Thread: Farewell Officer Stewart

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longi ... -headlines

Death of a heroic cop
Five-year veteran from Elmont dies when shooter’s bullet misses his protective vest, pierces his heart


Can somebody locate an address for the 70th Precinct, so we can send flowers and cards in support of our LEO's and this officer's family? Please?
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BY ROCCO PARASCANDOLA, ASHLEY HARRELL AND WIL CRUZ
STAFF WRITERS

November 29, 2005

A Brooklyn police officer shot yesterday in the left armpit -- just beyond the reach of his bulletproof vest -- continued to pursue his assailant, dying hours after the early-morning chase through Flatbush.

Officer Dillon Stewart, 35, a five-year veteran of the force and a father of two daughters, was shot through the heart and later died at Kings County Hospital Center. Stewart at first didn't even realize he had been wounded, police said. Instead, the uniformed officer drove off in his unmarked car in pursuit of the suspect, Allan Cameron, 27. Stewart, of Elmont, was credited with helping to corner Cameron in a building where he was later captured.

"Officer Stewart showed remarkable tenacity and courage in pursuing his assailant," Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said during a somber news conference at the hospital. "Despite his horrific wound, he continued to drive the police car, keeping the shooter in sight."

Cameron, a lanky ex-convict with previous arrests that include infractions for driving recklessly and resisting arrest, was charged with murder.

Cameron also was being questioned late yesterday as the possible gunman who shot and wounded off-duty Officer Wiener Philippe, 26, in Crown Heights on Nov. 19, police sources said. The questioning of Cameron in connection with the prior shooting is routine, as both Cameron and the man who shot Philippe are of similar build and both were driving an Infiniti. Plus, police sources said, having committed a previous serious crime might explain why Cameron would fire at a cop over a car stop.

Cameron also had a warrant for an assault case in Philadelphia, though law enforcement sources say he was never extradited to that city following a 2003 reckless driving arrest.

Stewart -- born in Jamaica and reared in Brooklyn before moving to Elmont with his family -- is the first city cop to be killed in the line of duty this year and the first shot dead since detectives Robert Parker and Patrick Rafferty were slain in September 2004.

The pre-dawn bloodshed sparked public displays of grief and anger: at Kings County Hospital, where cops, friends and relatives gathered by the dozens; at the 70th Precinct, where Stewart was remembered as a low-key, dedicated officer; and on Long Island, where his family and neighbors remembered a family man who loved his two daughters, including a 5-month-old.

"Why did he have to do this?" Stewart's mom, Winifred Flemming, wailed at her daughter's house in Valley Stream. "Why did he have to take him? Why? Why? Why?"

The 2:49 a.m. shooting was set in motion minutes earlier, during what had otherwise been a routine shift for Stewart and his partner, Officer Paul Lipka.

Police officials and police sources provided the following account:

The partners, assigned to a conditions unit that concentrates on persistent problems and quality of life issues, were sitting in their unmarked Impala, parked in front of Temptations, a Church Avenue nightclub.

The officers, in uniform, had pulled up there to make sure there were no problems as the club wound down business for the night.

Cameron, speeding west on Church Avenue in a red Infiniti, blew past the red light at Church and Flatbush avenues.

Stewart, with Lipka in the passenger seat, made a quick U-turn and gave chase, following Cameron on a three-quarter-mile chase that ended, at least temporarily, back at Flatbush and Church avenues.

It was there, across from the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, that Stewart pulled up alongside Cameron, whose car had stopped.

Cameron leaned over and fired five shots from a Glock 9mm pistol through the open passenger side window of the Impala, police say.

Three shots struck the driver's side door panel and one struck the rear passenger door.

The remaining shot, however, nicked the top of the driver's side door and struck Stewart, who may have reflexively raised his left arm.

The bullet, Kelly said later, missed the rim of Stewart's bulletproof vest by a quarter inch.

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Sorry I don't have a link to this..originally posted by 'peachymagoo'

OK Here he have a LEGAL immigrant cop who was by all accounts a great guy and asset to his community and his country MURDERED by some piece of crap who should have been DEPORTED many times over. I am completely outraged. Here's a link to the original story, it happened yesterday: Click here: Newsday.com: Death of a heroic cop

DEATH OF A COP
Guilty but free to go
Suspected cop killer faced jail time 2 years ago, but Brooklyn judge chose probation, source says


BY ROCCO PARASCANDOLA
STAFF WRITER

November 29, 2005

There was a time, two years ago, when Allan Cameron faced the very real possibility of jail time.

He had pleaded guilty in a reckless driving case in Brooklyn and he was wanted for skipping out on a felony assault case in Philadelphia.

But despite a Department of Probation report that cited the Philadelphia warrant in recommending jail time for Cameron, a Brooklyn judge opted instead to sentence Cameron to 3 years' probation, according to a law enforcement source.

At about the same time, the source said, Philadelphia authorities were notified of the warrant - issued after he failed to show up for court in a pending felony assault case - but never moved to extradite him back to that city.

Cameron, instead, remained a free man - he served three days of community service earlier this year after an arrest for criminal trespassing - and stayed out of the limelight until yesterday's predawn shooting death of Officer Dillon Stewart.

The distinctive-looking accused cop killer - Cameron stands 6 foot 5 inches, is thin and wiry and has cornrows and a bushy ponytail - was led out of his girlfriend's apartment building as Stewart was in the final minutes of his life at Kings County Hospital Center.

He looked dazed and said nothing. His girlfriend was also taken into custody, then released more than 10 hours later.

"I don't know anything," she said. "He didn't tell me nothing. I don't know."

Indeed, police sources said, it appears Cameron simply showed up at her door after escaping into the parking garage of a nearby building.

Police tracked him down after tracing the car he was in to its previous owner, who gave detectives Cameron's name and address. Someone at his home on East 21st Street told police Cameron was with his girlfriend. Police then talked Cameron into surrendering.

Friends said the woman, 19, had been dating Cameron for a short time and was looking to end their relationship.

"She just wasn't feeling it," said a friend, Patrick Turenne, 23. "She's a nice girl. She probably just got caught up in a bad situation."

Cameron has run afoul of the law four times since 2003, according to authorities.

In January of that year, Cameron, a native of Guyana, was arrested in Brooklyn, not far from yesterday's shooting, after speeding away at 70 mph from police who tried to stop him for making a turn without signaling, authorities said.

Cameron blew through five red lights before he was caught, authorities said, and was found to be driving without a license.

A month later, with that case still pending, Cameron was again arrested for allegedly driving without a license in an incident in which he again sped away from police, the mirror on his car striking a sergeant.

That December, both cases were disposed of together, it appears, with Cameron pleading guilty to driving recklessly, driving without a license and speeding.

He got 3 years' probation and was fined $500 despite the pre-sentencing report from probation officials, the law enforcement source said. The report, according to the source, cited the Philadelphia case as a key reason for the jail recommendation.

Philadelphia authorities yesterday could not immediately comment on the warrant, other than to say that it was issued when Cameron failed to show up in court following his arrest on aggravated assault and resisting arrest.

On April 10, Cameron was arrested for trespassing. Further details were not available yesterday, but authorities said that Cameron pleaded to disorderly conduct and was ordered to perform three days of community service.

His stepbrother, Denroy Rogers, 23, said he last saw Cameron on Thanksgiving, which they celebrated at the East 21st Street home of Cameron's mom. The two often played video games together, Rogers said, but were not that close.

A neighbor, meanwhile, appeared stunned by the news. The 46-year-old woman remembers Cameron as quiet and said he often played with her grandkids.

Officer Stewart is what i call a hero.

peachymagoo from 'closebordersgroup' found this info:

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70th Precinct Brooklyn
> 154 Lawrence Avenue
> Brooklyn, New York 11230
> Tel: (71 851-5511
I'd send donations for the family, he's got two very young daughters.
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