Community remembers fallen officer (Collateral Damage in the right-wing war against gays)

[Ian David]

Community remembers fallen officer
JOANNE BRATTON
Bulletin Staff Writer

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Almost one year has passed since the city of Gassville lost a police officer in the line of duty.

Jim Sell, 63, died Feb. 4 after being shot to death by Massachusetts fugitive Jacob Robida. Robida, 18, shot Sell during a traffic stop before turning the gun on himself and a female passenger. All three died.

A police officer's memorial flag will be flown on Sunday on the city flag pole in honor of Sell. The flag also is flown during police officer's memorial week in May and on his birthday, June 21, said Gassville Police Chief Tim Mayfield.

The incident brought sudden national attention to the city, as Robida allegedly attacked three people in a Massachusetts bar before driving through Arkansas.

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A sign in front of a Gassville business last February shows support for Jim Sell and his family.

A committee decided to honor Sell with a memorial and set up a fund for community donations. The granite monument was installed in June near the park's entrance. The memorial, which was dedicated during Gassville in the Park, an annual celebration is surrounded by paving stones and benches.

"He was a friend," Mershon said. "He was a great loss to the community."

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An officer folds a flag during Jim Sell's funeral last February.



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Vigil marks year of healing since attack at Puzzles bar
By AARON NICODEMUS, Standard-Times staff writer

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Mysteriously missing article: Robida's relatives say, 'Stop the hate'
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Putting the Puzzles pieces together
SouthCoastToday.com, MA - 8 hours ago
MATT CHARROS/The Standard-Times Clockwise, from top left: An unidentified man and Phillip Daggett, right, the bartender at Puzzles Lounge at the time of the ...
Robida's relatives say, 'Stop the hate' SouthCoastToday.com
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Robida's relatives say, 'Stop the hate'
Thu Feb 1, 2007 01:15 AM EST
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/02-07/02-01-07/04local.htm

Robida's relatives say, 'Stop the hate'
SouthCoastToday.com, MA - Jan 31, 2007
NEW BEDFORD — A year after her grandson, Jacob Robida, shot and stabbed three people in a gay bar, Jeanne Oliveira would like people to "stop the hate." ...
www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/02-07/02-01-07/04local.htm


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