Officer Conrad Gary Remembered As A 'Devoted Husband And Father'
Gary and his wife Kelly have been married six years and their baby daughter Tess was just six months old.
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Gary and his wife Kelly have been married six years and their baby daughter Tess was just six months old.
The two officers fatally struck by a train in the Chicago Police 5th District are the latest in a number of tragedies for the district this year alone.
Several tense minutes pass before it became clear that there were two people hit and that they were police officers, killed in the line of duty while trying to serve and protect the city of Chicago.
Officers are searching for suspects in a theft that led to a series of crimes including a carjacking at a Skokie high school and that car being lit on fire in Chicago.
They worked under a commander who had a difficult job Tuesday morning of leading a procession and escorting the bodies of two of his officers past their workplace, and ultimately, to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
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The two officers fatally struck by a South Shore train Monday night while pursuing an armed suspect never saw the southbound train coming that struck them from behind, according to Chicago police spokesperson Tom Ahern.
"SUE's skeleton is so complete and so well-preserved, it's been a treasure trove for scientists. Studying it has shown us everything from how fast T. rex would have been able to run to how quickly a baby T. rex grew up."
According to officials, Martinez faces a sentence between 6 and 60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
A long, somber procession started before daybreak Tuesday morning, as hundreds of police vehicles escorted the bodies of two Chicago police officers killed Monday night by a speeding train as they pursued an armed suspect.
Carol Stream resident Adan Rodriguez, 53, was sentenced to 29 years in prison for manufacturing child pornography.
The deaths of fallen Chicago police officers 31-year-old Conrad Gary and Eduardo Marmolejo, 36, are part of a tragic year for CPD's 5th District—Calumet--which covers several South Side neighborhoods.
Woodridge police said Zachary Perry was off-duty when the crash happened.
The incident happened Monday afternoon. The teen was able to snap a picture before the man took off.
City residents can take pictures of downed tree limbs and graffiti and send it to 311 and track progress on those requests.
