Philadelphia Police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski was shot and killed Saturday morning with a military-style rifle when he confronted three robbers who held up a Bank of America branch inside a Shop-Rite in Port Richmond. Police killed one suspect and arrested two others. Liczbinski is the third Philadelphia police officer shot and killed in the line of duty in the last two years. Complete coverage from The Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News.
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Philadelphia Police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski was shot and killed Saturday morning with a military-style rifle when he confronted three robbers who held up a Bank of America branch inside a Shop-Rite in Port Richmond. Police killed one suspect and arrested two others. Liczbinski is the third Philadelphia police officer shot and killed in the line of duty in the last two years. Complete coverage from The Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News.
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Sgt. Liczbinski, a 12-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, would have turned 40 on Tuesday. He leaves behind a wife and three children.
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FROM THE DAILY NEWS
SLIDESHOWS: SAYING FAREWELL TO FALLEN OFFICERS
In the last two years, The Philadelphia Police Department has lost three of its officers in the line of duty. Before Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski was fatally shot Saturday, Officer Chuck Cassidy was killed last November as he interrupted a robbery at a West Oak Lane Dunkin' Donuts. In May 2006, Officer Gary Skerski was slain when he responded to a robbery at Pat's Cafe in Frankford.
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Margie Cason had just seen grandson Curtis Brinkley off when she felt dizzy. As she rested, the phone rang: Brinkley had just been shot.
Meanwhile, Brinkley was asking nurses: "Am I going to be able to play football again?" Brinkley, who still holds the city-league record for rushing, had just been signed by the Chargers.
Meanwhile, Brinkley was asking nurses: "Am I going to be able to play football again?" Brinkley, who still holds the city-league record for rushing, had just been signed by the Chargers.
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