Cops At Work

Sgt. Brandon Paudert (left) and Officer Bill Evans (right) of the West Memphis Police Department were shot to death today following a traffic stop on Interstate 40. The officers are seen in this file photo, courtesy of The Evening Times, after 13 large bricks of drugs were found on an 18-wheeler on April 8.

The bloodiest day for area law enforcement officials began with routine-sounding radio broadcasts that West Memphis Police Chief Bob Paudert and his wife heard from their car.

One was from their son, Sgt. Brandon Paudert, reporting that he was providing backup for a traffic stop on Interstate 40.

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The Beeville Police Department has released video of an officer involved shooting that resulted in the death of 28-year-old Anthony Albert Ponce on May 31, 2011.

The police officer had pulled Ponce over in the Beeville Walmart parking lot while checking out a reported robbery at a nearby convenience store.
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Sgt. Mark Chesnut is a 22-year veteran of the Metro Police Department.

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