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Police and fire

  • Trucker hurt after striking tree
    A Hicksville, Ohio, man was injured Thursday when his truck drove off Indiana 8 in DeKalb County, struck a tree and overturned, the county sheriff's department said.
  • 2 drivers in school-bus pileup remain hospitalized
    Dozens of students suffered bumps and bruises in Wednesday's crash near North Webster, while one student had a broken hand and another broke a collarbone.
  • 4 school buses in area pileup; driver injured
    One person was seriously injured Wednesday when four school buses filled with middle and high school students were involved in a crash on Indiana 13, north of North Webster.
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Officer in police-action fatal shooting is identified

FORT WAYNE – The name of a city police officer involved in a fatal shooting of a robbery suspect Wednesday has released by the Fort Wayne Police Department.

Jeffery E. Burkholder Sr., who was commissioned Sept. 25, 1981, with the department remains on administrative leave, according to a written statement issued by the department Thursday morning.

Stephen O’Neal Wattley II, 21, of Fort Wayne was shot and killed early Wednesday.

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