LODD - Trooper Joseph Longobardo

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Tpr. Longobardo passed away this date from injuries recieved earlier this week in an ambush while he was on a stake out.

Funeral information to follow.

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Tpr. Longobardo passed away this date from injuries recieved earlier this week in an ambush while he was on a stake out.

Funeral information to follow.

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I hope they get that S.O.B!

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Wanted: Ralph Phillips

Reward: $50,000

Basic Information

Race: Amer. Indian

Sex: Male

DOB: 06/19/1962

Height: 6'0

Weight: 180-200 pounds with a very lean frame pounds

Alias: Bucky Phillips, Harold Phillips, Ralph Phillis

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Black

Other: May wear glasses; thought to wear a mustache at this time, but has been be clean-shaven or has worn a beard in the past; subject may have recently had a haircut, although in the past he's been known to wear his hair in a ponytail.

Additional Information

Wanted For: Escape. Subject is a suspect in the shooting of a New York State Trooper.

Last Seen: Date: 8/8/2006

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: State Route 104 between Dickersonville Road and Ransomville Road in Niagara County, NY.

Incident: UPDATED 8/16/2006 - The tan, 4-door 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier possibly stolen by Phillips on 8/11/06 has been recovered in Warren, PA.

Updated 8/10/2006 - Ralph Phillips may be operating a stolen 1995 Dodge Caravan color light blue NY Registration BGT4472.

Pictured above is a Dodge Caravan similar to the vehicle that may be operated by Phillips. Note: The actual stolen vehicle is light blue. The driver side door latch is missing and there is no side molding on passenger side with white clips showing. The vehicle was stolen from the Sanborn, NY area and has not been recovered.

Updated 07/26/2006 - Ralph Phillips may be operating a stolen GMC pick-up color blue NY Registration 51597JC.

Pictured above is a GMC truck similar to the vehicle that may be operated by Phillips. Note: The actual stolen vehicle has a dark colored bug deflector and dark colored rain visors over the windows. The vehicle was stolen from the Belfast, NY area and has not been recovered. Phillips is also known to steal or use bicycles as a means of transportation.

The New York State Police are attempting to locate Ralph B. Phillips (AKA: "Bucky"). Subject is wanted for questioning with regards to the June 10, 2006 shooting of a State Trooper in the Town of Veteran, in Chemung County, NY. The subject is an escapee from the Erie County Jail, and is known to be armed with a sawed off shotgun and a .38 caliber pistol. He is considered armed and dangerous. The organization "Cop Shot", the NYS Troopers PBA and the law firm of Gleason, Dunn, Walsh and O'Shea are collectively offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Ralph Phillips.

Incident Date: 6/10/2006

Incident Location: Town of Veteran, Chemung County NY

Last Seen Carrying: Subject is known to be armed with a sawed off shotgun and a .38 caliber pistol.

Warning: ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Other Information: Persons with information concerning this individual are requested to contact the State Police Command Post at 1-800-728-0697.

If you have any information, please call:

Agency: NYSP Command Post

Phone: 1-800-728-0697

or e-mail the information to:

crimetip@troopers.state.ny.us

Please include your

name, address and

telephone number.

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[attachmentid=1163][attachmentid=1163]From http://www.optonline.net/Article/Feeds?CID...icle%3D19460524

"N.Y. Trooper Shot in Convict Search Dies

Sun Sep 3, 8:53 PM

CASSADAGA, N.Y. - One of two troopers ambushed while searching for an escaped convict died Sunday of his injuries, and state police vowed to capture the man they believe killed him.

Joseph Longobardo was shot in the leg Thursday night while staking out the property of a former girlfriend of Ralph "Bucky" Phillips. He died at a Buffalo hospital, a day after his leg was amputated, with his wife at his side, State Police Superintendent Wayne Bennett said.

His death came in the midst of one of the largest manhunts in New York history. State police warn that Phillips, who has been on the run for five months, could hurt anyone who gets in his way.

"You can run but you can't hide. Sooner or later, I don't care how good you are, we will find you," Bennett said.

Troopers held a candlelight vigil Sunday for Longobardo, 32, and Donald Baker Jr., 38, who was also shot in the woods of Chautauqua County. Baker, who was shot in the back, remained in critical condition in a medically induced coma, police said.

"We are not going to put up with it," police spokeswoman Rebecca Gibbons said after the vigil. "He's angered a family, and we're going to be out here until he is in custody."

Hundreds of police, 140 a shift, searched rural western New York for Phillips, the prime suspect in the sniper-style shootings. Others gathered at the vigil in Hamburg, about 10 miles south of Buffalo.

Phillips, 44, has been on the run since April, when he cut his way out of an Erie County jail with a can opener.

Since then, he has been suspected in the nonfatal shooting of another trooper in June near Elmira in southern New York, and police said he has survived on the run by stealing about 15 vehicles and breaking into hunting camps and a gun shop.

Police hadn't been able to interview the injured troopers because of their conditions. One trooper managed to return fire Thursday, but police did not say whether the sniper, who fired from less than 100 yards away in the woods, was hit.

Authorities say his disdain for police was well known. Sheriff's officials said that when he was released or transferred from the Chautauqua County jail several years ago, he left officials a note threatening "to splatter pig meat all over Chautauqua County."

State police were hoping a new $225,000 reward for help in Phillips' capture would inspire residents to come forward. Six local people have been arrested in recent days and charged with harboring Phillips, including his daughter and former girlfriend.

Outside the state police barracks in Fredonia, more than 100 troopers saluted as the American and state police flags were raised and then lowered to half staff. One trooper sang "Amazing Grace."

Trooper Mark O'Donnell said Longobardo's death did not change the way they viewed their mission to catch Phillips.

"You can't be more determined," O'Donnell said. "We were determined from the day he shot Sean Brown," the trooper wounded in June."

Rest In Peace.............they will get the S.O.B.

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RIP.

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I am holding back from what my emotions REALLY want me to say about this WANTED person out of respect for EMTBravo and the members of the New York State Police.

May Trooper Longobardo Rest In Peace!

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.pdf file of the wanted poster...

http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/08-09-06_PHILLIPS-WANTED.pdf