Thursday, December 13, 2012
Tickets are still available for Dec. 21 charity game at Plymouth’s Compuware Arena.
Red and blue may not be Christmas colors, but the two will face off in the spirit of the season to raise funds for the family of fallen West Bloomfield Police Department Officer Patrick O'Rourke. The Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association and the Joe Kocur Foundation for Children will hit the ice at Compuware Arena in Plymouth Dec. 21 to play a charity hockey game, the proceeds of which will be donated to the O'Rourke Family Trust. O'Rourke, 39, was fatally shot Sept. 9 while responding with other officers to what police believed could have been a suicidal man. The incident sparked a barricaded gunman standoff that ended when police found the suspect, Ricky Coley, 50, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. O'Rourke was the department's …
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14900 N Beck Rd, Plymouth, MI
Compuware Arena
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Thousands remember Patrick O'Rourke for his service and faith at funeral in Fenton Friday.
FENTON — Thousands of police and fire personnel, family, and friends packed into St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Friday morning to remember Patrick O’Rourke for his service and faith. O’Rourke, 39, of Fenton, was gunned down in the line of duty Sunday night, sending shockwaves throughout Metro Detroit. Police and fire personnel representing more than 40 departments spilled out from the church and through an overflow tent in which the funeral proceedings were broadcast, out to North Adelaide Street, which was closed in preparation for the event, where others listened to the service over loudspeakers. The service featured O’Rourke’s widow, Amy, who spoke glowingly of her late husband’s devotion to the church as she held their …
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600 N Adelaide St, Fenton, MI
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Health, education, and welfare top-of-mind for local area residents.
West Bloomfield Police Chief Michael Patton said at a Tuesday night candlelight vigil honoring slain Officer Patrick O'Rourke that the department's relationship with the victim's family is a "lifetime commitment." A group of local area residents want to make it easier to offer the gift of a lifetime. A trust fund established by township officials Monday to aid O'Rourke's family has been connected to a website, westbloomfieldhero.com, for those concerned to donate using only a credit or debit card. O'Rourke, 39, of Fenton, was killed Sunday night in the line of duty by a man barricaded in his home at the North Woods Forest subdivision near the intersection of Halsted and Pontiac Trail. O'Rourke left behind a family of three elementary …
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West Bloomfield Police Department
4530 Walnut Lake Rd, West Bloomfield, MI
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
West Bloomfield Police Officer Patrick O'Rourke died in the line of duty Sunday night.
Religious leaders from diverse backgrounds around West Bloomfield offered prayer and thanks to a crowd of approximately 1,500 a candlelight vigil Tuesday night in honor of slain Officer Patrick O'Rourke. The 39-year-old Fenton resident was a husband and father of four whose family were in attendance to hear from religious leaders of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths at the event organized by township officials and the West Bloomfield Clergy Association. O'Rourke was killed Sunday night in the line of duty by a man barricaded in his home at the North Woods Forest subdivision near the intersection of Halsted and Pontiac Trail. The gunman, Ricky Nelson Coley, was found dead Monday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a lengthy standoff …
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West Bloomfield Police Department
4530 Walnut Lake Rd, West Bloomfield, MI
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Ricky Nelson Coley, suspect in the death of an officer, was found dead at his home after a lengthy standoff with police.
UPDATE: 5:17 p.m., Sept. 11 Preliminary reports by West Bloomfield Police indicate that a man suspected of killing an officer Sunday night died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Monday. Police announced about 6 p.m. Monday that Ricky Nelson Coley, 50, was seen motionless in bed after a 15-hour standoff with police. Coley is suspected of killing Officer Patrick O'Rourke on Sunday night as police responded to reports of shots fired at the home on the 4500 block of Forest Edge in West Bloomfield. The Oakland County Medical Examiner confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound through the mouth. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard described an early inventory of weaponry available to Coley as "heavy" — with multiple knives, handguns, a …
Monday, September 10, 2012
15-hour faceoff ends with police confirmation that Ricky Coley, suspect in the death of an officer, was found dead in West Bloomfield home.
UPDATE - 6:55 p.m. Police have confirmed that Rick Coley, a man believed responsible for killing a West Bloomfield Police officer, has been found dead inside of a West Bloomfield home. The news ends a 15-hour faceoff in which Coley barricaded himself in his home on the 4500 block of Forest Edge Lane, trading gunfire with police. According to police, it is unknown whether or not Coley killed himself. He was observed by robotic camera equipment supplied by the Michigan State Police motionless in a bed, according to a press release issued by Lt. Tim Diamond. Coley is a suspect in the killing of Patrick O'Rourke, a 12-year veteran of the West Bloomfield force, who was shot and killed Sunday night as he and others were responding to shots …
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West Bloomfield Town Hall
4550 Walnut Lake Rd, West Bloomfield, MI
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Halsted Rd & Pontiac Trl, West Bloomfield, MI
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Bev Fitzgerald
6:27 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Such a tragedy, my deepest condolences to his family and friends. more ›