public from hearing the details.
How long do think this story would keep surfacing if this had been a CCW permit holder on a rampage? Years of course. The liberals would even celebrate the tenth and twentieth anniversaries!
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